DREDGING OPERATIONS WITHIN WILMINGTON ANCHORAGE


The Captain of the Port (COTP), Delaware Bay, is notifying mariners that the upper end of Wilmington Anchorage located east of the entrance to the Christina River should not be used for anchoring in order to facilitate safe passage of vessels around the Dredge Essex and associated equipment. This restriction will be in effect until the dredging in Cherry Island Range is complete on or about April 15, 2022.

Any vessel seeking to anchor within Wilmington Anchorage should do so in the southern-most part of the anchorage. See the chartlet attached for a visual depiction. The red area indicates the portion of Wilmington Anchorage where vessels should NOT anchor.