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The captain of the port of new orleans reopened the lower mississippi river

NAVAREA IV 311/05

issued: 2005-09-26 15:44Z
status: cancelled 2005-10-03 12:33Z (archive)
cancels: NAVAREA IV 309/05
authority: USCG WEBSITE.
source: nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

1. THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT OF NEW ORLEANS REOPENED
   THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER. THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
   RIVER WAS CLOSED FOR HURRICANE RITA. DUE TO THE
   LACK OF PROPER AIDS TO NAVIGATION (ATON) SOUTH OF
   MILE MARKER 0, THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT, UNDER THE
   AUTHORITY OF THE PORT AND WATERWAYS SAFETY ACT,
   HAS ESTABLISHED A SAFETY ZONE ON THE LOWER
   MISSISSIPPI RIVER FROM THE SOUTHWEST PASS SEA BUOY
   TO MILE MARKER 0. THIS SAFETY ZONE RESTRICTS ALL
   DEEP DRAFT VESSELS TO DAYLIGHT TRANSITS ONLY. ALL
   MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO TRANSIT AT THEIR SLOWEST
   SAFE SPEED IN THE VICINITY OF ANY SALVAGE OPERATIONS.
   THE PORT ALLEN ROUTE, BAPTISTE COLLETTE, AND RED
   RIVER ARE OPEN. THE GULF INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY
   IS OPEN FROM MILE MARKER 20 EASTWARD.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 309/05.

Timeline

Lower mississippi river is closed from mile marker 304 to the southwest pass sea buoycancels · 2005-09-25
Lower mississippi river is closed from mile marker 304 to the southwest pass sea buoyreplaced · 2005-09-25
Cancel NAVAREA IV 311/05 and this msgcancelled by · 2005-10-03

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