The good ship "TS Resolute" left Portchester on November 5th at 11 am and was towed by a tug and guided by a second tug to Camber Dock, just inside Portsmouth Harbour. We were tied up right opposite the IOW car ferry for the night and Norman, David and Charlie slept on board with two dogs as guard against intruders.
Next day, November 6th, the tugs arrived at 7 am for the tow to Chichester. and in the morning there was almost no wind. The tow to Chichester took 2 hours. Once inside the harbour a crew was transferred from the centre RIB to Resolute, and then another smaller tug and a very large RIB took over for the final leg up the Bosham channel to destination. Then the sun came out for some wonderful photos! The weather was a miracle, because there were gales the week before and gales are forecast for Monday. Does God arrange the weather? He has in the past and so He did this time too.
Resolute was nudged into its berth (after several minutes resolutely stuck in the mud bank) and then she was pulled and pushed into place by several boats and shore ropes manned by a shore crew.
She does look good in her new home. Lots more pictures are to come so keep watching.
There is lots of work to do this coming week and right up to Christmas and beyond, but Resolute is HOME.
Guess where each picture is taken and post the results with a comment. The first person to come up with five correct answers will get a mention in despatches, plus a VIP tour of the ship.
(Those closely involved in the exercise are excluded)
David Edwards and Norman Doney
Clearly I don't have enough work to do...
ReplyDeleteHere are my guesses:
1) Obviously moored at CYE.
2) Just off Cobnor Point.
3) Between East Head & Hayling Island, with HISC in background.
4) Leaving the original mooring at Portchester, with Port Solent in background.
5) Leaving Portsmouth Harbour, with Spinnaker Tower in background.
Either I've got it wrong, or the pictures are confusingly in the wrong order!
Great to see the good ship in place :D