Notices to Mariners issued in Govt. Gazette 21,501 of 5th September 2025

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners that a fireworks display event will be held inside the Grand Harbour, between Il-Ponta tal-Isla and Dock no 6 'China Dock', from a barge centered on position A, as shown on the chart found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt).

The fireworks displays will be let off on the following date and times:

On Friday, 5th September, 2025 between 9.30 p.m. and 10.30 p.m.

The fireworks will be loaded onto a barge at Rinella Quay on Friday, 5th September, 2025 at around 6.30 a.m. 

A wide berth (safety distance) of 200 meters is requested from the barge at all times.

The loaded barge will shift from Rinella bay to Position A (on anchor) at around 7.30 p.m.

At around 10.40 p.m. the barge will be towed back from Anchorage Position to Rinella Quay for unloading of equipment.

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 200m safety zone, or outside such safety zone, from the point from which the fireworks are let off.

Mariners are to navigate with caution and at slow speed when in the vicinity.  They are to cooperate with the organisers. Instructions and directions given on VHF channel 12 and/or 16 by Valletta VTS and any enforcement personnel are to be complied with.

Chart affected BA Chart 177.

Reference is made to Local Notice to Mariners No. 132 of 2025.

​The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners and owners of vessels that the position of the centre point of the safety zone of “Ta' Marija Caves – Ras il-Pellegrin" - Mgarr (Malta), as shown on chart 29 found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt), are the following:

Latitude (N)Longitude (E)

A                     35° 55'.089         014° 19'.979

Local Notice to Mariners No. 132 of 2025 is to be amended accordingly.

All the other information mentioned in Local Notice to Mariners No 132 of 2025 will remain valid.

Charts affected: BA 2537, 2538

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners that several types of investigative surveys will be carried out for the proposed second interconnector between Malta and Sicily.

These investigative surveys will be carried out by the vessels “NG Worker", “Pist704", “Neptune" and “ASV Geodrone" and their ancillary equipment.

Weather permitting the surveys are planned to commence on Wednesday, 10th September, 2025 and are expected to be completed by Thursday, 30th October, 2025.

The investigative surveys will be carried along the route between the points A, B, C, D and E, as shown on the chart found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt), with the following coordinates:

Since the vessels may be towing different types of equipment and, also at times be stationery, they may be restricted in their ability to manoeuvre.

Appropriate signals in accordance with the Regulations for the Prevention of Collisions at sea (COLREGS) and the International Code of Signals, will be exhibited accordingly.

Mariners are instructed to navigate with caution and to maintain a safe distance of 0.50 Nautical Miles from the vessels when they are detected or sighted.

When crossing the channel between Sicily and Malta, all vessels are to comply with any instructions given on VHF channel 69 and/or 16 by Malta Coastal Station (Malta VTS) and on VHF channel 12 by Valletta VTS.

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