High and dry on Nor Marsh
This cabin cruiser has been high and dry on Nor Marsh for at least a month. The Sheerness inshore lifeboat was called out by the Coastguard on 27 July to investigate but there was...
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Gridlink project begins at Kingsnorth
If you’ve seen the big yellow jack-up rig in the Medway at Kingsnorth you may have wondered what’s going on. The rig is for probing the river bed prior to laying of a massive...
Blackstakes buoy gone for good
The cylindrical yellow buoy on the south side of Saltpan Reach has again been removed by Peel Ports without notice, this time permanently. The Blackstakes buoy was a racing mark, located to keep boats...
Jet skiers successfully prosecuted by PLA
A jet skier who flouted speed limit and safety rules on the tidal Thames has been fined, following a successful prosecution by the Port of London Authority. Kestutis Abramavicius, 36, was captured on video...
Beware of sunken barge at Lower Halstow
Peel Ports advise that the floating dock/converted barge Westmoreland, that has been moored between two large yellow mooring buoys to the north of the Lower Halstow Yacht Club moorings, has sunk. It is still...
Garrison Point traffic warning light reinstated
Peel Ports have issued a notice that the flashing white warning light on top of Garrison Point for big ships going in or out of the Medway is now working again. The Traffic Warning...
Medway and Thames 2019 tide tables now online
Thanks to Roger Clark for sharing this information. Sheerness tides: https://www.peelports.com/media/4134…ess_2019_p.pdf Chatham tides: https://www.peelports.com/media/4133/chatham_2019_p.pdf PLA tides: http://www.pla.co.uk/assets/pla-tide-tables-2019.pdf (loads of useful info – distances, bridge heights, barrier information etc as well as tides for Walton,...
Annual Leisure Craft Conservancy Charges
Peel Ports Medway have made some alterations to the season for the collection of Annual Leisure Craft Conservancy and Yacht Mooring charges. Historically the Annual Leisure Craft Conservancy and Yacht Mooring Charges have been...
MSBA Business Meeting, Tues 25 Sept 2018
Please make sure your club or organisation is represented at our business meeting on Tuesday at 7pm at Strood Yacht Club. Directions to the club are here…
It’s getting worse! Please report all PWC incidents
Although many owners of personal watercraft (PWCs or jetskis) are responsible, anyone can see reckless and irresponsible behaviour almost any day on the Medway and the Swale. These craft are usually launched from Commodore’s...
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