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CHARTS :
AC 2740, 2049; Imray C61; Irish OS 77
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NAVIGATION :
WPT 52 09 20N 06 35. 28W, 187/007
from/to pierhd lt, 1.0M, on ldg line.
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Great (57m) and Little (35m) Saltee
Islands lie 3m and 1.7M to SSW and S,
respectively, of hbr, separated by Saltee
Sound.
From the E, safest appr initially is via
Saltee Sound, then N to WPT.

Caution : in bad weather seas break on the Bohurs and The Bore, rks 2M E of
Saltee Islands. Beware Goose Rk (2.6m) 6ca NW of Little Saltee.
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St. Patrick's Bridge, 650m E of the WPT, is a 300m wide E/W chan used by FVs and
yachts, but carrying only 2.4m; care needed in strong onshore winds.
It is marked by a PHM buoy, FI R 6s, and a SHM buoy, FI G 6s (laid April to mid
September); general direction of buoyage is E. From the W, appr is clear but keep
at least 5ca off Forlorn Pt to avoid Forlorn Rk (1.5m).
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LIGHTS AND MARKS :
Ldg Its/marks, both Oc 4s 3/6 6M, W pylons with R stripe, lead 008 to the hbr.
From W, ldg Its are obsc'd by piers until S of hbr ent.
Turn 90 port into hbr entrance, just past lt QRG at head of W Quay; do not
overshoot into shoal water ahead. The R sectors of this lt, QRG 7m 5M, R269 -354,
G354 -003, R003 -007, warn of Forlorn Rock and the Lings to W of the leg line and
shingle banks drying 0.6m close E of the ldg line.
A white-gabled church is conspic from afar, as are two 20m high flood lt pylons on
the E quay, an ice plant is located adjacent to these floodlights. A disused lt ship
at the inner of W quay is a museum; its lt housing is of no navigational
significance. A seasonal (April - Sept) safe water mark has been stationed in position 52 09.22N 006 35.3W white ISO 10s light.

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