**** CANCELLATION OF NOAA PAPER AND RASTER NAUTICAL CHARTS****
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is undertaking a multi-year program to end production and maintenance of its suite of over 1,000 traditional paper nautical charts and all associated raster chart products and services, including: Print-on-Demand (POD) paper nautical charts, Full-size chart PDF files, BookletChartTM PDF files, NOAA raster navigational charts (NOAA RNC®), the NOAA RNC tile service, and the online RNC viewer.
Six months notice of the intent to cancel a specific chart is provided in a “Last Edition” notice. The final cancellation of a chart is made in a “Canceled” notice. Both types of notices will appear in LNM Section IV, “Chart Correction.” A comprehensive list of all canceled NOAA charts is available at: www.charts.noaa.gov/MCD/Dole.shtml.
Traditional paper nautical chart production is ending to enable the creation and maintenance of larger scale, more up-to-date, higher quality coverage of NOAA’s electronic navigational chart (NOAA ENC®) product. This will significantly enhance the amount of charted detail available to mariners. More information about NOAA’s program to sunset traditional paper charts is on the NOAA Coast Survey website at: nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/charts/farewell-to-traditional-nautical-charts.html
An online NOAA Custom Chart application at: devgis.charttools.noaa.gov/pod is available to create chart images from ENC data, which
may then be printed. Notices to Mariners will not be issued for NOAA Custom Charts.
SECTION II – DISCREPANCIES
This section lists all reported and corrected discrepancies related to Aids to Navigation in this edition. A discrepancy is a change in the status of an aid to navigation that differs from what is published or charted.
DISCREPANCIES (PRIVATE AIDS)
URI Pump Lighted Research Buoy Missing Chart 13223
NEBW Daybeacon 1 Chart 13223 StructDest
Bristol Harbor East Channel Buoy 5 Missing
Bristol Harbor East Channel Buoy 7 Missing
Bristol Harbor East Channel Buoy 9 Missing
Barrington River Fairway Channel Lighted Buoy 6 Off Station/Hazzard to Navigation
Davisville Turning Basin Buoy 18 DAYMK IMCH
Davisville Turning Basin Buoy 20 DAYMK IMCH
Pawcatuck River Channer Daybeacon 19 Missing
SECTION III – TEMPORARY CHANGES and TEMPORARY CHANGES CORRECTED
URI Coastal Monitoring Lighted Research Buoy Discontinued
Pawcatuck River Channel Daybeacon 23 Discontinued
RHODE ISLAND SHOALING
RI-NARRAGANSETT BAT (CHART 13221)-MOUNT HOPE BAY-KICKAMUIT RIVER
Shoaling has been reported in the Kickamuit River in the vicinity of Kickamuit River Buoy 2. Mariners are advised to proceed with caution while transiting the area.
Chart 13221 LNM 12/21
ONE TIME EVENTS
RI – NARRAGANSETT BAY/RHODE ISLAND SOUND – 12 METER NORTH AMERICANS – RACE/REGATTA
Mariners are advised that the 12 Meter North Americans Race is scheduled to be held in Narragansett Bay or Rhode Island Sound, RI, weather depending. The event will take place on September 24 through 26, 2021 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Expect up to 8 sailing vessels, up to 72ft in length. Mariners are advised to transit to the area with extreme caution. Mariners may contact the person in charge by phone at (214) 244-4955 or by marine radio on VHF channel 13, 16, and 72.
Chart 13221
RI – NARRAGANSETT BAY – 505 NORTH AMERICAN CHAMPIONSHIP – Sailing Race / Regatta Mariners are advised that the 505 North American Championship is scheduled to take in Narragansett Bay between Halfway Rock and Gould Island. The event will take place daily commencing on September 29 through October 3, 2021, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. each day. Expect 50 sailboats 16ft in length. Mariners are advised to proceed with caution when transiting the area. Mariners may contact the person in charge by phone at (774) 313- 9578. Chart 13232
RECURRING EVENTS
RI – NARRAGANSETT BAY – WEDNESDAY R19 FLEET RACING – RACE/REGATTA
Mariners are advised that the Coasters Harbor Navy Yacht Club R19 Fleet Racing series is scheduled to be held in Narragansett Bay from Gould Island to Castle Hill Light, RI. The event will take place every Wednesday night between May 5 and September 29, 2021 from 5:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. each event. Expect up to 15 sailing vessels, 19ft in length. Mariners are advised to transit to the area with extreme caution. Mariners may contact the person in charge by phone at (808) 681-9102.
Chart 13223
RI – NARRAGANSETT BAY – NARRAGANSETT TERRACE YACHT CLUB RACE SERIES – RACE/REGATTA
Mariners are advised that the Narragansett Terrace Yacht Club Race series is scheduled to be held between Ohio Ledge and Sabin Point in upper Narragansett Bay, RI. The event will take place every Thursday from May 13 through September 23, 2021 from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. each evening. Expect up to 20 sailing vessels, 19-36ft in length. Mariners are advised to transit to the area with caution. Mariners may contact the person in charge by phone at (401) 225-3766.
Chart 13221
RI – NARRAGANSETT BAY – ILYC SHIELDS FLEET 19 WEDNESDAY NIGHT SERIES – RACE/REGATTA
Mariners are advised that the Ida Lewis Yacht Club Shields Fleet 19 Wednesday Night Series is scheduled to be held in the vicinity of Castle Hill to Gould Island in Narragansett Bay, RI. The event will take place every Wednesday from May 19 through October 6, 2021, between 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. each day. Expect up to 30 sailing vessels, 30ft in length. Mariners are advised to transit to the area with extreme caution. Mariners may contact the person in charge by phone at (401) 862-3840 or by marine radio on channel 79.
Chart 13223
RI – NARRAGANSETT BAY – ILYC J-24 THURSDAY NIGHT SERIES – RACE/REGATTA
Mariners are advised that the Ida Lewis Yacht Club J-24 Thursday Night Series is scheduled to be held in the vicinity of Castle Hill to Gould Island in Narragansett Bay, RI. The event will take place on every Thursday evening from May 20 through September 30, 2021, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. each day. Expect up to 20 sailing vessels, 24ft in length. Mariners are advised to transit to the area with extreme caution. Mariners may contact the person in charge by phone at (401) 486-5318 or by marine radio on channel 16 or 69.
Chart 13223
MA-OFFSHORE-SOUTH OF NANTUCKET ISLAND AND MARTHAS VINEYARD
Alpine Ocean Seismic Survey Inc will be conducting Geotechnical Survey along export cable route to Brayton Point, MA from 15 September to 15 October 2021, 12 hours a day from 6:00am to 6:00pm. Offshore vessel operations will be Offshore Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket to Sakonnet River and to Mount Hope Bay. Equipment on scene will be the Research Vessel SHEARWATER operating coring equipment. Vessel will be performing geotechnical operations, with equipment in the water. During geotechnical operations, the vessel will have limited maneuverability and will be monitoring VHF-FM 13 and 16.
Vessel operations will be within the rectangles:
North-West Corner = 41o42’41.86”N, 71o11’52.19”W; North-East Corner = 41o42’23.15”N, 71o10’47.26”W, South-West boundary = 41o02’06.15”N, 71o17’37.52”W, South-East Corner = 41o04’59.39”N, 70o18’13.40”W.
MA-OFFSHORE-SOUTH OF MARTHAS VINEYARD to SOUTH OF DARTMOUTH
Fugro USA Marine Inc will be conducting marine remote sensing with acoustic sources, i.e. multi-beam bathymetry, magnetometer, and high frequency sub bottom profilers to map the seafloor and near surface sub bottom conditions through September – 31 October 2021, 24 hours a day/7 days a week. The GO PURSUIT will be executing survey operations in an area
