103762-1926-Supplementary-Notices-to-Mariners — Page 1

No. S. 209.

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NOTICES TO MARINERS.

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A report dated 6th August, 1926, has been received from the Master of S.S. Halvard that the buoy inside Orange Island (approaches to Hongay) is missing.

HONGKONG, 6th August, 1926.

A report dated 7th August, 1926, has been received from the Master, S.S. Tean that a direlict junk is floating bottom up just awash Lat. 21° 42' 30" N., Long. 113° 33' 30" E.

HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT,

HONGKONG, 7th August, 1926.

G. F. HOLE,

Harbour Master, &c.

No. 9 of 1926.

CEYLON-EAST COAST.

Normal character of Batticaloa Light to be resumed.

With reference to Notices to Mariners Nos. 5 and 6 of 1926, the normal character and visibility of Batticaloa Light (viz. Group Occulting White every forty seconds vis- ible 15 miles) will be resumed on or about 1st August, 1926.

Admiralty Charts affected :-

No. 2031 Ceylon East Coast from 7° 20′ N. to Point Pedro. No. 70 Bay of Bengal.

Publications:

Admiralty List of Lights. Fart VI, 1924, page 59.

JAMES G. FRASER, Captain, R.N.,

Master Attendant,

MASTER ATTENDANT'S OFFICE,

COLOMBO, 13th July, 1926.

TIENTSIN DISTRICT.

LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS No. 249.

Light-ship "Taku" to be withdrawn.-Replaced by ice-breaker

"Feiling".

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Notice is hereby given that the Light-ship Taku will be withdrawn for repairs on or about the 17th July.

After withdrawal her position will be marked by the ice-breaker Feiling which will exhibit the following signals:-

By day a black spherical day-mark.

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