New marker for Medway entrance

[Concerto]

A 547ft high drilling rig has just been towed to Sheerness to be laid up for about 6 months. Shortly another will be joining it.

Giant drilling rig becomes unexpected tourist attraction

 

[Capt Popeye]

Cripes, when first read the Title, I thought that Richard M had gone up leaving a bloody big obstruction to Navigation ; phew wot a relief {#

 

[Malish]

that might depend on where they are drilling ;-)

 

[oldgit]

Handy for those of us bereft of something to navigate home by since they knocked down the chimney ?
Never mattered how long you been bashing up the East Coast out of the Mudway that blimming chimney was always lurking on the horizon. behind you.

 

[Concerto]

I found the cranes on the Grain Terminal quite useful as a long distance marker, irrespective which approach you are making. The oil drilling rigs will be even better - alas not permanently.