Marine Notice: Cable Recovery Off South West Coast

6th October 2017

#MarineNotice - The latest Marine Notice from the Department of Transport, Tourism and Sport (DTTAS) advises that that a cable recovery operation is scheduled take place from next Monday 9 to Wednesday 25 October at locations off the South West Coast.

The work will be carried out by the MV Layla (Callsign V2YX9). Please note that this vessel is restricted in her manoeuvrability and mariners are advised to navigate with caution in the area.

Radio and Pan-Pan alerts will be issued periodically and the MV Layla will be on standby on VHF Channel 16 at all times.

In total, 88km of cable is planned to be recovered. Full details of the operation are included in Marine Notice No 42 of 2017, a PDF of which is available to read or download HERE.

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