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No. 153/1940.
SINGAPORE NAVAL BASE-PILOTS.
1. All Royal Fleet Auxiliaries and British Merchant Vessels approaching Singapore Naval Base will normally pick up the Pilot Boat between Johore Shoal Buoy and Angler Bank Buoy.
2. Should they be ahead of time, and have to wait, they should remain under way in an area half mile radius from a position 121° 1.2 miles from Angler Bank Buoy.
3. On no account are they to anchor or proceed beyond Angler Bank Buoy.
Authority.-Naval Authorities
HONG KONG, 2nd July, 1940.
No. 154/1940.
MINE WARNING-GENERAL.
Mariners are hereby informed that mines have been reported in several areas as follows:
(a) 4 to 5 miles East of the Ninepin Group.
(b) Within a radius of 2 miles from Un Kok (Lamma Island).
(e) Off Wong Chu Kok (Lamma Island).
(d) One mile South of Chung Hue Island (Tsing Island) and possibly in
the Kap Shui Mun.
(e) Lema Channel
(f) Southern approaches to the West Lamma Channel along the parallel
of 22° 10'.
2. Mines may be expected within the Harbour Limits, and vessels should keep a close lookout.
HARBOUR DEPARTMENT,
HONG KONG, 3rd July, 1940.
G. F. HOLE,
Harbour Master.
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