Notices to Mariners issued in Govt. Gazette 21,586 of 13th February 2026

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners that a 3-minute Chinese Cakes fireworks display will be held from the foreshore off the Grand Hotel Excelsior on Friday, 13th February, 2026, at 11.00 p.m. The display will be centred at Point A as shown on the chart found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt) in the approximate following position:

Latitude (N)Longitude (E)

A         35° 53'.904       014° 30'.282

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

Any boats berthed within the area shown on 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 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

Reference is made to BA Chart 2538 – Malta

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners that the Northwest and the Northeast marker buoys at the Offshore Aquaculture Zone flashing yellow every 3 seconds (FL.Y.3s) in the following positions:

Latitude (N)Longitude (E)

are missing.

Mariners are to note the above and give a wide berth.