1. MARINERS ARE HEREBY ADVISED that within the META Dale Roads test area, 12 test mooring lines will be deployed from February 2023 until February 2024. They will investigate biofouling on different mooring line materials.

2. Each line will have a Yellow Marker Buoy marked “SCIENTIFIC EQUIPMENT – NO MOORING OR FISHING”, locations as per below table (also see attached chartlet):

Mooring No.

Latitude

Longitude

1

51° 42.737'N

005° 7.497'W

2

51° 42.738'N

005° 7.463'W

3

51° 42.739'N

005° 7.426'W

4

51° 42.740'N

005° 7.393'W

5

51° 42.741'N

005° 7.358'W

6

51° 42.741'N

005° 7.322'W

7

51° 42.759'N

005° 7.500'W

8

51° 42.759'N

005° 7.466'W

9

51° 42.760'N

005° 7.428'W

10

51° 42.761'N

005° 7.395'W

11

51° 42.762'N

005° 7.360'W

12

51° 42.763'N

005° 7.322'W

 

 

3. Admiralty Chart 3273 (Entrance), 3274 (West Haven), and Imray Y26 & 2600 ATLAS refer.

4. This notice will self-cancel at 0001hrs on 1st March 2024.

 

BY ORDER
M RYAN
HARBOURMASTER

Port of Milford Haven
Gorsewood Drive
Hakin
Milford Haven
Pembrokeshire
SA73 3EP

Tel: 01646 696100
Email: enquiries@mhpa.co.uk