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Saturday 15 February 2014
Valentines Day storm damage to Penzance promenade, dock wall and Jubilee Pool
Newlyn's big beam trawlers make their way out to sea past the severely damaged Jubilee pool...
seafront cottages begin the process of mopping up...
police have the seafront road still closed off to traffic...
with the promenade ripped to pieces in some places...
and the shelters blasted through...
even the seats couldn't hold up in the storm...
as the seas piled the flagstones inland...
the biggest stones in the seafront have been ripped away...
Cornwall Council is now handing out free sandbags...
the beach at Wherry Town is moving ever landward...
you won't catch to much here Mario...
work in progress on `Newlyn Green...
a little sea water won't keep the Tolcarne Inn from providing fresh Newlyn fish for its customers...
the message is clear! - time to head back to sea...
even the gigs get to row again...
unlike the Children's Friend still resting on the bottom...
that is one big ground sea running into the Bay...
patch that gap...
the queue for ice continues for the boats getting ready to make the most of a short break in the weather...
the meccano kit ice works is taking shape...
drastic measure to keep the cellar of the Swordy dry ready for next weekend's titanic England vs Ireland rugby match at Twickenham with local boy @Nowelssy15 playing...
despite last nights little dampening, Newlyn is #openforbusiness as usual...
seaweed pickings on the prom...
the scale of the damage...
can be seen along the seafront...
being relayed back to base...
with hundreds coming to see the damage over the half term break...
another heavy shower pass across the Bay...
there's some work to be done to keep the pool in one piece...
what does it take to stop heavy seas...
even the boats inside Penzance Dock are not protected - and this is by the small piece of 'beach' in front of the harbour wall that many people think need preserving - maybe now they see that the time has come to move into the future and prevent further damage inside the harbour and potentially even loss of life as people have to man their boats in such conditions...
for the first time in its history Penzance Harbour wall has been breached...
causing severe damage to the boats supposedly protected by it...
luckily this 'body' was a shop mannequin used by the Bag ' Rags to promote their tshirt sales!...
the seas were heavy enough to rip the old granite stones from the dockside...
and the adjoining harbour wall by the Jubilee Pool.
Friday 14 February 2014
Penzance Promenade gets a good washing - again
The Western Morning News kept readers updated with a live blog detailing the news:
The military have been drafted in to help deliver sand bags to those who need them most.
Penzance as of 3.30pm today, two hours before high tide.
Cornwall Council has opened its multi-agency crisis centre, Silver Command, to deliver a co-ordinated response to the adverse weather. The Prom at Penzance has been closed off by police while Sennen and Porthleven face the storm’s full force.
A wave measuring more than 17 foot was registered on Sevenstones buoy off the coast of Penzance. Updates as they come in;
*Penzance train station is said to be completely under water.
*Take care - Cornwall Council has announced there will be no gritting tonight because their hands are full tackling flooding incidents.
*Penzance prom to remain closed until morning in order to remove debris.
*Crisis control command centre in Cornwall, Silver Control, will be reduced to a skeleton crew in operation from 4.30am on Saturday morning until two hours after high tide. Crews from the police and Cormac will be on standby in Porthleven from 4.30am on Saturday morning in case of problems caused by the strong winds.
Read more: http://www.westbriton.co.uk/LIVE-Weather-updates-Cornwall/story-20631556-<br><br>detail/story.html##ixzz2tLMCdaw4
Valentine Storm hits Newlyn #eatmorefish #openforbusiness
Good to see Quayside distribution making sure the fish delivery gets through no matter what!
Video courtesy of Ade Keast.
Weather: Fishermen 'desperate' as unprecedented storms ground boats for months
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| Storm casualty in Newlyn - sunk in her berth |
As politicians focus their attention on flood hit areas, coastal communities feel they are being ignored despite the grave situation they are facing
Fishermen across the south coast are facing a “desperate” situation as storms and high seas have grounded boats for almost two months.
Many have been unable to earn any money since before Christmas and as hurricane force winds smash their boats and fishing equipment it is feared that the losses could run into many millions.
Despite their plight they are being ignored by politicians, industry representatives claimed a day after David Cameron pledged that whatever was needed would be spent on the areas hit by flooding.
Along the entire south coast of England and Wales, smaller boats have been completely grounded and even the larger trawlers have only been able to snatch short periods at sea before the weather forces them to return to shore. Conservative estimates suggest that at least 2,000 boats, around 4,000 fishermen, have been affected.
Tony Delahunty, Chairman of the National Federation of Fishermen's Organisations (NFFO) South East Committee, and the organisations Chairman-elect, said that the “relentless ferocity” of the wind is unprecedented. “It is devastating, absolutely devastating. Everybody is deeply depressed and they are worried about the future," he said. “Everybody has got families to think about and mortgages to pay, it is horrendous. “It is also a little bit galling when you see the attention that is being paid to the flooding when coastal communities are really really struggling – we feel we are being ignored. “We need help as well, we need support, but at the moment it feels that we are being overlooked. We have the utmost sympathy for those whose homes are flooded, but everybody is struggling." “It is devastating.
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| Empty fish market |
There are no earnings coming in which means it is a problem keeping the crew and keeping up with the payments on their boats.” Compounding the fact that the boats cannot go out to sea is the fact that their fixed gear, such as pots and ropes, is being smashed and damaged by the huge waves which have been battering the coast of the country. They have been unable to get out to rescue it. Also, some vessels which have run aground have been looted.
There is no let up in the long term forecast and by the time the storms subside the fishermen could have lost more than two months of earnings, money they will be unable to recoup. Mr Delahunty said: “The combination of high tides and extreme gales has hammered infrastructures, including vessels, harbours, sea defences and gears. The costs will run into many millions.”
Mr Delahunty, who works on a shellfish trawler from Selsey in West Sussex, said: “This is unprecedented. I have been fishing for more than 40 years and we have had bad weather, but never has it been so violent and so extreme. “We have had a month of gales before, but these are nearly hurricane force - we have never had such severe weather over so prolonged a period.”
It is not just the fishermen themselves who are affected - it is the whole industry which relies on the daily catch. Mr Delahunty said: “It is crippling the markets as well, they haven’t had any fish and they have got overheads and staff to pay. It is not just the fishermen it is right across the board.”
The lack of supply caused by the treacherous conditions has pushed up the price of fish, and recently some wholesale prices have been double what is expected, said Andy Wheeler of the Cornish Fish Producers Association. “That price rise will be passed on to consumers,” he said. Mr Delahunty added: “All of this amounts to a serious setback for the industry at a time when the boats have enough to contend with, adapting to new marine protected areas, quota reductions and the imminent arrival of a discard ban.”
Full story courtesy of the Daily telegraph
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