Navigational warning 16 48-P-06

Status: Cancelled · Area: PANAMA. Caribbean Sea Coast. Atlantic Entrance to Panama Canal. — Works. Berths. Buoyage. Depths. Channel. Harbour · Source: Service Hydrographique et Océanographique de la Marine

16 48-P-06. PANAMA. Caribbean Sea Coast. Atlantic Entrance to Panama Canal. — Works. Berths. Buoyage. Depths. Channel. Harbour developments. (Taunton, 16-6119 (P)) 1 - Works to the South of Manzanillo Bay have been completed. 2 - New berths have been established at Manzanillo International Terminal and Oiltanking Colón S.A. Terminal (previously called Colón Port Terminal and COASSA Terminal) in the following positions : Berth Position Depth Comments 1 9 21,40 N — 79 52,94 W Manzanillo International Terminal 2 9 21,53 N — 79 53,00 W 14 m Manzanillo International Terminal 3 9 21,70 N — 79 53,07 W Manzanillo International Terminal 4 9 21,84 N — 79 53,14 W Manzanillo International Terminal 5 9 21,98 N — 79 53,07 W 16,5 m Manzanillo International Terminal 6 9 22,09 N — 79 53,00 W 12 m Oiltanking Colón S.A. Terminal - RoRo - S side of new dolphins 7 9 22,13 N — 79 53,06 W 10 m Oiltanking Colón S.A. Terminal - RoRo - N side of new dolphins 8 9 22,13 N — 79 53,17 W 16,5 m Oiltanking Colón S.A. Terminal - RoRo - N side of new quay. Dock shoals to the N 9 9 22,21 N — 79 53,02 W 12 m Oiltanking Colón S.A. Terminal - RoRo - N side of quay with dolphins. Dock shoals to NE 3 - Due to dredging operations in the approaches to Bahía Manzanillo and within the port and turning basin, the depths are now deeper and buoyage has been adjusted accordingly. The controlling depth on the leading line is now 14,3 m in position 9 23,44 N — 79 53,82 W. 4 - The turning basin marked by buoys has been dredged to at least 14 m with a shoal to the W and SW of 13,6 m in positions 9 22,02 N — 79 53,59 W and 9 21,96 N — 79 53,55 W. Outside the buoyage, to the SW of the turning basin, the seabed shoals steeply to 5,2 m in position 9 21,98 N — 79 53,62 W and 5,3 m in position 9 21,95 N — 79 53,59 W. 5 - Depths less than charted exist in the following positions : Depth Position 12,4 m 9 22,83 N — 79 53,78 W 12 m 9 22,80 N — 79 53,84 W 9,2 m 9 22,57 N — 79 53,88 W 8,9 m 9 22,41 N — 79 53,88 W 10,6 m 9 22,37 N — 79 53,82 W 8 m 9 22,10 N — 79 53,65 W 6 - The Harbour Master’s office has been established in position 9 21,92 N — 79 53,16 W. 7 - Control towers have been removed from the following positions : 9 21,73 N — 79 52,73 W ; 9 21,63 N — 79 53,01 W. 8 - Work is continuing at the Colón Container Terminal and Punta Coco Solo and the channel will be re-dredged. 9 - Mariners are advised to navigate

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