Local Notices to Mariners for Lymington Harbour

Notices to Mariners contain important navigational information such as chart updates, changes in buoyage, prior warning of activities such as dredging, exclusion zones, harbour closures and changes to General Directions.

Recovery of Vessels onto Trailers at Bath Road Slipway

19/07/2024

Number 4 of 2024

Notice is hereby given that vessels must not be powered on to the trailer during recovery as this causes damage to the lower slipway and can present a hazard to other persons and craft in the vicinity.

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Wightlink W Class Ferries - Narrow Channels

11/07/2024

Number 2 of 2024

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the when operating in the Lymington River Wightlink ferries are at times constrained by draught, and at all times can only operate within the navigation channel.

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Marsh Restoration Works – Boiler Marsh & Pylewell Lake

11/07/2024

Number No 1 of 2024

Mariners are advised that between Wednesday 1^st August 2024 and the 17^th October 2024, marsh restoration works will commence in Boiler Marsh to the east of the Lymington River entrance.

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Pleasure Craft - UK / EU Entry & Exit Formalities

08/08/2022

Number 8 of 2022

Border Force has introduced a new way for those travelling to and from the UK on pleasure craft to report their journey.

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Boat Wash

29/03/2022

Number 5 of 2022

Each season we receive reports of powered craft passing unnecessarily close to small craft and sailing dinghies without due consideration for the effects of their wash and the risks this can pose.

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Bath Road Slipway – Dinghy Short Term Mooring

10/01/2022

Number 3 of 2022

Notice is hereby given that following consultation with the Royal Lymington Yacht Club, Lymington Town Sailing Club and Lymington Sailability, a mooring facility has been installed to make it easier for single handed dinghy sailors to secure their dinghy while they are collecting or removing their trailer.

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USE OF CCTV and VIDEO IMAGES FOR SAFETY & SECURITY

30/07/2021

Number 12 of 2021

Notice is hereby given that this Notice to Marines constitutes a public notice in accordance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act 1998.

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Vessel Movements in Restricted Visibility in Lymington River

17/12/2018

Number 5 of 2018

Notice is hereby given that all vessels, including leisure vessels, are strongly advised not to depart their berths if visibility is less than one cable (0.1nm / 185.2m).

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Unstable River Wall - Exclusion Zone

10/02/2017

Number 3 of 2017

Lymington Harbour Commissioners have received advice from New Forest District Council that part of the river wall which lies adjacent to and south of the Royal Lymington Yacht Club is unstable.

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Wightlink ferry movements in Horn Reach

12/12/2014

Number 10 of 2014

Notice is hereby given of the Wightlink ferry arrival and departure procedures and the recommended actions for other craft.

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Use of Kill Cords in Powered Craft

29/05/2013

Number 4 of 2013

Following a fatal incident involving the ejection of a family of six from an 8m RHIB the MAIB have issued a safety bulletin drawing attention to the proper use of kill cords on powered craft, reproduced as follows:

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Local Notices to Mariners for Lymington Harbour

Recovery of Vessels onto Trailers at Bath Road Slipway

Wightlink W Class Ferries - Narrow Channels

Marsh Restoration Works – Boiler Marsh & Pylewell Lake

Pleasure Craft - UK / EU Entry & Exit Formalities

Boat Wash

Bath Road Slipway – Dinghy Short Term Mooring

USE OF CCTV and VIDEO IMAGES FOR SAFETY & SECURITY

Vessel Movements in Restricted Visibility in Lymington River

Unstable River Wall - Exclusion Zone

Wightlink ferry movements in Horn Reach

Use of Kill Cords in Powered Craft

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