NAVNOTICE# 2028 - Mel Price L/D Ice

To: ALL MARINERS
From: Coast Guard Upper Miss
Date: 1/5/10
Subject: Mel Price L/D Ice
NAVNOTICE # 2028

MEL PRICE L/D (MM 200.5 UMR) WILL BE PERIODICALLY FLUSHING ICE THROUGH ITS CHAMBERS WHICH MAY CAUSE PERIODS OF HEAVY ICE FLOW DOWN STREAM OF MEL PRICE L/D. ALL MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO MONITOR THEIR FLEETS CLOSELY AND INSURE THAT THEIR FLEETS ARE PROPERLY SECURED TO PREVENT DAMAGE OR POSSIBLE BREAK AWAY. MARINERS ARE ALSO REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY SUBSEQUENT HAZARDS CAUSED BY THE INCREASED ICE FLOW TO SECTOR UMR VIA VHF CH 16 OR BY L/L AT 314-269-2332.