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Access to Georges Bay has become safer with dredging at Pelican Point now complete, providing better and safer access for larger boats to enter Georges Bay to unload their fish catch or to re-fuel. During the first stage of the project (2009) more than 200,000 cubic metres of sand was removed from the entrance to […]

After a two week delay, dredging at Pelican Point will now commence on Friday 18th March. Full information is available on the MAST website, and the NOTICE TO MARINERS relating to the dredging transiting procedures can be downloaded from the same page. The dredge equipment is currently at Stieglitz where the discharge pipe is being […]

The dregding on the channel at Pelican Point was completed this week and half a metre of additional depth has been added. The channel should now be navigable at all times to vessels up to 1.8 metre draft. At high tide, up to 3 metres of water is available throughout. Marine and Safety Tasmania (MAST) […]

The dredging at Pelican point has commenced and we can look forward to an improved channel. Please take care while the dredging is in progress.

Summer is over and boating activity has dropped off with only 3 boats requiring an escort into St Helens during April. The southern channel on the St Helens Barway is maintaining its position, generally providing good access. Care should be taken by mariners unfamliar with the barway and at all times during heavier weather. Please […]