Notices to Mariners for the southern east coast of the UK and across to France, Belgium and part of Holland
3 Permanent UKHO notices:
1. Admiralty Charts to be published 23 February 2017: Chart 1975 England - East Coast, Thames Estuary, Northern Part. 1:50,000.
2. ENGLAND - East Coast - Shipway and Harwich North Channel - Depths. - 2 reductions but unlikely to hinder leisure craft;
3. BELGIUM - Westhinder to Schooneveld - Legends. Notes. Wreck. - The Belgium HO has notified that 8 wrecks have been designated as Historic Wrecks.
Temporary - a few this week
1. Medway VTS being ungraded - during which the surveillance monitoring will be reduced. Details at: http://www.crossingthethamesestuary.com/page9.html - and select the Temporary list.
2. Medway Approach Channel - Survey and dredging work - now in survey now, dredging to start on or about the 3rd February for about five days;
3. Great Yarmouth - Outer Harbour Southern Breakwater illumination defective at present which will make the Wave wall difficult to see. Illumination intermittent until repaired;
4. Access Restriction at Reedham and Somerleyton *Swing Bridges - Network Rail are undertaking works *on Reedham and Somerleyton Bridges during the following period:
Friday 24 February 2017 23:59 hours until Monday 6 March 2017 07:00 hours. Going underneath may be possible;
5. Port of Wells dredging;
6. Havengore Bridge still defective.
1. Admiralty Charts to be published 23 February 2017: Chart 1975 England - East Coast, Thames Estuary, Northern Part. 1:50,000.
2. ENGLAND - East Coast - Shipway and Harwich North Channel - Depths. - 2 reductions but unlikely to hinder leisure craft;
3. BELGIUM - Westhinder to Schooneveld - Legends. Notes. Wreck. - The Belgium HO has notified that 8 wrecks have been designated as Historic Wrecks.
Temporary - a few this week
1. Medway VTS being ungraded - during which the surveillance monitoring will be reduced. Details at: http://www.crossingthethamesestuary.com/page9.html - and select the Temporary list.
2. Medway Approach Channel - Survey and dredging work - now in survey now, dredging to start on or about the 3rd February for about five days;
3. Great Yarmouth - Outer Harbour Southern Breakwater illumination defective at present which will make the Wave wall difficult to see. Illumination intermittent until repaired;
4. Access Restriction at Reedham and Somerleyton *Swing Bridges - Network Rail are undertaking works *on Reedham and Somerleyton Bridges during the following period:
Friday 24 February 2017 23:59 hours until Monday 6 March 2017 07:00 hours. Going underneath may be possible;
5. Port of Wells dredging;
6. Havengore Bridge still defective.
Local NtMs compiled by and reproduced by kind permission of Roger Gaspar, author of Crossing the Thames Estuary
Update 01/02/2017
ReplyDeleteHavengore Bridge: Open to maritime traffic
I am pleased to inform you that Havengore Bridge is re-open to maritime traffic in accordance with MOD Byelaws. We apologise for any inconvenience that this may have caused.
Nicki Uden – Community Liaison Officer, SHOEBURYNESS RANGE