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30 Mar 2017 / Port Kembla, Australia

Anchorage closed

The latest weather warnings have been issued by Bureau of Meteorology (BOM). A gale warning has been issued for most of the East Coast, including the Illawarra, as well as warnings for heavy rainfall and flash flooding, especially on the coastal fringe North of Sydney. The below links give forecasts and warnings:
http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/forecasts/illawarracoast.shtml
http://www.bom.gov.au/products/IDN20032.shtml
http://www.bom.gov.au/nsw/warnings/marinewind.shtml

It is likely that there will be delays to marine operations within the port of Port Kembla from tomorrow morning (31 March). From the current forecasts the worst of the weather appears to be during the period from 0700 Friday till 1200 Saturday, but this could change with very little notice.

For vessels that are in the port of Port Kembla, Masters are to ensure all adequate precautions have been made for securing their vessels for the weather conditions expected. This may include, but not limited to, extra lines, anchors ready for letting go, ramp positing for PCC's and requiring tugs on standby at the discretion of the Master, and without waiting for instruction from the Port Kembla VTIC or Harbour Master. The Port Authority reserve the right to order tugs to be on standby for vessels that remain in the port for the purposes of port and navigational safety, the costs of which will be shared equally amongst the vessels alongside in the port at the time.

All vessels were ordered to clear the anchorage yesterday afternoon and vessels will be told to remain more than 12NM from the Coast until further notice. This includes vessels that are at anchor in the Northern Illawarra but not destined for Port Kembla.

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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