Notice to Mariners issued in Govt. Gazette 21,447 of 30th May 2025

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies all mariners and owners of vessels, that filming activities will take place in different localities around the Maltese Islands.

The filming will be carried out on any days between Monday, 2nd June, 2025 and Saturday, 28th June, 2025.

Filming will be carried out from onboard the vessels MV Chakra and Maria C, while the following vessels will be assisting them: Nautica 1, Nautica Two, S22413 and S26157.

Mariners and owners of vessels are informed that when either the vessel MV Chakra or Maria C is sighted, they are to keep a clear distance of 200m from them.

Mariners are reminded that they are to keep watch on VHF Channel 12 and/or 16 and are to cooperate with the filming crew and/or enforcement officers in the area.

Any instructions issued on VHF Channel 12 and/or 16 by Valletta VTS are to be complied with.

Charts affected: BA 211, 2537, 2538

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners and owners of vessels that a seabed survey will be held off Ċirkewwa South Quay wall.

The survey will be held on any day between Monday, 2nd June and Friday, 6th June, 2025, within the area formed by joining the points A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and the intermediate coastline, as shown on the chart found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt).

The survey will be carried out by divers, who may be accompanied by a support vessel, they will be exhibiting the International Code of Signals Flag 'A'. A safety distance from the abovementioned area is to be kept during the survey.

Due to the survey, the Ċirkewwa South Quay, and the adjacent quay, cannot be used while the survey is being carried out.

Masters and operators of vessels are advised to keep a sharp lookout, proceed with caution and at slow speed when navigating in the above indicated area. They are to comply with instructions given on VHF Channel 12 and/or 16 by Valletta VTS.

Chart affected: BA 177

Reference is made to Local Notice to Mariners No. 64 of 2025.

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners and owners of vessels that, due of adverse weather conditions, the works on the jetty at the LNG terminal in Il-Bajja ta' Marsaxlokk will not be completed within the time as planned. The completion date is therefore being extended until Friday, 6th June, 2025.

Local Notice to Mariners No. 64 of 2025 is to be amended accordingly.

All the other information mentioned in Local Notice to Mariners No. 64 of 2025 will remain valid.

Chart affected: BA 36

Reference is made to Local Notice to Mariners No. 69 of 2025.

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners and owners of vessels that due of adverse weather conditions, the removal of boulder from near Sirens waterpolo pitch in Il-Bajja ta' San Pawl, will not be completed within the time as planned. The completion date is therefore being extended until Monday, 2nd June, 2025.

Local Notice to Mariners No. 69 of 2025 is to be amended accordingly.

All the other information mentioned in Local Notice to Mariners No. 69 of 2025 will remain valid.

Chart affected: BA 211

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners that a 15-minute fireworks display will be let off from the foreshore off  Il-Fortizza ta' Tigné on Saturday, 7th June, 2025. The display will be centred at Point A as shown on the chart on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt) in the approximate following position:

Latitude (N)Longitude (E)

A         35° 54'.332                 14° 30'.735

The fireworks display will take place at around 10.15 p.m.

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

Any boats berthed or anchored within the area shown on the chart found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt) are to be removed during the above-mentioned 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