Coast Guard sets normal port conditions for Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard opened the Port of Philadelphia for normal operations at 8:30 p.m. here Sunday.
All waterways are open with the exception of the waters of the Delaware River beginning north of Biles Island.
The Captain of the Port is working closely with the port industry, Army Corps of Engineers, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and local marine law enforcement...
Coast Guard sets port condition Yankee for Port of Baltimore
BALTIMORE — The Captain of the Port set port condition Yankee for the Port of Baltimore at 6:30 p.m. Sunday.
Coast Guard aids to navigation units completed an assessment of the Port of Baltimore and found the aids marking safe water.
Restrictions on vessel movement have been lifted.
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Coast Guard sets port condition Yankee for Hampton Roads
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Captain of the Port of Hampton Roads set port condition Yankee for the Port of Hampton Roads at 5 p.m. Sunday.
This condition means that vessel traffic control measures remain in effect.
Vessel movement in Hampton Roads is limited to daylight hours between 30 minutes before sunrise and 30 minutes after sunset. Vessels with drafts greater than 40 feet are also restricted.
Federal,...
Irene hits Northeast, Coast Guard prepared and responding
BOSTON — As storms from Hurricane Irene hit the northeastern coastline, Aug. 28, 2011, crews throughout the 1st Coast Guard District, which covers from Maine to New Jersey, weathered the storm to ensure they were prepared to respond quickly.
Though commercial traffic has resumed and conditions are deemed safe for large vessels in most major ports, the waters of the harbor are still rough and wind...
Coast Guard sets Port Condition Yankee for Long Island Sound
NEW HAVEN, Conn., – Captain of the Port of Long Island Sound reopens port to begin assessment and response from storm damage caused by tropical storm Irene, Sunday, Aug.28, 2011.
Effective at 6:30 p.m., Captain of the Port, Capt. Joseph Vojvodich, set Port Condition YANKEE and urging mariners to use caution as debris from the storm may have drifted down river and into the Long Island Sound.
“As...
Coast Guard reminds people to stay off the water after Hurricane Irene
PHILADELPHIA — The Coast Guard is urging residents and mariners to stay clear of beaches and stay off the water after Hurricane Irene, here Sunday.
All Coast Guard small boat stations secured operations in anticipation of the hurricane and are still surveying their capabilities. As a result, they will have minimal search and rescue capabilities until they can get their resources established.
Even...
Coast Guard sets Port Condition Yankee for the Port of New York
NEW YORK — The Captain of the Port of New York set port condition Zulu for all commercial waterways, effective Saturday, in preparation for Hurricane Irene.
Gale force winds are expected within 12 hours.
1. All cargo and bunker handling operations must cease at this time.
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Port Condition Zulu set for Long Island Sound
NEW HAVEN, Conn., — The Captain of the Port for Long Island Sound set port condition Zulu for all commercial waterways, effective 8 a.m., Saturday, in preparation for Hurricane Irene.
Gale force winds are expected within 12 hours.
1. All cargo and bunker handling operations must cease at this time.
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Port condition Zulu set for Port of Baltimore
BALTIMORE — The Captain of the Port of Baltimore has set port condition Zulu at 8 p.m. Saturday, for all commercial waterways in the upper Chesapeake Bay in preparation for the anticipated heavy weather impact of Hurricane Irene.
This port condition is a change from the previous condition of Yankee.
A safety zone for the upper Chesapeake Bay from Smith Island to the C&D Canal remains...
