<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"">Cloudy 32°F
<span-family:"Courier New"">Feels Like 30°F
<span-family:"Courier New"">Today’s High 39°F
<span-family:"Courier New"">Wind SW 6 mph
<span-family:"Courier New"">Barometer 30.29 in
<span-family:"Courier New"">Visibility 10 mi
<span-family:"Courier New"">Humidity 56%
<span-family:"Courier New"">Dew Point 18°
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Today:
<span-family:"Courier New"">Clouds limiting sunshine
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Tonight:
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<span-family:"Courier New";color:black">Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island
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<span-family:"Courier New"">High pres remains southeast of the waters through midweek, providing
<span-family:"Courier New"">a generally light southwest to west flow. Winds will turn to the
<span-family:"Courier New"">south and increase Fri ahead of strong low pressure well to our
<span-family:"Courier New"">west. A strong cold front will cross the waters sometime next
<span-family:"Courier New"">weekend.
<span-family:"Courier New"">Marine Forecast
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<span-family:"Courier New"">.THIS AFTERNOON...SW winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
<span-family:"Courier New"">3 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.TUE...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 2 to
<span-family:"Courier New"">3 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.TUE NIGHT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.WED AND WED NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
<span-family:"Courier New"">Seas 2 to 3 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.THU AND THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt, diminishing to 5 to
<span-family:"Courier New"">10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.FRI...S winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas 3 to
<span-family:"Courier New"">5 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.FRI NIGHT...S winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
<span-family:"Courier New"">4 to 6 ft. A chance of showers.
<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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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
14 Thu 1145 11.0 ---- ---- 0531 0.0 1811 -1.1 0709 1637
15 Fri 0027 9.5 1235 10.7 0620 0.1 1858 -0.8 0708 1638
16 Sat 0114 9.4 1323 10.4 0709 0.3 1943 -0.4 0708 1639
17 Sun 0200 9.3 1410 9.9 0757 0.6 2028 0.1 0707 1641
18 Mon 0245 9.1 1458 9.3 0846 0.9 2114 0.5 0707 1642
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">19 Tue 0332 8.9 1549 8.8 0938 1.2 2201 1.0 0706 1643
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 Wed 0420 8.8 1642 8.4 1031 1.4 2250 1.4 0706 1644
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">21 Thu 0509 8.7 1737 8.0 1126 1.5 2340 1.7 0705 1645
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">22 Fri 0600 8.7 1833 7.8 ---- ---- 1222 1.5 0704 1647
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">23 Sat 0652 8.8 1931 7.8 0032 1.8 1318 1.4 0703 1648
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">24 Sun 0745 9.0 2025 7.9 0124 1.8 1412 1.1 0703 1649
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 Mon 0834 9.3 2114 8.1 0215 1.7 1501 0.7 0702 1650
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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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- handy tool for chart reference
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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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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:#C00000">Please visit our Boston Port site at:
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