NAVNOTICE# 2063 - Illinois River WAP Zones 4 and 5 (MM 80.3

To: ALL MARINERS
From: Coast Guard Upper Miss
Date: 3/10/10
Subject: Illinois River WAP Zones 4 and 5 (MM 80.3 - 128.9 ILR) BNM 0050-10
NAVNOTICE # 2063

SUBJ: WESTERN RIVERS BNM NR 0050-10 UM
SAFETY AND SCHEDULED BCSTS UNTIL CANCELLED
USCG NOTICE TO MARINERS EIGHTH DISTRICT NR 0050-10 UM
USCG SECTOR UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER ISSUES THE FOLLOWING SAFETY
ADVISORY:
A. ZONES 4-5 (MM 80.3 - 128.9 ILR) ARE IN THE WATCH PHASE FOR HIGH
WATER CONDITIONS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ILR WAP ANNEX. ALL TOWING
VESSELS ARE PROHIBITED FROM LAYING UP ON LEVEES. DOWN STREAMING
OPERATIONS ARE NOT RECOMMENDED, UNLESS A VESSEL IS EQUAL TO OR
GREATER THAN 75 FEET IN LENGTH AND HAS A MINIMUM OF 1800 HORSEPOWER.
DRIFT OF DEBRIS MAY BE A HAZARD TO NAVIGATION, AND MAY DRAG BUOYS OFF
STATION. ALL VESSELS ARE REQUESTED TO TRANSIT THESE ZONES WITH
CAUTION AND AT THEIR SLOWEST SAFE SPEED TO MINIMIZE WAKE.
B. FOR ALL AREAS, MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO STAY AWARE OF THE CLOSE
PROXIMITY OF RAILWAYS WHEN CHOOSING A LOCATION TO PUSH INTO THE BANK.
WITH CURRENT RIVER STAGES, RAILWAY SYSTEMS CLOSE TO THE RIVERS EDGE
MAY BECOME THREATENED BY THE HEAD OF THE TOW WHEN PUSHED INTO THE
BANK.