SUBMERGED OBJECT REMOVAL OPERATIONS - UPDATE

SUBJ/SAFETY BROADCAST NOTICE TO MARINERS
1. SECDB BNM 319-19
A. DE/NJ - DELAWARE RIVER - NEW CASTLE/BRANDYWINE (CHARTS 12311, 12304)
2. A SAFETY ZONE WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR ALL NAVIGABLE WATERS WITHIN 200 YARDS OF THE DERRICK BOAT ELIZABETH WHILE CONDUCTING OBJECT REMOVAL OPERATIONS. WORK WILL BEGIN WITHIN NEW CASTLE RANGE ON OCTOBER 28 AND THEN PROCEED TO BRANDYWINE
RANGE. NO VESSEL MAY ENTER, REMAIN IN, OR TRANSIT THE SAFETY ZONE WITHOUT CONTACTING THE DERRICK BOAT ELIZABETH AT LEAST 1 HOUR PRIOR TO ARRIVAL TO ARRANGE SAFE PASSAGE. WHILE TRANSITTING THE SAFETY ZONE, VESSELS MUST MAINTAIN
MINIMUM SAFE SPEED, AND MAINTAIN MAXIMUM SAFE DISTANCE FROM DERRICK BOAT ELIZABETH. DERRICK BOAT ELIZABETH CAN BE CONTACTED VIA VHF CHANNEL 13 OR 16.