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29 Mar 2017 / Port Kembla, Australia

Anchorage closed due to adverse weather

Port Kembla anchorage was closed to shipping from 10.40 hours today (Wednesday 29 March) due to heavy swell and strong winds up to 40 knots).Present indications are that the anchorage will remain closed until Friday, 31March.

All ships have been instructed to return back to sea. Vessels returning back to sea will not affect their Notice of Readiness or turn off arrival. Any vessels arriving during the closure to reach as close as possible to port limits as allowed by VTIC, tender their Notice of Readiness and return back to sea.

The pilot boarding station and port is presently open to harbour movements and cargo operations are being conducted as normal.

For weather warnings see:
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDN20032.shtml
http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/warnings/marinewind.shtml
http://www.illawarramercury.com.au/story/4563187/wild-weather-to-hit-the-illawarra-as-cyclone-debbie-remnant-cold-front-collide/?cs=298

For information about operations at Australian ports contact GAC Australia at [email protected]

If quoting any content from Hot Port News, please cite GAC Hot Port News as the source.

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