NOTICE TO MARINERS No 2 of 2010
ABANDONED RIG LEG, RINGWOOD POINT

Please take notice that the Jack-Up Rig undertaking ground investigation work near Ringwood Point, Wallasea Island (Notice to Mariners No 1 of 2010 refers) has abandoned one of its legs due to the leg becoming stuck in the riverbed.

The leg (a steel tube of approximately 0.75m diameter) is projecting vertically approximately 2.9m above riverbed level in position N51degrees 37.036’, E00degrees
50.720’ (close to Wallasea Island shore just upriver of Fairway No 1 Buoy). In this location it has approximately 3.0m depth over it at LAT.

Pending removal the abandoned leg will be marked by a temporary Isolated Danger Mark buoy (black with red horizontal stripes) with light character GP Fl2 White 10s.

All vessels should give this obstruction a wide berth.

Mark Wakelin
Harbour Master
14th January 2010

Crouch Harbour Authority, Harbour Office, The Quay, Burnham-on-Crouch, Essex, CM0 8AS
Telephone/Fax: 01621 783602. Email: info@crouchharbour.org