Two important pieces of information about going to the Thames this summer: The first is a Notice to Mariners issued by the PLA and concerns new moorings to be placed for the Diamond Jubilee The second is a leaflet about the Olympics and Paralympics – and how they affect access to the Thames For more [...]

Now we are well into the sailing season, don’t forget to check out the Notices to Mariners (N to M) which can be found on the HHA Harwich Haven Authority’s website, under “Library”.

There is a notice on www.eastcoastrivers.com that the Knolls are encroaching on the channel north of the Mid-Knoll buoy and yachts have gone aground. There is a new version of the chartlet dated August but that has only had a note added in the area involved, not any changes to the contours. The website states: “The Mid [...]

In preparation for the new shipping trade to the Wallasea Wild Coast project, Crouch Harbour Authority, with support and assistance from Crossrail, has carried out out major improvements to the buoyage of the River Crouch approach channels from Whitaker Spit inwards to Burnham Fairway.  There is a printed version in On Watch.  

Nigel Mower has had word from Jerry Coleman at ABP Ipswich that he has been approached by a company called Galliford Tye. They have been tasked by Anglian Water to dismantle the trawlers lying close to the Orwell Bridge. He understands they will commence work in the next few weeks.