WILMINGTON, N.C. (AP) - The Coast Guard is warning mariners that there will be dredging on the Cape Fear River for the next two months.
The dredging is taking place in the vicinity of the upper and lower Brunswick reaches and the upper Big Island reaches, between green marker buoys 51 and 59. It continues through April 30.
Dredge materials will be disposed of offshore in the Ocean Dredge Materials Disposal Site.
Mariners are urged to use extreme caution in these areas and around dredge equipment. The dredge operators monitor VHF-FM channels 13 and 16 and it is requested that all vessel traffic contact them 30 minutes prior to passage.
All vessels are asked to proceed at a no-wake speed when passing the dredge.
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