NOTICE TO MARINERS
Notice N°29/2026 – Subject : Les Minimes marina, underwater pipe for dredging
Recreationnal users of the harbor are informed that:
Work to install an underwater pipe is scheduled for September 30, 2026.
The dredging of the Tamaris Basin, scheduled from October 9, 2026, to May 15, 2027, requires the installation of an underwater pipe from the dinghy slipway to the Bout Blanc breakwater.
The installation of this pipe (two 100-meter sections) will require the suspension of maritime traffic between Pier 48 and Pier 20 on September 30, 2026, from 5:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
A port patrol boat will be on standby during these operations, monitoring VHF channel 09.
A dredging relay pump and a generator will be set up at the dinghy dock. The dredger is scheduled to arrive on October 8, 2026.
Thank you for your understanding. Further information needeed?
Contact “les Minimes, Harbor Master’s office“, 24/7
+33 (0) 5 46 44 41 20 (press 3), Or VHF channel 09.
La Rochelle, thursday, September the 3rd 2026