SECTOR COMMANDER
U.S. COAST GUARD
SECTOR DELAWARE BAY
1 WASHINGTON AVE
PHILADELPHIA, PA 19147
TEL: (215) 271-4807
FAX: (215) 271-4833

MARINE SAFETY INFORMATION BULLETIN

[MSIB # 02-15]
January 20, 2015

SEASONAL ICE PROCEDURES
RETURN TO SEASONAL ALERT

The Captain of the Port (COTP), Delaware Bay is notifying mariners that the port has returned to SEASONAL ALERT status in the Delaware Bay and River, Cape May Harbor and Canal, and the New Jersey ICW.

• Conditions are not favorable for the formation of new ice.
• There are no navigational restrictions.
• Water temperatures remain at or below freezing in the Delaware River and C&D Canal.
• The United States Army Corps of Engineers maintains steel hull restrictions for the C&D Canal.
• Drifting, melting ice is present in navigable waters, so mariners are urged to proceed with caution.

Please refer to our internet website for additional information regarding ice operations within the Sector Delaware Bay zone at http:www.uscg.mil/d5/sectDelawarebay or by calling our Sector Delaware Bay Ice Line at (215) 271-4995.

If you have any questions regarding the contents of this bulletin or the expectations of the COTP, please contact the Waterways Management staff at (215) 271-4814 or the Situation Unit Controller at (215) 271-4807.




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