Amended port navigation depths

27 Jan 2021 / Townsville, Australia

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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