Overview

• St. Lawrence Seaway Management has imposed speed restrictions on Lake St. Louis and stands ready to add further measures as water levels decline.
• The Canadian Hydrographic Service is advising pilots to deduct 10 cm from charted depths after levels fell below the reference datum between Montreal and Sorel-Tracy.
• A Canadian Coast Guard notice warns that navigation buoys between Montreal and Trois-Rivières may be off position and unreliable.
• Fisheries and Oceans Canada cautions that commercial vessels may need to reduce their loads to maintain safe under-keel clearance.
• The City of Montreal has banned non-essential water uses in several western boroughs while efforts continue to refloat a grounded bulk carrier complicated by low water.