Sailing draft through Parana Bravo river (outbound from Nueva Palmira)
Date: 15/04/2016
Pls note that Pilots issued a correction to the max sailing drafts through Parana Bravo River. The new determinant is located at Km 145,4 of Parana Bravo River where measurements show 8,50 mts at datum (at zero level). Usual water height in that area is around 1 meter. Therefore the max sailing draft under normal circumstances would be:
8,50 (determinant) + 1,00 (water height) - 0.60 (compulsory underkeel clearance) = 8,90 Mts
What is a real fact now is that with above findings the 10,21 meters sailing draft from Nueva Palmira is no longer available, at least until the channel authority dredges the area.
Here is a link showing the are on google map
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ht tps://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=z3gCyVzoV6ZI.kMxqeQhGOA7M&usp=sharing
The option of sailing out from Nueva Palmira port through Martin García Channel (under Uruguayan
pilots) still exists and the limitations are as follows
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Vessels up to 200 Mts LOA = 8,53 Mts
Vessels over 200 Mts and up to 245 Mts LOA = 8,23 Mts
Vessels over 245 Mta LOA = 7,50 Mts