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01 Dec 2015 / Medway River, UK

Rail bridge dive inspection & span closures

Structural inspection works and span closures will commence on Rochester Rail Bridge from the 4th to the 6th of December 2015 in the approximate position: 51 deg. 23.55’N / 000 deg. 30.06’E.

Inspections and subsequent span closures will be carried out on a span by span basis:
04-12-2015 low water slack at 1218hrs Rochester span
05-12-2015 low water slack at 1334hrs Span 2
06-12-2015 low water slack at 1450hrs Span 3 and Sole street span

Only one span will be closed to navigation at any one time. It is estimated that span closures will be between 1 hour before LW and 3 hours after LW.

A closed span will be identified by the suspension of three RED disks at the points of an equilateral triangle with the apex downwards and the base horizontal; by night by three RED lights in a similar position to the discs exhibited by day. The RED disks or lights will be suspended from the centre of the span.

The safety boat ‘Dentex II’ will be in attendance during the diving operations and will maintain a listening watch on VHF Ch74.

Medway VTS will also broadcast information regarding span closure on VHF Ch74.

All mariners are reminded to navigate with care and caution.

Further information may be obtained from Medway Navigation Service (VTS) on VHF Channel 74 call sign “Medway VTS’ or direct on phone No. 01795 663025. Admiralty Chart No. 1835 refers.

(For information about operations in the UK, contact GAC UK at [email protected])

Source: Peel Ports Medway Notice to Mariners No.29 - 2015

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

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