| CLOSURE OF ANCHORAGE Port Kembla, Australia |
| CLOSURE OF ANCHORAGE Port Kembla, Australia |
| MARINE WORKS OFF EAST OF HONG KONG CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTRE Hong Kong |
| CLOSURE TO TRAFFIC FOR BRIDGE WORKS Bosphorus, Turkey |
| JOAQUIN MOVING NORTHEASTWARD OVER OPEN NORTH ATLANTIC Bermuda |
| Closure of anchorage |
| Tuesday, October 6, 2015, Port Kembla, Australia |
| Due to forecast strong gales forecast, the Harbour Master at Port Kembla will close the anchorage at 2400 hours local time this evening (6 October). All vessels at the anchorage will be instructed to return to sea.For information about operations at Australian ports, contact GAC Australia at shipping.australia@gac.com |
| Closure of anchorage |
| Tuesday, October 6, 2015, Port Kembla, Australia |
| Due to forecast strong gales, the Harbour Master at Port Kembla will close the anchorage at 2400 hours local time this evening (6 October). All vessels at the anchorage will be instructed to return to sea.For information about operations at Australian ports, contact GAC Australia at shipping.australia@gac.com |
| Marine Works off East of Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre |
| Tuesday, October 6, 2015, Hong Kong |
| For approximately 10 months, marine works involving dredging, converting existing sloping seawall to vertical seawall, demolition of ferry pier will be carried out in the area bounded by straight lines joining the following co-ordinates (WGS 84 Datum) from (A) to (C) and the adjacent shorelines: (A) 22 deg. 17.023’N / 114 deg. 10.462’E (B) 22 deg. 17.008’N / 114 deg. 10.527’E (C) 22 deg. 16.958’N / 114 deg. 10.531’EThe works will be carried out by one grab dredger, one split hopper barge, one derrick barge, one crane barge and one semi-submersible barge. One tug and one guard boat will provide assistance.A working area of approximately 50 metres around the grab dredger will be established. Yellow marker buoys fitted with yellow flashing lights will be laid to mark the positions of the anchors extending from the grab dredger. Several silt curtains, extending from the sea surface to the seabed, will be established within the works area. Each silt curtain is a large piece of netting used to contain mud and sediments. Yellow markers fitted with yellow flashing lights will be laid to mark the extents of the silt curtains. The hours of work will be from 0700 to 2300 hours. No works will be carried out on Sundays and Public Holidays. Vessels engaged in the works will stay in the works area outside the hours of work. Vessels engaged in the operations will display signals as prescribed in international and local regulations. (For information about operations in Hong Kong contact GAC Hong Kong at shipping.hongkong@gac.com) Source: Government of Hong Kong SAR Marine Department Notice No.137 of 2015 |
| Closure to traffic for bridge works |
| Tuesday, October 6, 2015, Bosphorus, Turkey |
| Due to continuing works on the 3. bridge (Yavuz Sultan Selim Bridge), the Bosphorus will be closed from 06:00 to 10:00hours local time tomorrow (7 October).For information about operations in the Turkish Straits, contact GAC Istanbul at turkey@gac.com |
| Joaquin moving northeastward over open North Atlantic |
| Tuesday, October 6, 2015, Bermuda |
| At 500am AST (0900 UTC), the center of Hurricane Joaquin was located near latitude 37.5 North, longitude 61.0 West. Joaquin is moving toward the northeast near 17 mph (28 km/h). A turn toward the east-northeast and an increase in forward speed are expected today, with a rapid east-northeastward motion expected Tuesday night and Wednesday.Maximum sustained winds are near 85 mph (140 km/h) with higher gusts. Slow weakening is forecast during the next 48 hours, and Joaquin is expected to become an extratropical cyclone Wednesday or Wednesday night.Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 45 miles (75 km) from the center and tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 220 miles (350 km).
The estimated minimum central pressure is 970 mb (28.65 inches). HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND (For information about operations in the Americas, contact the GAC Houston Hub Agency Center at hub.us@gac.com) Source: National Hurricane Center, Miami Fl, Hurricane Joaquin Advisory No.35 issued at 500am AST on October 6, 2015 |
