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Unit OT 18-35, Level 18, Central Park Towers, Dubai International Financial Centre, Dubai, P.O. Box 18006, United Arab Emirates
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31 May 2024 / Baltimore, United States
The Captain of the Port, Sector Maryland-National Capital Region (NCR) will temporary close the Fort Carroll Temporary Alternate Channel from 8:00 am Friday May 31st to 8:00 pm Sunday June 2nd for continued salvage operations.
The remaining three channels will remain open as described below.
Deep draft vessels still require a Maryland State Pilot and two escort tugs. The Maryland Pilots will impose a 3ft under keel clearance (UKC) requirement. For container ships greater than a 1,000ft in length and over 125ft in beam, transits will be limited to winds being less than 15 knots; all other vessel transits will be limited to winds being less than 20 knots per Weather Forecast for 39.22N 76.54W.
Deep draft traffic has priority use of this channel. Tug and barge traffic should make maximum use of the three Temporary Alternate Channels. Any use of the Fort McHenry Limited Access Channel by non-deep draft commercial vessels should be deconflicted with the Maryland Pilots at (410) 342-6013.
Fort McHenry Limited Access Channel operational constraints and limiting factors:
1. All traffic must be one-way, restricted to less than 10 knots, and require two escort tugs.
2. Limited availability of harbor assist tugs during heavy traffic times due, in part, to current escort requirements.
3. Outbound/inbound vessels must clear the Fort McHenry Limited Access Channel before any inbound vessel comes above the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.
4. Westbound vessels cannot enter the Brewerton Eastern Extension Channel until the outbound/inbound vessel clears the Fort McHenry Limited Access Channel.
Due to the above constraints and limitations, the following processes are in place by the COTP in partnership with the Maryland Pilots for all Baltimore traffic:
1. Pilot and tug scheduling will generally be coordinated on a first-come-first serve basis.
2. Outbound and shifting vessels must sail within 15 minutes of their ordered sailing time or the assigned tugs will depart for the next scheduled movement. The movement may be rescheduled when traffic permits and necessary tug assets are available...
(For information about operations in the United States, contact GAC North America at [email protected])
Source: U.S. Coast Guard Sector Maryland-NCR Marine Safety Information Bulletin 51-24 dated 30 May 2024