Penzance Harbour’s exciting transformation plan has reached a key milestone with the completion of the first phase of its £3.96 million Town Deal project. The resurfacing works on the former Boston Shed area on West Quay are the first in a series of improvements designed to support the harbour’s wider 10-year plan to enhance the […]
Newquay Harbour has been successful in and application to the Marine Management Organisation’s Fisheries and Seafood Scheme (FaSS) to improve facilities for Fishers at Active Cellars. This will include lighting, fencing, surfacing and the purchase of a telehandler with an overall the project will cost £124,951.15. The project will be matched funded with £31,237.79 from
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A boat which sank in Newquay Harbour is being dismantled after its owners did not comply with a request to move the vessel. When former motor fishing vessel ‘Ros Min’ arrived at South Quay in mid-November, its owners informed the harbour office of their intention to leave at the next favourable spring tide. When this
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SUNK, STRANDED OR ABANDONED VESSELS Former MFV ‘Ros Min’ Section 252 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 Cornwall Council (“the Council”) has exercised its powers under section 252 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and article 60 of the Cornwall Harbours Harbour Revision Order 2023 in respect of ‘Ros Min’ which has sunk in Newquay
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Issue of Special Direction Under the powers of Special Direction via The Cornwall Harbours Harbour Revision Order 2023, detailed below, I hereby give the Owner/Master of the vessel known to us as ‘Rossmin’ (pictured below) the following Special Direction: I require the removal of your vessel from the harbour as it is in such condition
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The Penzance based Lugger Happy Return has arrived at Truro Town Quay where she will remain until early in the New Year ahead of work being undertaken in Gweek. Arriving on 3rd November’s PM tide the vessel is now safely alongside in the City. For more information on the Associations activities please see https://www.happyreturn.org/
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Work on the long-awaited scheme to remove the derelict paddle steamer Compton Castle from Lemon Quay is due to begin this week, with leading specialist company Gilpin Demolition appointed to carry out the complex operation. The removal of the boat marks a major milestone in the exciting plans being delivered by Truro Town Deal, Cornwall
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On Saturday 14th June Newquay Harbour hosted the annual Huer to Harbour Pilchard Run. Participants were invited to dress in shiny clothing to represent pilchards, highlighting the historical importance that fishing has had to the town of Newquay. At the Harbour there were a number of stalls, activities and food outlets for families to enjoy,
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The Galeon Andalucia is the replica of the type of vessel used by the Spanish Crown for maritime expeditions during the 16th through the 18th centuries. Galleons were intended to discover and then establish trade routes between Spain, America and the Philippines islands, and formed the then called Fleet of the Indies. With an innovative
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