BobGiles
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Just a note to say hi from all here at dover coastguard. another twelve hour, under paid, over worked shift. hope all is well in the land of YBW and PBO.
DOVER COASTGUARD
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Neraida
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Hello!! Hope you have a good night.
Claire
PS For a laugh/to pass the time, why not try reversing the shipping lanes?
Claire
PS For a laugh/to pass the time, why not try reversing the shipping lanes?
BobGiles
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eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeekkkkkkkk. now that would be a night mare. some people think its just a pretty blue lines on there chart any way..
thank you for the nice message claire......are you in our area or are you somewere off on the other side of the country?
thank you for the nice message claire......are you in our area or are you somewere off on the other side of the country?
ShipsWoofy
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But your occupation is listed as self employed, does that mean you are a freelance CG or from a temp agency per chance?
BobGiles
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change of occupation no change of status on ybw.....what do you expect with twelve hour shifts. to worn out by the time i get home.
ShipsWoofy
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But all you do is look at pretty blue lines, make tea and chat away all friendly to the ferry skippers while scorning the odd yachty who crosses the TSS at 38°M.
Anything interesting happening on the water then?
Anything interesting happening on the water then?
BobGiles
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sorry about that ships woofy....i have been in and changed it .
have a good night.
have a good night.
Jemmie
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Are you marrried Bob?
BobGiles
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why? do i sound like i need to get a life? jem.
ShipsWoofy
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Seriously though, is anything happening on the channel tonight, from bits I have read Dover CG is one of the busiest in the world, akin to a large ATC with all the computer toys to play with too!
If we are nice any chance of arranging the odd visit when you settle in, I make good tea!
If we are nice any chance of arranging the odd visit when you settle in, I make good tea!
Woodentop
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Portland
And good morning from Portland.
Just off in to the office in time to arrange the flight of another diver to the decompression chamber and to talk to a yacht that has lost its engine but doesn't know how to sail and cannot sail into a harbour.
Failure of the Secondary Propulsion System is NOT distress.
(Running out of cold beer is.)
And good morning from Portland.
Just off in to the office in time to arrange the flight of another diver to the decompression chamber and to talk to a yacht that has lost its engine but doesn't know how to sail and cannot sail into a harbour.
Failure of the Secondary Propulsion System is NOT distress.
(Running out of cold beer is.)
aitchw
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Re: Portland
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and to talk to a yacht that has lost its engine but doesn't know how to sail and cannot sail into a harbour.
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Why would you buy a yacht and never learn how to handle her under canvas? Must be mad.
Hope the diver is OK
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and to talk to a yacht that has lost its engine but doesn't know how to sail and cannot sail into a harbour.
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Why would you buy a yacht and never learn how to handle her under canvas? Must be mad.
Hope the diver is OK
jimi
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Re: Portland
1)Everytime I'm out it seems there's a distress call for a diver, there must be something systematically wrong for so many distress calls?
2)Portland inshore passage .. pot markers
a) these need marking with flags, we went over one a week ago that was sbmerged about two feet in the water, just mnaged to cut the engine in time cos I had someone on the bow spotting.
b)long pick up ropes, at the end of the inshore passage just before pulpit rock there were two buoys 20 foot apart with a just sub surface rope joining them .. not a good place to get disabled!! Pickups should be a max of 5 foot IMHO.
1)Everytime I'm out it seems there's a distress call for a diver, there must be something systematically wrong for so many distress calls?
2)Portland inshore passage .. pot markers
a) these need marking with flags, we went over one a week ago that was sbmerged about two feet in the water, just mnaged to cut the engine in time cos I had someone on the bow spotting.
b)long pick up ropes, at the end of the inshore passage just before pulpit rock there were two buoys 20 foot apart with a just sub surface rope joining them .. not a good place to get disabled!! Pickups should be a max of 5 foot IMHO.
DeeGee
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Re: Portland
[ QUOTE ]
1)Everytime I'm out it seems there's a distress call for a diver, there must be something systematically wrong for so many distress calls?
2)Portland inshore passage .. pot markers
a) these need marking with flags, we went over one a week ago that was sbmerged about two feet in the water, just mnaged to cut the engine in time cos I had someone on the bow spotting.
b)long pick up ropes, at the end of the inshore passage just before pulpit rock there were two buoys 20 foot apart with a just sub surface rope joining them .. not a good place to get disabled!! Pickups should be a max of 5 foot IMHO.
[/ QUOTE ]Oops, Jimi, just spotted this one in time. Do NOT go into Treguier river at night. Pots all over the place. If they give you a problem, you had better have daylight and a good lookout.
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1)Everytime I'm out it seems there's a distress call for a diver, there must be something systematically wrong for so many distress calls?
2)Portland inshore passage .. pot markers
a) these need marking with flags, we went over one a week ago that was sbmerged about two feet in the water, just mnaged to cut the engine in time cos I had someone on the bow spotting.
b)long pick up ropes, at the end of the inshore passage just before pulpit rock there were two buoys 20 foot apart with a just sub surface rope joining them .. not a good place to get disabled!! Pickups should be a max of 5 foot IMHO.
[/ QUOTE ]Oops, Jimi, just spotted this one in time. Do NOT go into Treguier river at night. Pots all over the place. If they give you a problem, you had better have daylight and a good lookout.
tugboat
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Re: Portland
quote [Failure of the Secondary Propulsion System is NOT distress.
(Running out of cold beer is.) ]
So do the rescue helicopters have a chiller cabinet for when they do beer deliveries? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Ooh, I hope no idiot takes this post seriously! /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
quote [Failure of the Secondary Propulsion System is NOT distress.
(Running out of cold beer is.) ]
So do the rescue helicopters have a chiller cabinet for when they do beer deliveries? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Ooh, I hope no idiot takes this post seriously! /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif
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Peegee
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Have to say, the humour here is not what you would expect from the offices of Spike, Milligan !.
Us poor aux's thought you were always kept busy up at Langdon ..
Us poor aux's thought you were always kept busy up at Langdon ..
TheBoatman
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Good evening DOVER this is the Boatman, we're making pasage from Ramsgate to the Medway, I will contact Thames on passing Garrison Point and I wish you a quite and peaceful watch - Boatman OUT!! /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif
JonBrooks
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Hope you had a quiet night Bob.
"Herne Bay WASP out" channel 0!!
Regards
"Herne Bay WASP out" channel 0!!
Regards
DRW
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Hello Bob and Woodentop, regards from Solent.
