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Published:
October 21, 2006
Burnham-On-Sea's
Harbour Master set to be waved off after 21 years
 Captain
Peter Lee, Harbour Master for Bridgwater Bay, is hanging up his
sea-boots this month and retiring from the position after 21 years.
Mr
Lee, pictured at the recent launch of Burnham's new pilot boat,
is a well-known face in the Burnham area, as well as with boat-users
and trade vessels.
After
holding the position since 1985, he is retiring next week and
Captain Chris Spencer will take on the role after a brief handover
period.
Council
spokeswoman Claire Faun told Burnham-On-Sea.com: "Captain
Spencer, the new Harbour Master, was first authorised as a pilot
for the port of Bridgwater in 1988 and has been conducting ships
up and down the River Parrett to Dunball and Combwich since then."
"Chris
is a Master Mariner, Class 1, and is founder and director of CF
Spencer and Co Ltd, a firm of marine consultants and surveyors
based in Banwell."
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BURNHAM-ON-SEA'S NEW HARBOUR MASTER |
 Captain
Spencer has wide and varied experience. He initially served worldwide
on the deep sea vessels of a UK oil major, reaching the rank of
Chief Officer. Subsequently, he has trained officer cadets for
the Omani Navy, has acted as Marine Controller of the Ninian Oil
Field in the North Sea, and been a marine surveyor in the Middle
East.
He
has made several voyages as Captain of Square Rigged sailing ships
around the UK and to Iceland, Greenland, Faeroe Island and Spitsbergen.
And Chris has held the Queen’s Commission as Lt Cdr RD RNR
for some 18 years.
Chris
formed his own company in 1984, and in addition to piloting in
the Port of Bridgwater, marine surveying and consultancy, he acts
as a court and arbitration expert witness in maritime matters.
Sedgemoor
District Council is the statutory harbour and pilotage authority
for the Port of Bridgwater, and Capt Spencer and his colleagues
will be acting as Harbour Master and pilots on behalf of the authority.
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