NOTICES TO MARINERS.

West Coast Times, Issue 357, 14 November 1866, Page 2 (Supplement)

NOTICES TO MARINERS.

Additional Light at the Enteance to G-EELONG HaEBOR; ALSO, NOTICE OP al/teeatioks tn btjoys and beacons, Poet Phtxiip Bay. 1. Notice is hereby given that the beacon on the- north end of Symond r s Spit has been washed away ; another beacon will be placed on the same spit in a few days. PEAKKSTOIf JETTY. 2. The jetty at Frankston having now been extended into twelve feet water, the moorings and buoy have been removed. BUOYS.—WEST CHANNEL. 3. As several vessels have of late got foul of and done serious damage to, the Swan Bay and No. 12 Elbow buoys, it has been found necessary to shift the former close in shore. Masters of vessels and others navigating this channel, are hereby informed that the ascertained depth of the water, in a straight line from buoy to buoy, on both sides of the West Channel does not exceed sixteen feet. LIGHT AT THE ENTEANCE OV GEELOXG HAEBOE, 4. With the view of facilitating the navigation of the channel into Geelong Harbor afc night, a red light will, on and after the twentyfourth day of this month, be exhibited from sunset to sunrise from a lantern placed on the first red dolphin, inshore of the lightship. G-EELONG HitRBOE BUOYS.—EEJIOVAIi OF THE IADY PEEL BLACK BUOY. 5. This buoy having ceased to be of service has been removed. SOUTH-EAST BLACK BUOY. 6. This buoy, which was placed on the north-west end of sand off Bird Rock, has been removed, ifc being no longer required.