North Wales Cruising Club

Survey planned for Sunday 6th June 2021

Mersey Guardian Coastal Survey Vessel will be grab sampling in Conwy Bay and Red Wharf Bay between 07:00 and 15:00

The sampling will involve sediment sampling for invertebrates using a 0.1m² grab sampler, with associated sediment particle size at two sites in Conwy Bay and two sites in Red Wharf Bay. The sampling platform will be the survey vessel Mersey Guardian operated by the Environment Agency and Briggs Marine and Environmental Services Ltd crew.  At the sampling target stations, a 0.1m² scientific grab sampler will be carefully deployed approximately 10 times (at each location) from the dedicated scientific survey vessel by trained and skilled staff/crew using a motorised winch.

Mersey Guardian can be contacted on channel 12 or 16 on VHF

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

Due to an error in relation to the position of C8 in NtoM 17/2021 please find an amended version 18/2021.

Mariners are advised that the following Aid to Navigation are now in the appropriate positions noted below.

Mariners are advised that this Notice to Mariners 18/2021 now cancels all previous Notices relating to these specific Aids to Navigation.

Safe Water Mark	53° 06.75′ N	004° 24.80′ W	LFl.10s
C1	53° 07.18′ N	004° 24.60′ W	Fl.G.5s
C2	53° 07.319′ N	004° 24.295′ W	Fl.R.10s
C3	53° 07.25′ N	004° 23.87′ W	Q.G
C4	53° 07.16′ N	004° 22.99′ W	Q.R
C5	53° 07.14′ N	004° 23.36′ W	Fl(2)G.5s
C6	53° 07.22′ N	004° 21.91′ W	Fl.R.5s
Mussel Bank	53° 07.23′ N	004° 20.93′ W	Fl(2)R.5s
C8	53° 07.68′ N	004° 19.33′ W	Fl.R.3s

David John O’Neill
Harbwr Feistr Caernarfon Harbour Master

Mariners are advised that the following Aid to Navigation are now in the appropriate positions noted below.

Mariners are advised that this Notice to Mariners 17/2021 now cancels all previous Notices relating to these specific Aids to Navigation.

Safe Water Mark	53° 06.75′ N	004° 24.80′ W	LFl.10s
C1	53° 07.18′ N	004° 24.60′ W	Fl.G.5s
C2	53° 07.319′ N	004° 24.295′ W	Fl.R.10s
C3	53° 07.25′ N	004° 23.87′ W	Q.G
C4	53° 07.16′ N	004° 22.99′ W	Q.R
C5	53° 07.14′ N	004° 23.36′ W	Fl(2)G.5s
C6	53° 07.22′ N	004° 21.91′ W	Fl.R.5s
Mussel Bank	53° 07.23′ N	004° 20.93′ W	Fl(2)R.5s
C8	53° 07.29′ N	004° 17.70′ W	Fl.R.3s

David John O’Neill
Harbwr Feistr Caernarfon Harbour Master

Due to some minor issues experienced during the routine sill gate maintenance works, we have elected to keep the sill gate buoyant during this weekend given the inclement weather, and pending further investigations works and tests. An update will be provided to all in due course.

Traffic lights will remain on RED throughout the weekend. Please contact the marina office for clearance levels above the sill gate before accessing and/or egressing the marina.

Jon Roberts
Marina Manager

Aid to navigation Llanddwyn Island “South West Rock” South Cardinal, Y.B is on its appropriate station, but is partially submerged.

Position: 53°07.81′ N 004°25.06′ W

Mariners are advised to exercise extreme caution in this area.

David John O’Neill
Harbwr Feistr Caernarfon Harbour Master

Following recent information received by a Mariner. Mariners are advised that a significant danger to navigation is believed to exist in the Swellies and possible the wider area both Northeast and Southwest given the anchor line may fail at any time. The submerged vessel a 16’ Seahog is potentially still in or near the position

53ᵒ13.113′ N 004ᵒ10.660′ W

Mariners are advised to navigate with extreme caution throughout the Harbour Limits until the vessels location and security can be established.

David John O’Neill
Harbwr Feistr Caernarfon Harbour Master

NORTH COAST OF WALES – COLWYN BAY

WRECK “NICOLA FAITH”

Latitude 53° 20.02’N., Longitude 003° 41.88’W.

The wreck, which lies sunk in the position above, has been temporarily marked by means of two emergency wreck marking lighted buoys, as follows:-

Position:
North of the wreck, in position Latitude 53° 20.099’N., Longitude 003° 41.876’W.

Characteristics:
Pillar: Blue & Yellow Vertical Stripes: Yellow Upright Cross Topmark:
Alternating blue and yellow flashing light, where the blue and yellow 1 second
flashes are alternated with an interval of 0.5 seconds:

The word WRECK is exhibited Black on Yellow.

Position:
South of the wreck, in position Latitude 53° 19.938’N., Longitude 003° 41.876’W.

Characteristics:
Pillar: Blue & Yellow Vertical Stripes: Yellow Upright Cross Topmark:
Alternating blue and yellow flashing light, where the blue and yellow 1 second
flashes are alternated with an interval of 0.5 seconds:

The word WRECK is exhibited Black on Yellow.

Mariners are advised to give the wreck and buoys by which it is marked a wide berth.

By Order,

Commander N. Hare,
Director of Navigational Requirements.
Trinity House,
Tower Hill,
London,
EC3N 4DH
19th April, 2021

Local Notice to Mariners numbers 1 and 2 are hereby cancelled.

The wreck has now been removed from Conwy Harbour.

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

All Mariners are hereby advised that the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has issued the attached probation notice.

A further notice will follow when the probation notice is cancelled.

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