MARINE NOTICE NO.19 of 2006

NOTICE TO ALL SHIPOWNERS, FISHING VESSEL OWNERS, AGENTS, SHIPMASTERS, SKIPPERS, FISHERMEN, YACHTSMEN and SEAFARERS

Sub-Sea Wellheads off the South Coast of IrelandWells 48/23-3 (Seven Heads) & 49/23-1

The Department of Transport wishes to advise that two wellheads have been established on the seabed off the South Coast of Ireland at the following locations and will remain there for the foreseeable future.


Wellhead:
48/23-3 (Seven Heads)
Location:
51 deg 11 min 21.21 sec N
08 deg 24 min 42.47 sec W
Datum:
ED50


Wellhead:
49/23-1
Location:
51 deg 18 min 49.68 sec N
07 deg 32 min 42.10 sec W
Datum:
ED50

All shipping is requested to give both locations a wide berth of at least 500 metres.


Director General
Maritime Safety Directorate
Department of Transport,
Leeson Lane,
Dublin 2.

25 September 2006


For any technical assistance in relation to this Marine Notice please contactThe Marine Surveyors’ Office, Leeson Lane, Dublin 2 +353 1 678 3400For information in relation to technical specification/type approval of radio equipment contact the Radio Surveyors +353 1 678 2363/2364/2365/2367.For general enquiries please contact the Maritime Safety Division at +353-1-678 3418Any enquiries concerning Marine Notices should be addressed to:Maritime Safety Directorate, Department of Transport, Leeson Lane, Dublin 2
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