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14 Oct 2015 / Singapore

Soil investigation work west of Tuas View

From 14 October 2015 to 13 January 2016, soil investigation work is being carried out west of Tuas Basin, Johor Strait.

According to the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore Port Marine Notice No.128 of 2015, the work is being conducted 24 hours daily -including Sundays - within the working area bounded by the following co

-ordinates (WGS 84 Datum):
1) 1 deg. 18.489'N / 103 deg. 37.370'E
2) 1 deg. 18.535'N / 103 deg. 37.151'E
3) 1 deg. 19.146'N / 103 deg. 37.213'E
4) 1 deg. 20.457'N / 103 deg. 38.015'E
5) 1 deg. 20.432'N / 103 deg. 38.079'E

The soil investigation work will be carried out by means of borehole drilling using jack-up barges. The jack-up barges, with tug boats in attendance, will have a circular safety working zone of 30 meters radius centred at the barges.

Tugboats will be used for shifting the barges from one borehole location to another. The shifting of the barges will be carried out during daylight hours only.

A safety boat will be deployed in the vicinity of the working area to warn

other craft of the project work.

Craft involved in the works will exhibit the appropriate local and international day and night signals.

When in the vicinity of the working area, mariners are reminded to:
a) Keep well clear and not to enter the working area;
b) Maintain a proper lookout;
c) Proceed at a safe speed and navigate with caution;
d) Maintain a listening watch on VHF Channel 22 (Jurong Control);
and
e) Communicate with Jurong Control on VHF Channel 22 for assistance, if required.

For information about operations in Singapore contact GAC Singapore at [email protected]

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

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