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Port and waterways open to traffic: a. port of gulfport open to vessels with a draft of 30 feet or less,…

NAVAREA IV 276/05

issued
2005-09-13 18:18Z
status
cancelled 2005-09-25 19:07Z (archive)
cancels
NAVAREA IV 272/05
authority
PVMM.
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nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. PORT AND WATERWAYS OPEN TO TRAFFIC:
   A. PORT OF GULFPORT OPEN TO VESSELS WITH A DRAFT OF 30 FEET OR LESS,
      HOWEVER SURROUNDING INFRASTRUCTURE WILL NOT YET SUPPORT MARITIME
      COMMERCE. SOUND CHANNEL 30 FEET DRAFT. BAR CHANNEL 35 FEET DRAFT.
   B. PORT OF PANAMA CITY OPEN TO TRAFFIC WITH A DRAFT OF 34 FEET OR LESS.
   C. PORT OF PENSACOLA OPEN TO TRAFFIC WITH A DRAFT OF 31 FEET OR LESS,
      NAVSTA PENSACOLA OPEN TO TRAFFIC WITH A DRAFT OF 37 FEET OR LESS.
   D. PORT OF MOBILE OPEN TO VESSELS WITH A DRAFT OF 43 FEET OR LESS,
      MOBILE RIVER OPEN TO VESSELS WITH A DRAFT OF 40 FEET OR LESS.
   E. PORT OF PASCAGOULA OPEN TO VESSELS WITH A DRAFT OF 36 FEET OR LESS.
      PASCAGOULA UPPER RIVER OPEN TO 12 FEET WITH APPROACHES TO 41 FEET.
   F. LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER (LMR) ALL RESTRICTIONS ON THE LMR ABOVE
      MILE MARKER 0 HAVE BEEN LIFTED. DUE TO LACK OF PROPER AIDS TO NAVIGATION
      SOUTH OF MILE MARKER 0 A SAFETY ZONE HAS BEEN ESTABLISHED WHICH ALLOWS
      DAYLIGHT TRANSITS ONLY.
   G. GULF INTRA COASTAL WATERWAY IS OPEN WITH NO DRAFT RESTRICTIONS, BUT
      VESSELS MUST USE THE BAPTISTE COLLETTE ALTERNATIVE ROUTE TO BYPASS
      THE INNER HARBOR NAVIGATION CANAL (IHNC), WHICH REMAINS CLOSED.
   H. PORT OF BILOXI EAST BAY AND BACK BAY OPEN TO VESSELS WITH A DRAFT OF
      12 FEET OR LESS. INDUSTRIAL CHANNEL OPEN TO NORMAL CHANNEL USAGE,
      THREE SUNKEN VESSELS REMAIN IN THE WATERWAY, BUT VESSELS CAN NAVIGATE
      AROUND THEM.
   I. PORT OF BAYOU LA BATRE OPEN TO VESSELS WITH A DRAFT OF 15 FEET OR LESS
      AND SOUND CHANNEL OPEN TO A DRAFT OF 12 FEET OR LESS.
3. ALL PORTS IN NEW ORLEANS ARE OPEN TO NAVIGATION WITH RESTRICTIONS
   PER SAFETY ZONES.
4. CONTACT CAPTAIN OF THE PORT FOR UPDATED INFORMATION.
5. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 272/05.

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