Notice to Mariners Week 5

[Tiller Girl]

Just able to put these out using the daily NtM:

UKHO Permanent - none in the monitored areas

Temporary

1. River Thames - BUGSBYS REACH - VIBRACORE SAMPLES - Taking on 28th January on behalf of Transport of London. Really hope they miss the underground tunnels!;
2. River Thames - GREENWICH REACH - GREENWICH SHIP TIER REPAIR WORKS - works in progress until end of March;

Several from Ramsgate b/f I guess as permanent NtM (I have omitted the NtM which only affect the ferry - which doesn't run now anyway)

3. Ramsgate - PORT SIGNAL LIGHTS - can't see any thing different;
4. Ramsgate - COMMUNICATIONS :- RAMSGATE HARBOUR & APPROACHES - involveds leisure craft;
5. Ramsgate - 1. OIL POLLUTION, 2. TRANSITING TURNING CIRCLE (leisure craft get clear asap and don't hoist and drop sails), 3. VESSEL SPEED RESTRICTIONS (nothing about 5kts - umm wonder if to tell the Wind Farm service craft!;
6. Ramsgate - DREDGING CAMPAIGN - 4 weeks from the 18th January - Turning Circle, Ro-Ro area and Customs berth inside the harbout;

7. Port of Wells continuing dredging;
8. Marconi buoy, River Blackwater as described already.

http://www.crossingthethamesestuary.com/page9.html for the details.

So week 5 is early; week 6 will be delayed until week 7

 

[Bru]

Sounds to me like maybe a new service from the Ro-Ro berth at Ramsgate is in the offing perhaps?

 

[Bru]

Ah, it seems GEFCO are now operating car transporters out of Ramsgate

 

[Tiller Girl]

Ah. Good-oh. Does that mean we are exporting from the UK?

 

[Bru]

Ah. Good-oh. Does that mean we are exporting from the UK?

Well we do but I suspect this will be imports!