Solent sailors get 'friendly' VTS reminder...

[BlueSkyNick]

Solent sailors get \'friendly\' VTS reminder...

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'The incidences suggest an apparent lack of knowledge of the Port of Southampton's regulations, ...

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...and the incidences suggest an apparent lack of knowledge of the English language by ABP.

 

[stewsam]

Re: Solent sailors get \'friendly\' VTS reminder...

good picture though, where does he think he's going?

 

[Alcyone]

Re: Solent sailors get \'friendly\' VTS reminder...

Presumably, a bloke holding a camera is stand on?

 

[Pete7]

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Presumably, a bloke holding a camera is stand on?

[/ QUOTE ] Nah, he is stood on Brambles Bank in the middle of the solent /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

 

[stewsam]

Re: Solent sailors get \'friendly\' VTS reminder...

Long lense? /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif

 

[FinesseChris]

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yes, pretty illiterate stuff, even given its from an official body.

 

[toad_oftoadhall]

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How many collisions are there between large ships and pleasure yachts in the Solent every year? How many result in injury. How many are the yacht's fault? I think the answer may be near zero to all three.

Yachts are very good at avoiding shipping IME. Perhaps pilots and officers should learn how manoeuvrable yachts are and fret a little less.

Elsewhere in the news 'the man' is telling us that we shouldn't go in a canoe in swimming trunks and shouldn't rescue a casualty unless we can radio the coast guard.

They can all **** themselves AFAIC.

 

[Channel Sailor]

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Having been caught out by ships on unexpected tracks in the east Solent, I recently called VTS to ask what course in the channel a cruise ship was going to take heading east from the Solent. I was somewhat dissappointed with the what are you stupid or something attitude I had in the response.
But at least they answered, and told me what I needed to know to stay out the way. I have twice tried on the VHF to call ships approaching to me in the Solent to ask of their intentions (one Naval vessel, and one large ship), neither answered.