Another dredger sinks in Faro..

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https://algarvedailynews.com/news/16662-ria-formosa-another-dredger-sinks

Ooops.

Same company which lost another dredger at the east entrance last year.

Came up in navtex with the entrance closed.

Navigational warning

RA98
CENCOMAR
052210 UTC JUN 19
NAV. WARNING NR 1427/19
PORTUGAL-CONTINENTAL PORTUGAL
-SOUTH COAST-FARO/OLHAO
VESSEL SUNK IN POSITION:
(WGS84) 3656,872N /
00752.158W,
DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION.
ALL NAVIGATION IS PROHIBITED
TO PRATICE FARO/OLHAO HARBOUR
NAVIGATIONAL WARNING 1426/19
CANCELLED


NNNN

http://anavnet.hidrografico.pt/NAVTEX/ListNavtex.aspx?Station=R


Edit, Later navtex has it as 37 57.872, right in the entrance.

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Looks like it might be getting moved today >

Navigational warning

RL95
CENCOMAR
282042 UTC JUN 19
NAV. WARNING NR 1650/19
PORTUGAL-CONTINENTAL PORTUGAL
SOUTH COAST-FARO/OLHAO
29JUN19 FROM 0630 TO 1100
LOCAL TIME, DIVING OPERATIONS
IN POSITION: (WGS84)
3657.87N/00752.15W.
FROM 1100 TO 1500 LOCAL TIME
TUGGING OPERATIONS FROM
THE POSITION: (WGS84)
3657.87N/00752.15W TO
COMMERCIAL PIER.
DANGEROUS TO NAVIGATION.

NNNN

Cancel date:
 

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Might be interesting to watch, could be very interesting. Not an easy lift in that position I would think.
woops - Today in your post was yesterday now.
 

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Might be interesting to watch, could be very interesting. Not an easy lift in that position I would think.
woops - Today in your post was yesterday now.

They might still be at it today assuming this is the same thing >

RA05CENCOMAR
300041 UTC JUN 19
NAV. WARNING NR 1668/19
PORTUGAL-CONTINENTAL PORTUGAL
-SOUTH COAST-FARO/OLHAO
30JUN19 FROM 0630 TO 2100
LOCAL TIME, DIVING
OPERATIONS IN
FARO/OLHAO CHANNEL FOLLOWED
BY TOWING OPERATIONS
TO COMMERCIAL PIER.
WIDE BERTH REQUESTED
 
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