A strange sight on Thursday

[sailorman]

I have never seen a Light Ship under her own steam before

 

[Cantata]

Especially not with the anchor down?!

 

[sailorman]

yes i noted that but she was deffo under her own power with no AIS either

 

[dharl]

would think that there was a tug made fast on the port side...best way to manouver in confined spaces...

Can just see the tugs "Christmas Tree" over the solar pannels on the aft accom block of the light ship.

 

[sailorman]

would think that there was a tug made fast on the port side...best way to manouver in confined spaces...

Can just see the tugs "Christmas Tree" over the solar panels on the aft accom block of the light ship.

well spotted, we failed to notice that but i did check the ais, nothing showing in that posn

 

[rudolph_hart]

At the risk of being out-of-date or somesuch, I thought that light vessels were always towed into position as they have no propulsion of their own. Wasn't this why the crew of one of the Goodwin LVs were killed when the mooring parted/dragged and she ended on her side on the sand in the 1950's? Do they now have their own proplusion?

 

[sailorman]

How long did that anchor hold on the Orford spit.
i assume you were aground in the Butley River, we did the same in our Contessa but were left bows down & high n dry

 

[Koeketiene]

At the risk of being out-of-date or somesuch, I thought that light vessels were always towed into position as they have no propulsion of their own.

Seems to differ from country to country.
Belgian lightvessels did have their own means of propulsion: http://www.seafront.be/UK/westhinder.asp

 

[LittleSister]

would think that there was a tug made fast on the port side...

An invisible one?

;-)

 

[DavidofMersea]

would think that there was a tug made fast on the port side...best way to manouver in confined spaces...

Port Side?

 

[lenseman]

When I worked aboard THV "Ready" (Lights & Buoys), out of Felixstowe, light vessels were towed on station as they did not have any engines for self propulsion.



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[sailorman]

we completely faied to see the ship on her stbd side but it did look queer

 

[Jomo]

we completely faied to see the ship on her stbd side but it did look queer

Yep, we was sailing back down the Stour, looked like she was under her own steam, but as she turned up the stour, the tug tied along the Starboard side reconciled the speculation.

Thought I spotted JB crossing the harbour, but we were a fair way up the Stour at the time, so couldn't be sure.

 

[Tam Lin]

No tug, she's clearly solar powered!