MSIB 01-19 UPDATE 3

PHILADELPHIA TO SEA DREDGING MAINTENANCE PROJECT (UPDATE 3)
**UPDATED INFORMATION NOTATED BY ASTERISK**

The Captain of the Port (COTP), Delaware Bay, is notifying mariners that the Philadelphia to Sea Dredging Maintenance Project has completed dredging operations in the Marcus Hook Range **and anchorage No. 7. Dredging operations will continue in New Castle Range. Traffic patterns within Marcus Hook Range have returned to normal and all safety zones within the anchorage have been removed. Safety zone one remains in effect for the duration of the maintenance project.**

Safety zone one includes all the waters within a 250 yard radius of the dredge ESSEX and all associated dredge equipment operating in or around New Castle Range and Deepwater Point Range. Vessels are advised to ensure safe passage by contacting the dredge ESSEX 1 hour prior to arrival. This safety zone will be in place for the duration of the dredging project.

The dredge ESSEX can be contacted via VHF FM channel 13. Vessels are reminded to exercise extreme caution when operating in the vicinity of dredging operations.



S.E. ANDERSON
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard
Captain of the Port, Delaware Bay