PILOT/TRAFFIC ADVISORIES
Sabine Pilots
are scheduled to resume service at 1300/Feb 7th with four daylight restricted
vessel moving outbound and six non-daylight restricted vessels moving outbound.
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U.S.C.G ADVISORIES:
None
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WEATHER:
Info attached.
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CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION INFO
None.
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Closure Times
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2019
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Jan 17th – 0825 (Pilot service suspended (fog))
Jan 17th – 1100 (Pilot service resumed)
Jan 17th – 1425 (Pilot service suspended (fog))
Jan 17th – 1930 (Pilot service resumed)
Jan 18th – 0200 (Pilot service suspended (fog))
Jan 18th – 2000 (Pilot service resumed)
Jan 19th – 1255 (Pilot service suspended to SB and 29/30 Buoys (high winds))
Jan 20th – 0700 (Pilot service resumed)
Jan 29th – 0030 (Pilot service suspended to SB and 29/30 Buoys (high winds))
Jan 29th – 1300 (Pilot service resumed)
Feb 1st – 0500 (Pilot service suspended (fog))
Feb 1st – 1500 (Pilot service resumed)
Feb 2nd – 0133 (Pilot service suspended (fog))
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">General Channel Restrictions/Info
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Max Safe Draft 40ft FW
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Air Draft above Valero Terminal – Less than 136ft for passing 3 fixed bridges
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">800ft wide channel from 29/30 Buoy to Texaco Island
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">400ft wide channel from Texas Island to Port of Beaumont
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">“SB” Buoy is located at Lat. 29-25N Lon. 93-40W
Navigational Charts NOAA 11341, 11342 & 11343 cover the entire waterway<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Sabine Pilots
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www.sabinepilots.com
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sabine Pilot Restrictions
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Vessels 85,000 DWT or over, 875 FT LOA or over or 125FT beam or over will transit during daylight hours only above Texaco Island. Only one (1)
of the limitations has to be met to restrict a vessel. <span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Daylight Restriction times are based on the daylight hours and are adjusted according to sun rise/sun set. Current times as follows, the terminals
shown are the ones that handle Aframax size vessels which are typically daylight restricted.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">(INBOUND)
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ExxonMobil 0500-0930 Hrs Approx Transit time “SB” Buoy to Berth – 8hrs
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Enterprise BMW 0500-1000 Hrs
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sun Terminal 0500-1030 Hrs
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Phillips 66 0500-1030 Hrs
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Motiva PN 0500-1130 Hrs
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Total 0500-1200 Hrs Approx Transit time “SB” Buoy to Berth – 5.5hrs
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">(OUTBOUND)
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">ExxonMobil 0600-1230 Hrs
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Enterprise BMW 0600-1300 Hrs
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sun Terminal 0600-1330 Hrs
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Phillips 66 0600-1330 Hrs
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Motiva PN 0600-1430 Hrs
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Total 0600-1530 Hrs
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Vessels with the combined beam of one-half the width of the channel will not meet/pass day or night.
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Any vessel that meets or exceeds either or both 860FT LOA or 120FT beam will require two pilots.
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<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">Vessels that do not exceed the above size restrictions can transit day or night consistent with other port traffic movements. Vessels that
are daylight restricted will generally have priority to move before non-daylight restricted vessels.<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">
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