SAFETY / OHIO RIVER / GENERAL / SEC OHV BNM 0091-26 /
THE U.S. COAST GUARD CAPTAIN OF THE PORT HAS ISSUED THIS SAFETY ADVISORY DUE TO HIGH WATER CONDITIONS IN THE VICINITY OF EMSWORTH LOCK AND DAM, MILE MARKER 6.2 OHIO RIVER. THE GATE OPENING AT EMSWORTH DAM READS GREATER THAN 65 FT. FOR VESSELS TRANSITTING THE OHIO RIVER, WHEN TRANSITING DOWNRIVER WITH THE INTENTION OF USING THE FRONT CHANNEL PAST BRUNOT ISLAND MM 1.5, KEEP TOWARDS THE RDB WHILE ENTERING THE FRONT CHANNEL TO AVOID SEVERE SET TOWARDS THE ISLAND. WHEN TRANSITING UPRIVER WITH THE INTENTION OF USING THE BACK CHANNEL PAST BRUNOT ISLAND, MM 3, EXERCISE CAUTION WHILE ENTERING THE BACK CHANNEL TO PREVENT BEING SET AGAINST THE LDB. EXERCISE CAUTION AND ENSURE VERTICAL CLEARANCE IS SUFFICIENT WHILE TRANSITING UNDER BRIDGES LOCATED BETWEEN MM 0 AND 3 ALLEGHENY RIVER AND BETWEEN MM 0 AND 9 MONONGAHELA RIVER.
