SAFETY BROADCAST NOTICE TO MARINERS
1. SECDB BNM 390-17
A. PA/NJ – MARCUS HOOK ANCHORAGE – DELAWARE RIVER (CHART 12312)
2. MARINERS ARE ADVISED OF AN OBJECT, APPROXIMATLEY 6FT IN DIAMETER AND 7FT HEIGHT, THAT HAS BEEN REPORTED IN THE DELAWARE RIVER NAVIGATIONAL CHANNEL, IN MARCUS HOOK RANGE, AT APPROXIMATELY 39D 48.261097’N, 075D 24.911’W. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN TRANSITING THIS PORTION OF THE MARCUS HOOK ANCHORAGE AS SOME DEPTHS AT MEAN LOW LOW WATER COULD BE HAZARDOUS TO NAVIGATION, MINIMUM DEPTH AT THIS OBJECTS LOCATION IS 35.5FT AT MEAN LOW LOW WATER. VESSELS DRAFTING OVER 34 FEET SHOULD AVOID THIS AREA AND TRANSIT AROUND THE OBJECT.
3. CANCEL AT TIME// 021801Z JAN 18//