Cape Henry, Va. -- The Hopper Dredge B.E. LINDHOLM will be conducting dredging operations in the Cape Henry Channel and Southern Approach to the Chesapeake Bay from 17 January until 30 April, 2012. A mooring barge and temporary submerged pipeline will be in position outside of the channel in the Elizabeth River west of Elizabeth River Channel Lighted Buoy 18 (LLNR 9600) for spoil transfer to the Craney Island Dredge Material Management Area.
The dredge and assisting tugs with barges will monitor VHF-FM Channels 13 and 16. Mariners are cautioned to stay clear of dredge, booster, floating (pontoon) and submerged pipelines, barges, derricks and operating wires associated with dredging and marine construction operations.
Operators of vessels of all types should be aware that dredges and floating pipelines are held in place by cables, attached to anchors some distance away from the equipment. Buoys are attached to the anchors so that the anchors may be moved as the dredge advances and the location of the submerged pipelines are marked by buoys on each side of the channel. Mariners are cautioned to strictly comply with the Inland Rules of the Road when approaching, passing and leaving the area of operations, and remain a safe distance away from the dredge, booster, buoys, cables, pipeline, barges, derricks, wires and related equipment. Owners and lessees of fishnets, crabpots and other structures that may be in the vicinity and that may hinder the free navigation of attending vessels and equipment must be remove these from the area where tugs,
tenderboats and other attendant equipment will be navigating.
Dredging projects are usually conducted twenty-four (24) hours a day seven (7) days a week, all fishnets, crabpots and structures in the general area must be removed prior to commencement of any work. A NO WAKE transit is requested of all vessels passing the dredge and if necessary to clarify a SAFE PASSAGE contact the dredge on the appropriate VHF-FM channels. Chart: 12245.
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