Notice to Navigators: Ohio River Basin

By Dede Smith | March 24, 2022

NOTICE TO MARINERS
OHIO RIVER BASIN

LNM 12-22

 

SECTION I - SPECIAL NOTICES

This section contains information of special concern to the Mariner.

 

UPPER MISSISSIPPI RIVER - LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER - OHIO RIVER - CHANNEL CONDITIONS/SAFETY ADVISORY – UPDATE

Conditions have lessened, the COTP Safety Advisory has been cancelled.

 

SECTION VII – GENERAL

This section contains information of general concern to the Mariners. Mariners are advised to use caution while transiting these areas.

 

ALLEGHENY RIVER

 

MILE 0.6 - BRIDGE MAINTENANCE

Sixth Street Bridge; A containment system is installed below low steel and follows the contour of the bridge. Vertical clearance is reduced approximately 1-foot for the middle, 100 feet of the navigation span. Mariners are advised to transit the bridge with extreme caution.

 

OHIO RIVER

 

MILE 86.0 - MILE 88.0 - AIDS TO NAVIGATION

Multiple buoys between approximate Miles 86.0 and 88.0, have been reported missing or not properly marking the channel. Mariners are urged to transit the area with caution.

 

MILE 593.0 - MILE 606.8 - VTS DEACTIVATED

The Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) Louisville, Kentucky has been deactivated.

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