SAFETY/UMR/DREDGING/SEC UMR BNM 0259-26

1. THERE WILL BE DREDGING OPERATIONS TAKING PLACE ON THE UPPER MISSSISSIPPI RIVER AT MM 261.0 UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.


2. MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE DREDGE GOETZ ON CHANNEL 13, 16, OR 82 THIRTY MINUTES PRIOR TO TRANSITING THE AREA.


3. MARINERS ARE URGED TO TRANSIT AT THEIR SLOWEST SAFE SPEED TO MINIMIZE WAKE AND PROCEED WITH CAUTION AFTER PASSING ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE.

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