Notices to Mariners issued in Govt. Gazette 21,650 of 22nd May 2026

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners that maritime activities are to be held at il-Bajja tal-Imġiebaħ on Thursday, 28th May, 2026, between 8.00 a.m. and 2.30 p.m.

Swimming activities:

The Swimming activities will be held along the course A, B, C and D as shown on the chart found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt).

Rescue vessel S-26314 will accompany the participating swimmers.

Watersports activities:

The watersports activities will be held along the course E, F, G and H as shown on the chart found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt)

Rescue vessel S-17889 will be in the area, monitoring the participants.

Mariners are advised to keep a sharp lookout and navigate with extreme caution and at slow speed (no wake) when in the vicinity, on the stipulated date. They are to cooperate with the organisers.

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.

Charts affected: BA 211, 2537

route for second interconnector

​Reference is made to Notice to Mariners No. 19 of 2026.

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners and owners of vessels that the UXO Survey for proposed cable route for second interconnector, will not be completed within the time, as planned. The completion date is therefore being extended to Friday, 31st July, 2026.

Notice to Mariners No. 19 of 2026 is to be amended accordingly.

All the other information mentioned in Notice to Mariners No. 19 of 2026 will remain valid.

Charts affected: BA 194, 2123, 2124, 2537, 2538

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies that further to Notice to Mariners No. 24 of 2021, apart from the usual times, the Armed Forces of Malta will also carry out night live firing practice on Tuesday, 2nd and Wednesday, 3rd June, 2026, from 8.00 p.m. to midnight (local time) on both days.

A Sécurité message will be issued on VHF Channels 12, and/or 16 by Valletta VTS, accordingly.

The exercise area (LM-D6) is delineated by sector ABC.

From Position A                                             

Latitude (N)Longitude (E)

A         35° 55'.540        014° 28'.320 (Centre point

on land), radius of 4 nautical miles to points

B         35° 59'.460     014° 27'.150 and

C         35° 58'.290        014° 32'.190

Limits are indicated on charts BA 194, 2537 and 2538

During the live firing practice, red flags (approximate size 2.5m x 2m), will be flown from the shore limits.After sunset, instead of the red flags, there will be red lights and there will be two safety vessels with blue lights on each side, to indicate the limits of the area. Mariners are warned to keep, as a minimum, 4 nautical miles off the coast when the flags or safety vessels are sighted.

Moreover, any instructions given on VHF Channels 12 and/or 16 by Valletta Port Control (Valletta VTS) and by the Armed Forces of Malta, are to be strictly observed.

Charts affected: BA 2538, 2537, 194

Positions referred to WGS 84 DATUM