10/02/2026
January Update
So far this year it has not been a good start to the safety boat season, all 3 events were cancelled. Two of the events were on the environment agency stretch of the River Thames and the other was on the Port of London section of the river. Environment agency section of the river went to Red boards a week before the event, whilst the port of London went Yellow flag a few days before the event.
If you now look up the environment agency "River Thames: current river conditions" you will see that every stretch of the river, i.e. between the locks has the status of "Red caution: strong stream". On the Port of London website, currently the status is "Red Flag", you don't see this too often.
Let's hope that February is better, don't hold your breath.
