Public notice
River Hamble Harbour Authority Notice to River Users No 6 of 2023
Notice of Dredging Operations - Mercury Marina 27 Nov - 22 Jan
Start
Wednesday
22
November
2023
End
Wednesday
31
January
2024
Hamble Harbour Authority - notice to river users from Hampshire County Council in Basingstoke and Deane East Hampshire Eastleigh Fareham Gosport Hart Havant Isle of Wight New Forest Outside of Hampshire Portsmouth Rushmoor Southampton Test Valley Winchester area
Notice of Dredging Operations at Mercury Marina 27 November 2023 – 11 December 2023 and 8 January 2024 – 22 January 2024
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that dredging operations will commence at Mercury Marina on 27 Nov 2023 and continue with a break over Christmas/New Year until mid January 2024. The expected completion date for these works is 22 January 2024 but will be weather dependent.
2. All vessels involved will display the appropriate lights and shapes as required by the International Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at Sea.
3. River users are advised to maintain a listening watch on VHF Channel 68 for navigational broadcasts during these operations and navigate with caution in the vicinity of the vessels involved, particularly large spoil barges constrained by their draught, which may also transit the River during the hours of darkness.
4. Further information on these works can be obtained from the Harbour Office or by calling ‘Hamble Harbour Radio’ on VHF Channel 68.
Jason Scott
Marine Director and Harbour Master
River Hamble
Shore Road
Warsash SO31 9FR 20 November 2023
Contact:
Jason Scott Marine Director and Harbour Master River Hamble Shore Road Warsash SO31 9FREmail: [email protected]