Big tidal surge today

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HW Brightlingsea 14:40, 5.2m plus the surge - it should just about top the prom at the Sailing Club. Fortunately the wind should be in the NW by then so no waves driving it over.
 
It's lapping the top of the concrete around the lock at Shotley. And part of the car park is flooding with seawater coming up through the drain.
 
On the Orwell the inshore lifeboat stormed up the river to the "strand" just below the bridge at lunch time.
Cars stuck. We had the surge which started to leave but then the tide returned a1/2 hour later. I don't know what they were expected to do because with the bank along side the road it would be to shallow unless they waded in. They didn't hang around long..
 
Thats a cracking pix..............................................and fortunately on this occasion no recent heavy rain and floodwater coming down to meet it.
 
Life boat came out to a lone fisherman stuck by the tide at batemans tower, he declined a lift ashore saying he was quite safe thank you!
 

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Aquaboy said:
On the Orwell the inshore lifeboat stormed up the river to the "strand" just below the bridge at lunch time.
Cars stuck. We had the surge which started to leave but then the tide returned a1/2 hour later. I don't know what they were expected to do because with the bank along side the road it would be to shallow unless they waded in. They didn't hang around long..
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Not the reason at all; from Holbrook Coastguard Rescue Team:
** SHOUT ** Team paged at 1:22pm on 19th November and tasked to reports of people in the water near the Orwell Bridge on the River Orwell. The inshore lifeboat from
RNLI Harwich Lifeboat Station
was also tasked. On arrival, we found two people on the shore. One was a windsurfer who had rescued a man who had attempted to get to his moored yacht but become caught out by the tide and was holding onto the side of his boat.
The team kept the casualty warm and provided casualty care until paramedics from
East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
arrived shortly after. He was then treated on scene and taken to hospital suffering from symptoms of hypothermia. We wish him a speedy recovery.
Our thanks go to the windsurfer for rescuing the man from the water and the passer-by who called 999. As always, we recommend everyone wear a life jacket or appropriate buoyancy aid at all times when near, on, or in the water: when wading, swimming, fishing, boating, or during any other water-related activity.
In the event of an emergency along our coastline or estuaries or in mud call 999 and ask for the Coastguard.
 
Are it all becomes clear, I spotted the cars queuing from way down river couldn't make anything else out or I'd have gone and helped.
 
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