Notice to Mariners Week 49 - where did the Thread disappear

[tillergirl]

Posted it last night but.... ?

Permanent

1. ENGLAND - East Coast - River Stour - NM Block. Depths. - A new UKHO block for the Stour just west of Erwarton and 4 reduced soundings between the block and Holbrook;
2. FRANCE - North Coast - Calais - Depth. Dredged areas. - New depths but affecting the ships in the harbour rather than 'us';
3. ENGLAND - East Coast - Approaches to River Colne, Clacton-on-Sea S and Walton-on-the-Naze E - Depths. - 3 drying areas off the Mersea Flats, a reduction of depth on the east side of the River Colne, one off Jaywick and one off Walton-on-the-Naze. Caution necessary cutting round the south of Mersea between the Blackwater and the Colne;
4. ENGLAND - East Coast - Holm Sand - Depths. - One slight reduced of depth just south of the NE Holm PHB. Not likely to hinder leisure craft.

Temporary

1. LOWER POOL - *INSTALLATION OF COLLAR BARGE MOORING - River Thames - on the south side of the Thames opposite Wapping;
2. Port of Wells - Dredging....

http://www.crossingthethamesestuary.com/page9.html for the usual page of detail and images.

Let's try and post this again!

 

[ianfr]

Thanks as always

 

[tillergirl]

Ta. It looks best not to skirt too close round Mersea. One of the drying patches looks very close to where they found that Mammoth's tusk.

 

[ianfr]

Ta. It looks best not to skirt too close round Mersea. One of the drying patches looks very close to where they found that Mammoth's tusk.

Spoil heap?

 

[tillergirl]

Can't think of anything like that that has happened as far as I know but...