How many of you check USCG Local Notice to Mariners (LNTM)?
BEFORE AND DURING A TRANSIT?
Know your USCG District number in order to check - http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=lnmMain
You may have prevented a collision with a lost wave glider. Maybe you could recover it and received a handsome reward... ok, that's a long shot... but if you had it in hand I bet you could negotiate... lol
Example1:
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lnms/lnm17392016.pdf
NOAA-PMEL is searching for a lost Autonomous Surface Vessel (Wave glider) within a 5 NM radius of 57°50.0 N, 168°40.5 W. The Wave glider is bright yellow, approximately the size of a longboard surfboard, 7' long x 2' wide x 1' tall, weighs approximately 250 lb, and is most likely upside down. Mariners are asked to keep a look out for the waveglider when transiting the area. If spotted or recovered please contact NOAA-PMEL at 206-851- 7098, E-mail:wgpilots@noaa.gov.
That doesn't mean you will receive an email reply - after three emails to wgpilots@noaa.gov they failed to reply so undoubtedly one must think they don't care about the lost wave glider.
Example2:
The 35ft S/V RAFIKI is unmanned and adrift approximately 170 NM southeast of Sand Point, AK. The last known position was 52°39.7’N, 158°25.2’W. Mariners are requested to transit the area with caution and make sighting reports to the Coast Guard Sector Anchorage Command Center at (907) 463-4100 or on VHF/FM channel 16.
Example3:
This notice is being issued to advise all NWS partners of a change to the email address used for obtaining weather products via the NWS FTPMail service. The NWS FTPMail was established primarily for mariners who have limited World Wide Web access but maintain the ability to interface with NWS through email services. The NWS FTPMail service allows users to request and receive weather products through a simple mail transfer protocol. By using FTPmail, a user's request is automatically sent as either an attachment or content of an email message on as needed. Further information for the FTPMail service can be obtained from the following web site: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/tg/ftpmail_using.php. In an effort to improve service and efficiency, the NWS is completing a system upgrade of the FTPMail service. As part of the upgrade, the email address used by our partners to request weather product(s) will be changed. The following email address will be operational on Wednesday, September 7, 2016. New FTPMail Service Email Address: NWS.FTPMail.OPS@noaa.gov. The old email address, ftpmail@ftpmail.nws.noaa.gov. is planned for decommissioning on Thursday October 6, 2016. NWS recommends users begin transitioning to the new email address on September 7, 2016 to ensure continuing responses to FTPMail requests. As a reminder, you must configure your email system to allow messages originating from WS.FTPMail.OPS@noaa.gov to prevent accidental deletion. Any problems experienced when using the new FTPmail address should be reported to Kevin Conaty, NOAA/NWS/IDP NRT PM, Silver Spring, MD 20910; (301) 427-9169; or kevin.conaty@noaa.gov. National Public Information Notices are online at: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm
Example4:
Channel Island Rock LT 7 (LLNR 25555) is destroyed and has been temporarily decommissioned with the structure wreckage remaining on Channel Island Rock. Channel Island Rock LB 7 (LLNR 25555.1) has been established with a 2.5 second flashing green light in position 60°36’29.000”N, 145°49’03.481”W. Mariners are requested to transit the area with caution. Chart and Light List corrections will be issued once the verification process has been completed. Questions/concerns should be directed to Todd Buck with the Coast Guard Waterways Management Office at (907) 463-2269 or by email to todd.r.buck@uscg.mil.
Example5:
The U.S. Navy has abandoned an ice camp established to conduct Navy testing, training, and research activities due to unsafe ice conditions. The last known position of the ice camp was 73°18’8”N, 151°55’31”W on April 1, 2016. All personnel and most of the material was safely evacuated, but some material from the camp remained on the ice. The remaining material included items such as tents, cardboard boxes of food, camping style foam mats, sleeping bags, pillows, foldable chairs, tables, some wiring/lighting, and cooking materials. No oil/fuel products, explosives, or hazardous materials were left behind. Questions/concerns should be directed to CDR Deborah Loomis at (757) 836-5956 or by email to Deborah.loomis@navy.mil.
Example6:
An uncharted reef with a depth of 4 feet has been reported in Security Bay in approximate position 56°50.483’N, 134°20.325’W and extending shoreward to the Northeast. Soundings within Security Bay were also reported to be up to two fathoms shallower than the charted depth. Mariners are requested to transit the area with caution and report any charting discrepancies to Todd Buck with the Coast Guard Waterways Management Office at (907) 463-2269 or by email to todd.r.buck@uscg.mil.
Example7:
The Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has discovered a potential obstruction in the outer entrance channel to the Nome Harbor. The obstruction was identified during the 2015 maintenance dredging operations and confirmed by multi-beam sonar equipment during a project condition survey. The approximate center location of the obstruction is 64°29'41.344"N 165°26'11.968"W. The least depth in the vicinity of the obstruction is 20.1 feet below mean lower low water. Mariners should exercise caution while navigating this area and report any strikes to Lucas Stotts, Harbormaster (907) 304-1906. The approximate obstruction location is based on preliminary survey data submitted by eTrac Inc. on 24 August, 2015 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District. The approximate dimensions of the obstruction are 7 feet long by 5 feet wide by 2.5 feet tall. USACE will update this notice as soon as additional information becomes available. Questions/concerns should be directed to Michael Teneza, Operations Project Manager (907) 753-2648 or Tom Sloan, Chief Geomatics Section (907) 753-2658.
Example8:
U.S. Coast Guard to Test Automatic Identification System (AIS) Aids to Navigation (ATON). In the near future, the U.S. Coast Guard and other authorized agencies and organizations (i.e., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Marine Exchange of Alaska) will begin transmitting AIS ATON messages and marine safety information via AIS for testing and evaluation. The exact content, location, and times of these broadcasts will be announced in future Local Notices to Mariners. Additional information is included as an enclosure to this LNM. Questions/concerns should be directed to Todd Buck at the Coast Guard District 17 Waterways Management Office at (907) 463-2269 or by email to todd.r.buck@uscg.mil
Example9:
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lnms/lnm17372016.pdf
16006 37th Ed. 01-DEC-15 36/16 ChartTitle: Bering Sea-eastern part;St. Matthew Island, Bering Sea;Cape Etolin, Anchorage, Nunivak Island Last LNM: NAD 83 37/16 Main Panel 2411 BERING SEA EASTERN PART. Page/Side: A DELETE DELETE ADD ADD ADD ADD Shoal area; Shoaling less than 5 fms rep (2016) Chart No. 1: K40 (NOS NW-25892) Sounding in Fathoms; 12 (NOS NW-25891) Sounding in Fathoms; 2 (NOS NW-25893) Sounding in Fathoms; 4 3/4 (NOS NW-25892) Sounding in Fathoms; 5 (NOS NW-25894) Sounding in Fathoms; 6 3/4 (NOS NW-25891) NOS NOS NOS NOS NOS NOS 59-45-45.200N 60-25-13.500N 60-29-12.400N 59-45-53.500N 60-39-23.000N 60-25-06.000N 165-29-02.800W 166-02-28.500W 165-20-49.900W 165-28-40.300W 166-11-40.600W 166-02-05.700W
Example10:
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lnms/lnm17362016.pdf
Coast Pilot 9-NEW EDITION PUBLICATION–National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)– U.S. Coast Pilot 9, Alaska: Cape Spencer to Beaufort Sea, 34th Edition, 2016, has been issued and is ready for free download and weekly updates at http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/nsd/cpdownload.htm. Only Print-on-Demand (POD) bound copies are available for purchase; see http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/staff/charts.htm#POD. The 2016 Edition cancels the preceding 2015 Edition, and incorporates all previous corrections.
So please ADD checking the LNTM before and during your intended transits.
BEFORE AND DURING A TRANSIT?
Know your USCG District number in order to check - http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=lnmMain
You may have prevented a collision with a lost wave glider. Maybe you could recover it and received a handsome reward... ok, that's a long shot... but if you had it in hand I bet you could negotiate... lol
Example1:
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lnms/lnm17392016.pdf
NOAA-PMEL is searching for a lost Autonomous Surface Vessel (Wave glider) within a 5 NM radius of 57°50.0 N, 168°40.5 W. The Wave glider is bright yellow, approximately the size of a longboard surfboard, 7' long x 2' wide x 1' tall, weighs approximately 250 lb, and is most likely upside down. Mariners are asked to keep a look out for the waveglider when transiting the area. If spotted or recovered please contact NOAA-PMEL at 206-851- 7098, E-mail:wgpilots@noaa.gov.
That doesn't mean you will receive an email reply - after three emails to wgpilots@noaa.gov they failed to reply so undoubtedly one must think they don't care about the lost wave glider.
Example2:
The 35ft S/V RAFIKI is unmanned and adrift approximately 170 NM southeast of Sand Point, AK. The last known position was 52°39.7’N, 158°25.2’W. Mariners are requested to transit the area with caution and make sighting reports to the Coast Guard Sector Anchorage Command Center at (907) 463-4100 or on VHF/FM channel 16.
Example3:
This notice is being issued to advise all NWS partners of a change to the email address used for obtaining weather products via the NWS FTPMail service. The NWS FTPMail was established primarily for mariners who have limited World Wide Web access but maintain the ability to interface with NWS through email services. The NWS FTPMail service allows users to request and receive weather products through a simple mail transfer protocol. By using FTPmail, a user's request is automatically sent as either an attachment or content of an email message on as needed. Further information for the FTPMail service can be obtained from the following web site: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/tg/ftpmail_using.php. In an effort to improve service and efficiency, the NWS is completing a system upgrade of the FTPMail service. As part of the upgrade, the email address used by our partners to request weather product(s) will be changed. The following email address will be operational on Wednesday, September 7, 2016. New FTPMail Service Email Address: NWS.FTPMail.OPS@noaa.gov. The old email address, ftpmail@ftpmail.nws.noaa.gov. is planned for decommissioning on Thursday October 6, 2016. NWS recommends users begin transitioning to the new email address on September 7, 2016 to ensure continuing responses to FTPMail requests. As a reminder, you must configure your email system to allow messages originating from WS.FTPMail.OPS@noaa.gov to prevent accidental deletion. Any problems experienced when using the new FTPmail address should be reported to Kevin Conaty, NOAA/NWS/IDP NRT PM, Silver Spring, MD 20910; (301) 427-9169; or kevin.conaty@noaa.gov. National Public Information Notices are online at: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/notif.htm
Example4:
Channel Island Rock LT 7 (LLNR 25555) is destroyed and has been temporarily decommissioned with the structure wreckage remaining on Channel Island Rock. Channel Island Rock LB 7 (LLNR 25555.1) has been established with a 2.5 second flashing green light in position 60°36’29.000”N, 145°49’03.481”W. Mariners are requested to transit the area with caution. Chart and Light List corrections will be issued once the verification process has been completed. Questions/concerns should be directed to Todd Buck with the Coast Guard Waterways Management Office at (907) 463-2269 or by email to todd.r.buck@uscg.mil.
Example5:
The U.S. Navy has abandoned an ice camp established to conduct Navy testing, training, and research activities due to unsafe ice conditions. The last known position of the ice camp was 73°18’8”N, 151°55’31”W on April 1, 2016. All personnel and most of the material was safely evacuated, but some material from the camp remained on the ice. The remaining material included items such as tents, cardboard boxes of food, camping style foam mats, sleeping bags, pillows, foldable chairs, tables, some wiring/lighting, and cooking materials. No oil/fuel products, explosives, or hazardous materials were left behind. Questions/concerns should be directed to CDR Deborah Loomis at (757) 836-5956 or by email to Deborah.loomis@navy.mil.
Example6:
An uncharted reef with a depth of 4 feet has been reported in Security Bay in approximate position 56°50.483’N, 134°20.325’W and extending shoreward to the Northeast. Soundings within Security Bay were also reported to be up to two fathoms shallower than the charted depth. Mariners are requested to transit the area with caution and report any charting discrepancies to Todd Buck with the Coast Guard Waterways Management Office at (907) 463-2269 or by email to todd.r.buck@uscg.mil.
Example7:
The Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has discovered a potential obstruction in the outer entrance channel to the Nome Harbor. The obstruction was identified during the 2015 maintenance dredging operations and confirmed by multi-beam sonar equipment during a project condition survey. The approximate center location of the obstruction is 64°29'41.344"N 165°26'11.968"W. The least depth in the vicinity of the obstruction is 20.1 feet below mean lower low water. Mariners should exercise caution while navigating this area and report any strikes to Lucas Stotts, Harbormaster (907) 304-1906. The approximate obstruction location is based on preliminary survey data submitted by eTrac Inc. on 24 August, 2015 to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Alaska District. The approximate dimensions of the obstruction are 7 feet long by 5 feet wide by 2.5 feet tall. USACE will update this notice as soon as additional information becomes available. Questions/concerns should be directed to Michael Teneza, Operations Project Manager (907) 753-2648 or Tom Sloan, Chief Geomatics Section (907) 753-2658.
Example8:
U.S. Coast Guard to Test Automatic Identification System (AIS) Aids to Navigation (ATON). In the near future, the U.S. Coast Guard and other authorized agencies and organizations (i.e., U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Marine Exchange of Alaska) will begin transmitting AIS ATON messages and marine safety information via AIS for testing and evaluation. The exact content, location, and times of these broadcasts will be announced in future Local Notices to Mariners. Additional information is included as an enclosure to this LNM. Questions/concerns should be directed to Todd Buck at the Coast Guard District 17 Waterways Management Office at (907) 463-2269 or by email to todd.r.buck@uscg.mil
Example9:
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lnms/lnm17372016.pdf
16006 37th Ed. 01-DEC-15 36/16 ChartTitle: Bering Sea-eastern part;St. Matthew Island, Bering Sea;Cape Etolin, Anchorage, Nunivak Island Last LNM: NAD 83 37/16 Main Panel 2411 BERING SEA EASTERN PART. Page/Side: A DELETE DELETE ADD ADD ADD ADD Shoal area; Shoaling less than 5 fms rep (2016) Chart No. 1: K40 (NOS NW-25892) Sounding in Fathoms; 12 (NOS NW-25891) Sounding in Fathoms; 2 (NOS NW-25893) Sounding in Fathoms; 4 3/4 (NOS NW-25892) Sounding in Fathoms; 5 (NOS NW-25894) Sounding in Fathoms; 6 3/4 (NOS NW-25891) NOS NOS NOS NOS NOS NOS 59-45-45.200N 60-25-13.500N 60-29-12.400N 59-45-53.500N 60-39-23.000N 60-25-06.000N 165-29-02.800W 166-02-28.500W 165-20-49.900W 165-28-40.300W 166-11-40.600W 166-02-05.700W
Example10:
http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lnms/lnm17362016.pdf
Coast Pilot 9-NEW EDITION PUBLICATION–National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)– U.S. Coast Pilot 9, Alaska: Cape Spencer to Beaufort Sea, 34th Edition, 2016, has been issued and is ready for free download and weekly updates at http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/nsd/cpdownload.htm. Only Print-on-Demand (POD) bound copies are available for purchase; see http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/staff/charts.htm#POD. The 2016 Edition cancels the preceding 2015 Edition, and incorporates all previous corrections.
So please ADD checking the LNTM before and during your intended transits.