Three days in Milford Haven. A chance to do a few jobs and re-provision. Guy left Alcyone on Thursday morning to go back to Lymington ready for another cruise in Connie to France and the Channel Islands. Ted will be joining Alcyone on Saturday for the next leg of the cruise up the Welsh Coast.
This is not my first visit to Milford Haven but the first time in my own boat. Following the Sea Empress disaster in February 1996, I was invited to join an external Marine Safety Committee to advise the Port on matters of navigational and operational safety. The Sea Empress was specifically excluded from the committee terms of reference, but the background to the disaster was fascinating. At one point it was suggested that the committee should go out to an inbound tanker with the Pilots to witness the procedures – this would require climbing the pilot ladder (rope ladder) – many of the committee members were very happy, including me, when the Pilots suggested this was not appropriate. Coming into the Haven with the radio advising that large tanker was entering brought back many of the visits and discussions.
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