The Waterways and Shipping Administration informs in the "Notices to Mariners" (BfS 315/21) that the Trave will be fully closed on Wednesday, 20 October due to underwater work in the area between light posts 9 and 20. This will affect many sailors who want to enter the Bay of Lübeck from their moorings in Lübeck, Teerhofinsel, Marina am Stau or Schlutup.
In the area between the large Holzwiek and Dummerdorfer Ufer, the bottom of the water will be searched for potential underwater obstacles on the day, according to Viola Hackenbeck, Assistant to the Head of the Press Office of WSA Ostsee. The fairway will be blocked by the working vessels from 8.30 am to 3.30 pm and cannot be navigated during the work. There will be an exception between 11:30 and 12:00. During this time, the work will be interrupted and pleasure craft will be able to pass through the blocked section of water. The vessels involved in the work can be called via VHF on channel 13. For the passage at midday, their clearance must be awaited by radio or visual signal. Information from Trave Traffic will also be available on the same channel.
According to the authorities, the closure periods may also be postponed due to unfavourable weather conditions. For this reason, the "Notices to Mariners" should also be observed in the days after 20 October.
Michael Rinck
Redakteur Test & Technik
