ARMISTICE AND REMEMBRANCE DAYS GUN SALUTES - 11 AND 12 NOVEMBER 2023

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King's Harbour Master Portsmouth

LNTM No 126/23

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN by the King's Harbour Master Portsmouth that to commemorate Armistice Day and Remembrance Day on Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 November His Majesty’s Naval Base Portsmouth will conduct a Gun Salute from the southern point of South Railway Jetty at 1100. On each day, the Salute will consist of a single gun at 1100 followed by a further single gun at the end of the Silence.

2. To ensure safety during the firing, as allowed in the provisions of the Dockyard Port of Portsmouth Order 2005, KHM will impose an exclusion zone for all marine traffic as shown in the diagram below. Large traffic to/from the Naval Base or Portsmouth International Port will be held or have its speed adjusted to ensure the exclusion zone is clear. Ministry of Defence Police launches and KHM Harbour Control will ensure small craft keep out of the exclusion zone.

3. Mariners are advised to remain clear of this exclusion zone. A sécurité broadcast will be made by KHM enacting the exclusion zone at 1050. A further broadcast will be made to disestablish the exclusion zone immediately on completion of the event. 

4. Cancel this Local Notice to Mariners 15 November 2023.

 

Thursday 09 Nov 2023

N J RANDALL
King's Harbour Master

Owners, Agents, Charterers, Marinas, Yacht Clubs and Recreational Sailing Organisations should ensure that the contents of this Notice are made known to the masters or persons in charge of their vessels or craft.