SUBJ/ SAFETY BROADCAST NOTICE TO MARINERS
1. SEC DB BNM 187-18
A. DE/NJ – DELAWARE RIVER (CHART 12312)
2. MARINERS ARE ADVISED THAT THE PES FACLILITY ON THE SCHULYLKILL RIVER, IN PHILADELPHIA, PA, WILL BE CONDUCTING LIFT OPERATIONS FROM A BARGE ON DOCK #2 BEGINNING ON MARCH 26, 2018 THROUGH MARCH 27, 2018. STAGING WILL BEGIN ON MARCH 26, 2018. THE MAIN LIFT WILL BE CONDUCTED ON MARCH 27, 2018. ON MARCH 27, 2018 A BARGE WILL BE POSITIONED IN THE NAVIGATIONAL CHANNEL FROM 6:00 AM TO 2:00 PM. THE BARGE, LOCATED PERPENDICULAR TO THE BERTH, WILL OBSTRUCT HALF THE MAIN NAVIGATION CHANNEL, BY APPOXIMATLEY 124 FEET. VESSEL WHO ARE ABLE TO SAFELY PASS MAY DO SO. VESSEL SHALL MAINTAIN THE MINIMUM SAFE SPEED TO REDUCE WAKE AND MAINTAIN STEERAGE.
3. CANCEL AT TIME//242300Z MAR 18//