<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 49°F
<span-family:"Courier New"">Feels Like 39°F
<span-family:"Courier New"">Today’s High 56°F
<span-family:"Courier New"">Wind NW 21 mph
<span-family:"Courier New"">Barometer 29.81 in
<span-family:"Courier New"">Visibility 10 mi
<span-family:"Courier New"">Humidity 29%
<span-family:"Courier New"">Dew Point 18°
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Today:
<span-family:"Courier New"">A morning shower; otherwise, breezy with clouds and sun; dry weather brings a high fire threat
<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"">A retrograding low will linger S of Nova Scotia today and Tue. NW
<span-family:"Courier New"">winds 25-30 kt associated with this low expected for the ern waters
<span-family:"Courier New"">through today. This low begins to move offshore once more late
<span-family:"Courier New"">tonight into Tue. High pres once again takes hold for mid-week.
<span-family:"Courier New"">Marine Forecast
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...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...<span-family:"Courier New"">
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<span-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
<span-family:"Courier New"">7 ft. A chance of showers.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas 4 to
<span-family:"Courier New"">6 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.TUE...N winds 15 to 20 kt, diminishing to 10 to 15 kt in the
<span-family:"Courier New"">afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 6 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.TUE NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt. Gusts up to 20 kt after
<span-family:"Courier New"">midnight. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.WED AND WED NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt.
<span-family:"Courier New"">Seas 3 to 4 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.THU THROUGH FRI NIGHT...SE winds 10 to 15 kt. Seas 3 to 4 ft.
<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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05 Mon 0618 9.8 1911 8.7 0001 1.2 1248 0.4 0617 1916
06 Tue 0728 9.6 2020 8.7 0106 1.4 1355 0.6 0615 1917
07 Wed 0837 9.5 2123 9.0 0214 1.4 1500 0.6 0614 1918
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">08 Thu 0939 9.6 2215 9.3 0318 1.2 1555 0.5 0612 1919
09 Fri 1031 9.7 2258 9.6 0413 0.8 1642 0.4 0610 1920
10 Sat 1115 9.8 2336 9.8 0500 0.5 1722 0.4 0609 1921
11 Sun 1156 9.8 ---- ---- 0542 0.3 1759 0.5 0607 1922
12 Mon 0012 9.9 1234 9.7 0621 0.1 1835 0.6 0605 1923
13 Tue 0046 10.0 1312 9.5 0659 0.1 1911 0.8 0604 1925
14 Wed 0121 9.9 1350 9.3 0737 0.2 1948 1.0 0602 1926
15 Thu 0156 9.8 1429 9.0 0816 0.4 2026 1.3 0600 1927
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">16 Fri 0234 9.7 1509 8.7 0856 0.6 2105 1.6 0559 1928
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">17 Sat 0314 9.5 1553 8.4 0939 0.9 2149 1.9 0557 1929
18 Sun 0357 9.2 1641 8.2 1026 1.1 2237 2.1 0556 1930
19 Mon 0447 9.1 1733 8.0 1118 1.3 2331 2.2 0554 1931
<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 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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Association, LLC
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NOAA
Chart viewer<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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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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