Dispatchers List with Category I and II Closures/Obstructions / MSIB 26-23 Pelican Island Bridge Safety Zone
Port Partners,
Today's updated Dispatch List is attached. A daily posting of this document can be found at:
https://homeportr.uscg.mil/Lists/Content/DispForm.aspx?ID=12586&Source=/Lists/Content/DispForm.aspx?ID=12586
Also note the attached MSIB in which the Captain of the Port Houston-Galveston has established a Safety Zone restricting all vessel traffic 50 yards on either side of the Pelican Island Bridge.
Scheduled Channel Closures/Obstructions include:
| DATE/TIME | CAT | TYPE | LOCATION | STATUS |
| 16JUL / 0530-0630 | II | CRUISE SHIP TOPPING AROUND | GALVESTON HARBOR | PENDING |
| 16JUL / 0900-1400 | I | DIVE OPERATIONS | I-10 Bridge | APPROVED |
| 16JUL / 1600-1700 (IF NEEDED) | II | CRUISE SHIP TOPPING AROUND | GALVESTON HARBOR | APPROVED |
| 17JUL / 0700-1230 | I | ROLL ON OPERATIONS | POWELL INDUSTRIES | APPROVED |
| 22JUL / 1000-1400 | I | DREDGE PIPELINE | BOLIVAR ICW | PENDING |
| 24JUL | I | MOVING CAT I | SEA TO BAYPORT | TENTATIVE |
Please note the following reports regarding shoaling in the Houston-Galveston Vessel Traffic Service Area.
- GALVESTON HARBOR SHOALING: Shoaling is reported to reducing depths in the Galveston Harbor Channel to approximately 40 feet. This report has been correlated with US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) dredging stations 2+400 to 4+600.
Vessel Traffic Service Houston-Galveston Directs:
(1) Vessels with 38 feet or greater draft to avoid the green side of the channel in this area.
(2) No meeting or overtaking of any vessel with draft of 38 feet or greater between Galveston Channel Lighted Buoy 1 and Galveston Light 3.
The USACE is working on a dredging project to resolve this hazard to navigation. Detailed dredging stations and survey data depicting this location can be found at: https://www.swg.usace.army.
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Updated USACE Channel Condition Reporting with eHydro is located at: https://www.swg.usace.army.
- BOLIVAR GIWW SHOALING: Dredging operations are underway within the Bolivar Bouy Line. See GENERAL BRADLEY operation within the attached Dispatch List.
Shoaling to 10 feet is reported in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway (GIWW) at Bolivar Peninsula on the red side from approximately Mile Marker 348.5 to 349.5. This report corelates between Bolivar Peninsula Light 14 to Bolivar Peninsula Virtual Aid ATON 22. Mariners are reminded to utilize their Electronic Chart Display Information Systems (ECDIS) to confirm their position in the GIWW and not to rely solely on visual aids to navigation for safe transit.
Vessel Traffic Service Houston-Galveston Directs:
(1) No meeting or overtaking between Bolivar Peninsula Light 14 and Virtual AIS ATON 22.
The USACE is working on a dredging project to resolve this hazard to navigation. Detailed dredging stations and survey data depicting this location can be found at: https://www.swg.usace.army.
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https://www.swg.usace.army.
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Updated USACE Channel Condition Reporting with eHydro is located at: https://www.swg.usace.army.
- GALVESTON BAY ENTRANCE CHANNEL SHOALING: U. S. Army Corps of Engineering (USACE) survey reports shoaling for approximately 3000 yards along the red side channel edge reducing depth to approximately 42 feet. This report has been correlated with USACE dredging stations 41+000 to 50+000 in the Galveston Bay Entrance Channel (GBEC). The shoaling is approximately 2000 yards below to 1000 yards above GBEC Lighted Buoy 4 when referenced to the aid to navigation.
Note that GBEC Lighted Buoys 1 through 9 are set 400 feet outside the channel limit per Local Notice to Mariners 16/23.
Mariners are advised to utilize their Electronic Chart Display Information System (ECDIS) to confirm the plotted channel limits and GBEC Lighted Buoys 1 through 9. Detailed dredging stations and survey data depicting this location can be found at: https://www.swg.usace.army.
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Updated USACE Channel Condition Reporting with eHydro is located at: https://www.swg.usace.army.
Best regards.
Randy Scott
Operations & Training Manager
Vessel Traffic Service
Sector Houston-Galveston
281.464.4827 w
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24hr Houston Traffic:
281.464.4837
USCG Sector Houston Email Contacts:
Foreign Vessels: HoustonPSC@uscg.mil
Domestic Vessels: HoustonDOM@uscg.mil
Domestic Towing Vessels: HoustonITV@uscg.mil
Vessel Targeting / NOA: HoustonTargeting@uscg.mil
USCG MSU Texas City Email Contacts:
Domestic Vessels: MSUTexasCityDOM@uscg.mil
Foreign Vessels: InspectionsMSUTexasCity@uscg.