Notice to Mariners issued in Govt. Gazette 21,644 of 15th May 2026

​Reference is made to Local Notice to Mariners No. 76 of 2026 – Figure 20.

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners and owners of vessels that the configuration of swimmer zone number 20 mentioned in Local Notice to Mariners No. 76 of 2026 is being amended with immediate effect as follows:

20.       Il-Bajja ta' San Pawl il-Baħar (Għażżelin) ‒ refer to Figure 20                                                                                                               

Line joining points 20A, 20B, 20C, 20D and 20E and the intermediate coastline, as shown on Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt).

The area between the imaginary line A and B and the coast southwest of it, shown hatched, is not to be used by swimmers since it has been declared as dangerous, as per Local Notice to Mariners No. 2 of 2020.

Local Notice to Mariners No. 76 of 2026 is to be amended accordingly.

All the other information mentioned in Local Notice to Mariners No. 76 of 2026 will remain valid.

Charts affected: BA 211, 2537

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, 22nd May, 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 60 meters 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 60 meters 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