NAVNOTICE# 2010 - River Closure Between MM 178.5-180 UMR Due to Ongoing Salvage Operations

To: ALL MARINERS
From: Coast Guard Upper Miss
Date: 12/21/09
Subject: River Closure Between MM 178.5-180 UMR Due to Ongoing Salvage Operations
NAVNOTICE # 2010

USCG NOTICE TO MARINERS EIGHTH DISTRICT NR 0517-09 UM
UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER
COTP USCG UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ST LOUIS MO SECTOR
HAS ISSUED A RIVER CLOSURE FROM THE MARTIN LUTHER KING MEMORIAL
BRIDGE AT MM 180.2 TO MM 178.5 UMR DUE TO ONGOING SALVAGE OPERATIONS
IN THE VICINITY OF THE DOUGLAS MACARTHUR BRIDGE. ALL COMERCIAL
TRAFFIC IS PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING THIS ZONE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
SINGLE BARGE FLEET TOWS WILL BE PERMITTED TO TRANSIT THE ILLINOIS
SPAN OF THE DOUGLAS MACARTHUR BRIDGE. ALL FLEET TOWS ARE TO PROCEED
AT THEIR SLOWEST SAFE SPEED TO MINIMIZE WAKE. THIS RIVER CLOSURE IS
ANTICIPATED TO REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE NEXT TWO TO THREE HOURS.
MARINERS MAY CONTACT SECTOR UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ON VHF-FM CH 16
OR BY TELEPHONE NR 314-269-2332 FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.