Boston Pilots advise that due to high winds and seas there will be no vessel movements until approx. 15/am.
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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 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">Frequently Asked Questions:
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CDC:
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<span-family:"Arial",sans-serif">USCG:
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Heavy Rain, 40°F
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Feels Like 35° F
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Today’s High 44°F
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Wind, NE 24 mph
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Humidity 100%
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Visibility 3.0 mi
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">Pressure 29.50 in
Windy with snow; rain mixed in early in the day; winds can cause coastal flooding, downed trees, power outages and travel delays.
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<span-family:"Courier New"">Strong winter storm continues today with storm force winds
<span-family:"Courier New"">across the eastern waters and gale forces conditions across the
<span-family:"Courier New"">southern waters. Waves approach 20-25` across the northeastern
<span-family:"Courier New"">waters as the low moves near Cape Cod. The low pressure moves east
<span-family:"Courier New"">of the waters on Wednesday with winds gradually diminishing. A ridge
<span-family:"Courier New"">of high pressure builds back over the waters by Friday with light
<span-family:"Courier New"">winds. A cold front will cross the waters on Saturday. High pressure
<span-family:"Courier New"">begins to build in from the west on Sunday..
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<span-family:"Courier New"">..STORM WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING...
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<span-family:"Courier New"">.TODAY...E winds 30 to 35 kt, becoming N 30 to 40 kt this
<span-family:"Courier New"">afternoon. Gusts up to 55 kt. Seas 14 to 19 ft. Rain. Vsby 1 NM
<span-family:"Courier New"">or less.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.TONIGHT...N winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 55 kt. Seas 15 to
<span-family:"Courier New"">20 ft. Rain likely with a chance of snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.WED...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 45 kt. Seas 9 to
<span-family:"Courier New"">12 ft. A chance of rain and snow. Vsby 1 to 3 NM.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.WED NIGHT...NW winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt. Seas
<span-family:"Courier New"">7 to 10 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.THU...NW winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt, diminishing
<span-family:"Courier New"">to 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas 5 to
<span-family:"Courier New"">8 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.THU NIGHT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 20 kt. Seas
<span-family:"Courier New"">3 to 5 ft.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.FRI THROUGH SAT...W winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts up to 25 kt.
<span-family:"Courier New"">Seas 2 to 4 ft. A chance of rain.
<span-family:"Courier New"">.SAT NIGHT...W winds 15 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt. Seas
<span-family:"Courier New"">3 to 5 ft. A chance of rain.
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<span-family:"Courier New"">Seas are reported as significant wave height, which is the
<span-family:"Courier New"">average of the highest third of the waves. Individual wave
<span-family:"Courier New"">heights may be more than twice the significant wave height.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New""> High Low Sun
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<span-family:"Courier New"">14 Tue 4:30 9.8 5:11 8.3 11:03 0.5 11:16 1.3 6:56 6:50
<span-family:"Courier New"">15 Wed 5:27 9.7 6:14 8.2 12:04 0.6 6:54 6:51
<span-family:"Courier New"">16 Thu 6:31 9.7 7:21 8.2 12:18 1.4 1:08 0.5 6:52 6:52
<span-family:"Courier New"">17 Fri 7:38 9.9 8:29 8.6 1:23 1.3 2:14 0.3 6:51 6:53
<span-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">18 Sat 8:46 10.2 9:32 9.1 2:30 0.9 3:17 -0.1 6:49 6:55
<span-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">19 Sun 9:50 10.6 10:29 9.8 3:33 0.4 4:14 -0.6 6:47 6:56
<span-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">20 Mon 10:47 11.0 11:20 10.4 4:31 -0.3 5:06 -1.0 6:45 6:57
<span-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">21 Tue 11:40 11.2 5:25 -0.9 5:55 -1.2 6:44 6:58
<span-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">22 Wed 12:08 10.9 12:31 11.2 6:17 -1.2 6:41 -1.1 6:42 6:59
<span-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">23 Thu 12:54 11.1 1:21 10.9 7:06 -1.3 7:27 -0.8 6:40 7:00
<span-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">24 Fri 1:40 11.1 2:10 10.5 7:55 -1.2 8:12 -0.3 6:39 7:01
<span-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">25 Sat 2:25 10.8 2:58 9.9 8:43 -0.8 8:58 0.3 6:37 7:03
26 Sun 3:10 10.4 3:47 9.2 9:32 -0.2 9:45 0.9 6:35 7:04<span-family:"Courier New"">
<span-family:"Courier New"">27 Mon 3:58 9.9 4:40 8.6 10:25 0.4 10:37 1.6 6:33 7:05
<span-family:"Courier New"">28 Tue 4:51 9.4 5:38 8.1 11:21 0.9 11:32 2.0 6:32 7:06
<span-family:"Courier New"">29 Wed 5:48 8.9 6:38 7.8 12:20 1.4 6:30 7:07
<span-family:"Courier New"">30 Thu 6:49 8.7 7:40 7.8 12:31 2.3 1:21 1.6 6:28 7:08
<span-family:"Courier New"">31 Fri 7:51 8.7 8:38 7.9 1:31 2.3 2:20 1.6 6:26 7:09
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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 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"">The McArdle Bridge is operating on normal on
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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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