NOTICE TO MARINERS

(No 42 of 2006)

SCOTLAND
WEST COAST - THE HEBRIDES
SOUND OF HARRIS

COPE PASSAGE No.12

Latitude:  57° 44.187' North (approx)         Longitude: 007° 08.053' West (approx)

WGS 84 Datum WGS 84 Datum


Northern Lighthouse Board
Edinburgh, 13 October 2006


COPE PASSAGE

 

Mariners are hereby advised that, notwithstanding the establishment of a buoy station at this position, notice is drawn to the following note on Chart BA 2642:

Vessels using Cope Passage should exercise extreme caution and not attempt passage in adverse weather conditions. The bar between Berneray and Killegray (57° 44.5'N, 7° 09.0' W) consists of shifting sand, is generally marked by overfalls, breaks in heavy weather and is reported to dry occasionally.  For full details see Admiralty Sailing Directions.

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R G LOCKWOOD

Chief Executive