With more than 60 habitat creation sites in place (and more in the pipeline), the UK is leading the field in this activity in Europe. That was only one of the messages from an excellent conference held in London that was organised by ABP Mer. SPS was one of the sponsors because this meeting was … Continue reading Habitat Creation Conference Report
“VTS, THIS IS TANKER ALBION. WE HAVE HAD AN EXPLOSION IN THE PUMP ROOM. THERE IS A FIRE THERE. TWO CREW MISSING. WE HAVE ANCHORED CLEAR OF THE NAVIGATION CHANNEL “ This was the opening move in an exercise held last week in Southampton Water. Tests of the Solfire plan take place at regular intervals, … Continue reading Successful SOLFIRE exercise
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Andrew Healy, Counter Pollution and Salvage Officer at the Maritime and Coastguard Agency, said: “This was a model multi-agency response to a complex pollution incident. There was very minimal impact on the local environment as a result of this incident.” We reported the fire that led to the superyacht sinking in the River Medina last … Continue reading “Kahu – a textbook salvage operation”
There is a sense of déjà vu about the Concordat Letter recently issued by DEFRA. In 1998 John Reid became Secretary of State for Transport. In the marine sector he set up a seminar in which various interests set out the issues about which they had a concern. Associated British Ports, the Environment Agency and … Continue reading Can coastal consents be simplified?
Even the best laid plans can go wrong so it is vital that they are tested, The emergency services in the Solent area have collaborated to produce an emergency response plan to deal with marine accidents that could arise in the port areas of Portsmouth and Southampton. By agreement with HM Coastguard the plan will … Continue reading Solfire emergency plan test on Thursday
Graham Rabbitts, an SPS Council Member, says "Every morning, I go to Solent Now to check on the situation in the Solent - shipping, current weather and forecast. "Last week, Sotonmet (the weather station at Dock Head in Southampton) began to become erratic, and Bramblemet (The weather station on the radar post in mid Solent) … Continue reading Will the weather work – Bramblemet still down
Interesting compilation of yachts competing in the Garmin Hamble River SC Autumn Series on you tube. As we move through Autumn towards Winter, it is good to have the memory. The music is good too.
The Daily Echo reports that a £400 million deal to redevelop Portsmouth and Southampton is due to be finalised any day now. Inevitably, investment on this scale will transform city skylines. It seems likely that the long awaited Royal Pier redevelopment would be one of the priority projects. If that improves traffic flow in that … Continue reading City Deal takes a £400 million step forward
"Art as a Tool for Understanding Coastal Change" was the title of an excellent talk given to members of the Island Sailing Club and Solent Protection Society held in Cowes on Thursday 7th November. The event, organised by SPS was hosted by Island Sailing Club who also laid on an excellent Supper before the talk.. … Continue reading Art and science meet in Cowes
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