Communiqué for the attention of ship owners or custodians

As soon as an ORANGE vigilance is announced for a meteorological event confirmed by the competent authorities, it will be up to the owners or guardians of ships, who do not have the possibility of securing ships or other property located on the domain maritime public, to have these ships or other goods leave the area.
At the announcement of VIOLETTE vigilance, therefore announcing strict confinement, any movement will be strictly prohibited.
An order has been issued in this sense on May 26, 2017 and is displayed in particular in marinas, at the Maritime Station and at the Port of Galisbay.

The Simpson Bay lagoon is not considered a shelter and past phenomena have amply demonstrated this to us.

At the announcement of ORANGE vigilance, the lifting of the Sandy Ground Bridge will continue to be ensured subject to weather conditions and Police orders.
The bridge will remain closed as soon as a RED alert is announced.
Regardless of any alert or alert, as soon as the winds reach 25 knots (46 km/h), the bridge will remain closed.
In all cases in the event of an alert being triggered, ships must maintain permanent monitoring of VHF channel 16 as well as weather information.

The owners or guardians of ships will be solely responsible for the damage occurring to their property or damage caused by their property to the developments of the port area and to any other development, public or private, located on the coast.

The Collectivity of Saint-Martin thanks you for your understanding.