Timber reaching the kent coast
- 22 January 2009 18:3013514some planks have already washed up at margate and ramsgate, we are expected to be in receipt of some very soon.
an unkind person might suggest that we had enough planks already, running the harbour board, not me though. - 22 January 2009 18:4113516View | Delete
I took these photos at lunch time today - and that's only part of the lost cargo! I do hope people are sensible and don't try to take the wood because quite apart from being illegal it's also very dangerous in the present weather conditions. These were taken at Dumpton Gap.There's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok". - 22 January 2009 19:0913520Very interesting, I dont see any timber here as yet. Good shots there Jacqui, well done with those, but for us non-locals where is Dumbton Gap. Ive no idearrr ??
lol!! good one Howard re the planks!!email: dover7@msn.com - 22 January 2009 20:2413522dumpton is a part of ramsgate, the next stop on the train from there.
i hope that everyone remembers that it is against the law to take any of this timber.
not that any forumites would!!
brian
a lot of this stuff plus your bricks, you could start up a construction business. - 22 January 2009 20:2813524Thanet chavs will be out in force to-nite !!Been nice knowing you :)
- Brian Dixon
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22 January 2009 20:3813528any one what some timber 40p a meter,while stocks last.
- 22 January 2009 21:0013537Yes Paul Dumpton Gap is between Margate and Ramsgate. I don't think anyone will be trying to take the timber tonight because the police and HMC are keeping watch down there. The beach has been closed to the public all day. The insurers for the keeper of wrecks has appointed the police to act for them in safeguarding the lost cargo prior to it being collected and returned to its rightful owners.There's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok".
- 22 January 2009 21:1313538Undercover of darkness they will take anything - I know I lived there for 20 yearsBeen nice knowing you :)
- 22 January 2009 21:4613545Thanet was part of the mainland until someone nicked it,strange people on the Isle, I should know Mrs JHG was born in Margate and lived in Birchington.
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble! - 22 January 2009 22:2613555Thats cos they nicked the mooring ropes and it is floating off !Been nice knowing you :)
- 23 January 2009 10:2413575I wonder why in recent times the police are stopping people gathering what washes up on the beaches. I thought it was part of our beachcombing legal rights.. a sort of finders keepers...a sort of salvage. I myself cant see anything wrong with it. Let the people have it all I say.
lol good one JHG
Thanks re Dumpton Gap.email: dover7@msn.com - 23 January 2009 17:5513625--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
..............Large amounts of wood have washed ashore on the coastline around Ramsgate and Margate, Dover Coastguard said.
A spokesman said not all the timber had come ashore and a large amount could still be drifting in the sea.
Kent Police have warned people not to remove any timber from the shoreline but coastguards said there had been reports of people trying to collect the wood.
Alison Kentuck, Receiver of Wreck, said: "The timber is not suitable for building material, it is saturated with salt water.
"The simple message is, it is not a case of finders keepers. The timber does have an owner and that is not likely to be the person picking it up off the beach.
"They must by law report all of their recoveries to the receiver and it is a criminal offence if they fail to do so." ................
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7844112.stm
MERCHANT SHIPPING ACT 1995
All wreck material which comes from UK territorial waters, and any wreck which is landed in the UK from outside UK territorial waters must by law (Section 236 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995) be declared to the Receiver of Wreck.
Wreck is defined as anything which is found in or on the sea, or washed ashore from tidal water. All items which are raised, regardless of age or importance, must be reported to the Receiver of Wreck.
Finders who report their finds to the Receiver of Wreck have salvage rights. The Receiver of Wreck acts to settle questions of ownership and salvage.
This part of the 1995 Merchant Shipping Act is administered by the Maritime & Coastguard Agency through the Receiver of Wreck.
http://www.ukshipregister.co.uk/mcga07-home/emergencyresponse/mcga-receiverofwreck/mcga-rowrole/mcga-dops_row_receiver_of_wreck/mcga-dops_row_law.htmThere's always a little truth behind every "Just kidding", a little emotion behind every "I don't care" and a little pain behind every "I'm ok". - 23 January 2009 18:2113632ALOT OF YOU THINK I AM A PLANK AND WASHED UP TO.
vIC matcham - 23 January 2009 18:4313635I can't see the problem either because surely the rightful owner isn't actually going to build with it once they get it back anyway?!
As Terry said earlier it would make alot more sense to write the lot off and let the public clear it because as it is the shipping company is having to foot the bill for the removal of it and we're having to foot the bill for the police presence.I know a million ways to always pick the wrong thing to say - Brian Dixon
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23 January 2009 19:2913646vic wot sort of plank are you. - 23 January 2009 20:2113655Vic is a Wooden Top, Brian
If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble! - Brian Dixon
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23 January 2009 20:2513656wot a rozzer no way i thougt he was a manakin welder put on earth to anoy us. - 23 January 2009 20:3213660at least this timber is from a sustainable resource.
right up until the last bit is thieved. - Brian Dixon
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23 January 2009 20:3413662how much have you got then howard. - 23 January 2009 20:4913665There was a man from River called Vic,
Who did his back in and went sick,
Funny I thought saw him on Ramsgates beach today,
with loads of wood he was taking away,
a dozen to twenty pieces he held,
which should be fun when he starts to weld,
I am not saying he is a novice,
but he was trying block up Gwyn's office. If you knew what I know,we would both be in trouble!
