These drilling operations will occur east of Dames Point bridge downstream to Mayport and will involve the vicinity of the Waterway/St. Johns intersection west of Mayport at Mile 740. No-wake and caution is required.  As usual, our thanks to Specialist Skolte for this notice.

NTN 2018-03 Jacksonville Harbor Restriction: http://www.saj.usace.army.mil/Portals/44/docs/Navigation/Notices/NTN2018/NTN2018-03JacksonvilleHarborJanuary2018.pdf

Notice is given that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is notifying the public, marinas, commercial and recreational vessels navigating the Jacksonville Harbor that the R/V Polly-L will be conducting Geotechnical Drilling investigations at Jacksonville Harbor Cut-8 through Jacksonville Harbor Cut-43 commencing on or about 29 January 2018 with a projected completion date of 1 May 2018.

The vessel operator will monitor channels 13 and 16 VHF-FM. Traffic should call 30 minutes prior to expected time of passage. Mariners are requested to stay clear of the R/V Polly-L while they are conducting operations. Mariners are cautioned to strictly comply with “Rules of the Road” when approaching, passing, and leaving the area of operations and remain a safe distance away from the vessel.

Point of Contact for the vessel are Jeff Schwindaman (912-547-0896) and Michael Loveland (912-547-9523). U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Jacksonville District Point of Contacts are Ms. Barbara Nist (904-232-1890), Barbara.U.Nist@usace.army.mil.

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Thanks for getting the word out!
Erica

Erica Skolte
Public Affairs Specialist
Corporate Communications Office
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District
Palm Beach Gardens
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