April Fool / Environment / Motor cruising / Navigation / Wildlife / Yacht cruising
by MSBA Webmaster · Published 1 April, 2017 · Last modified 2 April, 2022
Anchoring in Stangate Creek in the heart of the Medway Estuary, which is a Marine Conservation Zone, is to be prohibited from today, April 1st, following the discovery of several colonies of tentacled lagoon worms Alkmaria...
Weather permitting, on Wednesday at 0900, two more buildings (the dust precipatators) will be blown up. The 198 metre high chimney will be demolished before the end of this year. Read more at Kent Online…
by MSBA Webmaster · Published 8 March, 2017 · Last modified 16 March, 2017
Contractors working on behalf of the Environment Agency have discovered a major structural issue with a large section of lock wall behind the left-hand tail lock gate. This entire section of the lock now...
For essential maintenance, Kingsferry Bridge will not be lifted on Tuesday 21st March 2017 between 07:45 and 15:12. NtoM No 12 of 2017 – Kingsferry Bridge Closure
Early yesterday morning the Sheerness lifeboat was called to a report of a burning vessel in the Prince’s Channel. On arrival they saw that it was the Princes No 5 buoy in flames, some...
Medway Yacht Club has offered their Day Skipper Theory Course for £330 with Training Membership for the duration of the course and up to 6 visits afterwards. The course runs from 25 February to...
Peel Ports have issued a notice that while they are upograding the radar and CTV system, from the 25 January 2017 until further notice Medway VTS will be without primary radar coverage in Short...
Owing to the low pressure system passing over the southern North Sea, the tide at Sheerness is forecast to be three metres over the astronomical prediction at about 9pm this evening. Fortunately this does not...
Kingsferry Bridge / Navigation / Safety
by MSBA Webmaster · Published 4 November, 2016 · Last modified 17 October, 2020
The MSBA has been made aware of the return of unacceptable practices by the bridge operators in October. Bridge operator not responding to repeated VHF calls on Ch 10 until contacted by Medway VTS....
The “pirate ship” which blocked Sun Pier for weeks in the summer left Rochester Riverside on Sunday afternoon and ran aground this morning at the entrance to Faversham Creek, resulting in a lifeboat callout....
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