VTS Warning: Navigating Through a Wreckage Zone?
Footage: 2025-08-22. s6, e06.
Navigating a 50ft, 32-ton vessel through the UK's busiest estuaries isn't always smooth sailing. In this episode, I leave my peaceful anchor spot at Burnwick Isle only to receive a critical notice from Medway VTS.
The challenge? Navigating a narrow passage between shallow banks and a dangerous wreck to my right. Watch as I interpret the VTS instructions, manage a close pass with the sea-going vessel 'Lisa Lehman,' and finally find peace at Copper Bay.
In this video:
⚓ Leaving Burnwick Isle after 20+ knot winds.
🎙️ Real-time VTS radio communication and navigation challenges.
🚢 Managing current and depth for a 32-ton ship.
☕ The perfect 'Coffee Time' on a calm sea.
📍 Dropping anchor in Copper Bay (Harwich).
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VTS Warning: Navigating Through a Wreckage Zone?
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Dr. Henk-Jan van Essen balanced a PhD defense with single-handed trawler voyaging on 'Lady Liselot'. Follow his 2026 mission to London and Paris in this feature.
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