Monthly Archive: June 2015

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Regatta

Medway River Festival, 4 July 2015

Excitement is reaching fever pitch in anticipation of the annual festival, run by Medway Council. The MSBA will have a stand at Chatham waterside for those who want to come and find out about...

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Navigation

Rochester Pier closures

Hayley Taylor from Medway Council advises that Rochester Pier will be closed on the following dates for firework displays: Saturday 18th July             6am for 24 hours Friday 24th July                 6am for 24 hours

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RNLI

Sheerness Lifeboat in dramatic rescue in Medway

From Vic Booth, RNLI Lifeboat Press Officer (Sheerness), 21 June 2015: Multi agency crews worked together to rescue three persons stranded off the Isle of Grain after escorting a complete novice sailor to safety. The...

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Peel Ports

Cruise liner docks at Chatham

Following Peel Ports’ refurbishment of the north lock at the entrance to Chatham Docks, Swan Hellenic’s Minerva is the first cruise liner to dock there for 5 years. In August the Hebridean Princess is...

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Peel Ports

New Marine Manager at Peel Ports

At Wednesday’s MSBA business meeting, held at Medway Cruising Club, we had an oportunity to meet Captain Ian Clark in his new role as Marine Manager. Ian is a master mariner with forty years...

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Navigation

Sun Pier open at last!

Hayley Taylor at Medway Council is responsible for Rochester, Sun and Gillingham Piers. She has advised us yesterday that the pontoon at Sun Pier is now fully operational.  Though it should be fairly straight...

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Safety

Paddleboarder provokes controversy

Paddleboarder Shane Skinner has provoked controversy by taking advantage of calm weather and a low tide to pose touching one of the masts of the WW2 munitions ship SS Richard Montgomery, which still contains thousands...