A Floating Light Detection and Ranging (FLIDAR) buoy together with a Wave Rider Buoy (WRB) are due to be installed in the vicinity of Gwynt y Môr windfarm during early-mid July 2013. A Navigation Warning about the installation of these buoys can be downloaded here and is summarised below.
- Wave Rider Buoy: this will be installed by the vessel MV Saint David at location 53°28.618’N 3°30.191’W.
- FLIDAR Buoy: this will be installed at location 53°28.709N 3°30.355W. The installation vessel has not yet been determined.
The buoys are equipped with electronic equipment for monitoring windspeed and wave climate.
All vessels are asked to observe a 500m exclusion zone around the installation vessels during installation works. The MV Saint David and other vessels involved in installation of these buoys will monitor 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 these activities.