OASIS P&I informed that on 10 Oct 2022, China MSA issued Notice of Correction to Channel Charts of Chinese Coastal Ports, in which they request ships to be aware of unidentified underwater objects off Fuzhou port and Ningde port.
Before the issuance of the Navigation Warning, 3 major grounding accidents took place in this area during the years from 2020 to 2022, which caused serious damages to the ships’ hulls and necessitated complex salvage operations.
The draught of those ships at the time of grounding varied from about 7 metres to 15 metres, with two ships laden whilst the third one in ballast. The positions of these 3 grounding incidents are listed as follows and illustrated below:
All ships shall keep away from:
- 26°23’39”N;
- 120°05’42”E.
Suggestion
Ships which plan to call Fuzhou Port (including Luoyuan Port, Kemen Port, Huadong Shipyard and Ningde Port (including Zhangwan Terminal, Datang Powplant Terminal, Dingxin Terminal, etc) shall add the above warning statement in the nautical chart before the voyage commences and keep away from those waters when the ship enters into or departs from the aforesaid terminals and shipyards.
