Sea Reach

Sea Reach continues to Lower Hope Point

Chainrock Buoy, Holehaven

Green buoy to north of main channel at the end of the long Holehaven jetty

Holehaven Creek

North Bank, entrance between two jetties, around Shellhaven point, then Lower Horse
This is the upstream entrance to the water which makes Canvey an island.

Tanker Buoy

Red Buoy to south of main channel (and north of small ship channel)

Mid Blyth Buoy

Marker for Byth Sands

Coryton Wharves

North Bank, Coryton Petroplus Oil refinery

Cliffe Fleet Buoy

Red Buoy to south of main channel (and north of small ship channel)

Blyth Sands

South Bank. (and inland: Salt Fleet; Hope Fleet; Cliffe Fleet; Cliffe Marshes)

1660: Samuel Pepys his diary ("Among the sands" probably refers to Blythe Sands) -

Saturday 7 April.
This day, about nine o’clock in the morning, the wind grew high, and we being among the sands lay at anchor; I began to be dizzy and squeamish. Before dinner my Lord sent for me down to eat some oysters, the best my Lord said that ever he ate in his life, though I have ate as good at Bardsey. After dinner, and all the afternoon I walked upon the deck to keep myself from being sick, and at last about five o’clock, went to bed and got a caudle made me, and sleep upon it very well. This day Mr. Sheply went to Sheppy.

1809: Fishing upon the Blythe-Sand, Tide Setting In, J M W Turner -

Fishing upon the Blythe-Sand, Tide Setting In, J M W Turner, 1809

Shell Haven

North Bank

Thames Haven

North Bank

A ship passes the oil refinery at Thames Haven

Shellhaven London Gateway Port

North Bank, land reclamation from March 2010
Shell A & B jetties

West Blyth Buoy

Red buoy marking south of main ship channel

Mucking No.1 Buoy

Green buoy marking north of main ship channel

Lower Hope Buoy

Red buoy marking south of main ship channel at turn into Lower Hope