SAILINGAREAS
SOUTH WEST Mike Benson
westcountry@sailingtoday.co.uk
£20,000 FINE FOR
PASSENGER
PREGNANT
RED DIESEL SPILLAGE
TERMINAL IN
Plymouth based Interfish and turned off the alarm that
PENZANCE
WOMAN
has been fined £20,000 after one warned when the tanks were full.
Plans to build a new passenger
RESCUED
of its engineers allowed 6,000ltr The only engineer on duty, he
terminal and freight facility in
of red diesel to pour into the had to deal with a refrigeration
Penzance to serve the Isles of
Scilly have been withdrawn.
Clive Gilbert and his
sea, causing the largest pollution alarm and, after fixing it, retired
The move follows a lengthy
pregnant daughter Rachel
incident in Plymouth Sound for to bed, at the end of a 16-hour
campaign by the Friends of
had to be rescued when their
more than a decade. day. He awoke at 0600 and,
Penzance Harbour and close
30ft yacht Vinca II was driven
Last October the Wiron I and smelling diesel, switched off the to 700 letters of complaint. The on to rocks at Kennack Sands
Wiron II were berthed alongside pump and raised the alarm. The plans by the Route Partnership on the Lizard peninsula after
Victoria Wharves in the company then installed booms to
to build on the beach at Battery
suffering engine failure. They
Cattedown when engineer Rene try to contain the spillage.
Rock were controversial
were returning to Fowey from
Van Rijn decided to transfer Interfish was fined £20,000
and now the organisation
the Isles of Scilly into strong
fuel between the vessels at 2300 with £3,000 costs.
has withdrawn the planning
easterly winds. Following the
application to consider an
options study.
loss of the engine, they were
£2.5M REDEVELOPMENT
driven on to the rocks and had to
FALMOUTH
be rescued by Coastguards and
OF MAYFLOWER MARINA
HARBOUR
local people, who themselves
had to be rescued from the
Pete Goss, fresh from his
DEEPENS
incoming tide. The yacht was
adventures sailing the 37ft
Despite the refusal of swept inshore where it began to
engineless lugger Spirit of
the Southwest Regional
break up, scattering equipment
Mystery to Australia, has been
Development Agency to fund
and personal belongings.
in Plymouth to open the new
the dredging of Falmouth
£2.5m redevelopment of
harbour to enable it to cater for
the largest cruise ships, the port
RESTORED
Mayflower Marina.
operator, A & P Falmouth is to
He spoke to the gathered
go ahead with its application to
YACHT
crowd of berth holders and
PHOTO MIKE BENSON
dredge a deep channel.
visitors before going on to and new boat hoist. The marina,
SINKS
Falmouth is currently used
unveil a plaque and cut a near the mouth of the river by more than 40,000 cruise Norwich sailor Jonathan Orme-
ceremonial chain. The marina Tamar, is owned by a number
passengers, which could rise
Dawson has seen the 24ft yacht
now boasts luxury bathroom of shareholders, the majority of
to more than 100,000 with
Hanser, which he restored, sink
facilities, extended boatyard, whom are berth holders and has
the ability to take ships up to
in Lyme Bay. Sixty-one year old
car parking area, office space 50 members of staff.
100,000 tons.
Jonathan was two months into
MSC NAPOLI
a year long voyage of a lifetime
when he lost power in thick fog
The rudder and propeller of the
between Lyme Regis and West
remaining section of the 62,000
Bay and hit rocks.
tonne MSC Napoli beached in
He was rescued by the inshore
Lyme Bay off Branscombe in
RNLI lifeboat, after calling
East Devon has been removed.
Work continues to remove the
the Coastguard, and was then
final parts of the stern section,
winched to safety by a helicopter
which will be cut up into chunks
and flown to Portland. The yacht
AMAR RIVER SC and transported on barges.
was later salvaged and funds are
being raised to restore her again.
PHOTO T
PRINCESS YACHTS
SAILING CADETS
RECEIVE £12,000
ACQUIRES NAVAL BASE
Plymouth’s top private were due to be made redundant.
The Tamar River Sailing allowing access at all states of employer, Princess Yachts The yachts are too large to be
Club cadets in Plymouth have the tide. The club has 30 cadets International, has acquired built in Princess Yachts’ existing
received a £12,000 grant under and 250 members. The new a 15 acre area that is part of manufacturing sites.
the Youth Opportunities Fund facilities and three safety boats Devonport Naval Base, enabling The additional 15 acre site
and Youth Capital Fund. The enable it to have 24 youngsters them to begin immediate will mean the company has
grants have enabled the club to on the water at any one time. production of 100ft craft, more than 38 acres of land in
acquire new dinghies, equipment The slipway was opened by MP securing jobs for existing Plymouth and will involve a
and construct a new slipway, Alison Seabeck. workers and saving those who phased £15m investment.
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