tillergirl
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UKHO and Trinity House Permanent/Temporary/Preliminary Notices
1. ENGLAND - East Coast - Depths - Two reductions of depth in the River Thames, close to the Oil Terminal west of Stoneness. Unlikely to be where we are!
2. ENGLAND - South East Coast - Drying height. Depths. - Six reductions of depth at the top and west side of the Goodwin Knoll and one by the Goodwin Fork. Of the six depths of the Goodwin Knoll is a new drying height just northwest of the N. Goodwin starboard hand buoy. Don’t stray outside the marked channel there.
3. NETHERLANDS - Lights. - A significant change of light characteristics for the three major lights of Vlissingen. Each three lights have deleted the light sectors.
4. BELGIUM - Buoy. - A second yellow special boy added just east of the Oostende harbour.
5. EAST COAST OF ENGLAND -APPROACHES TO LOWESTOFT - HOLM SAND - A significant move south of the NW Holm starboard hand buoy in the Corton Road (approaches south to Lowestoft). The significance of that move can be seen from NtM 302 of 2022 in week 4.
Local
1. LIMEHOUSE REACH - OLD SUN WHARF RIVER WALL MAINTAINENCE WORKS - On or about Monday 21st February 2022, Concrete Repairs Limited on behalf of OSW Freehold & management LTD will be undertaking maintenance works on the river walls at Old Sun Wharf in Limehouse Reach. Works will be supported by the vessel ASSASSIN which will be conducting lifting operations over tidal windows. Working hours are expected to be 07:30 to 16:30 Monday to Friday and expected to last for about 20-weeks. Requirements to proceed with caution or at slow speed will be made in accordance with the procedure set out in the Port of London Authority’s Port Information Guide, under ‘London VTS’, ‘Section 4’.
The ASSASSIN when on station will maintain a listening watch on VHF Channel 14. Further details will be broadcast by London VTS on VHF Channel 14, as required.
2. Harwich Harbour - Maintenance Dredging - on or about the 13 February 2022 the dredger Sospan Dau (IMO: 7711062 ) will commence maintenance dredging in the harbour, for a period of approximately 7 days. Materials will be disposed of to the beneficial sites in the River Stour and River Orwell. Detailed dredger movements can be obtained from Harwich VTS on VHF Channel 71. Lights and shapes as required by Collision Regulations will be exhibited and a listening watch on VHF Channel 71 will be maintained throughout.
Harwich Haven Channel Deepening Project - Boulder Grab Operations - From around the 14 February, for a period of about 7 days, the grab dredger Aase Madsen (IMO: 7731751) will carry out trial boulder grab dredging operations in the main channel. The vessel (details below) will dredge previously identified surface boulders for disposal at sea and will be operating 12 hours (daytime) per day. The dredging contractor is the Van Oord / Boskalis Westminster Joint Venture appointed by Harwich Haven Authority to carry out the Harwich Haven Channel Deepening Project. The areas to be dredged include locations within the main channel referred to as areas B, C, and D, and running from the Fort Buoy out to no. 1 and 2 buoys. (See sketch HHA: B - D) The vessel will position using its own propulsion at the site of the surface boulders and will use its grab crane to pick them up and place them in its hopper. Once the hopper is full, the vessel will proceed to the Inner Gabbard East disposal site where it will unload the boulders. The dredging is covered by the MMO licence held by Harwich Haven Authority: L/2020/00360/2. All vessels may be subject to Harwich VTS Traffic Organisation. Given the increased frequency of vessel movements and dredging operations mariners are reminded of the importance of regulated vessel reporting requirements and necessity to maintain a good lookout ahead and astern. Detailed vessel movements can be obtained from Harwich VTS on VHF channel 71. Chartlet and images at the Local List on: Notices to Mariners
3. Port of Wells is dredging
That is all. There will be no service until Monday 7th March on account of 'vacances' I'm afraid.
1. ENGLAND - East Coast - Depths - Two reductions of depth in the River Thames, close to the Oil Terminal west of Stoneness. Unlikely to be where we are!
2. ENGLAND - South East Coast - Drying height. Depths. - Six reductions of depth at the top and west side of the Goodwin Knoll and one by the Goodwin Fork. Of the six depths of the Goodwin Knoll is a new drying height just northwest of the N. Goodwin starboard hand buoy. Don’t stray outside the marked channel there.
3. NETHERLANDS - Lights. - A significant change of light characteristics for the three major lights of Vlissingen. Each three lights have deleted the light sectors.
4. BELGIUM - Buoy. - A second yellow special boy added just east of the Oostende harbour.
5. EAST COAST OF ENGLAND -APPROACHES TO LOWESTOFT - HOLM SAND - A significant move south of the NW Holm starboard hand buoy in the Corton Road (approaches south to Lowestoft). The significance of that move can be seen from NtM 302 of 2022 in week 4.
Local
1. LIMEHOUSE REACH - OLD SUN WHARF RIVER WALL MAINTAINENCE WORKS - On or about Monday 21st February 2022, Concrete Repairs Limited on behalf of OSW Freehold & management LTD will be undertaking maintenance works on the river walls at Old Sun Wharf in Limehouse Reach. Works will be supported by the vessel ASSASSIN which will be conducting lifting operations over tidal windows. Working hours are expected to be 07:30 to 16:30 Monday to Friday and expected to last for about 20-weeks. Requirements to proceed with caution or at slow speed will be made in accordance with the procedure set out in the Port of London Authority’s Port Information Guide, under ‘London VTS’, ‘Section 4’.
The ASSASSIN when on station will maintain a listening watch on VHF Channel 14. Further details will be broadcast by London VTS on VHF Channel 14, as required.
2. Harwich Harbour - Maintenance Dredging - on or about the 13 February 2022 the dredger Sospan Dau (IMO: 7711062 ) will commence maintenance dredging in the harbour, for a period of approximately 7 days. Materials will be disposed of to the beneficial sites in the River Stour and River Orwell. Detailed dredger movements can be obtained from Harwich VTS on VHF Channel 71. Lights and shapes as required by Collision Regulations will be exhibited and a listening watch on VHF Channel 71 will be maintained throughout.
Harwich Haven Channel Deepening Project - Boulder Grab Operations - From around the 14 February, for a period of about 7 days, the grab dredger Aase Madsen (IMO: 7731751) will carry out trial boulder grab dredging operations in the main channel. The vessel (details below) will dredge previously identified surface boulders for disposal at sea and will be operating 12 hours (daytime) per day. The dredging contractor is the Van Oord / Boskalis Westminster Joint Venture appointed by Harwich Haven Authority to carry out the Harwich Haven Channel Deepening Project. The areas to be dredged include locations within the main channel referred to as areas B, C, and D, and running from the Fort Buoy out to no. 1 and 2 buoys. (See sketch HHA: B - D) The vessel will position using its own propulsion at the site of the surface boulders and will use its grab crane to pick them up and place them in its hopper. Once the hopper is full, the vessel will proceed to the Inner Gabbard East disposal site where it will unload the boulders. The dredging is covered by the MMO licence held by Harwich Haven Authority: L/2020/00360/2. All vessels may be subject to Harwich VTS Traffic Organisation. Given the increased frequency of vessel movements and dredging operations mariners are reminded of the importance of regulated vessel reporting requirements and necessity to maintain a good lookout ahead and astern. Detailed vessel movements can be obtained from Harwich VTS on VHF channel 71. Chartlet and images at the Local List on: Notices to Mariners
3. Port of Wells is dredging
That is all. There will be no service until Monday 7th March on account of 'vacances' I'm afraid.
