PILOT/TRAFFIC ADVISORIES
Sabine Pilots advise one daylight restricted vessel is scheduled to sail 0930/10th. One daylight restricted vessel is scheduled to start inbound 1100/10th.
As per attached forecast, fog is expected thru 15th. Expect possible traffic delays.
ATTACHED LATEST WEATHER REPORTS.
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<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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<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 0500-1030 Hrs Approx Transit time “SB” Buoy to Berth – 8hrs
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Enterprise BMW 0500-1100 Hrs
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sun Terminal 0500-1130 Hrs
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Phillips 66 0500-1130 Hrs
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Motiva PN 0500-1230 Hrs
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Total 0500-1300 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 0600-1400 Hrs
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Enterprise BMW 0600-1430 Hrs
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Sun Terminal 0600-1500 Hrs
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Phillips 66 0600-1500 Hrs
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Motiva PN 0600-1600 Hrs
<span-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Total 0600-1630 Hrs
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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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