Notice to Mariners issued in Govt. Gazette 21,242

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners that a Chinese Cakes fireworks display will be held from the foreshore of the Grand Hotel Excelsior on Saturday, 18th May, 2024, starting at 10.30 p.m. for not more than 10 minutes. The display will be centred at Point A (as shown on the attached chart) in the approximate following position:

Latitude (N) Longitude (E)

A         35° 53'.903     014° 30'.278

In view of the above, mariners are advised to keep 10m away from point A, on the abovementioned date and time.

Any boats berthed within the area shown on the chart found on Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt) are to be removed during the abovementioned date and time.

Transport Malta will accept no liability whatsoever for any damage caused by the firework displays to any vessel and her ancillary equipment, whether such vessel and her ancillary equipment are left within the 10m safety zone, or outside such safety zone, from the point from which the fireworks are let off.

All mariners are to comply with any instructions given on VHF Channel 12 and/or 16, by Valletta VTS and by any enforcement personnel on site.

Chart affected: BA 177