Notice to Mariners issued in Govt. Gazette 21,471 of 18th July 2025

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners that Chinese cakes/stoppini and ground fireworks will be let off from, from point A and point B as shown in the chart found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt), on the following dates and times:

Latitude (N)Longitude (E)

A                       35˚53'.760      014˚29'.414

B                     35˚53'.753        014˚ 29'.413

On Friday, 18th July, 2025, from midnight to 00.30 a.m. of Saturday, 19th July, 2025;

On Saturday, 19th July, 2025, from 11.15 p.m. to 11.45 p.m.;

On Sunday, 20th July, 2025, from 10.45 p.m. to 11.15 p.m.

​Masters and owners of vessels that are berthed within the safety zones, the area shown in red in the chart found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt), are to remove their vessels 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 in connection with the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel at Balluta Bay, fireworks will be let off from pontoons laid in positions A, B and C, as shown in the chart found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt).

The dates and times of the displays are as follows:

On Saturday, 26th July, 2025, from 10.30 p.m. to 11.15 p.m.; and on Sunday, 27th July, 2025, from 7.00 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. and from 10.00 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.

All vessels and bathers are warned to keep well clear and maintain a safe distance of not less than 100m from position A, 60m from position B, and 50m from position C, during the above-mentioned days 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 indicated area, or outside such area.

All mariners are to note the above and 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

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners that the Malta (O) and Tunisia (T) NAVTEX service is temporarily suspended.

While every effort is being made to resume transmitting NAVTEX messages as soon as possible, during the period of no transmission, Malta Navigational Warnings will be promulgated by voice, on radio, as follows:

Malta Vessel Traffic Service (Malta VTS) on VHF channel 16 at 06:03, 10:03, 16:03 and 21:03 (UTC) daily.