nboatee

1. No one as far as I know refused to evacuate, and don't need their intelligence insulting by an explanation as to why they had to. 2. Polite enquiries as to if they could stay on the boat, considering Billing advertise their morrings as on safe floating jetties, being greeted by along the lines of get off or be arrrested was not helpful. 3. There was no help in evacuating or even just asking if any help was required. 4. Not everyone has local knowledge, or due to being at work was not able to get any information regarding flooding. We don't even know where to find out if the EA are going to flood Billing, it doesn't say on their website, and Billing management certainly gave no notice of this happening. A notice could have been put up to warn if the rain continued that the park may be flooded again. They played down the likelyhood of it happening again after last time. 5. You are missing the point about nb Tree Spirit, allegedly it was reported as listing long before any heavy rain or flooding, so why didn't they do something about it before it sunk.

They're not relevent in the case of the evacuation. They were relevent in the sad case of the sinking boat, so why didn't the management follow this rule and do somthing to prevent it sinking when they were allegedly informed it was listing some time before the evacuation.

He is the marina manager. He is correct in saying that it was the E.A. that flooded Billing as part of their flood defence stratergy to prevent Northampton from flooding. However, the way the evacuation was carried out to marina residents was apalling. Banging on peoples boats and saying get out we are having to evacuate, and then if people enqired if they could stay aboard as they are on floating pontoons, only to be told get out or you will be arrested is hardly helping at a difficult time. We were then left to our own devices, some not knowing where to go, what to do, there was one lady struggling with two cats! There was no help or assistance offered by Billing staff as far I could see. Also marina residents were not allowed on the marina to check their boats. I should imagine if it was unsafe for anyone to stay aboard, then it would be even more risky to allow every resident to use the dinghy! However, after Tree's boat sunk, one resident, I think he was formerly in the RN was allowed to use the dinghy at his insistence. And the management did do a bit more checking. The EA could have also given more warning. More importantly, although I don't know "Tree", I am very sorry for her boat and glad she is safe.