Category: Safety

The Caernarfon Harbour Master has published the latest bar buoy positions:

Buoy	Latitude		Longitude	Lights
LLANDDWYN ISLANDSW ROCK BUOYS CARDINAL	N02791	53ᵒ 07’.795 N	004ᵒ25’.005 W	Unlit
LLANDDWYN ISLANDE ROCK BUOYS CARDINAL	N2792	53ᵒ 08’.040 N	004ᵒ24’.470 W	Unlit
SAFE WATER MARK	N17963	53ᵒ 07’.149 N	004ᵒ25’.182 W	L Fl.10s
C 1 STARBOARD	N02793	53ᵒ 06’.95 N	004ᵒ24’.51 W	Fl.G.5s
C 2 PORT	N02794	53ᵒ 07’.02 N	004ᵒ24’.09 W	Fl.R.10s
C 3 STARBOARD	N02795	53ᵒ 07’.03 N	004ᵒ 23’.72 W	Q.G
C 4 PORT	N02796	53ᵒ 07’.15 N	004ᵒ23’.03  W	Q.R
C 5  STARBOARD	N02797	53ᵒ 07’.14 N	004ᵒ23’.37 W	Fl.G(2).5s
C 6 PORT	N02798	53ᵒ 07’.16 N	004ᵒ21’.91W	Fl.R.5s
MUSSEL BANK	N02799	53ᵒ 07’.22 N	004ᵒ20’.93 W	Fl.R(2).5s
C 8 PORT	N02801	53ᵒ 07’.68 N	004ᵒ19’.33 W	Fl.R.3s
C 10 PORT	N02802	53ᵒ 07’.964 N	004ᵒ18’.249 W	Q.R
C 7  STARBOARD	N02803	53ᵒ 08’.18 N	004ᵒ18’.13 W	Q.G
C 12 PORT	N02804	53ᵒ 08’.50 N	004ᵒ17’.38 W	Fl(2)R.10s
C 9  STARBOARD	N02805	53ᵒ 08’.55 N	004ᵒ16’.92 W	Fl.G.2s
CHANGE BUOYS CARDINAL	N02834	53ᵒ 08’.81 N	004ᵒ16’.74 W	VQ(6)+LFl 10s
SEIONT RIVERBIFURCATION	N14410	53ᵒ 08’.51 N	004ᵒ16’.75 W	Unlit
TRAETH GWYLLTSTARBOARD	N10125	53ᵒ 09’.23 N	004ᵒ16’.12 W	Fl(2)G.10s
C 13  STARBOARD	N02811	53ᵒ 09’.54 N	004ᵒ15’.90 W	Fl(4)G.10s
C 11  STARBOARD	N02812	53ᵒ 09’.88 N	004ᵒ15’.63 W	Fl(2)G.5s
C 14 PORT	N02813	53ᵒ 10’.23 N	004ᵒ15’.41 W	Fl.R.5s
C 9  STARBOARDPORT DINORWIC	N08507	53ᵒ 10.65 N	004ᵒ13’.95 W	FL(3)G.10s

All Mariners are advised that under Marine Licence DML 1833v3 dredging at Conwy Marina will commence on 3rd January 2023.  A further notice will be issued when the temporary special mark marking the end of the dredging discharge pipe is laid.

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

Navigational Special Mark Position. Update

We hereby notify mariners of a small change in position of the four special marks at the corners of the experimental mussel farm site in Conwy Bay. Each special mark is of yellow, St Andrews Cross type (2m), indicating a marine farm/aquaculture. The NE and SW marks are fitted with a yellow light, set to a 5 second flash sequence.
The new positions are:

	DDM WGS84
NW	N 53 18.643	W 3 59.523
NE	N 53 18.688	W 3 59.282
SE	N 53 18.543	W 3 59.205
SW	N 53 18.497	W 3 59.446

The experimental site and system

The experimental site is in an area of open water in Conwy Bay (see figure 1), just to the East of Dutchman bank. It is marked on admiralty charts for aquaculture research.

Within the site are six 150m polysteel longlines. Depending on production state, they may be buoyed with pencil floats, or they may be invisible; using near-surface submersible floats.

Please be cautious when navigating near to the site

Mariners are requested to give the installation and the buoys by which it is marked a wide berth. The buoys have drogues attached that trail beneath them in the water.

For more information, contact Julie Webb on 01248 388140/07966546915 or Ben Winterbourn on 01248 388784/07732438894 or Conwy Harbour Master, Matthew Forbes: 01492 596253.

Aid to Navigation Temporary Wreck Buoy marking the Grampian Castle Fl(4) Y10s is not on station. 53° 07’.27 N 004° 22’.94 W

The Wrecks charted position is 53° 07’.30 N 004° 22’.98 W

The Aid to navigation has been temporarily discontinued for the winter.

David John O’Neill
Harbwr Feistr Caernarfon Harbour Master

Aid to navigation Fairway Buoy L FL10s is not on station. 53° 07’.149N 004° 25’.182W

The Aid to navigation has been temporarily discontinued for the winter.

David John O’Neill
Harbwr Feistr Caernarfon Harbour Master