Hi all, At our RVT Teams meeting on Monday 4th November we had a stimulating discussion about the Roadford Wheelyboat accident.The MAIB report can be found here: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/670f9ab83b919067bb48326a/2024-14-Wheelyboat123.pdf Following the publication of this report, Joff...
Medway NtoM 04 of 2024 – Updated 24.01.24
The aluminium access bridge and connecting bridge between the walkway and wooden hammerhead pontoon have now been imposed with weight load restrictions, declared by our structural engineer. The aluminium canting brow & bridge at...
Peel Ports have responded to a request from the MSBA for a buoy to mark a nasty looking wreck just upstream from Rochester Cruising Club, near Hathaway Court. The orange buoy is an interesting...
Motor cruising / People / Safety
by admiral · Published 26th August 2023 · Last modified 24th September 2023
Known to many on the river, Chris Murr spends time on his boat at Rochester Cruising Club. While on deck on Friday morning 25 August about 5am, he thought he saw a seal making...
Dinghy racing / Dinghy sailing / Planning / Safety / Swale
by admiral · Published 5th August 2023 · Last modified 6th October 2023
Kent County Council has applied to “stop up” the road leading to the old ferry hard at Harty Ferry (Sheppey side) except for access by foot. This would make it impossible to launch small...
Race officers, as well as phoning Medway VTS on 0151 949 6650 to advise on their race schedule on the day of racing, should also listen out on Channel 74 to pick up information...
Sunday 30th April 2023, 1pmThe Trinity House StoryOne of Britain’s Best Kept Secrets Another great Sunday lunchtime talk at Medway Cruising Club at the Strand, Gillingham
Peel Ports have asked us to remind boaters that once they have slipped their mooring or left their marina they should be monitoring Medway VTS on VHF channel 74 whilst operating in the Medway...
Peel Ports / Police / PWCs / Safety
by admiral · Published 19th January 2023 · Last modified 4th December 2024
The UK is introducing new legislation to crack down on the dangerous misuse of watercraft such as jet skis, with the Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) being granted more powers to prosecute perpetrators of...
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