NAVNOTICE# 1221 - SAFETY FROM MM 486-488 UMR

To: ALL MARINERS
From: Coast Guard Upper Miss
Date: 7/14/08
Subject: SAFETY FROM MM 486-488 UMR
NAVNOTICE # 1221

SECTOR UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ISSUES FOLLOWING SAFETY ADVISORY:
A. THE COTP ST. LOUIS, MO HAS ESTABLISHED A TEMPORARY SAFETY ZONE FOR
ALL VESSEL TRAFFIC BETWEEN MM 486 AND MM 488 UMR DUE TO A SUNKEN
BARGE. VESSELS CAN PASS THROUGH THE SAFETY ZONE ONE AT A TIME BASED
UPON ARRIVAL DURING DAYLIGHT HOURS ONLY. AFTER SUNSET, VESSELS ARE
REQUIRED TO CONTACT SECTOR UMR UPON ARRIVAL TO THE SAFETY ZONE.
SOUTHBOUND VESSELS ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT L/D 14 AND NORTHBOUND
VESSELS ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT L/D 15 FOR FURTHER QUEUE
INFORMATION.