SECTOR COMMANDER
U.S. COAST GUARD
SECTOR DELAWARE BAY
1 WASHINGTON AVE
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19147
TEL: (215) 271-4889
FAX: (215) 271-4833

MARINE SAFETY INFORMATION BULLETIN

[MSIB # 41-14]


October 30, 2014


ANNUAL COAST GUARD SECTOR DELAWARE BAY
ICE CONFERENCE


The 2014 Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay Ice Conference will be held at the John Heinz at Tinicum National Wildlife Refuge, Philadelphia, PA, on Thursday, November 20, 2014, 9am to 12 pm. The meeting will address ice operations and forecasts for the Delaware Bay, Delaware River and its tributaries, and the New Jersey and Delaware coasts during the upcoming 2014-2015 winter season. The meeting will include presentations from Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay, the Fifth Coast Guard District, and the National Weather Service.

If you plan to attend the Ice Conference please contact MST1 Thomas Simkins, Sector Delaware Bay Waterways Management Division, at telephone (215) 271-4889 or e-mail Tom.J.Simkins@uscg.mil prior to November 13, 2014. If you have a specific question concerning ice operations that you wish to be addressed at the conference, please submit your topic of concern along with your notification of attendance.

The John Heinz at Tinicum National Wildlife Refuge is located in Southwest Philadelphia at 8601 Lindbergh Blvd., Philadelphia, PA 19153. Adequate parking is on site. Additional information, including driving directions, is available at http://www.fws.gov/refuge/John_Heinz/visit/directions.html.




K. MOORE
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard
Captain of the Port Delaware Bay