THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 24TH MARCH, 1883.
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The substance of this Notice is to be inserted in red ink on the Charts affected by it, and introduced into the margin, or otherwise in the page, of the Sailing Directions and Light-list to which it relates.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
FOREIGN LIGHTS, &c.
[No. 3 of 1883.]
ENGLAND--EAST COAST-SPURN POINT LIGHTS.
(8.) Alteration in character. (N. M. 3-'83.)
Information has been received that it is the intention, early in 1883, to alter the character of the Spurn high light, by rendering it intermittent, with one eclipse of three seconds duration every half minute.
The low light will remain fixed as heretofore.
Frother amice *If be issued when the above alteration is effected.
(Trinity House Notice to Mariners, No. 196, London, 1882.) ENTRANCE TO THE THAMES.
(9.) Wreck buoy, Duke of Edinburgh channel. (N. M. 3-'83)
Also, that a green buoy, marked "WRECK" has been placed 15 fathoms E SE, from the German schooner Dahomey, sunk in the Duke of Edinburgh channel.
The buoy lies in five fathoms at low water spring tides, on the following bearings:
East Shingles buoy
NE. Middle Shingles buoy
S SE., 900 yards. NW. N., 1900 yards.
The wreck lies 100 yards outside the line of buoys, with masts standing, and about 15 feet water over hull at low water spring tides.
(Bearings magnetic. Variation 17° westerly in 1883.) (Trinity House Notice to Mariners, No. 198, London, 1882.)
GOODWIN SANDS.
(10.) Wreck. (N. M. 3-83.)
Also, that on October 29, 1882, a wreck was passed between East Goodwin and South Sand head. The masts showed about five feet above water.
(Berigt aan Zeevarenden, No. 46 (1281), 's Gravenhage, 1882.)
WEST COAST.
(11.) Moving of buoy, River Dce. (N. M. 3-'83.)
Also, that the Hoyle spit buoy has been moved two-fifths of a mile NW. by W. from its former position, and now lies in 2 fathoms at low water spring tides, on the following bearings:
Brynllystin house on the summit of a hill, open west of Talacre mansion
Grange beacon in line with Helbre Eye beacon
Earwig buoy
SW. Hoyle buoy
Middle Patch buoy
S SE. E. E SE.
S. by E., 1 miles.
N. by E., Nly. mile. NW. N., mile.
(Bearings magnetic. Variation 29° 30′ westerly in 1883.)
(Trinity House Notice to Mariners, No. 197, London, 1882.)
This Notice affects the following Charts, &c. :
Hydrographic Office:
(8 and 9.) No. 290, The North Sea, Sheet I.
(9 and 11.) No. 6576, English Channel, Sheet II.
(11.) Nos. 5366 and 5526, Holyhead to Liverpool, Eastern Suicet.
British Admiralty:
(8 and 9.) No. 2182a, North Sea, Sheet I.
(8.) Nos. 1190 and 109, River Humber.
(9.) Nos. 1406, 1610 and 1607, River Thames, Sheet II,
(11.) Nos. 1825a and 1170b, Holyhead to Liverpool.
Sailing Direction, &c. :
"North Sea Pilot," Part III, 1882, page 100 (8); page 267 (9). "The English Channel," Part I, (U. S. H. O.), 1872, page 218 (10).
'Sailing Directions for the West Coast of England," 1876, page 120 (11).
By order of the Bureau of Navigation:
Ú. S. HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE, Washington, D. C., January 5, 1883..
J. C. P. de KRAFFT, Commodore, U. S. N., Hydrographer to the Bureau.
The substance of this Notice is to be inserted in red ink on the Charts affected by it, and introduced into the margin, or otherwise in the page, of the Sailing Directions and Light-list to which it relates.
NOTICE TO MARINERS.
FOREIGN LIGHTS, &c.
[No. 4 of 1883.]
GERMANY-JADE RIVER.
(12.) Change in buoyage. (N. M. 4-'83.)
Information has been received that the red spar-buoy marked H, in Wangeroog channel near the mouth of the Jade river, has been moved.
It is now moored in 10 fathoms, on the following bearings: Wangeroog light-house
Minsener Old Oog beacon..
.N. 79° W. ..S. 64° W.
The southeast point of Jade flat has been marked by a can-buoy, painted with red and white horizontal stripes and the letter C. It is moored in 3 fathoms, and lies on the following bearings:
Wangeroog light-house
Aussen Jade light-vessel Bremen light-vessel
.S. 85° W.
..S. 48° 30′ E. .S. 64° 30′ E.