Category: Safety

Seabed moorings near Conwy

Bangor University have deployed six seabed moorings north of Conwy at the positions below. The moorings rise approximately 1 m from the seabed and have no surface buoys. We request that marine users carrying out activities that interact with the seabed avoid these positions for safety. We intend to remove all equipment by 31 st August 2024.

Latitude (WGS84)	Longitude (WGS84)
53.34527	-3.84037
53.34537	-3.83612
53.34793	-3.8406
53.3481	-3.83622
53.3481	-3.83175
53.34555	-3.83208

Contact:
Tim Jackson-Bué
[email protected]
01248 38 3967

NORTH COAST OF WALES 

SKERRIES LIGHTHOUSE (ALL Vol.A5168)

Latitude 53° 25.274’N., Longitude 004° 36.502’W. 

Amendment: 

On or about the 29^th August 2024 until the end of October 2024, the main light will have a reduced range of 18nm and exhibit a revised composition of: fl 1s, ec 1s, fl 1s, ec 12s.

Further notice will be given once the maintenance works have been completed.

By Order,

Commander N. Hare
Director of Navigational Requirements
Trinity House,
Tower Hill,
London,
EC3N 4DH

Cancellation of Local Notice to Mariners number 14/2024. All mariners are advised that the vessel has now been recovered.

Matthew Forbes
MSc LLB (hons) BSc AFNI
Conwy Harbour Master

All mariners are advised that a vessel has sunk on its mooring in the Benarth area of the Conwy River (upriver of Conwy Bridge) marked with 3 orange buoys. A further cancellation notice to mariners will be issued once it’s recovered.

Matthew Forbes
MSc LLB (hons) BSc AFNI
Conwy Harbour Master

All mariners are advised that the Conwy Fairway Buoy is now lit.

Cancellation of Local Notice to Mariners 10/2024.

Matthew Forbes
MSc LLB (hons) BSc AFNI
Conwy Harbour Master

All mariners are advised that Deganwy Marina Approach middle port hand buoy is presently unlit.

53° 17.362’ North  Longitude 003° 49.788’ West   

Matthew Forbes
MSc LLB (hons) BSc AFNI
Conwy Harbour Master

All mariners are advised that all four life rafts are now on station at the West Shore sandbanks, Conwy Bay.  The positions of the life rafts are as follows:

Life raft No 1 Latitude 53° 18.230’ North  Longitude 003° 51.913’ West   
Flash yellow 1.5 seconds 0.5

Life raft No 2 Latitude 53° 18.549’ North  Longitude 003° 51.166’ West   
Flash yellow 2.0 seconds 0.5

Life raft No 3 Latitude 53° 18.932’ North  Longitude 003° 51.042’ West   
Flash yellow 3.0 seconds 0.5

Life raft No 4 Latitude 53° 19.197’ North  Longitude 003° 51.507’ West   
Flash yellow 4.0 seconds 1.0

The life rafts will be on station until October 2024.  A further notice will be issued when the life rafts are removed.

Matthew Forbes
MSc LLB (hons) BSc AFNI
Conwy Harbour Master