As in previous years we have been tasked with assisting the regular refit and docking work for the sandbanks chain ferry, the Bramble Bush Bay, operated by the Bournemouth Motor Road and Ferry Company. Every few years the ferry must be removed from its running chains for surveys, safety inspections and general upkeep. This year the 74m x 17m ferry has also been fitted with new prows. Read More
Jenkins Marine has been back at the Sandbanks Ferry, operated by the Bournemouth Motor Road and Ferry Company, tasked with the removal of the 75m long x 20m wide chain Ferry from it’s chains and completing towage to the nearby Port of Poole for layup and essential maintenance... Read More
Jenkins marine have for many years been involved with regular refit and docking work for the sandbanks chain ferry, operated by the Bournemouth Motor Road and Ferry Company. Every 2 years the ferry must be removed from it's running chains for surveys, inspections, maintenance and general upkeep. Read More
Jenkins Marine’s multi-role vessel Stour made front page news this week after a car slid down the slipway and into the water while waiting for the Sandbanks car Ferry to arrive. The blue Honda was at the front of the queue for the chain ferry when the handbrake is believed to have failed... Read More