Shoaling at Little Lake Harbor, MI

NOTICE NUMBER: 203606 LOCAL NUMBER: L23-17 EFFECTIVE: 08/30/2023 09:03 thru Until Further Notice REPORTED SHOALING – LITTLE LAKE HARBOR, MI 1. Recent project condition surveys at Little Lake Harbor, MI, indicate shoaling in the navigation channel. 2. Shoaling is present across the width of the channel throughout project stationing 00+00 to 22+00 with depths ranging…

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Sending Faxes to the National Maritime Center

As of August 25, 2023, Regional Exam Centers (RECs) will no longer maintain separate fax lines.  In accordance with 46 CFR 10.217(a), the Coast Guard is designating the following fax numbers as locations to which an applicant may submit application information.  To fax information to the National Maritime Center (NMC), please use the specific fax number associated…

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National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee Vacancies – Application Deadline – September 12, 2023

The U.S. Coast Guard seeks applications to fill member vacancies on the National Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee (Committee).  This Committee advises the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security through the Commandant of the United States Coast Guard on matters relating to the medical certification determinations for the issuance of licenses, certification of registry,…

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Structure Maintenance at Charlevoix Harbor, MI

Notice Number: 203040/L23-16 Date: 07/17/2023 thru 07/28/2023 1. The US Army Corps of Engineers will be performing structure maintenance and dive inspections on the Charlevoix Harbor navigation structures daily, 17 to 28 July from 7AM to 7PM. 2. During work hours, maintenance and inspection equipment will restrict the channel width by 45 feet. 3. The…

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Soo Locks-New Lock Construction Explosive Demolition

Notice Number: 203039/ L23-15 Date: 07/07/2023 09:00 thru 12/31/2023 23:59 1. Explosive demolition for New Lock at the Soo Construction will begin in late July through the remainder of the year on a semiregular basis. There will be a 1000’ exclusion zone from the center of the blast for pleasure craft, tour boat, fisherman, and…

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Reported Shoaling-Black River, Upper Peninsula MI

Notice Number: 202895/L23-13 Date: UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE 1. Recent project condition surveys at Black River, Upper Peninsula, MI, indicate shoaling in the navigation channel. 2. Shoaling is present at the entrance of the channel throughout project stationing 02+00 to 06+00 with depths ranging from 0 to 9.5 feet above project depth. Project depth for the…

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All River Basins: USCG LNM’s for week 21-23

Please find the links to the USCG LNM’s for week 21-23 below: First District   Fifth District   Seventh District   Eighth District: Western Rivers   Eighth District: Gulf Coast   Ninth District   Eleventh District   Thirteenth District  Seventeenth District (more…)

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Urgent Threat Information- Coast Guard Cybersecurity

Dear FSOs and others, Immediate Concern from Advanced Persistent Threat (APT): An APT group known as Volt Typhoon is known to be associated with the People’s Republic of China. There has been some recently discovered activity that indicates networks across all critical infrastructure could be potentially affected. This includes all industries associated with maritime transportation…

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Security Zone-Detroit River

THE US COAST GUARD IS ESTABLISHING A SECURITY ZONE IN THE DETROIT RIVER. THIS SECURITY ZONE WILL BE IN EFFECT ON MAY 16, 2023, FROM 4 P.M. UNTIL 8 P.M. THE SECURITY ZONE INCLUDES ALL U.S. NAVIGIABLE WATERS OF THE DETORIT RIVER WITHIN A 200 YARD RADIUS OF THE MANOOGIAN MANSION LOCATED AT POSITION 42-21.18’N…

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All River Basins: USCG LNM’s for week 19-23

Please find the links to the USCG LNM’s for week 19-23 below: First District Fifth District Seventh District Eighth District: Western Rivers Eighth District: Gulf Coast Ninth District Eleventh District Thirteenth District Seventeenth District   (more…)

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