Newtown River - "target" leading-line marker missing

[sgr143]

Well, there was I all ready to demonstrate to my crew, who'd not been to the Newtown River before, the "gunsight and disc" markers for the approach line. Gunsight post - all present and correct; target - not a sign of it. Not a big deal operationally, as approaching from near the cardinal buoy on130 degrees works fine, but you might like to know.
I wonder if "they" are going to put it back - and indeed who "they" are in this case - the National Trust?

 

[Sandy]

Why don't you ring them up and ask? They may not be aware that is it has gone.

 

[sgr143]

I've let the NT for Newtown know by email. Let's see what happens.

 

[Elessar]

Not only that……,
(thank you stupid forum software for the rotate)

 

[sgr143]

That's odd. I'm pretty sure that it was vertical when we went by it on Monday (about 17.30) and Tuesday (about 11.00 ). When did you take these pictures?

 

[Elessar]

18th April.

 

[sgr143]

It wasn't that bent yesterday... well, that's my memory anyway. Like I said, odd. Or maybe my memory or eyesight or both are even worse than I thought!

 

[sailingmartin]

No. Definitely not bent on Tuesday when I went past.

 

[Purplepaj]

The 'ball' sign was missing when I visited, both on 8th April and 17th April 2022. The 'Y' sign was bent over on 17th April. I didn't notice this on the 8th, but may have missed it, as you sometimes don't see what you're not expecting to see (interesting phenomenon 'Inattentional Blindness' - see wikipedia).
Would have posted earlier but I have just joined the forum today - first post.

 

[alahol2]

Anchored in Clamerkin a few weeks ago and I was convinced I could see a surfboard sitting on the eastern spit. Took a photo, zoomed in and it turned out to be the 'target' leading mark. I hadn't noticed it was missing as we don't really use it on entry. We just aim for somewhere 10 - 20m west of the forward leading mark pile and from there to the middle of the entrance.

 

[lustyd]

Don’t you just follow the deep bits on the chart?

 

[alahol2]

Don’t you just follow the deep bits on the chart?

No, been going in and out of Newtown for 40+ years. It's all just eyeball these days.