NEW YEAR COUNTDOWN CELEBRATION Hong Kong |
REVISED HARBOUR DEPTHS Mackay, Australia |
New Year Countdown Celebration |
Monday, December 14, 2015, Hong Kong |
The New Year Countdown Celebration which consists of a fireworks and pyrotechnic display will take place aroundmidnight on the New Year’s Eve,  31 December, and last for about 8 minutes.The fireworks will be discharged from 3 barges and 12 pontoons anchored off the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC), and from 1 vessel and 3 pontoons anchored off Tsim Sha Tsui (TST) respectively. The pyrotechnics will be discharged from the roof top of 7 buildings on Hong Kong Island.Two Closed Areas, encompassing the craft anchored off HKCEC and TST to stage the aforesaid waterborne fireworks display, will be established with the following details:
CLOSED AREA 1 (ii) The 3 barges and 12 pontoons for discharging fireworks will be anchored at the following positions (WGS 84 Datum): CLOSED AREA 2 (ii) The vessel and 3 pontoons for discharging fireworks will be anchored at the following positions (WGS 84 Datum): The pontoons, vessel and barges staying inside the Closed Areas are connected by wire ropes illuminated by LED lights. The Closed Areas will be closed to all marine traffic except craft directly involved in the fireworks display. A Restricted Area will be established in the Central Harbour from 2300 hours on 31 December 2015 to about 0100 hours on 1 January 2016 with the following details: To prevent speeding and minimize head-on encounters of vessels after the fireworks and pyrotechnic display, the WCL and ECL of the Restricted Area will be lifted at stagger time, i.e. the WCL will be lifted at about 0100 hours on 1 January 2016 and the ECL will be lifted later depending on the traffic condition in the Central Harbour. It is anticipated that the Restricted Area will be completely lifted at about 0115 hours on 1 January 2016. To facilitate the landside crowd control, all the public landing steps at Kowloon Public Pier will be closed from 2200 hours on 31 December 2015 to about 0100 hours on 1 January 2016. Special marine traffic control measures for the New Year Countdown Celebration will be executed. (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 N0.174 of 2015 |
Revised harbour depths |
Monday, December 14, 2015, Mackay, Australia |
Mariners are advised that the design and actual navigation depths below port datu, , Lowest Astronomical Tide [for Mackay Harbour entrance and berths], as of Monday 14 December 2015, are as follows:ENTRANCE CHANNEL – Design Depth: 8.5m – Actual Depth: 8.7m*SWING BASIN – Design Depth: 8.5m – Actual Depth: 8.7m* BERTH NO.1 BERTH NO.3 BERTH NO.3 & 4 COMPOSITE BERTH NO.4 BERTH NO.5 * revised depth (For information about operations in Australia contact GAC Australia at shipping.australia@gac.com) Source: Maritime Safety Queensland Notice to Mariners 362(T) of 2015 issued on 14 December 2015 |