LNM07-0AD70B
SÉCURITÉReceived 23 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTC
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KINGS BAY
General / Marine Construction (Excluding Bridges) / Dredging
General/Marine Construction (Excluding Bridges)/Dredging 54062 Cottrell Contracting Corporation of Chesapeake, Virginia advises that the DREDGE NEWMARKET will be conducting dredging operations at Kings Bay Submarine Base, Camden County, GA. The work will be ongoing from on or about September 21, 2026, with an estimated completion date of February l, 2027 from Kings Bay Lighted Buoy 43 (LLNR 37735) to Kings Bay Light 60 (LLNR 7035). All mariners are requested to stay clear of the dredge, pipelines, barge, derricks and operating wires about the dredge. All operators should be aware that the dredge and pontoon lines are held in place by cables, which are attached to anchors some distance from the dredge and pontoons. Buoys are attached to the anchors so that they may be moved as the dredge moves. Submerged lines should be avoided. Mariners are requested to exercise extreme caution when approaching, passing, and leaving the dredging plant. The DREDGE NEWMARKET monitors VHF-FM channels 13 and 16. 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 remove these from the area where tugs, tenderboats and other attendant equipment will be navigating. Dredging operations will be conducted 24/7, all fishnets, crabpots and structures in the general area must be removed prior to commencement of any work, a slow NO WAKE speed is requested of transiting vessels. All vessels are requested to contact the dredge prior to passing.
USCG Southeast District Local Notice to Mariners 45/2026