Temporary closure sailing area IJsselmeer due to wind farm construction

During the construction of the wind farm Westermeer Wind in the IJsselmeer, the area east of the shipping route Urk-Lemmer, near the Rotterdamse Hoek area, will be temporarily closed to all traffic.

The closure will last until the end of 2015 and is marked by buoys.

Now that the sailing season begins, the builder of the wind farm, Siemens, also wants boaters to be aware that, for the sake of safety during construction, the affected area is closed to all traffic, except for construction work vessels.

The closure is between the water east of the channel until the dike of the Noordoostpolder, between roughly Lemmer, the Rotterdamse Hoek area and the Vormt north of Urk. The marked channel itself remains available.