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Subject: | CHANNEL REMAINS CLOSED | Date: | Monday, August 29, 2005 | Priority: | Normal | Notice: | Current security level) YELLOW/ELEVATED - MARSEC 1
*PILOT TRAFFIC: ADVISORIES: AS OF 1120/28TH PILOT SERVICE WAS SUSPENDED DUE TO HIGH WINDS/SEAS CAUSED BY HURRICANE KATRINA AND REMAINS CLOSED.
Updated Daylight Restriction Times From The Sabine Pilots For The Sabine/Neches Channel. 4/4/05(REVISED) NEW CUT-OFF TIMES FOR IN AND OUTBOUND DAYLIGHT TRAFFIC. Inbound 08/27/05 Exxon/Mobil 11:30 Oiltanking 12:00 Sun – Unocal 12:30 Motiva P.N. 13:30 Total 14:00 Outbound 08/27/05 Exxon/Mobil 15:00
Oil Tanking 15:30 Sun - Unocal 16:00 Motiva P.N. 17:00 Total 17:00 Fina Anch. 17:30
SUNRISE:0651 SUNSET :1941 *********************** RIVER DRAFT:MAX.40FT FW. *********************** AIRDRAFT :MAX. 136FT AT 40FT FW.(THREE BRIDGES) ************************************************* *TIDAL CONDITIONS: HIGH TIDES: --------- LOW TIDES : 1928/29th
PLEASE NOTE:TIDAL CONDITIONS HAVE LITTLE OR NO EFFECT TO DRAFT.
*** TERMINALS REQUIRING AIRDRAFT RESTRICTION: PORT OF PORT ARTHUR & BEAUMONT/ATOFINA/HUNTSMAN MOTIVA-PT NECHES/UNOCAL/OIL TANKING/DUPONT/TEPPCO EXXONMOBIL REFIN. AND CHEMICAL. *** *U.S.C.G ADVISORIES: (Security level) YELLOW/ELEVATED - MARSEC 1 ***A new Notice of Arrival enforcement policy has been generated by HQ and they have established a very strict stance to NOA violations such that nolatitude is authorized for NOA submittal violations. That means if a vessel is required to submit a 24 hour NOA, the vessel will wait 24 hours from the time of submittal before entering port, and if a vessel is required to 96 hour NOA, the vessel will wait 96 hours from the time of submittal before entering port. There will be no option to enter port prior to the applicable time frames, under any condition. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ****** Marine Safety Office Port Arthur wants to remind the maritime community to completely satisfy the Notice of Arrival (NOA) requirements. The NOA is vital to the Coast Guard’s efforts to assess the possible threats posed by a particular vessel. It is therefore imperative that the information contained in the NOA is proper and accurate. Shipping agencies are advised that effective immediately, vessels submitting incomplete or inaccurate NOA’s to the National Vessel Movement Center (NVMC) can expect denial of port entry until all required information is submitted and the full time requirement as specified by Title 33, Part 160, Subpart C of the Code of Federal Regulations has been met. Vessels found in port that do not have complete NOAs will be subject to civil penalties and possible expulsion from port.
The Coast Guard will adhere strictly to the above requirements with respect to NOAs and vessel entry. To avoid these unnecessary consequences from failure to follow the NOA requirements, vessel agents should take the utmost care in verifying that the information contained in the NOA is complete and accurate.
*WEATHER: WINDY/P/C-30% CHANCE OF A THUNDER SHOWER HIGH 94 LOW 75
*MARINE FORECAST: WINDS: NW AT 45-55 KNOTS-DIMINISHING TO 30-40 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS AT 12' TO 16'.
| Notice posted on Monday, August 29, 2005 | | Disclaimer For quality assurance purposes please note well that while the above information is regularly vetted for accuracy it is not intended to replace the local knowledge or expertise pertaining to port conditions of our marine operations personnel. Port précis should always be verified by contacting the corresponding marine department of a particular location for the most up-to-date information.
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