27 Jan 2021 / Townsville, Australia

Amended port navigation depths

Mariners are advised that the declared depths for the channels and berth pockets, below port datum, Lowest Astronomical Tide, are amended, as of Friday, 15 January 2021, as follows:

OUTER HARBOUR (ARRIVAL CHANNEL)
Actual Depth: 7.1*

OUTER HARBOUR (DEPARTURE CHANNEL)
Actual Depth: 11.5*

SEA CHANNEL
Actual Depth: 11.9

CHANNEL WEDGE
Actual Depth: 10.9

PLATYPUS CHANNEL
Actual depth: 11.3*

INNER HARBOUR
Actual depth: 11.3

NO. 1 BERTH POCKET
Actual Depth: 12.3

NO. 2 BERTH POCKET
Actual Depth: 10.8

NO. 3 BERTH POCKET
Actual Depth: 11.0

NO. 4 BERTH POCKET
Actual Depth: 11.9

NO. 8 BERTH POCKET
Actual Depth: 12.0*

NO. 9 BERTH POCKET
Actual Depth: 11.5

NO. 10 BERTH POCKET
Actual Depth: 11.0

NO. 11 BERTH POCKET
Actual Depth: 10.5*
Remarks: Berth marks 10m to 260m

NO. 11 BERTH POCKET
Actual Depth: 9.5*
Remarks: Berth marks 0m to 10m

ROSS RIVER CHANNEL
Actual Depth: 1.9
Remarks: Entrance to Beacon No.6

ROSS RIVER
Actual Depth: 1.7
Remarks: Upstream of Beacon No 6

ROSS RIVER
No Declared depth

*Revised entry

AUS charts affected: AUS256; AUS257

Latitude and longitude positions are on WGS84 horizontal datum and are compatible with GDA94 datum.

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Source: Maritime Safety Queensland Notice To Mariners 017 (T) of 2021

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