Demolition started at Kingsnorth Power Station
Not the chimney, at least not yet! E.ON have not published dates for demolition of the two power station chimneys but Peel Ports Notice to Mariners No 31 defines an exclusion zone 250 metres from...
Category: Safety
RNLI yacht sailing safety survey
If you sail a yacht, please complete this survey to help the RNLI, Royal Yachting Association and Maritime and Coastguard Agency improve sailing safety in the UK. The survey is open from Oct 9th...
Port operator fined following deaths of tug crew
Clydeport Operations Ltd, owned by Peel Ports, have been fined £650,000 for health and safety breaches after the deaths of three tug crewmen. Tug operator Switzer was also fined £1.7m. In December 2007 the Flying...
Keep away from the LNG terminal!
Kevin Beacon of Medway VTS informs us that there have been several recent breaches of the exclusion zone. To put it simply, pleasure craft must keep at least 150 metres away from the terminal....
Obstruction in the entrance to the River Medway
Look closely on your chart and you may see “obstns” but the true horror is revealed by this photo from Benfleet Yacht Club’s website. Have you ever cut in between the Grain Hard Buoy...
Endurance tragedy report released
The Marine Accident Investigation Board has released its chilling report on the circumstances leading to the tragic death of Medway crewman Steven Trice from motor tug Endurance (now renamed Phoenix) in February 2013. Among many...
Kingsferry Bridge problems resurface
After a few years of much improved operation, we are once more receiving reports of excessive delays at Kingsferry Bridge, which is supposed to open once an hour on request. The bridge is operated...
Medway to lose harbour master
We have been advised that Peel Ports do not intend to replace the current harbour master, Cathryn Spain, when she steps down at the end of March. It is unclear how a “group harbour...
David Holden’s legacy
It was recently revealed that the late David Holden, well known to boaters on the Medway and Swale, left £50,000 to the RNLI. We are all in debt to this generous man!
Do you listen to the Shipping Forecast?
That is the question being asked by the BBC. However their poorly designed questionnaire refers not to the forecast but to “Maritime Safety Information” and is really about whether they should keep their aging...
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