Thames Tideway incident

[Scholar Gypsy]

Dear George

 

Yes, it was meant in jest. I must learn how to use the emoticon feature....

 

PS the discussion about the Dove pier barges reminds me of this

 

re useage, it is the same in Bedford. Quite a few rowing boats, and me. Oh and the very fine John Bunyan trip boat, from the Bedford & Milton Keynes waterway trust, who gave me some good advice on where the head of navigation really is.

Edited August 23, 2014 by Scholar Gypsy

[Scholar Gypsy]

... and here is the offical PLA advice, in response.

[adam1uk]

... and here is the offical PLA advice, in response.

 

Athwart is a great word.

[Dharl]

The Humber has its own rescue team, Humber Rescue. Another charity providing rescue services.

 

As I asked before why can the Thames not have something similar?

Have you ever been to an lifeboat station and read the list of rescues?

 

I would say that at least 50% of them (at Scarborough and Whitby) were to commerical vessels and fishing vessels.

The RNLI decide where they are going to have stations based on historical data and where they feel they can provide best service, either inshore boat, offshore or both. For Example there is a Station at Spurn Point ( Entrance to the Humber) which has the only full time crewed ( paid) boat, due to its remote location and also it is countries busiest station, mainly dealing with offshore, ie Fishing Vessel incidents in the North Sea. Round at Weymouth in Dorset they have both an offshore and inshore boat with a fairly even split of 'shouts' between the two types. And as a last example Calshot in the Solent in the last couple of years has downgraded from an Off-shore Tyne Class to an inshore Atlantic 22, due to the changing nature of calls the station was involved with.

 

The RNLI is constantly acessing the types of vessels needed at each location as well as the locations themselves. The Thames has three stations, all manned full time by volunteers, due to the high population on both sides of the banks, which is why i " guess" there have them located there and not on the Humber, or also the Severn Estuary, anouther area which I find odd that there isnt a station or two though there is again a seperate charity that provides cover.

 

It is expensive to build, train and operate a lifeboat station, boat and crew and so the Charity whilst "Cash Rich" has to manage its resources as best it can.

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The RNLI decide where they are going to have stations based on historical data and where they feel they can provide best service, either inshore boat, offshore or both. For Example there is a Station at Spurn Point ( Entrance to the Humber) which has the only full time crewed ( paid) boat, due to its remote location and also it is countries busiest station, mainly dealing with offshore, ie Fishing Vessel incidents in the North Sea. Round at Weymouth in Dorset they have both an offshore and inshore boat with a fairly even split of 'shouts' between the two types. And as a last example Calshot in the Solent in the last couple of years has downgraded from an Off-shore Tyne Class to an inshore Atlantic 22, due to the changing nature of calls the station was involved with.

 

The RNLI is constantly acessing the types of vessels needed at each location as well as the locations themselves. The Thames has three stations, all manned full time by volunteers, due to the high population on both sides of the banks, which is why i " guess" there have them located there and not on the Humber, or also the Severn Estuary, anouther area which I find odd that there isnt a station or two though there is again a seperate charity that provides cover.

 

It is expensive to build, train and operate a lifeboat station, boat and crew and so the Charity whilst "Cash Rich" has to manage its resources as best it can.

 

The Severn Estuary station at Portishead has now been taken over by the RNLI

[Dharl]

The Severn Estuary station at Portishead has now been taken over by the RNLI

Thanks wasnt aware of that!!

[Tim Lewis]

Another incident this week:

 

https://www.facebook.com/liquidhighway?hc_location=timeline#!/liquidhighway/photos/a.402446495185.180237.133834900185/10152597709040186/?type=1&theater

 

Hopefully facebook link works

 

Tim

[Naughty Cal]

Some interesting points of view in the comments!

[Scholar Gypsy]

Item on the general issues raised in the latest IWA newsletter here

[George94]

Item on the general issues raised in the latest IWA newsletter here

 

All good stuff, though I think they should have mentioned engine ventilation holes; the ones six inches above the water.