Coast Guard urges mariners to be cautious of free-floating pier segment in Potomac River

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 03/08/2018 06:36 PM EST

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March 08, 2018
U.S. Coast Guard 5th District PA Detachment Baltimore
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Coast Guard urges mariners to be cautious of free-floating pier segment in Potomac River

Floating pier in Potomac River

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BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard is notifying mariners that a section of a pier, which is approximately 150 feet long, that was found floating in the Potomac River just south of Mallows Bay, Maryland, Thursday, poses a navigation hazard.

At 1:54 p.m., a Coast Guard Station Washington, D.C., boat crew notified watchstanders at the Sector Maryland-National Capital Region Command Center that they spotted the pier segment while conducting training.

The pier was too large for the station’s 29-foot Response Boat—Small crew to safely move.

A Broadcast Notice to Mariners is being transmitted via VHF-FM channel 16 every hour and will be updated with new information as it becomes available or until the object is removed.

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