Tanger shut?

[Conachair]

Station: SPAIN TARIFA
Message type: Navigation warnings covering the station's area
Message id: GA15
28 0944 UTC JUL 07
COASTAL WARNING
NR1759/2007
IMPORTANT
NR/1759/2007
GIBRALTAR STRAIT
MOROCCAN AUTHORITIES HAVE ESTABLISHED AREA PROHIBITED TO NAVIGATION UN
TIL FURTHER NOTICE BOUNDED BY FOLLOWING PSNS:35-42.6N 005-57.2W
35-43.4N 006-02.0W
35-48.7N 006-00.2W
35-51.7N 005-56.2W
35-53.0N 005-40.0W
35-50.0N 005-40.0W

Now has my nav really gone or does this mean NW corner of Morocco inc. Tanger is off limits? Surely not. Was planning a trip over there but only got a catapault so might be out gunned.

 

[Abigail]

I haven´t checked the lat and long, but can say that we were in Tanger a few weeks ago and it was very much open! Well worth a visit! A quick search shows no mention of such a thing.

Best of luck if you decide to look and do report back!

 

[Conachair]

Thanks roaring girl
Might go straight round to Asilah. Not port of entry but pilot says should be OK. Anyone been there?
Think might be cultural festival on now so should be good.
Have fun wherever you are!

 

[Abigail]

No probs. We didn´t go down the Atlantic coast, though went through Asilah on the train to Fes. It looked tiny but I´m sure fine. Have a good visit.

 

[Conachair]

Thanks,
Here now, tied up to some fishing boats. Got woke up early when another boat came back in and got between me and rest of raft, no probs and big plate of fried anchoa handed over. Ocean village this is not!

 

[All_at_Sea]

As you've found out it is open. we have just returned from there, and like previous post we too took the train to Fes for a two day trip, well worth a visit and the guys in tanger looked after the boat for us.

the only problem with asilah is the entrance in a westerly as it is shallow, hit it at high water with no swell and all will be well.

 

[Conachair]

Eastery when i came in, neqr high water so couldn't have been better. Still dunno about area closed to navigation. i went outside it coming down. spoke to tanger tourist office who knew nothing about it and said come on in. Shall prob go there tuesday so will report back on state of play or a request for bail /forums/images/graemlins/ooo.gif