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<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.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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">Shore leave is permitted on a case by case basis by CBP.
<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">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"">Cloudy, 32°F
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Feels Like 31° F
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Today’s High 41°F
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Wind, N 5 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Humidity 92%
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Visibility 10.0 mi
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Pressure 30.30 in
Cloudy; a snow shower in spots this morning, becoming breezy this afternoon with a couple of showers.
<span-family:"Courier New";color:black">Synopsis for Massachusetts and Rhode Island
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<span-family:"Courier New"">High pres will move E of the waters today. A low pres moving from
<span-family:"Courier New"">the Great Lakes into the Saint Lawrence Valley will bring a period
<span-family:"Courier New"">of rain and reduced visibility late today into Fri morning. S gale-
<span-family:"Courier New"">force gusts expected for most waters of MA and RI. Another high pres
<span-family:"Courier New"">approaches the waters this weekend, and remains over the waters into
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<span-family:"Courier New"">GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY
<span-family:"Courier New"">AFTERNOON...
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<span-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...SE winds 10 to 15 kt, increasing to 15 to 20 kt this
<span-family:"Courier New"">afternoon. Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 2 to 4 ft. Patchy fog this
<span-family:"Courier New"">afternoon. Rain likely this afternoon with vsby 1 to 3 NM.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...SE winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 5 to
<span-family:"Courier New"">8 ft. Patchy fog. Rain. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.FRI...S winds 20 to 25 kt, becoming SW 15 to 20 kt in the
<span-family:"Courier New"">afternoon. Gusts up to 40 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. Patchy fog. Rain
<span-family:"Courier New"">likely. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.FRI NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt, becoming NW after midnight.
<span-family:"Courier New"">Gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.SAT...N winds 15 to 20 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.SAT NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
<span-family:"Courier New"">7 to 10 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.SUN AND SUN NIGHT...N winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt.
<span-family:"Courier New"">Seas 8 to 10 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.MON...N winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 25 kt. Seas 6 to
<span-family:"Courier New"">9 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
<span-family:"Courier New"">5 to 7 ft.
Boston, MA Tides<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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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
January
<span-family:"Courier New"">12 Thu 2:32 8.7 2:40 9.1 8:32 1.3 8:59 0.7 7:10 4:34
<span-family:"Courier New"">13 Fri 3:12 8.7 3:25 8.8 9:18 1.4 9:42 0.9 7:09 4:35
<span-family:"Courier New"">14 Sat 3:56 8.8 4:14 8.6 10:08 1.3 10:29 1.1 7:09 4:36
<span-family:"Courier New"">15 Sun 4:42 9.0 5:08 8.3 11:02 1.2 11:18 1.2 7:09 4:38
<span-family:"Courier New"">16 Mon 5:32 9.3 6:05 8.2 11:58 1.0 7:08 4:39
<span-family:"Courier New"">17 Tue 6:26 9.6 7:05 8.3 12:12 1.2 12:57 0.6 7:08 4:40
<span-family:"Courier New"">18 Wed 7:23 10.0 8:06 8.5 1:08 1.1 1:57 0.1 7:07 4:41
<span-family:"Courier New"">19 Thu 8:20 10.5 9:05 8.8 2:07 0.8 2:55 -0.4 7:06 4:42
<span-family:"Courier New"">20 Fri 9:17 11.0 10:01 9.3 3:04 0.4 3:51 -1.0 7:06 4:44
<span-family:"Courier New"">21 Sat 10:12 11.5 10:55 9.7 3:59 -0.1 4:44 -1.5 7:05 4:45
<span-family:"Courier New"">22 Sun 11:07 11.7 11:49 10.0 4:54 -0.5 5:36 -1.7 7:04 4:46
<span-family:"Courier New"">23 Mon 12:02 11.7 5:48 -0.7 6:27 -1.8 7:04 4:47
<span-family:"Courier New"">24 Tue 12:42 10.3 12:56 11.5 6:41 -0.8 7:17 -1.6 7:03 4:49
<span-family:"Courier New"">25 Wed 1:33 10.4 1:50 11.1 7:35 -0.7 8:07 -1.2 7:02 4:50
<span-family:"Courier New"">26 Thu 2:25 10.3 2:45 10.4 8:30 -0.5 8:59 -0.6 7:01 4:51
<span-family:"Courier New"">27 Fri 3:18 10.2 3:42 9.7 9:28 -0.1 9:52 0.0 7:00 4:52
<span-family:"Courier New"">28 Sat 4:12 9.9 4:42 9.0 10:28 0.2 10:47 0.6 7:00 4:54
<span-family:"Courier New"">29 Sun 5:09 9.6 5:44 8.5 11:30 0.6 11:43 1.1 6:59 4:55
<span-family:"Courier New"">30 Mon 6:06 9.4 6:48 8.1 12:32 0.8 6:58 4:56
<span-family:"Courier New"">31 Tue 7:05 9.2 7:52 8.0 12:41 1.5 1:36 0.8 6:57 4:58
<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 BERTH DEPTH, 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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Association, LLC
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NOAA
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National Data Buoy Center
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Oceanweather, Inc.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";color:blue">
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