Two sailors "discovered" a new island in the UK (6 photos)

A new "island" has appeared in the UK - more precisely, a site land area of 0.2 hectares, which was discovered by two local sailors. Attentive sailors have long noticed this place, and recently installed the flag of their yacht club there.





British sailors Chris Fox and Nick Ryle set off on a boat from the Royal Leamington Yacht Club, and reached the "uncharted" island in the Solent Strait. An island with an area of 0.2 hectares, which is completely visible in low tide, gradually appeared at this place during the last several months. It was formed naturally - after In 2021, work was carried out here to protect the historic Hearst Castle from erosion. Excavations were carried out nearby, and as a result, the pebbles moved from places, forming a new piece of land.



The sailors set up the flag of their yacht club in the center of the island. They proclaimed the island theirs, and called Lentun - so 100 years ago called their yacht club. Now local sailors and fishermen are calling on the authorities put the island on the map - primarily for the safety of ships and other sailors who do not know about it.

"We've been for a while watching the island. At first it was just a piece of sushi, but it continued to grow. My friend had an idea - that we should swim there and see how big it got. We sailed on a small fishing boat with life jackets, and took all measures precautions. We were surprised how big it turned out to be - about 100 meters long and 20 meters wide,” says one of the sailors, Chris Fox.





Now the leadership of the yacht club is also worried about the new island. Most of all they are concerned that visiting sailors who, not knowing about island can damage boats. Management has now announced this problem to all local residents, and transmitted information to the hydrographic UK administration to get the island mapped as soon as possible.



By the way, Hearst Castle was built by Henry VIII as artillery fort to defend against the French invasion. The castle was erected between 1541 and 1544, and he was part of the royal program protection of coastal forts. After damage to the historic castle wall in 2021, 7500 tons of pebbles were brought here, and its integrity is still supported by various means.