Mulberry Harbour - Wreck in river Thames 2km away from Southend

[@EuropeanMedia]

Thank you for posting this - excellent video!

[@GGritsun]

When I was a child we had a beach hut on “the prom” just past Thorpe Bay. I walked out to it, first with my parents...(towed through the gulleys in a little rubber boat) when I was very young, then from about 11 years old, with friends. I lost count of how many times we made that wonderful trip. We were taught about the dangers of the tides, we went out at exactly the right time, too soon when the tide is ebbing, and you can get pulled out with the tide in in gulleys. We knew when it was time to get back to shore. Sadly there have always been idiots who don’t respect the sea or the tides, and get caught out. It’s so easy to get cut off as the fast moving tide circles around the sand banks faster than anyone can walk. Respect the sea. As they say in Barbados...”the sea ain’t got no back door.”

[@mwallace2922]

Awesome thanks for posting.🖖🏻🖖🏻👍👍🇦🇺🇦🇺☕️☕️

[@sxftbvtterflies1869]

I’m walking out to the mulberry harbour today at 2:30

[@gowage7303]

just saying, don't ever try to walk out to this, i once tried with friends and not only is the sand real sinking sand but you could get cut off and pulled away by riptide currents (talking from experience)

[@GGritsun]

Gowage We had a beach hut in Thorpe Bay, and i have lost count of the times we walked to the Mulberry Harbour. I last walked out 3 weeks ago. There is no sinking sand, and you need to go barefoot. However the danger of getting cut off is very real. What you are talking about are not rips, but narrow gulleys (channels) where the tide ebbs, if you go too soon, you can get pulled out in them. If you want to walk out, check the tides. You must let the tide go out far enough so there is very little “pull” through the gulleys. You must have turned around and be walking back before the tide comes in. There is usually about 30 mins of slack water before the tide starts to come in. Do NOT wait until the tide turns. It flows in a type of circle which is why so many people can get cut off. Don’t go out on a spring tide. Respect the sea and enjoy it safely. Remember....”the sea ain’t got no back door”

[@neebila]

Thank you for lovely clip beautifully filming what drone did you use ?

[@civishamburgum1234]

Why dies thin ponton bot so far Form the coast?

[@kennethcoxell9449]

To keep nasty Germans at bay

[@JammanTV]

It was part of the pier system used during D-Day. This piece obviously didnt make it to Normandy.

[@michaeldrury2284]

From mick If you come in from Southend football ground end,it’s more out on the left hand side of the old concrete lifeboat house just off the seafront,and I think it’s a old water ski jump for speed boats,hope that helps

[@michaeldrury2284]

Civis Hamburgum ,,because it’s a old water ski jump

[@Woody615]

Does anyone have GPS coordinates of where this is?

[@aprice4905]

Woody615. 51.507812,0.766022

[@Woody615]

Thanks. It actually shows up on Google Earth.