Notices to Mariners

Notices to Mariners for Lowestoft and East Anglian Coast area.
Relevant mainly to the owners of private leisure craft moored at or visiting Lowestoft Cruising Club.
Each notice opens on a new page, shown in pdf format.

Notices to Mariners issued 2026


Lowestoft Outer Harbour – Bathymetric survey operations
Date of issue: 14.04.2026


Lowestoft Bascule Bridge Channel – Repairs to fender panel
Date of issue: 14.04.2026


Lowestoft Bascule Bridge maintenance – Overnight marine restrictions
Date of issue: 11.04.2026


Lowestoft Approaches – Port entry light Maintenance and light sector re-alignment: update No.3
Date of issue: 18.03.2026


Lowestoft Harbour – PPE requirements in operational and on quayside areas
Date of issue: 05.03.2026


Lowestoft Outer Harbour and Approaches – Continued XOcean USV transits
Date of issue: 05.03.2026

Issued 2025


Lowestoft Harbour – Information for small craft and yachts

Information for small craft and yachts using Lowestoft Harbour and the seaward approaches to Mutford Lock
Date of issue: 04.11.2025


Lowestoft Approaches – Port Entry Light: Kirkley Sector Light re-instated
Date of issue: 23.04.2025


Orford Haven – Lighted Buoy: new position
Date of issue: 14.04.2025


Woodbridge Haven – Lighted Buoy: new position
Date of issue: 14.04.2025


Great Yarmouth Harbour and Approaches – Updated contact details Great Yarmouth LPS (Yarmouth Radio)
Date of issue: 07.04.2025


Lowestoft Southern Approaches – Shoaling in the Stanford Channel
Date of issue: 22.01.2025

Issued 2024


Middle Cross Sand – East Cross Sand Lighted Buoy: new position
Date of issue: 16.12.2024


Lowestoft Harbour – Use of weighted heaving lines

Information regards weighted heaving lines
Date of issue: 06.11.2024


Lowestoft Outer Harbour – Royal Norfolk and Suffolk Yacht Club traffic lights: non-operational
Date of issue: 07.10.2024


Lowestoft Southern Approaches – Stanford Channel buoy positions
Date of issue: 16.09.2024


Approaches to Great Yarmouth – North West Scroby Lighted Buoys
Date of issue: 22.08.2024


Approaches to Great Yarmouth, Holm Channel – North East Holm and South Corton Lighted Buoys
Date of issue: 22.08.2024

Issued 2022


Updated information for leisure vessels arriving into the UK
Date of issue: 04.08.2022


Sanctions on Russian vessels
Date of issue: 03.03.2022

Issued 2021


Lowestoft Approaches – UXO position SE to Lowestoft
Date of issue: 15.11.21


East Anglia – International catering waste disposal
Date of issue: 05.03.2021

Issued 2020


Lowestoft Harbour – Impending changes to vessel reporting procedures
Date of issue: 24.12.2020


Lowestoft Harbour and approaches – Management of vessel speed and wash
Date of issue: 01.07.2020


Border health control measures – Application to marine leisure users
Date of issue: 13.06.2020

Issued 2019


Lowestoft Inner Harbour – Town and Cefas Quay passing speed
Date of issue: 25.07.2019

Issued 2017


Passage plan publication

Date of issue: 29.08.2017


Lowestoft Harbour – Reporting of vessel movements
Date of issue: 19.08.2017

Issued 2015


Lowestoft Harbour – Use of lifejackets
Date of issue: 08.11.2015

Issued 2011


Lowestoft Harbour – Port entrance traffic lights
Date of issue: 14.07.2011

Issued 2007


Lowestoft Harbour – Protection of ABP employees from passive smoking
Date of issue: 29.06.2007

Notices to Mariners issued directly

The Lowestoft notices to mariners are available from the

The Broads Authority

The Great Yarmouth notices to mariners are available from the page

Harwich Haven Authority

Trinity House

Lowestoft Bascule Bridge opening times are shown on the page

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