SURF YOUR WAY AROUND SOUTHAMPTON ON PORT’S BRAND-NEW WEBSITES
Associated British Ports, (ABP) as the statutory harbour authority for the Port of Southampton, has developed three new websites to aid mariners and leisure sailors using the port, Southampton Water and the Solent.
Port users logging on to www.southamptonvts.co.uk will be able to access live information including shipping movements, radar displays, tide and weather data, as well as a wealth of other information including the latest Notices to Mariners and Harbour Byelaws, port maps, news and events. One of the main features of the website is a webcam, positioned on Dock Head, which will create a ‘window’ into the port for the general public to view arriving and departing vessels.
The other two websites are wholly dedicated to providing real-time weather information from two key locations on Southampton Water. At Southampton Dock Head, the information can be found on www.sotonmet.co.uk; at Bramble Bank, the information can be accessed on www.bramblemet.co.uk. Both websites have been jointly funded by ABP, the RNLI and the Solent Cruising and Racing Association.
Captain Steven Young, Harbour Master, ABP Southampton, said:
“The Internet is an excellent way of communicating beneficial real-time information to all users of the port, be they commercial or leisure users.This project has been greatly assisted by the support of the RNLI and the Solent Cruising and Racing Association and highlights the close working relationship that ABP enjoys with these organisations.We hope that the sites will be the first port of call for anyone using Southampton Water and the central Solent.”
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