Mariners' Advisory Committee
for the Bay & River Delaware
www.MacDelRiv.org
   
Posted   04-27-2018 10:53    
SAFETY BROADCAST NOTICE TO MARINERS
1. SECDB BNM 226-18
A. PA/NJ – DELAWARE RIVER (CHART 12312)
2. BEGINNING APRIL 30, 2018 THROUGH JUNE 30, 2018, A SAFETY ZONE WILL BE ESTABLISHED FOR ALL NAVIGABLE WATERS WITHIN 250 YARDS OF COMMERCE CONSTRUCTION VESSELS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT LOCATED IN THE VICINITY OF ANCHORAGE 7, NEAR MARCUS HOOK PENNSYLVANIA. THIS SAFETY ZONE WILL PARTIALLY RESTRICT VESSELS ABILITY TO ANCHOR IN THIS PORTION OF THE ANCHORAGE. THE ANCHORAGE WILL REMAIN OPEN TO VESSEL TRAFFIC. VESSELS ARE TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IN THE VICINITY OF DIVE OPERATIONS AND ENCOURAGED TO MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM SPEED TO REDUCE WAKE AND MAINTAIN STEERAGE WHEN APPROACHING THE SAFETY ZONE.