19 Jan 1948 // Admiralty tug Oriana was towing a minesweeper from Chatham to Harwich with the tug Vagrant when she was destroyed by a sudden explosion near the Knoll buoy off Brightlingsea. It was presumed that she had detonated a mine. All 15 of her crew were killed. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
January 19, 2026 at 3:29 PM
19 Jan 1948 // Admiralty tug Oriana was towing a minesweeper from Chatham to Harwich with the tug Vagrant when she was destroyed by a sudden explosion near the Knoll buoy off Brightlingsea. It was presumed that she had detonated a mine. All 15 of her crew were killed. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
In the darkness, without recognising the other vessel, E.43 rammed and sank E.36. She went back and searched but found no survivors or wreckage. That it was E.36 that had been sunk, with all 31 crew lost, was not realised until she failed to return to Harwich. [2/2] #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory
January 19, 2026 at 3:23 PM
In the darkness, without recognising the other vessel, E.43 rammed and sank E.36. She went back and searched but found no survivors or wreckage. That it was E.36 that had been sunk, with all 31 crew lost, was not realised until she failed to return to Harwich. [2/2] #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory
19 Jan 1917 // HM Submarine E.36 was sunk with all hands off Harwich after being rammed by her sister submarine E.43. The two had sailed from Harwich together and were running on the surface with E.36 astern of E.43. At some point after dark E.36 overhauled E.43 and crossed her bow. [1/2]
January 19, 2026 at 3:23 PM
19 Jan 1917 // HM Submarine E.36 was sunk with all hands off Harwich after being rammed by her sister submarine E.43. The two had sailed from Harwich together and were running on the surface with E.36 astern of E.43. At some point after dark E.36 overhauled E.43 and crossed her bow. [1/2]
The #Harwich Select Board has voted to bring on James McGrail as the next #townAdministrator, pending negotiations www.capecod.com/newscenter/h...
Harwich selects next town administrator, pending negotiations
HARWICH – The Harwich Select Board has voted to bring on James McGrail as the next town administrator, pending negotiations. McGrail is the current town manager in Middleborough, and one of t…
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January 19, 2026 at 2:45 PM
The #Harwich Select Board has voted to bring on James McGrail as the next #townAdministrator, pending negotiations www.capecod.com/newscenter/h...
Must be doing cheap plastic surgery in Albania. The airport looked like The Port of Harwich after Feyenoord away. #coys
a man with a bandage on his face is talking on a telephone
ALT: a man with a bandage on his face is talking on a telephone
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January 19, 2026 at 2:40 PM
Must be doing cheap plastic surgery in Albania. The airport looked like The Port of Harwich after Feyenoord away. #coys
Jan 1970: Car Ferry Service ad from Sealink
(+Motorail Service; Sealink/Fichel cards; and Holiday Club)
«SEALINK
IS GOING PLACES...
TO YOUR MOTORING HOLIDAY
ON THE CONTINENT»
(+Motorail Service; Sealink/Fichel cards; and Holiday Club)
«SEALINK
IS GOING PLACES...
TO YOUR MOTORING HOLIDAY
ON THE CONTINENT»
January 19, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Jan 1970: Car Ferry Service ad from Sealink
(+Motorail Service; Sealink/Fichel cards; and Holiday Club)
«SEALINK
IS GOING PLACES...
TO YOUR MOTORING HOLIDAY
ON THE CONTINENT»
(+Motorail Service; Sealink/Fichel cards; and Holiday Club)
«SEALINK
IS GOING PLACES...
TO YOUR MOTORING HOLIDAY
ON THE CONTINENT»
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "ENEMY AIR RAID. ATTACK ON HARWICH", The Daily Telegraph, 5 Jul 1917
ENEMY AIR RAID. ATTACK ON HARWICH
LONDON, Wednesday.—Another enemy air raid has taken place at Harwich, the town being bombed by 14 aircraft.
nla.gov.au
January 19, 2026 at 8:00 AM
This historical Australian newspaper article contains the keyword "air raid": "ENEMY AIR RAID. ATTACK ON HARWICH", The Daily Telegraph, 5 Jul 1917
Bizarrely, my worst experience was desperately texting an (English) shadow transport minister to tell him he was consistently pronouncing ‘Harwich’ wrong in a Commons debate. Weirdly hard to spell it out phonetically.
January 18, 2026 at 10:49 PM
Bizarrely, my worst experience was desperately texting an (English) shadow transport minister to tell him he was consistently pronouncing ‘Harwich’ wrong in a Commons debate. Weirdly hard to spell it out phonetically.
18 Jan 1915 // HM Submarine E.10 was last seen on this date, leaving Harwich on patrol. She failed to return and was presumed to have struck a mine. Her wreck, found off Heligoland in 2003, indicated that she hit a mine while running on the surface. 31 men died. #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory
January 18, 2026 at 5:10 PM
18 Jan 1915 // HM Submarine E.10 was last seen on this date, leaving Harwich on patrol. She failed to return and was presumed to have struck a mine. Her wreck, found off Heligoland in 2003, indicated that she hit a mine while running on the surface. 31 men died. #RoyalNavy #WW1 #NavalHistory
"Harwich for the Continent".
January 18, 2026 at 12:45 PM
"Harwich for the Continent".
Not Venice (Harwich from Landguard Point in Felixstowe)
January 18, 2026 at 11:27 AM
Not Venice (Harwich from Landguard Point in Felixstowe)
Wow you've been in Harwich yard a lot
January 18, 2026 at 8:59 AM
Wow you've been in Harwich yard a lot
@annanmaja.bsky.social go for it.
Malmö-Hamburg-hook van Holland - (båt till harwich)
Malmö-Hamburg-hook van Holland - (båt till harwich)
January 16, 2026 at 7:07 PM
@annanmaja.bsky.social go for it.
Malmö-Hamburg-hook van Holland - (båt till harwich)
Malmö-Hamburg-hook van Holland - (båt till harwich)
16 Jan 1918 // HM Trawler John E. Lewis, an Aberdeen boat in #RoyalNavy service as a minesweeper, was returning to Harwich with other trawlers after a sweeping operation had been cut short by poor weather when she struck a mine and sank with the loss of two of her crew. #WW1 #NavalHistory
January 16, 2026 at 5:58 PM
16 Jan 1918 // HM Trawler John E. Lewis, an Aberdeen boat in #RoyalNavy service as a minesweeper, was returning to Harwich with other trawlers after a sweeping operation had been cut short by poor weather when she struck a mine and sank with the loss of two of her crew. #WW1 #NavalHistory
Harwich for the continent.
Frinton for...
Frinton for...
January 16, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Harwich for the continent.
Frinton for...
Frinton for...
Starting off with 720104 this morning. I’ve rescued it from Harwich Yard and we are now at Harwich Town ready to work 1A19 to London
January 16, 2026 at 6:59 AM
Starting off with 720104 this morning. I’ve rescued it from Harwich Yard and we are now at Harwich Town ready to work 1A19 to London
Day 5/5 and 4 days off is almost here. Working 05:23 to 13:43 today. Pass to Harwich again then Empty to Harwich Town. In service to Colchester for an attachment then it’s London and back to Clacton for a break. It’s then either work back an empty set to Colchester or pass home.
January 16, 2026 at 4:41 AM
Day 5/5 and 4 days off is almost here. Working 05:23 to 13:43 today. Pass to Harwich again then Empty to Harwich Town. In service to Colchester for an attachment then it’s London and back to Clacton for a break. It’s then either work back an empty set to Colchester or pass home.
It's Thursday and that can mean only one thing; a new blog is up. This week we talk about badges, witch trials, the origin of the Champions League and Shrimpers Review, Harwich and Parkeston fanzine created by the youngest editor we've been able to trace. footballfanzineculture.blog/2026/01/15/m...
Meet The Editor; Shrimpers Review
There aren’t many football clubs in the UK that date back over 150 years, only 13 in total I believe (someone will correct you- Ed). There are just 3 in the top 4 leagues of English football –…
footballfanzineculture.blog
January 15, 2026 at 5:20 PM
It's Thursday and that can mean only one thing; a new blog is up. This week we talk about badges, witch trials, the origin of the Champions League and Shrimpers Review, Harwich and Parkeston fanzine created by the youngest editor we've been able to trace. footballfanzineculture.blog/2026/01/15/m...
At Harwich yard now, I’ve got 720109 for the first half of my job today.
January 15, 2026 at 6:25 AM
At Harwich yard now, I’ve got 720109 for the first half of my job today.
Day 4/5 and it’s the same 05:23 to 14:22 job I had on Monday. Hopefully this will go a lot smoother. Pass to Harwich, ECS to Witham, then London, Colchester Town and Colchester. I then have. Break before going to Ipswich and back with a little trip into the Goods Road.
January 15, 2026 at 4:39 AM
Day 4/5 and it’s the same 05:23 to 14:22 job I had on Monday. Hopefully this will go a lot smoother. Pass to Harwich, ECS to Witham, then London, Colchester Town and Colchester. I then have. Break before going to Ipswich and back with a little trip into the Goods Road.
14 Jan 1742 (O.S.) // 6-gun sloop HMS Otter was wrecked in a snowstorm on Sizewell Bank off Aldborough while escorting ships from Harwich to Bremen. About 60 lives were lost: 18 men and a boy were saved from her crew of around eighty. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
January 14, 2026 at 4:18 PM
14 Jan 1742 (O.S.) // 6-gun sloop HMS Otter was wrecked in a snowstorm on Sizewell Bank off Aldborough while escorting ships from Harwich to Bremen. About 60 lives were lost: 18 men and a boy were saved from her crew of around eighty. #RoyalNavy #NavalHistory
B-class lifeboat launched from Harwich, Essex at 10:04 - https://rnli.org/Harwich
January 14, 2026 at 10:47 AM
B-class lifeboat launched from Harwich, Essex at 10:04 - https://rnli.org/Harwich
Ha! My thoughts exactly. As an Englishman it's always a treat to see a Rover SD1 or similar with Dutch plates🇳🇱
Dutchies are often good at fixing, which you need if you buy an old Rover🇬🇧
Also the Dutch tendency for frugality & practicality leads to a healthy population of old-school Volvo estates🇸🇪
Dutchies are often good at fixing, which you need if you buy an old Rover🇬🇧
Also the Dutch tendency for frugality & practicality leads to a healthy population of old-school Volvo estates🇸🇪
January 14, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Ha! My thoughts exactly. As an Englishman it's always a treat to see a Rover SD1 or similar with Dutch plates🇳🇱
Dutchies are often good at fixing, which you need if you buy an old Rover🇬🇧
Also the Dutch tendency for frugality & practicality leads to a healthy population of old-school Volvo estates🇸🇪
Dutchies are often good at fixing, which you need if you buy an old Rover🇬🇧
Also the Dutch tendency for frugality & practicality leads to a healthy population of old-school Volvo estates🇸🇪
Its the summer prices thats have got out of control, we moved down to Hull because it was cheaper last year used Harwich.
Newcastle to Amsterdam used to be about £600 summer, but now as high as £1800.
Newcastle to Amsterdam used to be about £600 summer, but now as high as £1800.
January 13, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Its the summer prices thats have got out of control, we moved down to Hull because it was cheaper last year used Harwich.
Newcastle to Amsterdam used to be about £600 summer, but now as high as £1800.
Newcastle to Amsterdam used to be about £600 summer, but now as high as £1800.