NAVNOTICE# 1757 - Safety Advisory MM 179-180 UMR for MLB All Star Game 11-14 July

To: ALL MARINERS
From: Coast Guard Upper Miss
Date: 7/1/09
Subject: Safety Advisory MM 179-180 UMR for MLB All Star Game 11-14 July
NAVNOTICE # 1757

USCG SECTOR UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ISSUES THE FOLLOWING SAFETY
ADVISORY IN SUPPORT OF THE 2009 MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL (MLB) ALL
STAR WEEK IN ST. LOUIS, MO THAT WILL COMMENCE ON 11 JULY 2009
THROUGH 14 JULY 2009.
A. THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS, MO WILL BE HOSTING THE 2009 MAJOR LEAGUE
BASEBALL ALL STAR GAME WHICH INCLUDES A WEEK OF ACTIVITIES AROUND
THE CITY. SOME OF THESE ACTIVITIES WILL TAKE PLACE ADJACENT TO OR
NEAR THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER. IN AN EFFORT TO ENSURE THE SAFETY AND
SECURITY OF EVENT ATTENDEES, MARITIME INDUSTRY, AND THE
INFRASTRUCTURE SURROUNDING THE CITY DURING THE CELEBRATION, USCG
SECTOR UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (UMR) WILL BE ESTABLISHING A SAFETY
ZONE ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER NEAR THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS.
B. THE SAFETY ZONE WILL BE IN EFFECT FROM 11 JULY 2009 THROUGH 14
JULY 2009 DURING THE HOURS OF 4:00 PM TILL 12:00 AM EACH EVENING.
DURING THESE TIMES THE SAFETY ZONE BOUNDARIES WILL BE ESTABLISHED
BETWEEN THE POPLAR STREET BRIDGE, MM 179, AND THE EADS BRIDGE, MM
180. ALL MARINERS ARE REQUIRED TO REPORT IN TO THE USCG SECTOR UMR
COMMAND CENTER VIA MARINE RADIO, VHF-FM CHANNEL 16, OR BY PHONE AT
314-269-2332 FOR GUIDANCE PRIOR TO ENTERING THE SAFETY ZONE. UP-
BOUND TRAFFIC SHALL REPORT NEARING THE SAFETY ZONE UPON REACHING
THE JEFFERSON BARRACKS BRIDGE, MM 168.6, AND DOWN-BOUND TRAFFIC
SHALL REPORT NEARING THE SAFETY ZONE UPON REACHING LOCK AND DAM 27,
MM 185.5.
C. VESSELS ARE TO REPORT TOW CONFIGURATION AND CONFIRM CERTAIN
DANGEROUS CARGOS AND EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS CARGOS IF APPLICABLE. USCG
SECTOR UMR RESPONSE BOATS WILL BE PRESENT IN THE SAFETY ZONE DURING
THE ENFORCEMENT HOURS AND WILL PROVIDE DIRECTION AS NECESSARY.
COMPANIES OPERATING FLEETING AREAS SHALL SHIFT ESPECIALLY HAZARDOUS
CARGOS AT LEAST 0.5 MILES UP OR DOWN RIVER OF THE SAFETY ZONE TO
ASSIST IN THE SAFETY AND SECURITY MEASURES.
D. COMPANIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO BE PROACTIVE IN SCHEDULING TRANSITS
THROUGH THE SAFETY ZONE AREA DURING THESE TIME PERIODS TO AVOID
POSSIBLE UNEXPECTED DELAYS.