Safety Zone established for recovery of pipe pieces

15 Apr 2020 / Corpus Christi, United States

Further to the discovery of three pieces of 24-inch diameter steel pipe on the floor of the Corpus Christi Ship Channel, the US Coast Guard has established a 41-feet draft restriction from position 27 deg. 49'08"N, 097 deg. 11'38"W (just west of the ICW intersection) to position 27 deg. 49'01"N, 097 deg. 12'13"W (adjacent to light 33) until the pipe pieces have been recovered.

As advised in its Marine Safety Information Bulletin 28-20 (Update 1) dated 14 April, to facilitate safe recovery of the pipe pieces, the Captain of the Port will establish a safety zone in the Corpus Christi Ship Channel from position 27 deg. 49'08"N, 097 deg. 11'38"W (just west of the ICW intersection) to position 27 deg. 49'01"N, 097 deg. 12'13"W (adjacent to light 33) from 2pm through to 8pm tomorrow (Thursday 16 April).

No vessel shall transit through the safety zone without permission from the U.S. Coast Guard.

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