tillergirl
Well-Known Member
I shall refrain from any countdown to Christmas this week but give notice that next week's notices may be a little late as I shall be in foreign climes and dependent upon t'internet connections.
Permanent
1. Three new depths in the River Thames - two on the north side by Hole Haven and one on the south side WSW of the Cliffe Feet PHB. Unlikely to affect us.
2. One new depth just north of Dartford Creek. Probably worth noting for peeps who go that way since it is 1.9m reasonably close to the main channel.
3. Important one this one. Revision of the depth over the rock berm where the London Array cable crosses the Kentish Flats cable to 0.9m at CD. London Array has a guard vessel permenently on site and has informed UKHO and Trinity House who are considering how to mark this spot. As there are three more cables to cross over adjacent to the same spot which will also be 'bermed' (is there such a verb?). So this could be quite a large spot to avoid when it's all finished.
Temporary
1. Update on the London Array. Fair bit of work near Foulger's Gat this week with Turbine's going up and some cabling into the Sub Station. Image showing the cable laying ship is outside the Swale.
2. Extracted from Dutch and Belgium notices, there is a chart of Ostend Harbour showing the current state of the extension, some depths and a pontoon. We can expect further updates of this chart as work progresses.
3. A pontoon protecting a suction pipe marked with west and east cardinals in place on the eastern side of the approaches to the Westerschelde. Shouldn't be too much of a hazard where it is.
4. Thames, Bugsby Reach again. Notice of cabling work to extend over the Thames during the weekend of 10th and 11th March with the river being closed at that spot for an hour during the night of 10th March.
5. Notice that two wrecks are to be removed from the deep water route into London Gateway. One, the Dovenby is in two pieces in Sea Reach. She managed to get all the way from the Guano Islands off Peru to the Thames only to be clouted and sunk by a Dutch Steam Ship - fog I guess. The other is out by the Sunk, the Dynamo, a steam ship sunk by mine in 1943. Both wrecks reduce the available depth by about 4 metres so clearly are being moved in anticipation of big stuff going into the Gateway.
Oh, and by the way. I am aware that in the 'Area' sections there are some broken links to the images. The images are fine in the main chronological lists and I will try to repair them soonest - product of that directory problem I had a couple of weeks back. Sorry.
as usual detail accessible via www.eastcoastsailing.co.uk or www.crossingthethamesestuary.com.
Permanent
1. Three new depths in the River Thames - two on the north side by Hole Haven and one on the south side WSW of the Cliffe Feet PHB. Unlikely to affect us.
2. One new depth just north of Dartford Creek. Probably worth noting for peeps who go that way since it is 1.9m reasonably close to the main channel.
3. Important one this one. Revision of the depth over the rock berm where the London Array cable crosses the Kentish Flats cable to 0.9m at CD. London Array has a guard vessel permenently on site and has informed UKHO and Trinity House who are considering how to mark this spot. As there are three more cables to cross over adjacent to the same spot which will also be 'bermed' (is there such a verb?). So this could be quite a large spot to avoid when it's all finished.
Temporary
1. Update on the London Array. Fair bit of work near Foulger's Gat this week with Turbine's going up and some cabling into the Sub Station. Image showing the cable laying ship is outside the Swale.
2. Extracted from Dutch and Belgium notices, there is a chart of Ostend Harbour showing the current state of the extension, some depths and a pontoon. We can expect further updates of this chart as work progresses.
3. A pontoon protecting a suction pipe marked with west and east cardinals in place on the eastern side of the approaches to the Westerschelde. Shouldn't be too much of a hazard where it is.
4. Thames, Bugsby Reach again. Notice of cabling work to extend over the Thames during the weekend of 10th and 11th March with the river being closed at that spot for an hour during the night of 10th March.
5. Notice that two wrecks are to be removed from the deep water route into London Gateway. One, the Dovenby is in two pieces in Sea Reach. She managed to get all the way from the Guano Islands off Peru to the Thames only to be clouted and sunk by a Dutch Steam Ship - fog I guess. The other is out by the Sunk, the Dynamo, a steam ship sunk by mine in 1943. Both wrecks reduce the available depth by about 4 metres so clearly are being moved in anticipation of big stuff going into the Gateway.
Oh, and by the way. I am aware that in the 'Area' sections there are some broken links to the images. The images are fine in the main chronological lists and I will try to repair them soonest - product of that directory problem I had a couple of weeks back. Sorry.
as usual detail accessible via www.eastcoastsailing.co.uk or www.crossingthethamesestuary.com.
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