SUBJ/ SAFETY BROADCAST NOTICE TO MARINERS
1. DBAY BNM 360-17
A. DE/NJ – DELAWARE RIVER (12314)
2. THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT, DELAWARE BAY, IS NOTIFYING MARINERS OF TWO OBJECTS FOUND IN THE MAIN NAVIGATIONAL CHANNEL, NEAR THE INTERSECTION OF FLORENCE RANGE AND FLORENCE BEND, IN THE DELAWARE RIVER, IN THE VICINITY OF CHANNEL LIGHTED RED BUOY 60 (LLNR 4075). THE FIRST OBJECT IS 120 FEET TOWARDS NEW JERSEY FROM THE NAVIGATIONAL CHANNEL CENTERLINE, DIMENTIONS ARE 6 FEET IN HEIGHT BY 8 FEET WIDE, MINIMUM DEPTH FOR THIS OBJECT IS APPROXIMATLEY 38 FEET. OBJECT TWO IS 170 FEET TOWARDS NEW JERSEY FROM THE NAVIGATIONAL CHANNEL CENTERLINE; DIMENTIONS ARE 5 FEET IN HEIGHT AND 1 FOOT WIDE, MINIMUM DEPTH FOR THIS OBJECT IS APPROXIMATLEY 36.8 FEET. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN TRANSITING THESE AREAS AS THE DEPTHS IN THE VICINITY OF THESE OBJECTS COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO VESSELS. A SURVEY AND PLAN OF ACTION WILL BE DEVELOPED IN THE NEXT FEW WEEKS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION AND RETRIEVAL OF THESE OBJECTS. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE CONTENT OF THIS MESSAGE, PLEASE CONTACT THE WATERWAYS MANAGEMENT STAFF AT (215) 271-4814 OR THE COMMAND CENTER AT (215) 271-4807.
3. CANCEL AT TIME//062200Z DEC 17//