Update – Dispatchers List / Category I and II Obstructions / Shoaling Reports
Port Partners,
Today's updated Dispatch List is attached. A daily posting of this document can be found at:
SHOALING REPORTS INCLUDED IN THE ATTACHED:
- Galveston Harbor Channel Lighted Buoy 1 and Galveston Light 3 / MSIB Correction 16-23
- Galveston Bay Entrance Channel in vicinity of GBEC Lighted Buoy 4 / MSIB 24-23
- Houston Ship Channel between Beltway 8 Bridge and Houston Ship Channel Light 146 / MSIB 27-23
- Galveston Harbor Grasso between Marine Dock Light to Pelican Island Bridge / MSIB 35-23
- Galveston Harbor Port of between Galveston Dock 35 to Gulf Sulfur Services T-Head / MSIB 35-23
Captain of the Port Houston-Galveston Marine Information Safety Bulletins are located at:
https://homeport.uscg.mil/my-
Updated USACE Operations Dashboard with eHydro 'xyz' survey data is located at:
https://www.swg.usace.army.
SCHEDULED CHANNEL CLOSURES/OBSTRUCTIONS:
| DATE/TIME | CAT | TYPE | LOCATION | STATUS |
| 19AUG / 0700-1200 | II | DRY DOCK | SOUTHWEST SHIPYARD BRADY ISLE | CANCELED |
| 21AUG / 0700-1200 | II | DRY DOCK | SOUTHWEST SHIPYARD BRADY ISLE | PENDING |
| 21AUG / 0900-1300 | I | DREDGE PIPELINE | T&T PELICAN ISLAND TO GALVESTON PIER 38 | APPROVED |
| 21-25AUG / TBD | I | SOIL SAMPLING | WEST OF PELICAN ISLAND BRIDGE | APPROVED (BNM contact tow vessel BERTHA on VHF CH 13) |
| 24AUG | I | DREDGE PIPELINE | BAYPORT CHANNEL | TENTATIVE |
| TBD (Expect before the end of AUG) | I | DREDGE PIPELINE | MOUTH of CARPENTER’S BAYOU | TENTATIVE |
| TBD (Expect before the end of AUG) | I | DREDGE PIPELINE | HSC LT 107 | TENTATIVE |
Best regards,
Randy Scott
Operations and Training Manager
Vessel Traffic Service Houston-Galveston
Sector Houston-Galveston