<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BOSTON Harbor is at MARSEC Level 1
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">COVID 19 is providing its own unique challenges, requiring all to stay extra vigilant on changing port call conditions and regulations.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">COVID-19 Corona Virus Information
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The latest Marine Safety Bulletins from USCG Sector BOSTON is attached. Pilot boarding instructions for vessels are also attached. Additional information and links are provided below.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">BOSTON CBP has noted the following:
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Crew changes are being permitted. Offsigner flights need to be vetted by CBP in advance.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Crew will be detained on board until further notice. There will be no restrictions on services provided to the vessels (techs / etc). They are leaving it up to the individual company to follow
their own response plan to determine if they should board a vessel or not.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Presidential Proclamations have placed entry restrictions from persons arriving from or through the following countries: Iran, China, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland, United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Maritime commerce is vital to the U.S. economy and the Coast Guard has the responsibility to safely enable the uninterrupted flow of maritime cargo.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Non-passenger commercial vessels that have been to the countries noted above or embarked crewmembers from the countries noted above within the last 14 days, with no sick crewmembers, will be
permitted to enter the U.S. and conduct normal operations, provided that crewmembers remain aboard.
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Frequently Asked Questions:
https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/covid-19-basics/faq<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CDC:
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">USCG:
https://www.uscg.mil/Coronavirus/<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CBP:
https://www.dhs.gov/coronavirus<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">If you would like updates for all OR other USA ports, the easiest method for reviewing our daily port updates is by visiting:
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Boston, MA Weather (Current Conditions)
<span-family:"Courier New"">Mostly Cloudy 29°F
<span-family:"Courier New"">Feels Like 27°F
<span-family:"Courier New"">Today’s High 37°F
<span-family:"Courier New"">Wind W 6 mph
<span-family:"Courier New"">Barometer 30.46 in
<span-family:"Courier New"">Visibility 10 mi
<span-family:"Courier New"">Humidity 41%
<span-family:"Courier New"">Dew Point 8°
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Today:
<span-family:"Courier New"">Partly sunny
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Tonight:
<span-family:"Courier New"">Mostly cloudy; breezy late with a passing shower or two
<span-family:"Courier New";color:black">Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island
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<span-family:"Courier New"">High pressure builds to the south and southeast of the waters today.
<span-family:"Courier New"">A cold front moves through tonight and on Thursday bringing
<span-family:"Courier New"">scattered rain showers. Winds exceeding gale criteria are likely
<span-family:"Courier New"">across the waters. High pressure builds in from the west later
<span-family:"Courier New"">Thursday into Friday morning. Low pressure passes to the west of
<span-family:"Courier New"">southern New England late this week into the weekend.
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...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...<span-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:red">
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<span-family:"Courier New"">.THIS AFTERNOON...W winds around 10 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt
<span-family:"Courier New"">with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to
<span-family:"Courier New"">8 ft. A chance of rain.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.THU...W winds 20 to 25 kt, diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the
<span-family:"Courier New"">afternoon. Gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. A chance of rain.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.THU NIGHT...NW winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt
<span-family:"Courier New"">after midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 3 to 5 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.FRI...N winds 5 to 10 kt, becoming E in the afternoon. Seas 2 to
<span-family:"Courier New"">3 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 10 kt, increasing to 10 to 15 kt after
<span-family:"Courier New"">midnight. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. Rain.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.SAT...SW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
<span-family:"Courier New"">5 ft. A chance of showers.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.SAT NIGHT...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
<span-family:"Courier New"">3 to 5 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.SUN...NE winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 5 to
<span-family:"Courier New"">7 ft. A chance of rain.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.SUN NIGHT...NE winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
<span-family:"Courier New"">5 to 7 ft. Rain likely.
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Boston, MA Tides
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> High Low Sun
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Date AM hgt PM hgt AM hgt PM hgt rise set
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30 Wed 1109 10.2 2348 8.8 0458 1.0 1735 -0.1 0711 1622
31 Thu 1149 10.3 ---- ---- 0539 0.9 1816 -0.3 0711 1623
01 Fri 0029 8.9 1231 10.4 0622 0.8 1858 -0.4 0711 1624
02 Sat 0111 9.0 1315 10.4 0705 0.7 1941 -0.4 0711 1625
03 Sun 0153 9.1 1400 10.3 0752 0.7 2026 -0.4 0711 1625
04 Mon 0239 9.3 1450 10.1 0842 0.6 2114 -0.3 0711 1626
05 Tue 0328 9.5 1544 9.8 0937 0.5 2206 -0.1 0711 1627
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">06 Wed 0420 9.7 1642 9.5 1035 0.4 2300 0.1 0711 1628
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">07 Thu 0516 9.9 1744 9.3 1136 0.3 2357 0.2 0711 1629
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">08 Fri 0613 10.2 1847 9.1 ---- ---- 1238 0.0 0711 1630
09 Sat 0712 10.5 1952 9.1 0055 0.3 1340 -0.3 0711 1631
10 Sun 0811 10.7 2054 9.2 0154 0.3 1441 -0.6 0710 1633
11 Mon 0908 11.0 2152 9.4 0252 0.2 1538 -1.0 0710 1634
12 Tue 1002 11.1 2246 9.5 0347 0.1 1631 -1.2 0710 1635
13 Wed 1054 11.2 2338 9.5 0440 0.0 1722 -1.2 0709 1636
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Current Maximum Drafts at Oil Terminals
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Citgo Braintree 36-00 Fresh Water
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ExxonMobil Everett 38-00 Salt Water
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Global Chelsea 32-00 Salt Water
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Global Revere 32-00 Salt Water
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Gulf Chelsea 35-00 Salt Water
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Irving Revere 36-00 Salt Water
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Sprague Deepwater 34-00 BERTH DEPTH, Salt Water
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Sunoco East Boston 37-06 Salt Water
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">TRT Quincy 29-00 BERTH DEPTH, Salt Water
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">McArdle Bridge Update
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">The McArdle Bridge is operating on normal on
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">demand bridge openings for marine traffic.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">The Chelsea Street Bridge is operating on normal
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">on demand bridge openings for marine traffic.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Fore River Bridge Update
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">The Fore River Bridge is operating on normal
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">on demand bridge openings for marine traffic.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MSA Useful Links
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Army Corp of Engineers
http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#1F497D">
http://www.nae.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation.aspx<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Boston Harbor Pilot
Association, LLC
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NOAA
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Weather WEB Sites
National Hurricane Center<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
National Data Buoy Center
Dial-A-Buoy<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue">
Oceanweather, Inc.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue">
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