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The #Beach at #Minehead is on the southern shore of the #BristolChannel, which eventually leads out to the #IrishSea. The town has this interesting #hill, which reminded me of the #Whale in #TerryGilliam's film #TimeBandits (if you know, you know). It think it’s a very distinctive natural feature.
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The #Beach at #Minehead is on the southern shore of the #BristolChannel, which eventually leads out to the #IrishSea. The town has this interesting #hill, which reminded me of the #Whale in #TerryGilliam's film #TimeBandits (if you know, you know). It think it’s a very distinctive natural feature.
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The #Beach at #Minehead is on the southern shore of the #BristolChannel, which eventually leads out to the #IrishSea. The town has this interesting #hill, which reminded me of the #Whale in #TerryGilliam's film #TimeBandits (if you know, you know). It think it’s a very distinctive natural feature.
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The #Beach at #Minehead is on the southern shore of the #BristolChannel, which eventually leads out to the #IrishSea. The town has this interesting #hill, which reminded me of the #Whale in #TerryGilliam's film #TimeBandits (if you know, you know). It think it’s a very distinctive natural feature.
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The #Beach at #Minehead is on the southern shore of the #BristolChannel, which eventually leads out to the #IrishSea. The town has this interesting #hill, which reminded me of the #Whale in #TerryGilliam's film #TimeBandits (if you know, you know). It think it’s a very distinctive natural feature.
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‘I LOST MY BOAT, NOT MY LIFE’: Dramatic 6m sea rescue for solo sailor after maiden voyage from Swansea turns into ‘action movie’ nightmare
Max, a Forces veteran and former Helicopter Winch Operator, had expected a challenging but fun trip to Scotland aboard his newly purchased 30ft yacht, a 1975 Carter 30.
Despite his extensive safety preparations—including dual autopilots, AIS, and extra safety lines—nature had other plans for his maiden voyage.
Shortly after entering the Bristol Channel, the “nice sailing” conditions evaporated as unexpected gale warnings and ferocious 40-knot gusts tore across the water.
The situation turned critical when the vessel’s engine faltered, filling the compartment with smoke and leaving 200 litres of sooty water sloshing below deck.
“I didn’t want to enter Milford Haven at night as I wasn’t familiar with the VTS there,” Max recalled. “I really didn’t want to be in a rescue situation in total darkness.”
As dawn broke, Max made the life-saving decision to call for help while he still had power and some control over the rolling boat.
The Angle RNLI lifeboat arrived in the middle of a “confusing” sea state, but the drama was only just beginning.
While under tow, a violent wave sent Max flying into the cockpit, injuring his back, before another massive roller tipped him into the freezing water.
Thankfully, he was still attached to the boat by his safety line—a feature he had meticulously fitted before leaving Swansea.
“It was like something out of an action movie,” Max said. “The waves were crashing over our heads, and my feet were slipping against the boat’s propeller.”
In a daring move, an RNLI crewman cut Max free and inflated his lifejacket, allowing him to be hauled to safety aboard the lifeboat.
Reflecting on the loss of his vessel, Max said: “I am forever grateful to HM Coastguard and the lifeboat crew, who showed such skill, compassion, and humanity. I lost my boat, but I didn’t lose my life.”
Max’s Top Solo Sailing Advice
CategoryActionPreparationSafety equipment only helps if it’s fitted, tested, and ready before you leave.LifejacketsWear your lifejacket correctly and fit cleats, hooks, and lines today, not tomorrow.MindsetStay calm and think methodically. Panicking wastes time and energy.CommsHave backups. Carry a mobile phone, a VHF radio, and items like SARTs and EPIRBs.Advise OthersTell people your plans, routes, and timings so they can raise the alarm. #AngleRNLI #BoatingSafety #BristolChannel #HMCoastguard #Max #RNLI #SeaRescue #SoloSailing #Swansea #yacht -
The lock gates at Portishead stand open under a hard grey sky, with dark water held still between stone walls. Where time waits for the next tide.
#photography #photo #Portishead #Marina #Locks #Winter #Water #Stillness #bristolChannel
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A grey sea lies flat beneath a low sky, with a wet slipway and dark stones at the edge.
The horizon thins to a line of light, and the world feels held between weight and release.
#photography #BristolChannel #Portishead #Seascape #WinterLight #NorthSomerset #photo #tide #clouds #mood
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bristol channel
A grey sea lies flat beneath a low sky, with a wet slipway and dark stones at the edge.
The horizon thins to a line of light, and the world feels held between weight and release.
#photography #BristolChannel #Portishead #Seascape #WinterLight #NorthSomerset #photo #tide #clouds #mood
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Low tide in the Bristol Channel. Mud, water and sky fold into one dark plane, while cranes and wind turbines hold the far edge.
The land lies exposed, and industry waits at the horizon; the tide goes out, but the mark we leave does not.
#photography #BristolChannel #Portishead #Monochrome #Estuary #LandscapePhotography #NorthSomerset
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Low tide in the Bristol Channel. Mud, water and sky fold into one dark plane, while cranes and wind turbines hold the far edge.
The land lies exposed, and industry waits at the horizon; the tide goes out, but the mark we leave does not.
#photography #BristolChannel #Portishead #Monochrome #Estuary #LandscapePhotography #NorthSomerset
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Low tide in the Bristol Channel. Mud, water and sky fold into one dark plane, while cranes and wind turbines hold the far edge.
The land lies exposed, and industry waits at the horizon; the tide goes out, but the mark we leave does not.
#photography #BristolChannel #Portishead #Monochrome #Estuary #LandscapePhotography #NorthSomerset
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Low tide in the Bristol Channel. Mud, water and sky fold into one dark plane, while cranes and wind turbines hold the far edge.
The land lies exposed, and industry waits at the horizon; the tide goes out, but the mark we leave does not.
#photography #BristolChannel #Portishead #Monochrome #Estuary #LandscapePhotography #NorthSomerset
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/52245/ Ferry service from Wales to south-west England could use zero-emission vessel #BristolChannel #Britain #CelticSea #DaveSampson #England #FeasibilityStudy #FerryService #GreatBritain #MrSampson #OceanPrime #Swansea #UK #UnitedKingdom #ZeroEmission
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Steep Holm & Brean Down
#photography #SteepHolm #BreanDown #BristolChannel #seaside -
Steep Holm, from Brean (South Wales beyond).
#photography #SteepHolm #BristolChannel #Brean #island -
𝗪𝗜𝗞𝗜𝗣𝗘𝗗𝗜𝗔'𝗦 𝗙𝗘𝗔𝗧𝗨𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗟𝗘
✧ River Parrett ✧
The River Parrett flows through the counties of Dorset and Somerset in South West England. Arising from its source in the Thorney Mills springs in the hills around Chedington, Dorset, it flows northwest through the Somerset Levels to its mouth at Burnham-on-Sea, into the nature reserve at Bridgwater Bay on the...
#SouthWestEngland #RiverParrettTrail #RiverParrett #Somerset #BristolChannel #Wikipedia
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Portishead Open Air Swimming Pool (currently closed), next to the Bristol Channel (currently open, but uninviting).
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On the shore at #Middlehope, Kewstoke - where it meets the #BristolChannel after high tide.
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'That Sophia was the Royal Hotel'
#ColourPhotography #AnchorHead #WestoSuperMare #BristolChannel #PhotogSocial
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'Rain Strom Approaching Birnbeck Pier'
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#Birnbeck #Pier in the #BristolChannel with #Wales in the distant background. A #BlackAndWhite #photograph taken from the residual demolition site of the #RoyalHotel, #WestonSupeMare.
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'Tracks End'
#Middlehope, Kewstoke, Weston-super-Mare, UK. Looking across the bay towards #Clevedon, in the #BristolChannel
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@rayres
I like it!
Imagine what kind of ogre could haunt this place.
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Nice day for a 6 mile circular walk taking in part of the #westsomersetcoastpath , views of the #QuantockHills and views across the #bristolchannel towards Wales #walking #hiking #Somerset
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Grey, rain and heavy skies today in #SouthWales. A few from the #Knap at #Barry looking across the #BristolChannel towards England and Hinckley point #amateurphotography #clouds
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A quick #walk this morning before those clouds delivered the promised rain. From #Tythegston through #MerthyrMawrWarren and back again. Great views over the dunes and the #BristolChannel, a proud #CarrionCrow and a slightly fluffy #Blackbird
#DailyPhoto #PhotoMonday #Birds #PenYBont #Bridgend #Cymru #Wales
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I wonder what Roman #exmoor under Emperor Claudius in AD54 would have been like… 🤔
Black & white of course & in winter bloody cold with some nasty drafts …💨 up your toga…😂
Nice views though 👀 Old Burrow Fortlet & Signal Station along the #somerset & #northdevon coastline of the #bristolchannel 👍 #exmoornationalpark
#exmoorfromabove #exmoorbydrone #romanarchaeology #aerialarchaeology #theviewfromabove #dronephotography #romanfort #romanobritain #ancientbritain #blackandwhitephotography -
I wonder what Roman #exmoor under Emperor Claudius in AD54 would have been like… 🤔
Black & white of course & in winter bloody cold with some nasty drafts …💨 up your toga…😂
Nice views though 👀 Old Burrow Fortlet & Signal Station along the #somerset & #northdevon coastline of the #bristolchannel 👍 #exmoornationalpark
#exmoorfromabove #exmoorbydrone #romanarchaeology #aerialarchaeology #theviewfromabove #dronephotography #romanfort #romanobritain #ancientbritain #blackandwhitephotography -
I wonder what Roman #exmoor under Emperor Claudius in AD54 would have been like… 🤔
Black & white of course & in winter bloody cold with some nasty drafts …💨 up your toga…😂
Nice views though 👀 Old Burrow Fortlet & Signal Station along the #somerset & #northdevon coastline of the #bristolchannel 👍 #exmoornationalpark
#exmoorfromabove #exmoorbydrone #romanarchaeology #aerialarchaeology #theviewfromabove #dronephotography #romanfort #romanobritain #ancientbritain #blackandwhitephotography -
And... Never Alone!
[As the sun sets the sky begins to cloud]
This evening's photo walk on #Brean #Beach at
low tide. With my fellow cohort.
[Fortunately, we are both locals]#BristolChannel #sunset #lowtide #Steepholm #blackandwhitephotography #photographie #photograph #photogsocial
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This evening's photo walk on #Brean #Beach at
low tide. Where I'm stood I'm already calf deep in mud before I stop sinking and my jeans/bum is covered in #mud.
High tide adds up to 8 meters of #BristolChannel and I'm a around 1.80 meters. Humbling to say the absolute least!
#photogsocial #colour photography #photographie
