Notice Number: 23-70 Date: 06/08/2023 thru 06/18/2023 Effective immediately and continuing through approximately 16 June 2023, mariners are advised that the U.S. Government Contract Cutterhead Dredge CAPTAIN FRANK will be working in the New Orleans Harbor. The Dredge will work 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and the dredged material will be deposited through floating pipelines…

Continuing through June 10, 2023, core sample drilling operations are being conducted on the Mississippi River, LDB, at Mile 83.5, AHOP. Operations will be conducted 24-hours a day, 7-days a week. The M/V AUNT DONNA will be on-scene and monitoring VHF-FM Channels 16 and 67. Mariners are urged to use caution and transit the area…

As a result of the Baton Rouge gauge reading 16 feet and below, the COTP New Orleans has issued a Safety Advisory provision from Mile Marker (MM) 225 to MM 228.3, Lower Mississippi River (LMR). This safety advisory is effective immediately with the following provisions in accordance with the Waterways Action Plan Baton Rouge Annex: A. All…

Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) Lower Mississippi River, in accordance with the Navigation Safety Regulations, Code of Federal Regulations Title 33, Subpart 161.11, will establish a series of VTS measures for all waters of the Lower Mississippi River from Mile Marker (MM) 48 to MM 52 Above Head of Passes (AHP), Right Descending Bank (RDB). This…

Waterway Status – Temporary Waterway Transit Requirements and Closure between MM 9.0 – MM 10.3 AHP LMR Vessel Traffic Service (VTS) Lower Mississippi River, in accordance with the Navigation Safety Regulations, Code of Federal Regulations Title 33, Subpart 161.11, will establish a series of VTS measures for all waters of the Lower Mississippi River from…

Notice Number: 23-68 Date: UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE Reference Navigation Bulletin No. 23-61, dated 22 May 2023, stating that commencing on or about 24 May 2023 and continuing until further notice, the U.S. Government Dustpan Dredge JADWIN will be working at the Mississippi River Deep Draft Crossings between mile 234 and mile 151 Above Head of…

Notice Notice: 23-66 Date: 05/09/2023 thru 06/15/2023 Reference Navigation Bulletin No. 23-53, dated 9 May 2023, stating that a U.S. Government Contractor will be placing subaqueous stone along the Left Descending Bank (LDB) of the Mississippi River at approximate Mile 24.0 Above Head of Passes (AHP) through approximately 15 June 2023. MARINERS ARE ADVISED THAT…

The Mississippi River is closed to all traffic from MM 100 to MM 106 Above Head of Passes to facilitate the search for a person in the water until further notice. For additional information: Vessel Traffic Service (24 hours): (504) 365-2514, VHF-FM Ch. 12, or 67 Sector New Orleans Command Center (24 hours): (504) 365-2545…

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

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…