Littlehampton shenanigans

[Blue Sunray]

Come on, own up, who was it?

https://www.littlehamptongazette.co...rbour-to-avoid-collision-with-yacht-1-9031492

 

[Daedelus]

Give us a clue, it wants me to register to access the site and Littlehampton is not usually very newsworthy as far as I am concerned.

 

[RichardS]

Give us a clue, it wants me to register to access the site and Littlehampton is not usually very newsworthy as far as I am concerned.

Just click the little X in the top right corner and kill the pop-up.

At least one of our colleagues is going to be £2500 poorer.

Richard

 

[newtothis]

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[johnalison]

I have never been into Littlehampton and my Reeds isn't to hand, but many harbours have entry signals or lights which can be fairly conspicuous. Does L'hampton not have these? If not, it sounds as if they should.

 

[LadyInBed]

Looks like the dredger could be usefully employed in widening the entrance channel to reduce its risk of running aground.

 

[Wansworth]

Been in several times in a dredger and coaster and the pilot,who is the harbourmaster comes out at high water and to observant Mariners this is an indication that a large vessel will be entering,that was a few years ago so I guess the standards of seamanship have gone down,shame.Littlehampton is a port with a great deal of history in shipping and shipbuilding a pity harbour users are not more aware of its heritage

 

[RupertW]

Been in several times in a dredger and coaster and the pilot,who is the harbourmaster comes out at high water and to observant Mariners this is an indication that a large vessel will be entering,that was a few years ago so I guess the standards of seamanship have gone down,shame.Littlehampton is a port with a great deal of history in shipping and shipbuilding a pity harbour users are not more aware of its heritage

More of a pity that the harbourmaster can’t be bothered getting leading lights and beacons and harbour signals repaired for anything from 6 months to 3 years

 

[RogerJolly]

Why don't they just leave it to a battle of wills between thin GRP layup and 1/2 inch steel plate?

 

[xyachtdave]

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[Seajet]

In the real world, a sensible dredger skipper and harbourmaster might not think 14:25 on a Saturday in peak summer is a brilliant time to attempt entry to a narrow port, no matter who is technically in the right

 

[Blue Sunray]

In the real world, a sensible dredger skipper and harbourmaster might not think 14:25 on a Saturday in peak summer is a brilliant time to attempt entry to a narrow port, no matter who is technically in the right

Too right, we can't have your hobby inconvenienced by trade.

 

[Seajet]

Easy to be snide, apparently not so easy to be realistic - and recreational sailing brings a lot of trade in various ways.

I believe big ships try to avoid the Solent at weekends ?

That's a way wider space to manouvre than Littlehampton.

RupertWs' post #9 is interesting too.

 

[Mark-1]

In the real world, a sensible dredger skipper and harbourmaster might not think 14:25 on a Saturday in peak summer is a brilliant time to attempt entry to a narrow port, no matter who is technically in the right

It's not, but what's the alternative, dredge with a hovercraft?

 

[Seajet]

That would just waffle over the recreational sailors, not so good with a mast up !

 

[Biggles Wader]

In the real world, a sensible dredger skipper and harbourmaster might not think 14:25 on a Saturday in peak summer is a brilliant time to attempt entry to a narrow port, no matter who is technically in the right

I suppose they could have put off entry until the next high tide which would have been in the quieter small hours of Sunday morning or risked it a bit later that day. Whats a twelve hour delay to a manky old dredger? As it was a dredger they could have "carved" their way in with the suction hose if water was a bit scant.

 

[Wansworth]

The yachtsman must of been rather inattentive to his surroundings as he would have seen the pilot go out and the dredger not far off the harbour entrance,it’s seamanlike to watch what you are doing!

 

[dom]

At least one of our colleagues is going to be £2500 poorer.

Richard

Where does £2,500 come from? Is that in the story?

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[Seven Spades]

I don't understand why the harbour doesn't have lights like Dover for example. It is much easier to get a prosecution with lights than a random call over the VHF which is not a legal requirement for most small vessels.