MDN 192/2022

SÉCURITÉ

Safety Zone and Marine Control Zone established east of Soko Islands for HK offshore LNG terminal

ActiveReceived 16 Sept 2022, 00:00 UTC

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MARINE DEPARTMENT NOTICE NO. 192/2022 (Navigational Warnings & Related Information) Establishment of Safety Zone and Marine Control Zone for the Hong Kong Offshore Liquified Natural Gas Terminal to the East of Soko Islands NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Safety Zone (“SZ”) and a Marine Control Zone (“MCZ”) will be established to facilitate the operations of the Hong Kong Offshore Liquified Natural Gas (“LNG”) Terminal (“the Terminal”) to the east of Soko Islands, starting from 1 October 2022. 2. Details of the SZ and MCZ are as follows: (i) Safety Zone The SZ will be formed by a circle of radius 250 metres with the centre at position (W) (WGS 84 Datum) Latitude 22° 09.289'N, Longitude 113° 57.799'E. (ii) Marine Control Zone The MCZ will be formed by an oval area of 500 metres extending from the Terminal annulus with arcs and straight lines joining the following co-ordinates (WGS 84 Datum) from (A) to (R): Latitude Longitude (A) 22-09.66N 113-57.71E (B) 22-09.66N 113-57.86E (C) 22-09.59N 113-57.99E (D) 22-09.47N 113-58.06E (E) 22-09.26N 113-58.12E (F) 22-09.12N 113-58.12E (G) 22-09.00N 113-58.05E (H) 22-08.93N 113-57.92E (I) 22-08.92N 113-57.89E (J) 22-08.91N 113-57.85E (K) 22-08.91N 113-57.78E (L) 22-08.95N 113-57.67E (M) 22-09.02N 113-57.58E (N) 22-09.11N 113-57.53E (O) 22-09.32N 113-57.47E (P) 22-09.46N 113-57.47E (Q) 22-09.58N 113-57.55E (R) 22-09.65N 113-57.68E The Terminal annulus is bounded by straight lines joining the following co-ordinates (WGS 84 Datum) from (S) to (V): (S) 22-09.40N 113-57.78E (T) 22-09.19N 113-57.84E (U) 22-09.18N 113-57.81E (V) 22-09.39N 113-57.75E 3. No vessels other than those attending the Terminal which are authorised by the Operator of the Terminal, shall enter into any part of the SZ and MCZ. 4. The Terminal Operator and its standby vessels will monitor the SZ and MCZ at all times to prevent unauthorised vessels from entering these zones. 5. Vessels navigating in the vicinity should proceed with caution and keep clear of the SZ and MCZ at slow speed, bearing in mind there are LNG operations in the area. 6. A drawing showing the SZ and MCZ is attached to this Notice. Ms Carol Yuen Director of Marine Marine Department Government of the HKSAR Date: 16 September 2022 Action File Ref.: L/M. No. 27/22 in MD-PD&PS-F01-075-01A-007-P002

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A circular Safety Zone (radius 250 metres) and an oval Marine Control Zone (500 metres from the terminal annulus) have been established east of Soko Islands for the Hong Kong Offshore LNG Terminal. Zones start from 1 October 2022. Only vessels authorised by the Terminal Operator may enter; terminal standby vessels will monitor the zones.

Type: Restricted area · severity moderate
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Location: East of Soko Islands, Hong Kong Offshore LNG Terminal
Validity: From 01 Oct 2022, 00:00 UTC
starting from 1 October 2022
Hazards: restricted safety zone, marine control zone, LNG operations

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