Hazard spot
Thames Estuary
A maze of sands that looks different with every tide, plus wind farms and wrecks. Without current charts the estuary is no place to practise.
- Cause
- Shallows and grounding
- Main season
- all year
- Position
- 51° 30,0' N 001° 12,0' E
On the map
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How the place works
A labyrinth of sandbanks that look different on every tide, plus wind farms, wartime wrecks and a channel that leads between all of it. The tidal range is large, and what is a route at high water is sand six hours later.
What breaks there
Grounding on a bank on a falling tide means the boat dries out and can fill again on the flood if it has gone over on its side. That is the case that turns a grounding into a total loss.
What this means for your policy
Settle whether involuntary drying out is covered as a grounding and whether salvage and refloating are insured separately. In the Thames estuary the salvage is regularly more expensive than the damage.
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