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09 Aug 2019 / Lower Mississippi River, United States

One-way traffic recommended for stone placement works

The Captain of the Port (COTP) of New Orleans has issued a safety advisory for the waters of the Lower Mississippi River (LMR) from Mile Marker (MM) 135.2 Above Head of Passes (AHP) to MM 137.2 AHP.

This safety advisory is needed to protect persons and vessels from the potential safety hazards associated with the USACE subaqueous stone placement operations occurring along the right descending bank (RDB) in the vicinity of MM 136.2. The operations will be conducted daily from 6:00am-6:00pm (including weekends) from August 6-26 (dates subject to change) and entail stone work with a barge extending 400’ into the LMR from the RDB. All equipment will be moved into the RDB at night, but will still extend approximately 100’ into the LMR.

Effective immediately. This safety advisory is in effect with the following provisions:
- One-way traffic is recommended for all vessels from 6:00am-6:00pm from MM 135.2 to MM 137.2 AHP LMR
- On-scene Luhr Bros., LLC pilots stationed on the M/V ALBOB or M/V VICKIE can be contacted via VHF-FM Channels 72 or 16 to make passing arrangements

Mariners are urged to transit at slowest safe speed to minimize wake and proceed with caution. Updates and/or changes to the published schedule will be disseminated via VTS email distribution and/or Safety Broadcast to Mariners.

(For information about operations in the United States, contact GAC North America at [email protected])

Source: U.S. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans Marine Safety Information Bulletin dated 7 August 2019

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

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