TWO RECENT EVENTS ARE A CALL TO ARMS TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION TO SAVE YOUR HARBOUR
High Court judgement: Bembridge Harbour management responsible for “Tangent” sinking. It will cost the harbour around £400,000. The motor vessel Tangent sank at her moorings in Bembridge Harbour on 7th October 2017. The harbour’s management claimed that the vessel had been incorrectly moored; the owners asserted that the moorings had not been properly maintained. The…
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DOES THIS PHOTO RECORD SUGGEST BEMBRIDGE HARBOUR IS WELL MAINTAINED AS THE OWNERS CLAIM IN THE ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS 02.04.2021? Bennett’s point erosion and debris ,…
Damaging planning permission granted
We have to report that the outline planning application for 13 houses and replacement of harbour facilities has been granted. The terms upon which the application has been…
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Over £1.5million, that is £150,000 a year of harbour income that could and should be spent on the likes of groyne repair…
Totally predictable problems as the failure to repair the groyne takes its toll.
No surprises here as the erosion of the beach near what was once Bembridge No 1 Groyne continues, and fence panels, mess…
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Tangent sinking , a case against the Harbour Company goes to the High Court
Could a hole like the one photographed have snagged a pontoon guide where Tangent was moored and started a train of events…
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