Notices to Mariners issued in Govt. Gazette 21,450 of 6th June 2025

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta notifies all mariners, owners of vessels and divers, that filming activities will take place in Mġarr ix-Xini, Gozo, and in Mġiebaħ Bay, Malta.

Filming will take place between Thursday, 12th June, 2025 and Thursday, 19th June, 2025, at the locations and times as follows:

Filming at Imġiebaħ Bay will be carried out within the area shown in red on chart A found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt).

From Thursday 12th June to Friday, 13th June, 2025, between 7.00 a.m. and 8.00 p.m.

Filming in Mġarr ix-Xini, Gozo, will be carried out within the area shown in red on chart B found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt).

From Monday, 16th June to Tuesday, 17th June, 2025, between 7.00 a.m. and 8.00 p.m.

All mariners, owners of vessels and divers are advised that entry into the areas as shown in red on the attached charts A and B found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt) is prohibited and the areas are to be kept clear on the abovementioned dates and time.

Mariners are advised to navigate with caution at slow speed and give a wide berth when in the vicinity, they are to keep out of the above-mentioned area and to comply with instructions and directions issued on VHF channel 12 and/or 16 by Valletta VTS and by any enforcement personnel on site.

BA Charts: 211, 2537

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies Mariners that in connection with Santissima Trinità feast, Marsa, aerial firework displays will be let off from near Triq Belt il-Ħażna, Marsa, from point A as shown on the chart found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt), in approximately the following position:

Latitude (N)Longitude (E)

A         35˚52'.971      14˚29'.933

The dates and times of the firework displays from the above positions A, are as follows:

Saturday, 14th June, 2025, from 6.45 p.m. to 11.30 p.m.; and Sunday, 15th June, 2025, from 6.45 p.m. to 11.30 p.m..

Masters and owners of vessels that are berthed within the safety zones, the area shown in red on the attached chart, are to remove their vessels (both commercial and recreational) during the abovementioned dates and times.

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 safety zone, or outside such safety zone.

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

Chart affected: BA 177

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners that a 15-minute fireworks display will be let off from the foreshore in Qui-Si-Sana, Tas-Sliema, on Saturday, 14th June, 2025. The display will be centred at Point A as shown on the chart found on the Trasport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt) in the approximate following position:

Latitude (N) Longitude (E)

A         35° 54'.641     14° 30'.626

The fireworks display will take place at around 10.45 p.m.

In view of the above, mariners are advised to keep 60 metres away from point A on the abovementioned date and time.

Any boats berthed or anchored within the area shown on the attached chart are to be removed during the abovementioned date and time.

Transport Malta will accept no liability whatsoever for any damage caused by the displays to any vessel and her ancillary equipment, whether such vessel and her ancillary equipment are left within the safety zone, or outside such safety zone, from the point from which the display is to be held. 

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

Reference is made to Local Notice to Mariners No. 72 of 2025.

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners and owners of vessels that the seabed survey off Ċirkewwa South Quay will not be completed within the time as planned. The completion date is therefore being extended until Friday, 13th June, 2025.

Local Notice to Mariners No. 72 of 2025 is to be amended accordingly.

All the other information mentioned in Local Notice to Mariners No. 72 of 2025 will remain valid.

Chart affected:  BA 211