NSW Maritime Navigation aids displaced by heavy rain in South Coast



7:00 AM Wed 23 Mar 2011 GMT
'NSW Maritime' NSW Government
NSW Maritime Chief Executive Steve Dunn today issued a warning to boaters to take extra care on South Coast waterways in the aftermath of heavy rain. Mr Dunn said rains in the Illawarra Region had compromised the system of navigation aids from the Illawarra Region south to the Bega Valley Shire. 'The heavy rains will have forced a number of navigation marker buoys off-station,' he explained. 'There is potential for navigation markers to be missing or dislodged and that means hazards may be unmarked. 'Skippers are advised to take extra care when navigating in this area whilst NSW Maritime Boating ...


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