Notices to Mariners Week 26

[tillergirl]

Permanent

The only thing this week is notice that new editions of Charts 323 - Dover Straits - Eastern Part and 1828, Dover to North Foreland are to be published on 27th June.

Temporary

1. London Array - cable work in-field again
2. Notice that the Stumble (Osea Island Causeway) is 'clear' now as already notified by Cantata.
3. A request from the PLA to use proper VHF comms on their working channels and a warning that they are monitoring and recording and will take action against miscreants. Presumably someones been using their working channels for chats?
4. Maintenance dredging in Harwich Harbour
5. A couple of 'Fouls' on the Belgian coast; one some explosive ordnance on the Nieuwpoort Bank in just over 2m of water and an anchor and cable south-east of the Blight Bank Wind Farm in 20+m of water.

That's it. Winds look light enough for a go at the SW Sunk survey tomorrow (Tuesday) diesel bug permitting. Fingers crossed.

 

[Leighb]

The comment about PLA monitoring working channels is interesting. When we came up the Thames last week, Tuesday, we were monitoring the relevant channels, and for about 45 mins there were "irregular" interjections of no marine significance. Perhaps this has been a problem recently and the PLA are hoping to catch the culprits?

 

[tillergirl]

I guess that's it. I wondered if some people have been using their working channels thinking they were 'public correspondence' channels (is that the term? it's been a while). I did once call up London VTS and found them helpful if a little surprised.

 

[Stork_III]

I guess that's it. I wondered if some people have been using their working channels thinking they were 'public correspondence' channels (is that the term? it's been a while). I did once call up London VTS and found them helpful if a little surprised.

London VTS were brilliant in 2009, when we were caught in fog, 100m vis, on passage from Ramsgate to Harwich. They picked us up on radar north of North Foreland and monitored us to the Black Deep,advising of any big ship traffic in the area. Very comforting.