THAMES PHONE NUMBERS, VHF CHANNELS & CALLSIGNS
Since the last rewrite of this guide in 2002 some contact details in this guide have changed,
the following information was correct in September 2010.
London VTS (Vessel Traffic Service) Tel: 020 8855 0315 VHF ch 14 “London VTS”
formerly “Woolwich Radio” Thames Barrier Crayfordness to Teddington
Navigation Centre (& for private talks: ch 22)
London Coastguard Tel: 020 8312 7380 VHF ch 14 “London Coastguard”
(or ch 16 if distress)
Gallions Point Marina Tel: 020 7476 7054 VHF ch M(37) or ch 80
“Gallions Point Marina”
King George V Entrance Lock for Royal Docks
West India Entrance Lock
for West India Docks, Millwall Docks, Blackwall Basin & Poplar Dock Marina
Tel: 020 7511 5086 VHF ch 72 “K G 5 Control”
Tel: 020 7517 5550 VHF ch 13 “West India”
South Dock Marina Tel: 020 7252 2244 VHF ch M(37) “South Dock Marina”
Limehouse Lock & Marina Tel: 020 7308 9930 VHF ch 80 “Limehouse Marina”
Three Mills Lock Tel: 020 7517 5570
also for Bow Locks & City Mill Lock bookings
St Katherine Haven Tel: 020 7264 5312
Tel: 020 7481 8350
VHF ch 74 “Three Mills Lock”
VHF ch 74 “St Katherines
Tower Bridge VHF ch 14 “Tower Bridge”
Marine Police Tel: 020 7275 4421 VHF ch 14 (and often ch 15)
Tel: 020 7275 4422 “Marine Police” + boat number or name
HQ Wapping (24 hrs) “Marine Police Wapping”
Teddington Locks Tel: 020 8940 8723 No Channel
Richmond Lock & Weir Tel: 020 8940 0634 No Channel
Thames Locks, Brentford Tel: 020 8568 2779 No Channel
Inter-ship (suitable for communication VHF ch 06, 08, 72 or 77
between small leisure craft)
Commercial Vessels often use VHF ch 10
or VHF ch 15 “up one”
Medway VTS VHF ch 74 “Medway VTS”
London VTS Gravesend
Tel: 020 8855 0315 Port Control Centre, Gravesend
VHF ch 69 “London VTS”
Seaward limit to Sea Reach No 4 Buoy
VHF ch 68 “London VTS”
Sea Reach No 4 Buoy to Crayfordness