Bradwell Beacon damaged

[Cantata]

We posted a brief warning on the ECP website about the N. Cardinal post at the entrance to Bradwell but I might as well bung it on here too.
Apparently it got thumped by a passing boat (which was going quite fast) and is damaged and leaning over. More importantly it's not known yet if the light is still working, pending inspection by the Blackwater river bailiff.

 

[MoodySabre]

Oh dear and no it wasn't me - even with my revitalised engine "quite fast" is still unattainable.

On Sunday it was still showing tidal height 3 feet more than the actual water in the creek (between 2nd and 3rd cans).

An employee in the marina told me that they planned to dredge the creek sometime after June. Pigs might etc.

 

[FullCircle]

Well, it certainly wasn't PipeDream II doing a scrub off on the mark, as he is now in Shotley.
Quite fast rules out any Westerlys.

Dunno, must be a mobo. D3B on a jolly day out?

 

[PaulGooch]

Well, it certainly wasn't PipeDream II doing a scrub off on the mark, as he is now in Shotley.
Quite fast rules out any Westerlys.

Dunno, must be a mobo. D3B on a jolly day out?

Couldn't possibly be a mobo, we're far too professional to hit buoys

 

[D3B]

Oi! Dew!

I wont take you for a nice blast in the shipping lane again if you carry on with comments like that


I might have a jolly day out to Essex Boatyards soon.....Burton Waters dont seem to be doing a thing to try and sell the boat.

 

[Cantata]

Couldn't possibly be a mobo, we're far too professional to hit buoys

That's irrelevant - it's a post, not a buoy!

 

[D3B]

Just waiting for the pic of the sunseeker split down middle of the bow attached to a post.......



Well someone must have it

 

[tillergirl]

I seem to remember a Heybridge fishing boat on auto pilot while the skipper was head down doing things with fish hitting the baffle wall. Apparently it took a lot of pumping to get up to Heybridge! I would have thought it would withstand a yacht bouncing off it?

 

[PaulGooch]

That's irrelevant - it's a post, not a buoy!

We're good at missing buoys AND posts, just carp at reading.

 

[CPD]

Well, it certainly wasn't PipeDream II doing a scrub off on the mark, as he is now in Shotley.
Quite fast rules out any Westerlys.

Dunno, must be a mobo. D3B on a jolly day out?

Not guilty m'lud. I hope the light still works as that creek in the dark is difficult enough without a sensible starting point.

 

[Cantata]

Bradwell Beacon - picture

Not guilty m'lud. I hope the light still works as that creek in the dark is difficult enough without a sensible starting point.

Possibly not so well as you'd like. Just added a picture of the Beacon at www.eastcoastpilot.com (link from the first news item) plus comments that suggest it may be very poorly.

 

[MoodySabre]

So is a Cardinal Mark a Trinity House responsibility?

 

[Cantata]

So is a Cardinal Mark a Trinity House responsibility?

No, that doesn't follow. If you owned a nice creek you could put a cardinal mark in it and you'd have to look after it.
My understanding with this one is that it's the Maldon Council in the shape of the River Bailiff who maintains the beacon, up to the standards required by T.H.

 

[MoodySabre]

Let's hope he realises that we use the tidal gauge as much, if not more than a light, and gets on with it pdq.

 

[provod]

no sign of the sunseeker yet, but here's the pic of the offending obstruction

 

[CPD]

Ouch !!!. That used to be a full vertical if my memory is right, so seemingly it has taken a big knock. Come on Maldon Council et al, gret in there quick before "the cuts" come. Otherwise, it may be some time .......

 

[tedbarnes]

Was still looking sickly yesterday afternoon

There was a tide guage on the saltings between Weymarks beach and the barges - I assume it had washed up on the shore and some kind person moved above high tide mark so as not to be a hazard to boats.

 

[millbeach]

Passed becon on Sunday.
Must have been one hell of a wack, even the top metal is all bent.