XTE
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Just wondering weather or not to risk a trip to Ostend on 6th July.
Has anyone been there and received a fine?
Has anyone been there and received a fine?
Red diesel in Ostend
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MoodySabre
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You could ring Robert at RNSYC and ask him if it is safe.
sailorman
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e were there a month ago & no duane to be seen. we are running on white at the mo.
we have a french sunwreck 37 along side us in Cherbourg flying the red duster (small) with 20 lts of vin rouge diesel lashed to the stern rail or all to see.
no fenders our side
sailorman
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XTE
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Is Robert the RNSYC harbor master? Does he know a contact in Ostend?
XTE
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e were there a month ago & no duane to be seen. we are running on white at the mo.
we have a french sunwreck 37 along side us in Cherbourg flying the red duster (small) with 20 lts of vin rouge diesel lashed to the stern rail or all to see.
no fenders our side
Oh very smart. You should have confiscated it!
sailorman
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XTE
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Cool, I shall seek his wisdom.
sailorman
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XTE
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Oh, silly me. I was about to call a Robert at the RNSYC in Lowestoft, not Ostende! Thanks for the number. I will call tomorrow.
davidfox
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This is someone who does not care!
Otter
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If they have a lot of children then it might be Ribena.
sailorman
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Marmalade
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we too were in Oostende over the jubilee weekend. Robert was offended by the suggestion that there might be a problem.
there wasn't
there wasn't
Ianqv
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wingdiver
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I seem to recall that the Belgian customs suspended their 'attitude' to red diesel fo the Ostende Vor Anker festival for fear of putting off visitors.
Doesn't mean they have not reinstated it.
I shall still be steering well clear of Holland, Belgium, France until they sort this stupid situation.
sailorman
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France is ok there have been posts stating that our predicament is understood & accepted.
just buy some French diesel at the first opportunity & keep the receipt
Marmalade
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We weren't there during the voor anker festival
wingdiver
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It only takes one over officious customs person to ruin your holiday.
Carrying 1600 litres of fuel onboard and the chance of one or two euros per litre fine, there is no way we will risk it until the whole situation is sorted and that means sorted properly at the right levels (government/EU).
Despite Robert being 'god' he doesn't have the ability to change his government's rules or, rather, their interpretation of an EU rule. It's our money we risk by visiting.
I miss Belgium and Holland, and have spent many happy trips from Niewpoort right up to Den Helder and in all the inland areas in between over the past fifteen years, and we are desperate to go back, but cannot see us going there for now. It's also a bit of an own goal for their economy as we are not the only UK boat giving them a miss while this possibility hangs over all of us.
Carrying 1600 litres of fuel onboard and the chance of one or two euros per litre fine, there is no way we will risk it until the whole situation is sorted and that means sorted properly at the right levels (government/EU).
Despite Robert being 'god' he doesn't have the ability to change his government's rules or, rather, their interpretation of an EU rule. It's our money we risk by visiting.
I miss Belgium and Holland, and have spent many happy trips from Niewpoort right up to Den Helder and in all the inland areas in between over the past fifteen years, and we are desperate to go back, but cannot see us going there for now. It's also a bit of an own goal for their economy as we are not the only UK boat giving them a miss while this possibility hangs over all of us.
Otter
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+1
