Port Security - MARSEC Level 1

Local Time – GMT -5

 

Dredging will be conducted in Marcus Hook Range and Marcus Hook Anchorage (No. 7) on the Delaware River from November 11, 2024, through approximately March 15, 2025.

Vessels desiring to anchor within Marcus Hook Anchorage must obtain permission from the COTP at least 24 hours in advance, at (215) 271-4807. The COTP will permit one vessel at a time on a “first come, first served” basis in the lower portion of the anchorage, with preference given to those vessels greater than 650’ in overall length.

 

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE

National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ

300 AM EST Tue Jan 28 2025

ANZ452>455-282100-

/O.CON.KPHI.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-250128T2300Z/

Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out

20 nm-

Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-

Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-

Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-

300 AM EST Tue Jan 28 2025

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS

EVENING...

* WHAT...West winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas

  3 to 5 ft.

* WHERE...Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg

  Inlet NJ out 20 nm, Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to

  Cape May NJ out 20 nm, Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape

  Henlopen DE out 20 nm and Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to

  Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm.

* WHEN...Until 6 PM EST this evening.

* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Additional SCA/Gale Conditions are possible

  late tonight through Wednesday. Further headlines will be issued

  once the current Small Craft Advisory expires.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Inexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller

vessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions.