A Notice to Mariners about the arrival of an additional survey vessel operating within Gwynt y Môr Offshore Wind Farm has been issued. The notice is summarised below and can be downloaded here.
From the 2nd May 2014 until further notice the survey vessels RV Neptune will be carrying out seabed investigations at various locations within the Gwynt y Môr Offshore Windfarm. The RV Neptune is joining as an additional vessel to assist in the survey work that started recently (see our previous notice here).
All work will be conducted within the GyM site boundary. Other vessels are advised to observe a 500m safety zone around the vessels engaged in survey or diving operations.
Information about the vessels involved in the survey work and a link to their details on MarineTraffic.com are given below:-
- Chartwell: Survey vessel | Call sign MHGV6
- Confidante: Survey vessel | Call sign ZQZI5
- Discovery: Survey vessel | Call sign 2AEL8
- Neptune: Survey vessel | Call sign TFNX
The vessels will monitor private radio channels and VHF Channel 16 at all times.
Please contact Jim Andrews, Fishery Liaison Officer by e-mail or phone (+44(0)7908-225865) if you have any queries or concerns about this notice.