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Notices to Mariners
September 26, 2025

Safety First, Service Always
Monthly Summary
of Temporary and Preliminary Notices
Notices to Mariners – Monthly Summary of Temporary and Preliminary Notices
Edition No. 09/2025
Aussi disponible en français :
Avis aux navigateurs – Sommaire mensuel des avis temporaires et préliminaires
Édition n° 09/2025
Published under the Authority of:
Canadian Coast Guard Programs
Aids to Navigation and Waterways
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Montreal, QC H2Y 2E7
For more information, contact DFO.Notmar-Notmar.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca.
© His Majesty the King in Right of Canada,
as represented by the Minister of Fisheries, Oceans
and the Canadian Coast Guard, 2025.
Cat. No. Fs151-19E-PDF (Electronic PDF, English)
ISSN 2561-5106
Cat. No. Fs151-19F-PDF (Electronic PDF, French)
ISSN 2561-5114
Explanatory Notes
Geographical positions refer directly to the graduations of the largest scale Canadian Hydrographic Service chart (unless otherwise indicated).
Bearings refer to the true compass and are measured clockwise from 000° (North) clockwise to 359°; those relating to lights are from seaward.
Visibility of lights is that in clear weather.
Depths - The units used for soundings (metres, fathoms or feet) are stated in the title of each chart.
Elevations are normally given above Higher High Water, Large Tide (unless otherwise indicated).
EXPLANATION OF TEMPORARY AND PRELIMINARY NOTICES TO MARINERS
Certain Notices to Mariners appearing in the monthly editions have a (T) or (P) appended to the regular number. These letters indicate that the information contained in the notice is of a temporary or preliminary nature, respectively.
TEMPORARY (T) NOTICES
If a temporary change in conditions affecting navigation exists and if the change will be effective for a period of over three months, a temporary (T) notice will be published. Temporary changes which are effective for periods of less than three months will not normally be published (unless it is of exceptional interest). Otherwise, information will be promulgated as a Navigational Warning (NAVWARN) by the Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS) Centre(s) in the affected area. (T) notices will be cancelled as necessary.
Please note that (T) notices with an end date will be automatically cancelled once the end date has passed. In the event of a change to these notices, a new Notice to Mariners will be issued.
PRELIMINARY (P) NOTICES
a. When important changes affecting navigation are to take place in the near future, a Notice to Mariners describing the change will be published, so that mariners will have advance information on the change. Such notices will be designated (P).
b. When a change in conditions affecting navigation has taken place but full information is not available, a preliminary (P) notice giving available information will be published. This notice will be followed by a regular notice when complete information becomes available. The regular notice will cancel the (P) notice.
c. When a change has taken place which is too complex to describe in a written notice, a (P) notice giving general information will be published. This notice will explain that follow up action will be taken to update charts by publishing patch corrections, new editions or new charts.
Please note that following the expiry of the 90-day comment or objection period, (P) notices describing proposed changes or intention to discontinue will be automatically cancelled. In the event of a change to these notices, a new Notice to Mariners will be issued.
ACTION REQUIRED ON RECEIPT OF (T) & (P) NOTICES
It is not customary to make permanent corrections to charts and publications from (T) & (P) notices. On receipt of such notices, the information they contain should be noted in pencil on the affected charts and/or publications.
CAUTION
Mariners are reminded that charts and publications are not corrected from (T) & (P) notices when purchased from suppliers. For the list of charts affected by (T) & (P) notices, please refer to the index on page ii of this publication.
INDEX OF (T) & (P) NOTICES
INDEX OF CHARTS AFFECTED BY (T) & (P) NOTICES
| 1203 | 1512 | 2123 | 4921 |
| 1220 | 2011 | 2201 | 4950 |
| 1226 | 2016 | 2261 | 4954 |
| 1236 | 2017 | 2291 | 6108 |
| 1310 | 2018 | 2312 | 6274 |
| 1312 | 2019 | 2314 | 6505 |
| 1313 | 2020 | 4118 | 7000 |
| 1316 | 2049 | 4244 | 7053 |
| 1317 | 2053 | 4452 | 7565 |
| 1350 | 2058 | 4485 | 7661 |
| 1429 | 2060 | 4486 | 7665 |
| 1430 | 2067 | 4625 | 7668 |
| 1434 | 2077 | 4642 | 7750 |
| 1439 | 2085 | 4654 | 8012 |
| 1510 | 2086 | 4682 | 14853 (U.S.) |
*306(T)/24Larkin Point to / à Cape Anguille – Marine Works: Wharf Construction
Reference chart: 4682
Wharf demolition and breakwater reconstruction operations underway in Codroy, NL at the following coordinates:
|
47° 52’ 50.0”N 59° 23’ 49.0”W |
|
47° 52’ 46.0”N 59° 23’ 52.0”W |
|
47° 52’ 53.0”N 59° 24’ 11.0”W |
Caution.
(NW-N-0161-24)
*611(T)/24Great St. Lawrence Harbour and / et Lamaline Harbour – Aid to Navigation Temporarily Discontinued
Reference chart: 4642
The following aid to navigation is temporarily discontinued:
|
Aid Name |
LL # |
Position |
|
St. Lawrence Wharf |
73.1 |
46° 54’ 59.1”N 55° 23’ 20.8”W |
(N2024-093T)
*719(T)/24Burin Peninsula to / à Saint-Pierre – Waterway information
Reference chart: 4625
The Canadian Armed Forces has confirmed the presence of high
explosive containing aerial bombs of varying sizes at the sites
of the shipwrecks of the USS Truxtun, near Lawn Point, and the
USS Pollux, near Chambers Cove.
Positions: 46° 52' 42.1''N 055° 26' 26.2''W and 46° 52'
49.2''N 055° 29' 24.7''W
At this time the Canadian Armed Forces have determined that
the health and safety risks associated with removal of these
munitions are too great and in place detonation is not
advisable.
Mariners are advised to keep a safe distance from these
shipwrecks.
Caution.
(NW-N-0665-24)
*1208(T)/24Lark Harbour and / et York Harbour – Marine Works: Wharf Construction
Reference chart: 4654
Wharf reconstruction underway in Lark Harbour in the vicinity
of 49° 06.069’N 058° 21.866’W.
Caution.
(NW-N-1171-24)
*904(T)/25Flemish Pass / Passe Flamande – Obstruction
Reference chart: 8012
A Concrete Gravity Structure has been installed offshore in the vicinity of 46° 47.716'N 048° 03.675'W and will remain a navigational hazard until it is removed.
(NW-N-0642-25)
|
Comment
Submission |
Comments should be directed to the following: |
*207(T)/22Port de Québec – Obstruction
Reference chart: 1316
Power boat 6 metres in length reported sunk at 46° 43.830’N 071° 20.000’W.
(NW-Q-1348-21)
*411(T)/22Lac Saint-Pierre – Obstruction: Floating and Falling Debris
Reference chart: 1312
Floating and falling debris reported beneath the bridge located at 46° 04.783’N 073° 09.205’W. The bridge is marked with yellow buoys suspended at mid-height between the deck and the water level. Warning signs installed above.
(NW-Q-1266-19)
*809(T)/22Port de Montréal – Waterway Information: Calculation of Under-Keel Clearance
Reference chart: 1310
Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Services has been using all Canadian Hydrographic Service water-level stations for the calculation of passage authorizations in the Sorel–Montreal sector of the navigational waterway, namely Sorel, Contrecoeur, Varennes, Montreal-Frontenac and Montreal-Jetty No. 1.
In light of the particular features of the navigational waterway in the portion between buoys M84 (downstream of the municipality of Verchères) and M157 (opposite to the Port of Montreal, section 109) as well as the No. 1 Anchorage Pointe-aux-Tremble, it was agreed to adjust upward the available water column by 10 cm in this portion.
The minimum water column in this portion of the navigational waterway as per the Varennes hydrographic station, obtained after adjustment, will be used for the calculation of under-keel clearance.
(NW-Q-0776-22)
*1214(T)/22Cap des Rosiers à/to Chandler – Obstruction: Sunken Barge and Excavator
Reference chart: 4485
Sunken barge and excavator reported at 48° 35.1’N 064° 08.1’W. Barge is 18 metres by 7 metres.
(NW-Q-1709-22)
*317(T)/23Baie des Chaleurs / Chaleur Bay – Caution Concerning Aquaculture Sites
Reference chart: 4486
|
Vicinity |
Positions |
Description |
|
Cascapedia Bay |
48° 07’ 10.7”N
066° 01’ 18.2”W |
Aquaculture site with non-compliant buoyage with surface and submerged equipment. |
|
Cascapedia Bay |
48° 07’ 22.0”N
065° 55’ 12.0”W |
Aquaculture site with non-compliant buoyage with submerged equipment. |
|
Cascapedia Bay |
48° 05’ 24.2”N
066° 01’ 42.8”W |
Aquaculture site marked with non-compliant buoyage with surface and submerged equipment. |
|
Tracadigache Bay |
48° 05’ 12.0”N 066° 12’ 02.6”W
48° 05’ 12.0”N
066° 11’ 00.0”W |
Aquaculture site with temporarily non-compliant buoyage. |
(NW-Q-0769-16, NW-Q-0770-16, NW-Q-0783-16, NW-Q-0789-16)
*509(T)/23St. Marys Bay – Obstruction : Wreck
Reference chart: 4118
Sunken 30 by 90 feet barge with 500 feet of tow line still
attached at the following position:
44° 16’ 24.9”N 066° 28’ 44.9”W Caution.
(NW-M-0529-23)
*710(T)/23Port de Montréal – Waterway information – Mooring prohibited
Reference chart: 1310
Mooring indefinitely prohibited at section 31 of the Port of
Montreal.
(NW-Q-0476-23)
*711(T)/23Cap des Rosiers à/to Chandler – Obstruction : Scientific Moorings
Reference chart: 4485
Six sub-surface scientific moorings established at:
|
48 37.390N 064 07.734W |
|
48 43.925N 064 08.099W |
|
48 41.868N 064 04.632W |
|
48 39.987N 064 00.959W |
|
48 38.023N 063 57.919W |
|
48 36.274N 063 54.923W |
Top float 24 metres below the surface.
(NW-Q-0662-23)
*214(T)/24Batiscan au/to Lac Saint-Pierre – Waterway Information: Shallow Depths Reported
Reference: Notice 313(T)/23 is cancelled (Chart 1313).
Reference chart: 1313
A shallower depth of 10.4 metres is located at the following positions:
|
46° 19.997' N |
072° 32.698' W |
|
46° 19.993' N |
072° 32.675' W |
|
46° 19.983' N |
072° 32.682' W |
|
46° 19.980' N |
072° 32.703' W |
|
46° 19.985' N |
072° 32.718' W |
A shallower depth of 10.6 metres is located at the following positions:
|
46° 19.978' N |
072° 32.731' W |
|
46° 19.979' N |
072° 32.701' W |
|
46° 19.970' N |
072° 32.703' W |
|
46° 19.971' N |
072° 32.732' W |
A shallower depth of 10.4 metres is located at the following positions:
|
46° 19.983' N |
072° 32.785' W |
|
46° 19.982' N |
072° 32.747' W |
|
46° 19.973' N |
072° 32.752' W |
|
46° 19.972' N |
072° 32.768' W |
|
46° 19.971' N |
072° 32.792' W |
(NW-Q-1338-23)
*310(T)/24Mouillages et Installations Portuaires/Anchorages and Harbour Installations - Haute Côte-Nord – Marine Works: Wharf Construction
Reference chart: 1226
Wharf repair works are taking place daily between 1100 UTC
and 2100 UTC at wharves 1, 2 and 3 of the Port-Cartier
Harbour.
Barge and safety boat on site.
(NW-C-0316-24)
*1021(T)/24Batiscan au/to Lac Saint-Pierre – Waterway Information : Shallow Depth
Reference chart: 1313
Shallow depths reported in the port of Trois-Rivières at the following coordinates:
(NW-C-1191, 1342, 1871, 1872-24)
*1118(T)/24Port de Montréal – Shallow Depth Reported
Reference chart: 1310
Shallower depth of 10,4 metres located at the following
coordinates: 45° 30’ 18.9”N 073° 32’ 48.3”W.
(NW-C-1866-24)
*1119(T)/24Batiscan au/to Lac Saint-Pierre – Obstruction: Diving Operations
Reference chart: 1313
Diving operations taking place in Port of Trois-Rivières Monday to Friday from 1100 UTC to 2100 UTC at wharf 17.
(NW-C-2820-24)
*1120(T)/24Îles de la Madeleine – Obstruction :Submerged Object
Reference chart: 4950
Rocks and dolosses have been located 7 metres from the pierhead of the southern breakwall at a depth of 2 metres at the following coordinates:
|
47° 23.304'N 061° 47.513'W |
|
47° 23.301'N 061° 47.507'W |
|
47° 23.308'N 061° 47.517'W |
|
47° 23.299'N 061° 47.500'W |
|
47° 23.298'N 061° 47.493'W |
(NW-C-1877-24)
*1121(T)/24Îles de la Madeleine – Obstruction :Wreck
Reference chart: 4950
The vessel SS Corfu Island has been assessed as a hazard to
public safety by Canadian Coast Guard under the Wrecked,
Abandoned or Hazardous Vessels Act. The bow of the wreck
is located on the beach at position 47°
20.813'N
061°
57.014'W and the wreck
extends seaward in a southwesterly direction over 137.5
metres in length and 17.5 metres in width.
It is forbidden to access or climb it for any reason.
Mariners are requested to keep a wide berth from the
wreckage.
(NW-C-1861-24)
*1209(T)/24Pointe des Monts aux/to Escoumins – Obstruction: Subsurface Moorings
Reference chart: 1236
Subsurface scientific moorings temporarily established at the following coordinates:
|
Mooring E1: |
48° 53.322’N 068° 06.180’W |
(depth of 319 metres) |
|
Mooring W1: |
48° 48.033’N 068° 23.991’W |
(depth of 355 metres) |
(NW-C-1823-24)
*1210(T)/24Wedgeport and Vicinity / et les abords – Aid to Navigation Temporarily Discontinued
Reference chart: 4244
The following aid to navigation is temporarily discontinued:
|
Aid Name |
LL # |
Position |
|
Pinkneys Point Fog Signal |
278.2 |
43° 42’ 11.6”N 066° 03’ 12.1”W |
(F2024-060T)
*410(T)/25Chenal du Havre de la Grande Entrée – Waterway Information: Wharf Closed
Reference chart: 4954
Wharf 406 of Grande-Entrée is closed. Pollution containment
booms in place.
Stay clear. Minimum wake.
(NW-C-2172-24)
*512(T)/25Baie des Sept-Îles – Marine Works: Wharf Construction
Reference chart: 1220
Construction operations taking place daily on the Mgr-Blanche
Dock. Barges, cranes and work boats on site.
Minimum wake and wide berth of 300 metres requested.
(NW-C-0623-25)
*513(T)/25Port de Québec – Marine Works: Wharf Construction
Reference chart: 1316
Wharf construction operations taking place in the vicinity of
46° 49.872’N 071° 09.994’W.
Minimum wake requested.
(NW-C-1155-25)
*808(T)/25Sorel-Tracy à/to Otterburn-Park – Obstruction : Repair Work
Reference chart: 1350
Repair work taking place during daylight hours Monday to Friday
at the Turcotte Bridge since
August 6, 2025. Barge and tug Jacques Arsenault are on scene.
Navigation channel reduced to 25 metres and is marked and
lit. Air draft reduced to 12 metres. Any vessels requiring
the barge be moved to make passage under the bridge are
required to give a 72 hours notice by e-mailing to m.poirier@pomerleau.ca or
fanny.hebert@pomerleau.ca,
and provide them with:
•Date and time of requested passage;
•vessel name and type;
•estimated speed of passage;
•length, beam, and draft of the vessel;
•their contact information.
All vessels transiting the area are requested to remain 3
metres away from the barge.
Minimum wake requested.
(NW-C-2410-25)
|
Comment
Submission |
Comments should be directed to the following: |
*708(P)/25St. Marys Bay – Fog Signal to be Discontinued
Reference chart: 4118
The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently discontinue the fog signal from the following aid to navigation:
|
Aid Name |
LL # |
Position |
|
Cape St. Marys |
241 |
44° 05’ 09.2”N 066° 12’ 39.6”W |
The light and structure are to remain.
Initial publication date: Friday, July 25, 2025
Comment submission
deadline: Thursday, October 30, 2025
(F2025-010)
Central Region: St. Lawrence Sector
|
Comment Submission Comments on proposed changes in preliminary (P) notices are solicited from mariners and other interested parties within three months of the initial publication date. Following this date, the notices will be cancelled. Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit. |
Comments should be directed to the following:
St. Lawrence Region:
DFO.AtoNStLawrence-StLaurentAalaN.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca |
*709(P)/25Sault-au-Cochon à/to Québec – Aid to Navigation to be Abandoned
Reference chart: 1317
The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently abandon the following aid to navigation:
|
Aid Name |
LL # |
Position |
|
Saint-François |
1913 |
46° 59’ 47.6”N 070° 48’ 29.5”W |
Initial publication date: Friday, July 25, 2025
Comment submission
deadline: Thursday, October 30, 2025
(Q2025-053)
*809(P)/25Tadoussac à/to Cap Éternité – Aids to Navigation to be Abandoned
Reference chart: 1203
The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently abandon the following aids to navigation:
|
Aid Name |
LL # |
Position |
|
Anse à l’Eau |
1784 |
48° 08’ 19.1”N 069° 43’ 38.9”W |
|
Anse du Portage |
1784.5 |
48° 07’ 36.6”N 069° 43’ 49.6”W |
Initial publication date: Friday, August 29, 2025
Comment submission
deadline: Thursday, November 27, 2025
(Q2025-063, 064)
*810(P)/25Plans, Baie des Chaleurs/Chaleur Bay (côte nord/North Shore) – Aids to Navigation to be Abandoned
Reference chart: 4921
The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently abandon the following aids to navigation:
|
Aid Name |
LL # |
Position |
|
Chandler East |
1392.7 |
48° 20’ 28.1”N 064° 39’ 29.5”W |
|
Chandler front range |
1395 |
48° 20’ 49.5”N 064° 40’ 24.6”W |
|
Chandler rear range |
1396 |
48° 20’ 54.5”N 064° 40’ 30.6”W |
Initial publication date: Friday, August 29, 2025
Comment submission
deadline: Thursday, November 27, 2025
(Q2025-065 to 067)
*814(T)/16Main Duck Island to/à Scotch Bonnet Island – Partially Submerged Fixed Steel Barges
Reference chart: 2060
There are 3 partially submerged fixed steel barges in North
end of West Lake (43° 57’ 02.3”N 077° 20’ 12.8”W), which have
been reported just below the water line.
Barges are marked with cautionary buoys.
(NOTSHIP C1641/14)
*1219(T)/16Toronto to/à Hamilton – Construction Operations
Reference chart: 2086
Construction operations taking place from November 14, 2016 until approximately 2026 at Lakeview Water Treatment Plant between Marie Curtis Park and Serson Creek. A variety of equipment will be used to expand the land mass along the shoreline. Landfill and 3 islands will be lit and marked.
(NOTSHIP C2533/16)
*309(T)/17Pelee Passage to/à la Detroit River – Low Water Levels Reported
Reference chart: 2123
Low water levels have been reported from the south end of the
entrance to Sturgeon Creek Harbour northward.
Annette Winter
Project and Divestiture Officer
Small Craft Harbours
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Canada Centre for Inland Waters (CCIW)
867 Lakeshore Road
Burlington, ON L7S 1A1
Telephone: (905) 315-5286
Email: annette.winter@dfo-mpo.gc.ca
(NOTSHIP C58/13)
*709(T)/18Kingston Harbour and Approaches/et les approches – Information Regarding Mooring and Anchoring
Reference: Notice 309(T)/14 is cancelled.
Reference chart: 2017
All mooring or anchoring within the public port of Kingston
is prohibited outside of designated marina areas until
further notice without authorization from the port official.
Inquiries are to be directed to Transport Canada at (416) 952-0475.
*1210(T)/20Demarcation Bay to/à Philips Bay – Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit Temporarily Established
Reference: Notice 616(T)/07 is cancelled.
Reference chart: 7661
The unmanned mobile offshore drilling unit “SDC” continues to
be temporarily established at 69° 24.71’N 138° 53.76’W. The
structure is 202.4 metres long and 53 metres wide.
For information, contact Captain Connelly at 1-250-598-4513 or 1-250-744-9818 or e-mail at doncon@islandnet.com or dcmarine@shaw.ca.
*810(T)/21Fort Frances to/à Hostess Island and/et Sandpoint Island – Aids to Navigation Temporarily Discontinued
Reference chart: 6108
The following aids to navigation are temporarily discontinued:
|
Aid Name |
LL # |
Position |
|
Noden Causeway East |
1465 |
48° 39’ 08.5”N 093° 18’ 47.6”W |
|
Noden Causeway West |
1466 |
48° 39’ 08.5”N 093° 18’ 49.1”W |
(D2021-026T, 027T)
*907(T)/21Lac des Deux Montagnes – Missing Unlit Buoy
Reference chart: 1510
The following unlit buoy is currently missing and will not be replaced before the 2022 navigation season:
|
Aid Name |
LL # |
Position |
|
Chenal Saint-Placide buoy HJ17 |
6251.68 |
45° 31’ 20.7”N 074° 12’ 25.1”W |
(NW-Q-1526-20)
*108(T)/22Lower Gap to/à Adolphus Reach – Construction Operations Frontenac II Ferry Dock
Reference chart: 2018
Construction operations are taking place daily during daylight hours at the Millhaven and Stella ferry docks. Temporary docks will be installed in the vicinity of the ferry docks. Docks will be marked with buoys and lit with amber lights.
(NW-C-2916-17)
*413(T)/22Detroit River – Waterway Information: Bridge Construction
Reference chart: 14853 (U.S.)
Bridge construction operations taking place in an area bounded by:
|
42° 17.200’N 083° 05.633’W |
|
42° 17.183’N 083° 05.600’W |
|
42° 17.067’N 083° 05.667’W |
|
42° 17.000’N 083° 05.717’W |
|
42° 17.017’N 083° 05.750’W |
|
42° 17.100’N 083° 05.667’W |
Unauthorized entry prohibited.
(NW-C-0151-22)
*614(T)/22Canal de la Rive Sud – Bridge Repair Work
Reference chart: 1429
Repair work in progress at the Honoré-Mercier Bridge (upstream) between Lasalle and Kahnawake. Bridge deck installed under the bridge span.
(NW-Q-1810-19)
*617(T)/22Lac Saint-Louis – Aids to Navigation Temporarily Established
Reference chart: 1430
Six yellow lighted buoys marking a 400 metres breakwater awash temporarily established at the following coordinates:
|
45° 20’ 44.5”N 073° 50’ 32.9”W |
|
45° 21’ 00.3”N 073° 50’ 11.6”W |
|
45° 20’ 47.7”N 073° 50’ 29.4”W |
|
45° 21’ 05.4”N 073° 50’ 07.6”W |
|
45° 20’ 50.0”N 073° 50’ 24.1”W |
|
45° 21’ 11.8”N 073° 50’ 04.6”W |
(NW-Q-0579-22)
*109(T)/23Port Hope Harbour – Dredging Operations
Reference: Notice 809(T)/18 is cancelled.
Reference chart: 2053
Dredging and wall repair operations in Port Hope Harbour. Entrance to the western basin is blocked. Caution.
*917(T)/23Hamilton Harbour – Waterway information - Procedure Changes
Reference: Notice *713(T)/23 is cancelled.
Reference chart: 2067
Since July 1st 2023, commercial vessels exiting the Hamilton Harbour are to provide advanced notice. Public Service and Procurement Canada is requesting four calls to the Bridge Master on VHF Channel 16:
|
A call 2 hours in advance of departure; |
|
A call 1 hour in advance of departure; |
|
A call when departing the pier; |
|
A call when lining up in the canal. |
(NW-C-1600-23)
*216(T)/24Canadian Coast Guard – Obstruction : Scientific Moorings
Scientific moorings established at position 71° 58’ 01.2”N 095° 03’ 52.8”W. Least depth 122.8 metres.
(NAVAREA XVIII 32/2011)
*313(T)/24Havres et Mouillages - Harbours and Anchorages - Côte-Nord/North Shore – Waterway Information: Reduction of Capacity at Mooring Bollards
Reference chart: 4452
Capacity reduced to 10 metric tons for bollards B01, B10,
B12, B14 and B17 and 20 metric tons for bollards B03 to B09,
B11, B13, B15, B16 and B18 at Natashquan public wharf.
Bollard B02 is still out of order.
(NW-C-0292-24)
*728(T)/24Toronto Harbour – Marine Works - Overhead Construction
Reference: Notice 415(T)/23 is cancelled (Chart 2085).
Position : 43° 37' 44.3”N 079° 25' 04.3”W
Overhead construction taking place in the North Marina of Ontario Place between West Island and East Island. Waterway closed to marine traffic.
*814(T)/24Hamilton Harbour – Waterway Information – Shallow Depth Reported
Reference chart: 2067
The southern section of the Pier 10 slip south of 43° 16’ 26.1”N 079° 51’ 01.9”W does not have the minimum seaway draft.
Mariners are to contact the Hamilton Harbour Master's office at 1 (905) 525-3412 to obtain soundings.
(NW-C-2395-23)
*815(T)/24Port of Thunder Bay – Obstruction – Lost Anchor
Reference chart: 2314
Anchor and chain lost at the following coordinates:
|
48° 19’ 24.0”N 089° 09’ 30.0”W |
(NW-C-1623-24)
*910(T)/24Kingston Harbour and Approaches/et les approches – Construction Operations
Reference: Notice 1012(T)/20 is cancelled (Chart 2017).
Reference chart: 2017
Wharf construction is taking place daily from 1100 UTC to 2300 UTC at the Kingston-Wolfe Island ferry terminal. The ferry remains operational. Vessels are not permitted to dock on the south side. The construction area is marked by yellow buoys equipped with yellow flashing lights.
*1124(T)/24Port of Thunder Bay – Waterway Information: Survey Results
Reference chart: 2314
Post dredging survey reports depths in the navigable channel of the Mission River have been dredged to a minimum depth of 8.25 metres. The area is delimited by the following coordinates:
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Pt 1: |
48° 21.924'N 089° 13.938'W |
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Pt 15: |
48° 21.852'N 089° 13.968'W |
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Pt 2: |
48° 21.864'N 089° 13.920'W |
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Pt 16: |
48° 21.864'N 089° 13.944'W |
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Pt 3: |
48° 21.834'N 089° 13.908'W |
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Pt 17: |
48° 21.888'N 089° 13.950'W |
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Pt 4: |
48° 21.804'N 089° 13.902'W |
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Pt 18: |
48° 21.948'N 089° 13.974'W |
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Pt 5: |
48° 21.732'N 089° 13.860'W |
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Pt 19: |
48° 21.984'N 089° 13.998'W |
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Pt 6: |
48° 21.678'N 089° 13.812'W |
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Pt 20: |
48° 22.044'N 089° 14.058'W |
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Pt 7: |
48° 21.636'N 089° 13.758'W |
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Pt 21: |
48° 22.068'N 089° 14.100'W |
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Pt 8: |
48° 21.570'N 089° 13.656'W |
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Pt 22: |
48° 22.092'N 089° 14.070'W |
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Pt 9: |
48° 21.558'N 089° 13.674'W |
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Pt 23: |
48° 22.062'N 089° 14.034'W |
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Pt 10: |
48° 21.624'N 089° 13.776'W |
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Pt 24: |
48° 22.008'N 089° 13.986'W |
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Pt 11: |
48° 21.642'N 089° 13.800'W |
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Pt 25: |
48° 21.972'N 089° 13.968'W |
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Pt 12: |
48° 21.672'N 089° 13.836'W |
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Pt 26: |
48° 21.966'N 089° 13.950'W |
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Pt 13: |
48° 21.702'N 089° 13.884'W |
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Pt 27: |
48° 21.930'N 089° 13.932'W |
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Pt 14: |
48° 21.720'N 089° 13.920'W |
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(NW-C-3060-24)
*1212(T)/24Nipigon Bay and Approaches/et les approaches – Waterway Information: Shallow Depths Reported
Reference chart: 2312
Shallow depths reported at the following coordinates:
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48° 55.084’N 088° 12.705’W : |
34.41 metres |
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48° 50.163’N 088° 07.517’W : |
47.39 metres |
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48° 47.846’N 088° 05.353’W : |
40.96 metres |
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48° 46.635’N 088° 05.030’W : |
33.89 metres |
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48° 45.630’N 088° 05.071’W : |
8.72 metres |
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48° 44.243’N 088° 05.666’W : |
20.05 metres |
(NW-C-1969-24)
*210(T)/25Toronto Harbour – Construction Operations
Reference chart: 2085
Reference: Notice 512(T)/23 is cancelled (Chart 2085).
Construction is taking place at Ashbridge's Bay and consists of the construction of two breakwaters and of a landform. A variety of equipment are being used, including tug boats and barges. Temporary aids to navigation are on site during construction. The operations are scheduled to take at the following positions:.
Breakwater construction operations
43° 39’ 20.7”N 079° 18’ 48.1”W
Phase 1: Completed
Phase 2: 2021-04-01 through 2025-05-31
Phase 3: 2021-04-01 through 2025-05-31
Landform construction operations
43° 39’ 01.4”N 079° 19’ 01.9”W
Implementation of the shoreline infill area is expected to take approximately five years.
Mariners are requested to keep out of the construction zone.
*418(T)/25Arctic Archipelago / Archipel de l'Arctique – Obstruction – Subsurface Moorings
Reference chart: 7000
Scientific subsurface moorings at the following coordinates:
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Mooring A: |
71° 37.87’ N 157° 19.58’W |
Top float 65 metres. |
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Mooring B: |
71° 25.33’N 152° 44.10’W |
Top float 77 metres. |
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Mooring C: |
70° 50.09’N 146° 23.56’W |
Top float 58 metres. |
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Mooring BGOS-A |
75° 00.01’N 150° 00.00’W |
Top float 30 metres. Depth of 3826 metres. |
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Mooring BGOS-D |
73° 59.64’N 139° 58.95’W |
Top float 30 metres. Depth of 3504 metres. |
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Mooring BGOS-B |
77° 59.99’N 150° 00.00’W |
Top float 30 metres. Depth of 3824 metres. |
(NAVAREA XVII 77/2016, 4/2022)
*419(T)/25Paallavvik to/à Kangiqtugaapik – Obstruction – Scientific Mooring
Reference chart: 7053
Scientific subsurface mooring at position
69° 54.66’ N 066° 48.42’W. Top float 221
metres.
(NAVAREA XVIII 56/2021)
*420(T)/25Clyde Inlet to/à Cape Jameson – Obstruction – Subsurface Mooring
Reference chart: 7565
Scientific subsurface mooring at position 71° 08.07’ N 070° 49.51’W. Top float 248 metres.
(NAVAREA XVIII 113/2022)
*421(T)/25Franklin Bay and/et Darnley Bay – Obstruction – Subsurface Mooring
Reference chart: 7665
Scientific subsurface mooring at position
70° 02.434’ N 126° 18.404’W. Top float 223
metres.
(NAVAREA XVII 92/2019)
*422(T)/25Prince Albert Sound, Western Portion/ Partie Ouest – Obstruction – Subsurface Mooring
Reference chart: 7668
Subsurface mooring at position 70° 42.59’ N 117° 51.21’W. Top float 37 metres.
(NAVAREA XVIII 112/2021)
*423(T)/25Approaches to/Approches à Cambridge Bay – Obstruction – Subsurface Buoy and Apparatus
Reference chart: 7750
Oceanographic observatory installed. Cable on the sea floor
at 69° 06.83’ N 105° 03.58’ W extends at
a depth of 8 metres to an instrument platform at
69° 06.79’ N 105° 03.86’ W, then to a
secondary hydrophone platform at 69° 06.75’ N
105° 03.88’ W, at a depth of 13 metres. The cable
extends at a depth of 8 metres from the primary instrument
platform to a secondary instrument tripod at
69° 06.78’ N 105° 03.83’ W. A rope with
floats and weights extends approximately 42 metres southeast
of the secondary hydrophone platform to an end point at
69° 06.73’ N 105° 03.86’ W.
(NAVAREA XVIII 127/2021, NW-A-0202-21)
*515(T)/25Croil Islands to/à Cardinal – Obstruction: Submerged Object
Reference chart: 1434
Lost anchor reported in the vicinity of 44° 56.391’N 075° 02.670’W.
(NW-C-0892-25)
*516(T)/25Lake Ontario/Lac Ontario (Western Portion/Partie Ouest) – Marine Works: Pipeline Installation
Reference chart: 2077
Pipeline installation taking place daily until November 2025 during daylight hours south of RC Harris Water Treatment Plant. Barges and workboats on scene marked and lit at night.
(NW-C-0721-25)
*608(T)/25Cobourg to/à Oshawa – Waterway Information: Shoal
Reference chart: 2058
Increased silting reported in the area. Mariners are to call the Harbour Masters Office at 1 (905) 525-3412 to obtain up-to-date soundings of navigational channel.
(NW-C-3326-24)
*609(T)/25Toronto Harbour – Marine Works: Underwater Construction
Reference chart: 2085
Underwater construction operations taking place in the vicinity of Ashbridge Bay. Barges on site.
(NW-C-1628-25)
*610(T)/25Georgian Bay / Baie Georgienne – Aids to Navigation Temporarily Established
Reference: Notice 1024(T)/24 is cancelled.
Reference chart: 2201, 2261, 2291
Sixteen surface moorings and seventeen subsurface moorings temporarily established along the shoreline near Bruce Power at the following coordinates:
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Surface Moorings |
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Subsurface Moorings |
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(1) |
44° 26.074'N 081° 30.777'W |
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(1) |
44° 25.853'N 081° 31.208'W |
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(7) |
44° 22.902'N 081° 34.027'W |
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(8) |
44° 22.071'N 081° 34.958'W |
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(9) |
44° 22.834'N 081° 32.405'W |
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(9) |
44° 22.827'N 081° 32.396'W |
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(12) |
44° 21.697'N 081° 34.525'W |
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(12) |
44° 21.706'N 081° 34.456'W |
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(29) |
44° 15.766'N 081° 37.561'W |
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(29) |
44° 15.895'N 081° 37.454'W |
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(30) |
44° 15.833'N 081° 36.704'W |
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(30) |
44° 15.800'N 081° 36.698'W |
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(39) |
44° 25.621'N 081° 30.117'W |
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(39) |
44° 25.572'N 081° 30.102'W |
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(41) |
44° 15.259'N 081° 37.026'W |
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(40) |
44° 21.367'N 081° 34.154'W |
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(43) |
44° 19.782'N 081° 36.669'W |
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(41) |
44° 15.853N 081° 37.019'W |
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(45) |
44° 25.219'N 081° 29.427'W |
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(45) |
44° 25.255'N 081° 29.432'W |
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(B) |
44° 13.928'N 081° 37.388'W |
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(46) |
44° 20.833'N 081° 33.944'W |
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(E) |
44° 33.390'N 081° 19.969'W |
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(47) |
44° 20.568'N 081° 34.039'W |
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(Spotter 1) |
44° 17.618'N 081° 37.196'W |
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(ol1) |
44° 45.389'N 081° 18.517'W |
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(Spotter 2) |
44° 13.977'N 081° 38.237'W |
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(ol2) |
44° 45.389'N 081° 18.510'W |
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(Spotter 3) |
44° 26.459'N 081° 30.404'W |
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(ol3) |
44° 45.321'N 081° 18.556'W |
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(Spotter 4) |
44° 23.618'N 081° 32.166'W |
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(lyal1) |
44° 57.377'N 081° 23.298'W |
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(lyal2) |
44° 56.731'N 081° 23.670'W |
(NW-C-1671-25)
*710(T)/25Hamilton Harbour – Waterway Information: Shallow Depth Reported
Reference chart: 2067
Vessels transiting the East end of Hamilton Harbour are to use caution as the following area is not seaway draft.
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43° 16.315’N 079° 47.353’W |
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43° 16.323’N 079° 47.324’W |
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43° 16.297’N 079° 47.263’W |
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43° 16.278’N 079° 47.336’W |
Mariners are to call the harbour masters office at 1 (905) 525-3412 for the most recent soundings.
(NW-C-3449-24)
*711(T)/25Port of Thunder Bay – Obstruction: Submerged Object
Reference chart: 2314
Lost anchor reported in the vicinity of 48° 25.817’N 089° 09.633’W.
(NW-C-0603-25)
*712(T)/25Whiskey Jack Island to/à Red Deer River – Waterway Information: Shallow Depth Reported
Reference chart: 6274
Shallower depth of 90 centimetres located at 52° 58.444’N
100° 58.654’W.
(NW-C-1757-23)
*713(T)/25Lake Manitoba / Lac Manitoba (Southern Portion / Partie sud) – Waterway Information: Shallow Depth Reported
Reference chart: 6505
Shallower depth of 78 centimetres located at 50° 41.927’N 098° 42.258’W.
(NW-C-1756-23)
*811(T)/25Lac Saint-Louis – Marine works: Construction and Drilling Operations
Reference: Notice 413(T)/24 is cancelled (Chart 1430).
Reference chart: 1430
Ongoing construction and drilling operations are taking place in the vicinity of the Île-aux-Tourtes bridge. Barges and boats are on site.
Yellow cautionary buoys temporarily established under the bridge. The areas are delimited by the following coordinates:
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Area 1: |
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Area 2: |
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Pt 1: |
45° 25.215’N 73° 59.337’W |
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Pt 1: |
45° 25.258’N 73° 58.831’W |
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Pt 2: |
45° 25.236’N 73° 59.094’W |
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Pt 2: |
45° 25.266’N 73° 58.750’W |
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Pt 3: |
45° 25.187’N 73° 59.081’W |
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Pt 3: |
45° 25.216’N 73° 58.733’W |
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Pt 4: |
45° 25.160’N 73° 59.426’W |
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Pt 4: |
45° 25.211’N 73° 58.820’W |
Lit steel pile installed at 45° 25’ 15.4”N 73° 58’ 58.0”W
showing 2 metres above the surface.
Suspended platform installed at 45° 25’ 14.0”N 73° 58’
44.0”W, reducing bridge clearance by 4 metres.
Minimum wake.
(NW-C-0336-24, 3106-24)
*812(T)/25Carleton Island to/au Charity Shoal – Obstruction: Submerged Object
Reference chart: 1439
Anchor fluke reported lost at 44° 05.110’N 076° 23.880’W.
(NW-C-2383-25)
*813(T)/25Ottawa to/à Smiths Falls – Marine Works: Bridge Construction
Reference chart: 1512
Construction operations taking place daily, 24 hours a day at
the Patterson Creek Bridge. Buoys temporarily established
between Pretoria Avenue Bridge and Bank Street Bridge.
(NW-C-1827-25)
*814(T)/25Whitby Harbour – Marine Works: Dredging Operations
Reference chart: 2049
Dredging operations taking place from Monday to Friday during
daylight hours in Whitby Harbour.
Barges and tugs on site monitoring channel 16. Equipment is
marked and lit.
(NW-C-2247-25)
*815(T)/25Lake Ontario/Lac Ontario (Western Portion/Partie Ouest) – Marine Works
Reference chart: 2077
Construction operations taking place daily 24 hours a day from August 15, 2025 until September 30, 2025 at the Toronto Hunt course. Dredges, barges, tug boats, construction equipment and sedimentation control structures will be on scene.
(NW-C-2550-25)
Central Region
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Comments on proposed changes in preliminary (P) notices are solicited from mariners and other interested parties within three months of the initial publication date. Following this date, the notices will be cancelled. Any objections raised must state the facts on which they are based and should include supporting information on safety, commerce and public benefit. |
Comments should be directed to the following:
St. Lawrence Region:
DFO.AtoNStLawrence-StLaurentAalaN.MPO@dfo-mpo.gc.ca |
*816(P)/25Bay of Quinte – Buoys to be Discontinued
Reference chart: 2011, 2016, 2019, 2020
The Canadian Coast Guard proposes to permanently discontinue the following aids to navigation:
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Aid Name |
LL # |
Position |
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Trumpour Point |
444 |
44° 04’ 00.0”N 077° 05’ 30.0”W |
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Belleville Harbour |
469 |
44° 08’ 57.9”N 077° 22’ 22.0”W |
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Bay of Quinte buoy Q18 |
7214 |
44° 10’ 52.2”N 077° 04’ 15.0”W |
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Bay of Quinte buoy Q29 |
7218 |
44° 09’ 52.5”N 077° 06’ 54.0”W |
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Bay of Quinte buoy Q30 |
7219 |
44° 09’ 54.8”N 077° 06’ 55.0”W |
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Bay of Quinte buoy Q56/2 |
7229.5 |
44° 08’ 55.5”N 077° 22’ 56.0”W |
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Bay of Quinte buoy QT1 |
7265 |
44° 05’ 38.7”N 077° 34’ 07.6”W |
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Bay of Quinte buoy QT2 |
7266 |
44° 05’ 38.2”N 077° 34’ 05.1”W |
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Bay of Quinte buoy QT3 |
7267 |
44° 05’ 26.8”N 077° 34’ 13.5”W |
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Bay of Quinte buoy QT4 |
7268 |
44° 05’ 26.8”N 077° 34’ 10.0”W |
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Bay of Quinte buoy QT8 |
7271 |
44° 05’ 07.2”N 077° 34’ 16.6”W |
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Bay of Quinte buoy QT9 |
7271.5 |
44° 04’ 54.7”N 077° 34’ 17.0”W |
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Bay of Quinte buoy QT10 |
7272 |
44° 04’ 54.7”N 077° 34’ 12.5”W |
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Bay of Quinte buoy QY1 |
7304 |
44° 06’ 15.2”N 077° 31’ 19.1”W |
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Bay of Quinte buoy QY2 |
7305 |
44° 06’ 17.2”N 077° 31’ 18.6”W |
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Bay of Quinte buoy QY4 |
7307 |
44° 06’ 18.2”N 077° 31’ 25.1”W |
Initial publication date: Friday, August 29, 2025
Comment submission
deadline: Thursday, November 27, 2025
(B2025-028)
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Comment
Submission |
Comments should be directed to the following: |
*1105(T)/15Canada – Safety of Offshore Exploration and Exploitation Vessels
Reference: Notice 410(T)/2007 is cancelled.
2015 Annual Edition of Notices to Mariners, Notice No. 20,
pages A20-1 to A20-4.
Mariners are advised that offshore exploration and
exploitation vessels may be conducting drilling operations in
the following areas:
Gulf of St.
Lawrence
NIL
Mainland
NWT
NIL
Mackenzie Delta
NWT/Beaufort Sea
NIL
Arctic Islands of
the NWT/Arctic Islands of Nunavut
NIL
Eastern Arctic
Offshore
NIL
Davis
Strait
NIL
NOTE: Mariners are advised to obtain up-to-date position reports on drilling vessels and production installations before entering an area of exploration and exploitation. This information is available by contacting, as appropriate, ECAREG CANADA, NORDREG CANADA or CVTS OFFSHORE via any Marine Communications and Traffic Services Centre (MCTS).
(NOTSHIP M2215/15) (NEB)
*217(T)/24Canadian Coast Guard – Obstruction : Scientific Mooring
Scientific mooring established at position 75° 06’ 01.1”N 168° 00’ 02.5”W. Top float 42 metres.
(NAVAREA XVII 30/2011)
*1027(T)/24Canadian Coast Guard – Automatic Identification System (AIS)
Reference: Notice *111(T)/23 is cancelled.
Mariners are advised that the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) has brought AIS aids to navigation (AIS AtoN) to full operational capability.
Some AIS AtoN that were deployed in a testing capacity may either be maintained or discontinued at the discretion of CCG Regions, while those deployed outside established CCG levels of service may continue to be maintained in an experimental capacity. Changes to CCG aids to navigation are communicated via Notices to Mariners.
General information on AIS and AIS AtoN is available on the CCG e-Navigation Maritime Information Portal and in the Canadian Aids to Navigation System. Specific information on deployed AIS AtoN is available on the e-Navigation website.
*1215(T)/24Canadian Coast Guard – Automatic Identification System Application Specific Messages (AIS ASM) Trial
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is testing Automatic Identification System Application Specific Messages (AIS ASM) nationwide. These broadcasts provide mariners on vessels with properly configured shipborne equipment with dynamic information such as water levels, weather, air gap, and a specific area or line displayed as a digitalized signal. A detailed listing of currently broadcasted Coast Guard AIS ASM is contained in the interactive map on the Canadian e-Navigation Portal. Additional information on AIS ASM may be found in IMO SN.1 Circ 289 Guidance on the Use of AIS Application-Specific-Messages.
Please contact the manufacturer of your specific equipment for instructions on how to receive AIS ASM. Any questions or concerns related to the broadcast may be directed to the Coast Guard e-Navigation Team or any Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS) Centre.
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