1. THE COAST GUARD HAS ESTABLISHED A TEMPORARY ALTERNATE CHANNEL FOR VESSELS DRAFTING UNDER 14 FEET. THIS TEMP CHANNEL UTILIZES A BRIDGE SPAN THAT PROVIDES APPROXIMATELY 124FT VERTICAL CLEARANCE AT MLW AND APPROXIMATELY 280FT HORIZONTAL CLEARANCE BETWEEN BRIDGE PYLONS. THIS BNM SUPERSEDES D5 BNM 0170-24.
2. BASED ON USER INPUT THE FOLLOWING CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE.
A. HAWKINS POINT TEMPORARY ALTERNATE CHANNEL LIGHTED BUOY 3A (LLNR 8236.84) – RELOCATED.
3. THE FOLLOWING IS A SUMMARY OF HAWKINS POINT TEMPORARY ALTERNATE CHANNEL WITH APPROXIMATE POSITIONS AND FLASH CHARACTERISTICS.
A. HAWKINS POINT TEMPORARY ALTERNATE CHANNEL LIGHTED BUOY 1A (LLNR 8236.8), 39-12-31.079N, 076-31-23.597W, FL G 4s, 4NM.
B. HAWKINS POINT TEMPORARY ALTERNATE CHANNEL LIGHTED BUOY 3A (LLNR 8236.84), 39-12-40.337N, 076-31-42.952W, FL G 2.5s, 4NM.
C. HAWKINS POINT TEMPORARY ALTERNATE CHANNEL LIGHTED BUOY 5A (LLNR 8236.88), 39-12-47.168N, 076-31-57.580W, FLASHING Q G, 4NM.
D. HAWKINS POINT TEMPORARY ALTERNATE CHANNEL LIGHTED BUOY 6A (LLNR 8236.9), 39-12-48.953N, 076-31-55.222W, FLASHING Q R, 4NM.
E. HAWKINS POINT TEMPORARY ALTERNATE CHANNEL LIGHTED BUOY 7A (LLNR 8236.92), 39-12-49.195N, 076-32-00.060W, FLASHING Q G, 4NM.
F. HAWKINS POINT TEMPORARY ALTERNATE CHANNEL LIGHTED BUOY 8A (LLNR 8236.94), 39-12-50.916N, 076-31-57.654W, FLASHING Q R, 4NM.
G. HAWKINS POINT TEMPORARY ALTERNATE CHANNEL LIGHTED BUOY 9A (LLNR 8236.96), 39-12-54.195N, 076-32-05.991W, FL G 4s, 4NM.
CANCEL AT//181636Z APR 24//
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Source: District 5 DPW
Link: SAFETY/MD – SANDY POINT TO SUSQUEHANNA RIVER – HAWKINS POINT TEMPORARY ALTERNATE CHANNEL /ATON/CCGD5 BNM 0175-24