Notice to Mariners issued in Govt. Gazette 21,556 of 16th December 2025

The Ports and Yachting Directorate, Transport Malta, notifies mariners and owners of vessels that a fairway has been established as indicated on the chart found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt) near Il-Moll ta' Buġibba.

The fairway is delineated by the points A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K as shown on the chart found on the Transport Malta website (www.transport.gov.mt).

​No vessels are permitted to anchor or moor within the newly established fairway.

Registered mooring holders affected by this new fairway are to be contacted by the Yachting and Mooring Department in the coming days.

The moorings (and their ground tackle) within the fairway are to be removed by their owner without delay in the interest of safety of navigation. Any moorings and ground tackle that are left in the fairway, will be removed at the expense of their owner.  The Authority will accept no liability whatsoever for any damage that may be caused while removing the said vessels and moorings.

Furthermore, mariners are reminded that it is prohibited to lay any moorings and ground tackle without the prior permission of the Authority.

All positions are referred to WGS 84 DATUM

Chart affected: BA 211