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Notice to Mariners No 24 of 2018

Wednesday, 8 August 2018

Research buoys

South Australia

Port Adelaide River, Kangaroo Island and Yankalilla bay

Mariners are advised that Australian Ocean Laboratory will deploy four research buoys for scientific monitoring from 15 August, for a period of 3 years. The buoys will be lit with a yellow flashing light visible for 1.5 nautical miles as follows.

Port River

S 34°45’36.0”

E 138°30’30.0”

Fl Y (1) 5s

Barker Inlet

S 34°45’17.5”

E 138°31’03.8”

FL Y (2) 10s

White Point

S 35°33’46.2”

E 137°35’21.0”

Fl Y (3) 30s

Yankalilla Bay

S 35°25’37.2”

E 138°18’53.4”

Fl Y (3) 30s

Vessel operators should proceed with caution in the areas described above.

Charts affected AUS 485, AUS 129

Australia Pilot Volume 1 2014 pages 392, 397

For more detail contact:

The Australian Ocean Laboratory Limited

Web www.ausocean.org

Email info@ausocean.org

Adelaide, 08 August 2018

GORDON PANTON

MANAGER MARINE OPERATIONS