Saturday 24
April 1999 saw KC's first outing of the year. This was a
cruise from Strood to view shipping in the Thames
Estuary. KC had left her base at Chatham Dockyard at
about 10.30 to be at Strood in plenty of time for her
scheduled departure at 11.00.
KC
slowly eases into the berth at Strood Pier |
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The
crew secure the gangway prior to boarding the 51
passengers |
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The sad
sight of Paddle Tug John H. Amos (left)
on a slipway at Chatham Dockyard |
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Under a
fine drizzle KC passed the ro-ro freight ferry Egaltine
at the linkspan at Sheerness, |
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which
stands at the mouth of the Medway and marks the
passage into the Thames Estuary. |
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Conditions
improved as we sailed further out into the
Estuary to view the forlorn masts of the wartime
casulaty Richard H. Montgomery |
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Passengers
on board |
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Captain
Megoran took the paddler close by Southend Pier
on the northern side of the Estuary |
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Returning
to the River Medway we passed the Ever Reward
outbound from Thamesport |
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PowerGen's
collier Lord Hinton moored at Oakham
Ness Jetty |
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One for
Jeremy! |
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Kingsnorth
Power Station |
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Sister ship Sir
Charles Parsons alongside the Power Station
Jetty |
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The
cruise over and passengers disembarked, KC leaves
Strood Pier to head home to Thunderbolt Pier |
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See you
next time! |
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