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Shivering Sands 2012
A visit to Shivering Sands Fort complex off the Whitstable Herne Bay Kent Coast on 18th August 2012
1. Red Sands Towers through the Kentish Flats Windfarm
2. Shivering Sands Southern G1 Gun Tower
Both Radio Sutch/City & Invicta used the G1 Towers these were easiest to board
Tender vessels faced into the prevailing Westerly wind or East on Ebb tides
3. Southern Gun Tower (G1) East side with original catwalk guy wires still in place
4. Control, Searchlight, & G3 Gun Tower
5. Remains of G2 Gun Tower leg
6. Control Tower
7. G3 Gun Tower
8. Control Tower legs towards Bofors Tower
9. Vaughn secures Offshore II
10. More lines
11. Beneath Control Tower
12. Each Fort has an access hatch for one man entry
13. Legs - very lettle remains of ladders ...
14. ... Tony winches into hatchway
15. Bosuns chair arrangement
16. Gear taken aboard
17. G4 Gun Tower
18. More kit winched aboard
19. Control Tower leg detail
20. Control Tower fender stays
21. Yet more gear goes up
22. Tony returns to Offshore II
23. He's back onboard
24. Heading West towards Red Sands as Shivering Sands falls behind
With thank to David Philips, Tony Pine & Vaughn, for their help in producing this feature
26th May 2013 - Very interesting photos Bob. What amazing structures that they should be standing at all after all these years. Cheers, Ian MacRae
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