Acorn Shipyard on Fire
This morning the emergency services were called to a major fire at Acorn Shipyard on the Rochester side of the River Medway. There were reports of gas cylinders exploding. The fire was brought under...
Category: Classic motor vessels
Classic Yacht & Motor Boat Festival, Queenborough, Sat 8 Oct
Queenborough Harbour Trust are organising a classic yacht & motor boat event open to all boats built or designed before 1970. We are delighted to offer free berthing for up to 2 nights for...
Historic Tug Festival Cancelled
The Queenborough Harbour Trust regrets that the Historic Tug Festival that was to take place this weekend, 25/26 June, has had to be cancelled.
Why is Gosport Ferry in Stangate Creek?
It has nothing to do with the old Gosport ferry terminal pontoons being at Queenborough Harbour. According to Wikipedia, the ‘Portsmouth Queen’, built in 1966, was sold to Absolute Charters and left Gosport in...
VIC 96 steams to Ostend
VIC 96, a WW2 Admiralty “puffer” was seen today under steam leaving Stangate Creek for Ramsgate, en route for the Ostend At Anchor classic boat event before going to Vlissingen. This year’s trip will...
Classic Yacht & Motor Boat Festival, Queenborough Harbour, 8 Oct 2016
Queenborough Harbour Trust are organising a number of events with the purpose of generating interest in boats, boating and our local waters. One of these events will be a classic yacht & motor boat...
Tug Kent in dramatic helicopter rescue
A superb video by Ted Ingham A man who had become ill on the tug Kent was rescued by a Coastguard helicopter near the Montgomery wreck on Monday. The veteran 1948 tug was returning from a...
Tug Touchstone hosts Hoo Ness YC raft-up
Some of the most enjoyable, interesting and satisfying boating events happen when one MSBA club or group helps another. For the third year running, the crew of the veteran tug Touchstone hosted a floating...
Medway Queen goes to Ramsgate
At midday on Sunday 17 May the Medway Queen departed from her berth on Gillingham Pier for Ramsgate, towed by the tugs Christine and Nipashore. After anchoring for the night off Margate, she arrived...
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