kid's inheritance
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Remeber the poster who was going to cross in a 15 foot boat , no safety kit etc?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kg_QweiLy0
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Rob
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-kg_QweiLy0
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Rob
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The RNLI has released footage of a rescue it carried out after a barge got into trouble in the Dover Straits.
The vessel, apparently trying to get from Belgium to France, was carrying no VHF equipment but the local coastguard lookout station was fortunately monitoring its progress and contacted the RNLI when it was seen to be making no way.
With no means of communication, the RNLI's Severn-class lifeboat came alongside and established that the barge was taking on water.
As the wind strength increased to a Force 8, a towline was passed to the stricken vessel. It was finally brought in to Dover some three hours later.
RNLI Coxswain, Stuart Richardson, said, ‘I would advise anyone undertaking such a journey to have the correct equipment on board and ensure that each crewmember has their own lifejacket. It is always advisable to check the weather conditions before setting out to avoid what could have been a catastrophe. The barge was drifting towards the Goodwin Sands and if the RNLI hadn't come to its rescue the end result could have been a lot different."
MBM understands that the owner has since decided to have the boat lifted and transported to France by road, where it will be used as a houseboat.
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The vessel, apparently trying to get from Belgium to France, was carrying no VHF equipment but the local coastguard lookout station was fortunately monitoring its progress and contacted the RNLI when it was seen to be making no way.
With no means of communication, the RNLI's Severn-class lifeboat came alongside and established that the barge was taking on water.
As the wind strength increased to a Force 8, a towline was passed to the stricken vessel. It was finally brought in to Dover some three hours later.
RNLI Coxswain, Stuart Richardson, said, ‘I would advise anyone undertaking such a journey to have the correct equipment on board and ensure that each crewmember has their own lifejacket. It is always advisable to check the weather conditions before setting out to avoid what could have been a catastrophe. The barge was drifting towards the Goodwin Sands and if the RNLI hadn't come to its rescue the end result could have been a lot different."
MBM understands that the owner has since decided to have the boat lifted and transported to France by road, where it will be used as a houseboat.
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DAKA
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Good post 
Does the Barge skipper get the rescue completely free ?
If that had happened to a UK boater on the French side we would have been stung for salvage, with footage like that I estimate £100 000 boat would be paying £60 000 salvage
Does the Barge skipper get the rescue completely free ?
If that had happened to a UK boater on the French side we would have been stung for salvage, with footage like that I estimate £100 000 boat would be paying £60 000 salvage
sailorman
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Good post
Does the Barge skipper get the rescue completely free ?
If that had happened to a UK boater on the French side we would have been stung for salvage, with footage like that I estimate £100 000 boat would be paying £60 000 salvage
Is that 65 ft or the stated 15m (49.19 ft ) See Dover LB site
oldgit
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Good post
Does the Barge skipper get the rescue completely free ?
If that had happened to a UK boater on the French side we would have been stung for salvage, with footage like that I estimate £100 000 boat would be paying £60 000 salvage
If half the posts on here are to be believed,certain forumites go out regularly in that sort of weather in much smaller boats apparently ,unless of course there are different F8 from that one .
