Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Floating Metal Art in the Washington Channel

      Washington, D.C. -- Mariners are advised that a floating platform will be installed in the Washington Channel until April 21. The metal art sculpture is part of a public art project sponsored by the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities to broadcast messages during the National Cherry Blossom Festival.
     The object, 18 inches in height and 30 feet in diameter, will be anchored in 15 feet of water along the Southwest Waterfront area of Washington, D.C., between the Gangplank Marina “S” and “T” Docks, at approximate position 38°52'35- N, 077°01'19- W, and will display a white light.
     Mariners are urged to use caution in this area and may contact the General Manager, Gangplank Marina, at telephone (202) 554-5000 or on marine band radio VHF-FM channel 16. Chart : 12289.

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