NAVNOTICE# 1716 - UPDATED WAP (BNM 0228-09)

To: ALL MARINERS
From: Coast Guard Upper Miss
Date: 6/4/09
Subject: UPDATED WAP (BNM 0228-09)
NAVNOTICE # 1716

SUBJ: WESTERN RIVERS BNM NR 0228-09 UM
SAFETY AND SCHEDULED BCSTS UNTIL CANCELLED
CANCEL WESTERN RIVERS BNM NR 0219-09 UM
USCG NOTICE TO MARINERS EIGHTH DISTRICT NR 0228-09 UM
USCG SECTOR UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ISSUES THE FOLLOWING SAFETY
ADVISORY:
B. ZONES 2-3 (MM 10.0 - 80.2 ILR) AND ZONES 5-7 (MM 102 - 180.9 ILR)
ARE IN THE RECOVERY PHASE FOR HIGH WATER CONDITIONS IN ACCORDANCE
WITH THE ILR WAP ANNEX. ALL TOWING VESSELS ARE PROHIBITED FROM
PUSHING INTO OR LAYING UP ON LEVEES AND ARE REQUESTED TO TRANSIT
THESE ZONES WITH CAUTION.
D. ZONE 28 (MM 109.9-185.4 UMR) IS IN THE RECOVERY PHASE FOR HIGH
WATER CONDITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE UMR WAP. IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT ALL TOWING VESSELS HAVE A PILOT ONBOARD WITH RECENT HIGH WATER
EXPERIENCE ON SIMILAR SIZED TOWS WHILE TRANSITING THE ST. LOUIS
HARBOR BRIDGES. ALL TOWING VESSELS ARE PROHIBITED FROM LAYING UP ON
LEVEES. ALL VESSELS ARE TO TRANSIT THESE ZONES WITH CAUTION.