<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-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Boston, MA Weather (Current Conditions)
<span-family:"Courier New"">Cloudy 28°F
<span-family:"Courier New"">Feels Like 23°F
<span-family:"Courier New"">Today’s High 29°F
<span-family:"Courier New"">Wind W 8 mph
<span-family:"Courier New"">Barometer 30.22 in
<span-family:"Courier New"">Visibility 10 mi
<span-family:"Courier New"">Humidity 48%
<span-family:"Courier New"">Dew Point 11°
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Today:
<span-family:"Courier New"">Overcast this morning, then a blend of sun and clouds this afternoon
<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"">Light snows on the southern waters associated with a passing
<span-family:"Courier New"">weak storm system begin to dissipate by midday today. High pres then
<span-family:"Courier New"">builds in for the rest of today right into Saturday. A coastal storm
<span-family:"Courier New"">is possible late Saturday into Sunday morning.
<span-family:"Courier New"">Marine Forecast
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<span-family:"Courier New";color:red;background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM EST THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...
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...FREEZING SPRAY ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...<span-family:"Courier New";color:red">
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<span-family:"Courier New"">.THIS AFTERNOON...NW winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas
<span-family:"Courier New"">2 to 4 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 3 to
<span-family:"Courier New"">5 ft. Light freezing spray.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.FRI...NW winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt, diminishing
<span-family:"Courier New"">to 10 to 15 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Light freezing
<span-family:"Courier New"">spray.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.FRI NIGHT...NW winds around 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
<span-family:"Courier New"">2 to 3 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.SAT...NW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt, becoming N
<span-family:"Courier New"">5 to 10 kt in the afternoon. Seas 2 to 3 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.SAT NIGHT...NE winds 5 to 10 kt. Seas 2 to 3 ft. A chance of
<span-family:"Courier New"">snow.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.SUN...NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 3 ft. A chance of snow.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.SUN NIGHT THROUGH MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up
<span-family:"Courier New"">to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
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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 Thu 1045 10.6 2323 9.4 0428 0.2 1708 -0.7 0643 1712
12 Fri 1133 10.6 ---- ---- 0517 0.1 1752 -0.7 0642 1714
13 Sat 0007 9.5 1217 10.4 0603 0.1 1834 -0.5 0641 1715
14 Sun 0048 9.5 1300 10.1 0647 0.1 1914 -0.2 0639 1716
15 Mon 0128 9.4 1342 9.7 0730 0.3 1954 0.2 0638 1718
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">16 Tue 0207 9.3 1425 9.2 0814 0.6 2034 0.6 0637 1719
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">17 Wed 0247 9.1 1510 8.7 0900 0.9 2117 1.1 0635 1720
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">18 Thu 0331 8.9 1559 8.3 0948 1.1 2204 1.5 0634 1721
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">19 Fri 0418 8.8 1652 7.9 1041 1.4 2254 1.8 0632 1723
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">20 Sat 0509 8.6 1748 7.6 1136 1.5 2346 2.0 0631 1724
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">21 Sun 0603 8.6 1847 7.6 ---- ---- 1232 1.5 0629 1725
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">22 Mon 0700 8.8 1945 7.7 0041 2.0 1330 1.3 0628 1726
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">23 Tue 0755 9.1 2038 8.0 0137 1.9 1424 0.9 0626 1728
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">24 Wed 0847 9.5 2126 8.5 0230 1.5 1513 0.4 0625 1729
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">25 Thu 0934 10.0 2209 9.0 0319 1.0 1558
-0.1 0623 1730
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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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Association, LLC
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NOAA
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Oceanweather, Inc.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue">
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