Chittagong Port Authority has provided us with the following urgent notice:

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As a lighter  vessel  has  sunk  on  01/01/2011 at B anchorage, all mariners have been requested to avoid and careful while maneuvering and anchoring at the specified area in B anchorage area of Chittagong Port outer anchorage (area has been specified in attached notice), which is dangerous for surface navigation.

It is expected that within next  four/ ive  days, Port  authority will clear the lighter vessel from the channel. Meanwhile, you can  circulate this circular to all of  your members whose vessels are approaching  toward Chittagong port  anchorage within next  3/4 days. Members vessel’s master (which are calling at Chittagong anchorage or planning to enter inner harbour) should maintain continuous liaison with port radio control dept  at VHF 12 and 16 while approaching.

Informatively, the port limit of Chittagong port outer anchorage is bounded by area with radius of 5.6 nautical miles (on the west side) from Patenga light beacon at position Lat. 22  13.54 N long, 91 48.2 E. the anchorage area is divided into three  areas which follows:
 
Anchorage A: the northern most anchorage for  vessel’s of  more than 10 meters draught
Anchorage B: in between anchorage “A” and “c”, for vessel’s scheduled to enter the karnaphuli river within 24 hours
Anchorage C: the southern most anchorage for lightering vessel’s and other not scheduled to enter within 24  hours

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