United States Coast Pilot 2 Atlantic Coast - Cape Cod, MA to Sandy Hook, NJ 2019

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 6    ¢    245 (72) Sakonnet Harbor, a small-boat harbor on the (78) Tiverton is a town on the eastern bank of Sakonnet northerly side of Sakonnet Point, is protected by an 800- River north and south of the bridges. Oil tankers call at foot breakwater extending in a northerly and easterly Tiverton. The oil piers northward of the bridges have direction from Breakwater Point. A light marks the reported depths of about 32 to 35 feet alongside. outer end. The holding ground in the harbor is reported to be poor. A marina on the southwest side of the harbor (79) There are small-craft facilities at Tiverton, across provides berths, gasoline, diesel fuel, electricity and a the Sakonnet River at Almy Point and at Cedar Island launching ramp. A surfaced launching ramp is also on Pond approximately 1.1 miles north of Almy Point. The the south side of the harbor. facilities provide berths and mooring, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, pump-out facilities, a launching (73) The western shore of Sakonnet River from the ramp, a lift to 60 tons, storage and full repairs. The facility entrance to Sandy Point should be given a berth of 0.4 at Tiverton has an approach depth of 35 feet with 12 feet mile to avoid shoals with depths of 7 to 17 feet. Rocks alongside, at Almy Point has an approach depth of 25 feet extend up to 500 yards offshore between Sachuest Point with 11 feet alongside and at Cedar Island Pond has an and Flint Point, about 1 mile northward. Flint Point approach depth of 12 feet with 8 feet alongside. Ledge, about 0.5 mile north-northeast of Flint Point, has a least depth of 7 feet. Black Point is a rocky bluff (80) The channel at the north end of Sakonnet River, 0.6 on the western side of the river, 2.6 miles northward of mile above Gould Island, is restricted to a width of 100 Flint Point. Sandy Point and McCorrie Point, low and feet between the abutments of a former highway bridge backed by high land, are 3.9 and 5.4 miles, respectively, just south of the entrance to The Cove. A fixed highway northward of Flint Point. bridge, 0.8 mile north, has a clearance of 65 feet; the bridge is under construction (2009). An overhead power, (74) The channel passes eastward of Gould Island, just north of the bridge, has a clearance of 81 feet. a high wooded island, 2.5 miles north-northeastward of McCorrie Point. This Gould Island should not be (81) confused with one of the same name in East Passage. A rock with a depth of 1 foot is northwestward of the island ENC - US5RI22M and is marked by a buoy. Chart - 13223 (75) The eastern side of Sakonnet River is bolder than the western side. The east shore should be given a berth (82) The southern shore of Rhode Island is rocky of 0.7 mile from Sakonnet Point to Church Point, a flat with numerous offlying rocks and ledges. Numerous point with bluffs at the water, about 2.8 miles northward prominent residences are on the eastern side of Newport of Sakonnet Point. Old Bull, with a depth of 1 foot, is Neck, the southwestern part of Rhode Island. A large about 0.5 mile southward of Church Point and marked brick residence with several towers is on the southeastern by a buoy. A church spire at Little Compton, about point of Newport Neck. Easton Point is about 1.3 miles 1.7 miles east of Church Point, is prominent. High Hill eastward of Newport Neck. A stone tower with a short Point, about 3 miles north of Church Point, is a prominent spire at each corner can be seen from offshore, about 0.7 small hill with bluffs at the water. Fogland Point, about mile northward of Easton Point. Westward of Easton Point 0.9 mile northward of High Hill Point, is a projecting is a bathing beach with a prominent pavilion. Several prominent point; the westerly and northerly sides should private landings are northward of Gooseberry Island, a be given a berth of over 200 yards. Almy Rock, bare at small islet south of Newport Neck. Local knowledge is low water, is 0.3 mile southwest of Fogland Point. The required to proceed to the landings. broad bights between Fogland Point and the bridge are shoal. (83) East Passage, the principal passage in Narragansett Bay, extends between Rhode Island on the east and Conanicut and Prudence Islands on the west. It is the most direct route to Newport, Bristol, Providence, Mount (76) Nannaquaket Pond, on the east side of Sakonnet Hope Bay and Taunton River. River eastward of Gould Island, has a narrow entrance 8 feet deep crossed by a fixed bridge with a clearance (84) The Pell Bridge Newport, a fixed highway of 12 feet. The deeper water in the entrance is along the suspension bridge locally known as the Newport Bridge, northern shore; several rocks are off the southern shore. crosses East Passage about 3.6 miles above the entrance, The currents have considerable velocity. The northern between Jamestown and Newport. Clearances through part of the pond has depths up to 26 feet; the remainder the 1,500-foot center span are 213 feet at the center, 205 has depths of about 3 feet. for the mid 1,000 feet and 194 feet for the remainder of the center span. A racon and a sound signal are at the bridge. (77) The Cove, on the western side of the river south of the bridges, has a depth of about 9 feet in the entrance; the (85) Brenton Point is the southwestern extremity of 31-foot-wide fixed highway bridge across the entrance Rhode Island and the eastern entrance point of East has a clearance of 25 feet. Depths are generally 3 to 4 Passage. feet in the cove. (86) Brenton Reef, bare in places, extends 0.5 mile south-southwestward of the point and is marked by a gong buoy. Another reef extends 0.5 mile offshore just

246    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 6   eastward of the point; Seal Rock is at the southeastern eastern side of Goat Island and extends along the western end of the reef. front of Newport. (87) Seal Ledge, about 0.5 mile south of Seal Rock, has (94) A marina, hotel, recreational and service facilities depths of 15 to 30 feet and is marked by a bell buoy. and marine supplies are available on Goat Island. Haycock Ledge, 0.4 mile eastward of Seal Rock, has a (95) Newport, a city on the inner harbor, is one of the least depth of 12 feet. principal summer resorts on the Atlantic Coast. Some (88) Beavertail Point is the southern extremity of coastwise traffic uses the port, but few foreign vessels Conanicut Island, on the western side of the entrance enter it. A Naval Education and Training Center is here, to East Passage. Beavertail Light (41°26'58\"N., from which several Navy ships operate. 71°23'58\"W.), 64 feet above the water, is shown from a square granite tower attached to a white dwelling at (96) Beavertail Point. A sound signal is at the light and a radar tower is north of the light. Newton Rock, a covered rock, Prominent features is about 0.1 mile southward of the point; a bell buoy is (97) The following objects are prominent when about 0.2 mile southwestward of the rock. (89) Hull Cove, about 1 mile northeastward of Beavertail approaching Newport Harbor either from the southward Light, is rocky and exposed to southerly winds. Castle or northward: a hotel on Goat Island, a white building of Hill, the westernmost point of Rhode Island, is marked the yacht club near Ida Lewis Rock in the southerly part of by Castle Hill Light; a mariner radio activated sound the harbor, church spires in the town and the buildings of signal is at the light, initiated by keying the microphone the Naval Education and Training Center and Naval War five times on VHF-FM channel 83A. Castle Hill Coast College on Coasters Harbor Island in the north part of the Guard Station is close east of the light. Butter Ball harbor. To the westward on Conanicut Island are several Rock, about 0.2 mile south of the light and marked by a large hotels and a standpipe. Numerous navigational aids bell buoy, uncovers 1 foot. mark the passages through the harbor. (90) Mackerel Cove indents the southern shore of Conanicut Island about 1.6 miles northeastward of Beavertail Light. A house with a cupola is prominent on Southwest Point, the eastern entrance point of the (98) The entrance to the outer harbor from the southward cove. The cove is exposed to southerly weather and is unobstructed; the entrance from northward, passing is seldom used. The Jamestown-Verrazzano Bridge either side of Gould Island, is clear, but the passage shows prominently over the bar at the head of the cove eastward of Rose Island is partly obstructed by the rocks on entering East Passage. Kettle Bottom Rock, about and ledges between Rose and Coasters Harbor Islands. 0.2 mile southeastward of Southwest Point, is bare and marked by a gong buoy. (99) The inner harbor has two entrances north and south (91) Bull Point, the southeastern point of Conanicut of Goat Island. A fixed highway bridge with a 40-foot Island, is rugged and rocky, and fringed by shoals that span and a clearance of 14 feet connects the Newport are marked by buoys. Fort Wetherill is on the point. The mainland to the northern part of Goat Island. This bridge Dumplings, northeast of Bull Point, are numerous bare limits the size of vessels that can enter the inner harbor and covered rocks and islets. The most southerly islet has from the northern approach. a tall house on it, covering almost the entire islet. (92) Fort Adams is on a peninsula off the north side of (100) General anchorages are in the outer and inner Newport Neck. The buildings and masonry of the fort are harbor and, except in emergencies, vessels must anchor prominent on the western slope of the peninsula. A dock in these areas. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.145, Chapter extending northward from the fort is marked by a light 2, for limits and regulations.) Vessels of more than 18- and sound signal. foot draft anchor in the outer harbor in depths of 36 to (93) Newport Harbor, on the western shore of Rhode 100 feet with good holding ground. Island and the eastern side of East Passage, 3.5 miles above Beavertail Light, is an important harbor of refuge (101) Special anchorages are in Brenton Cove and in for coasters, tows and yachts. Its approach is well marked the inner harbor east and northeast of Goat Island. (See by navigational aids, and the harbor is of easy access 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.46, Chapter 2, for limits and day and night. A state regulatory buoy in the entrance regulations.) The anchorage is good in Brenton Cove to the inner harbor marks a 5 mph no wake zone. Goat and is used frequently by yachts. When entering the cove, Island, 0.6 mile long in a north-south direction, is a major the western shore should be given a berth of 200 yards. pleasure boating center and divides Newport Harbor into an outer and inner harbor. The outer harbor, on the western (102) In 1981, the harbormaster requested that transient side of Goat Island, is northward of The Dumplings and craft anchor only in the northern part of the Brenton Cove southward of Gould Island. The inner harbor is on the anchorage and in the anchorage northeast of Goat Island. (103) Shoals with little water over them make out nearly 300 yards from the southern shore of the inner harbor to Ida Lewis Rock and Little Ida Lewis Rock; the latter is marked by a daybeacon. (104) Goat Island is marked by a light at its northern end and a lighted bell buoy at its southern end. Buoys mark the shoals along the southeasterly and southwesterly sides of the island.

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 6    ¢    247 (105) Rose Island, privately owned, is surrounded by a coldest month, having normal mean temperatures near shoal with little water over it. The shoal extends about 0.4 freezing, that is, average maximum of 38 °F and average mile northeastward of the island where it rises abruptly minimum of 23 °F. The extreme maximum temperature from deep water. A rocky area extends southward from for Newport is 98 °F recorded in August 1975 while the Rose Island and is marked by a buoy. A private light extreme minimum is -9 °F recorded in January 1982. marks the southwest point of the island. Mitchell Rock, (116) Precipitation is fairly evenly distributed throughout with a depth of 16 feet and marked by a gong buoy, is the year averaging about 45 inches (1,143 mm) in any about 0.1 mile southeast of the dock on the southeast side given year. The wettest month is November averaging of the island. Citing Rock, 2 feet high, is 350 yards east 4.57 inches (116 mm) and the driest month is July of the north end of the island and on the edge of the shoal averaging only 2.94 inches (75 mm). Total snowfall for surrounding Rose Island. Tracey Ledge, covered 11 feet, the winter season averages about 20 inches (508 mm); is about 0.3 mile eastward of Rose Island and marked by however, melting is usually rapid and snow cover rarely a buoy. lasts more than a few days. The greatest snowfall in a 24-hour period was 20.0 inches (508 mm) in February (106) Gull Rocks are about midway between Rose Island 1978. January is the snowiest month averaging over and Coasters Harbor Island. Buoys mark the ends of the seven inches (178 mm). Snow is absent from May through shoals and rocks that extend northward and southward September. An average of only five days each year has of the rocks. There is deep water between Gull Rocks, snowfall amounts greater than 1.5 inches (38 mm). Rose Island and Coasters Harbor Island. A rock, covered 19 feet and marked by a buoy, is about 0.3 mile north- (118) northwestward of Gull Rocks. Pilotage, Newport (107) Off the northern and southern sides of Coasters (119) See Pilotage, Narragansett Bay and Other Rhode Harbor Island are numerous rocks and ledges. A private light marks an obstruction in the channel south Island Waters (indexed as such), early this chapter. of the island. St. Patrick Rock, covered 5 feet, is about 0.3 mile southeastward of the island. The island has (120) numerous buildings. Three fixed bridges connect the island to Newport. The southern highway bridge and the Quarantine, customs, immigration and agricultural pedestrian bridge 0.3 mile above it have 31-foot spans quarantine with clearances of 3 feet. The northern highway bridge (121) (See Chapter 3, Vessel Arrival Inspections, and has a span of 85 feet with a clearance of 7 feet. Overhead Appendix A for addresses.) power cables of unknown clearance cross the harbor (122) Quarantine is enforced in accordance with below the northern bridge. regulations of the U.S. Public Health Service. (See Public Health Service, Chapter 1.) (108) The western portion of the outer harbor is generally (123) Newport is a customs port of entry. free of dangers northward of The Dumplings. (124) The Coast Guard vessel documentation office at Providence serves Newport. (See Appendix A for (109) address.) Currents (125) (110) In the entrance off Bull Point the flood current is Harbor regulations often irregular. There may be a long period of slack water (126) The harbormaster, under the supervision of the preceding the flood, or there may be a double flood. The flood reaches a strength of about 1.2 knots; the ebb is Recreation Department, is charged with the enforcement regular and averages 1.5 knots at strength. of harbor regulations, the movement of vessels, and (111) Northward of Bull Point, tidal current velocities assignment of moorings and anchoring. The harbormaster seldom exceed 1 knot. In the inner harbor they are may be contacted through the Police Department. The usually less than 0.5 knot. (See the Tidal Current Tables speed limit inside the harbor is 5 mph. for predictions.) (127) (112) Wharves Weather, Newport and vicinity (128) Facilities include a city wharf and numerous private (113) The prevailing winds are southwesterly in the piers. The depths alongside the principal piers range from summer and northwesterly in the winter. The heaviest about 7 to 18 feet. gales are usually from the northwest and northeast. (114) The harbor and its approaches are navigable (129) throughout the year, although in severe winters ice may interfere with navigation in the inner harbor for short Supplies periods. Vessels and tugs keep ice well broken up in the (130) Gasoline, diesel oil, diesel fuel, water, provisions main channel through the inner harbor. (115) July is the warmest month with an average maximum and marine supplies may be obtained at Newport. of 79 °F and average minimum of 63 °F. January is the (131) Launch services are available in the harbor. (132) Repairs (133) Newport has a commercial shipyard specializing in repair, construction and conversion of steel and

248    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 6   (117) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA – NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND (41°32'N, 71°21'W) 10 feet (3 m) WEATHER ELEMENTS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC YEAR YEARS OF RECORD SEA LEVEL PRESSURE (station pressure reduced to sea level) Mean (millibars) 1019.6 1018.2 1017.3 1017.8 1017.8 1015.7 1016.2 1017.7 1019.8 1018.7 1017.0 1018.3 1017.9 2 TEMPERATURE (°F) 34 34 Mean 30.8 31.6 38.2 47.0 56.2 65.0 71.1 70.9 64.6 55.2 45.9 35.3 51.1 34 34 Mean daily maximum 38.1 38.9 45.6 55.1 64.4 72.9 78.6 78.1 72.1 62.8 53.0 42.4 58.6 34 Mean daily minimum 23.0 23.8 30.3 38.4 47.4 56.6 63.1 63.2 56.6 47.1 38.3 27.6 43.1 3 3 Extreme (highest) 65 65 74 86 89 93 96 98 93 81 75 65 98 3 3 Extreme (lowest) -9 -3 3 10 25 37 41 41 35 26 11 -5 -9 35 CLOUD COVER 35 35 Percent of time clear 11.7 10.6 6.6 10.2 10.1 10.3 18.6 13.9 15.7 15.6 12.4 11.3 12.3 35 14 Percent of time scattered 26.0 29.0 27.5 26.1 29.5 22.4 15.0 17.5 19.1 19.9 22.2 31.9 23.7 32 Percent of time broken 24.0 21.2 22.4 19.9 26.7 26.9 29.4 26.6 23.6 26.2 29.7 17.1 24.5 32 32 Percent of time overcast 38.3 39.2 43.5 43.8 33.8 40.4 37.0 42.0 41.6 38.3 35.7 39.7 39.5 32 14 PRECIPITATION (inches) 2 Mean amount 3.8 3.6 4.4 4.2 3.5 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.6 3.3 4.5 4.3 45.0 2 Greatest amount 11.8 6.5 10.6 10.5 8.9 9.2 6.4 12.9 10.6 6.4 9.8 8.9 63.4 2 2 Least amount 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.2 1.5 0.8 0.9 27.6 2 2 Maximum amount (24 hours) 2.7 2.6 4.4 3.7 4.8 3.0 3.2 4.4 7.8 2.7 3.9 3.1 7.8 2 2 Mean number of days 16 15 16 16 16 14 14 14 13 12 15 17 178 2 2 SNOW 7.2 6.6 2.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.5 3.4 20.3 2 Mean amount 2 2 Greatest amount 30.5 28.0 15.0 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 6.0 13.6 44.5 2 2 Least amount 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 2 2 Maximum amount (24 hours) 10.0 20.0 6.5 5.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 6.0 11.0 20.0 2 2 Mean number of days 7 8 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 Miss 1 5 26 2 WIND 2 2 Percentage with gales 0.47 0.00 0.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.00 0.17 0.00 0.19 0.10 2 2 Mean wind speed (knots) 8.9 9.4 8.7 8.4 7.1 6.1 5.1 5.6 6.2 7.3 9.2 9.0 7.5 2 2 Direction (percentage of observations) 2 2 North 10.4 12.9 9.9 7.7 7.6 3.0 6.4 7.5 10.1 8.2 8.8 13.7 8.8 2 2 North Northeast 4.9 6.4 8.4 6.5 8.3 6.3 4.6 4.9 8.4 6.0 7.8 7.8 6.6 2 2 Northeast 8.0 10.1 8.7 13.7 12.0 6.4 8.0 8.5 9.9 10.8 6.3 5.5 9.0 2 2 East Northeast 1.9 3.3 2.3 1.7 1.2 0.5 1.6 2.1 2.6 2.2 1.3 0.6 1.8 2 East 2.8 3.3 5.4 2.9 4.9 3.4 3.6 2.4 1.8 1.8 1.5 1.3 3.0 14 East Southeast 0.8 0.8 1.9 2.6 2.3 1.4 1.0 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.0 1.5 1.6 Southeast 2.7 1.3 5.4 7.2 6.3 5.5 6.2 4.3 4.7 6.8 2.9 2.8 4.7 South Southeast 0.6 1.5 2.0 3.1 2.5 1.1 3.3 1.9 3.7 2.0 1.9 0.8 2.0 South 3.9 3.1 6.2 6.5 6.3 8.8 10.7 9.3 10.2 7.0 3.1 2.1 6.6 South Southwest 5.4 4.3 6.8 10.2 11.4 14.6 12.7 13.0 9.4 8.0 4.8 3.6 8.8 Southwest 15.7 20.6 12.2 20.5 20.6 28.9 21.2 21.1 18.5 21.3 20.3 13.3 19.6 West Southwest 7.4 5.1 4.2 3.2 4.8 6.7 4.6 6.7 3.7 6.7 10.9 10.8 6.1 West 14.3 7.8 8.7 4.1 3.5 2.7 3.4 3.3 4.7 5.2 8.4 12.0 6.4 West Northwest 3.9 3.8 4.8 2.4 2.1 3.9 3.1 1.9 2.3 2.3 6.1 6.8 3.5 Northwest 15.3 11.2 10.9 4.4 4.0 5.1 5.9 8.1 6.0 6.8 12.2 14.0 8.6 North Northwest 1.9 4.5 2.0 2.7 2.1 1.3 3.3 2.8 1.5 2.8 2.7 3.2 2.6 Calm 0.0 63.7 0.2 0.7 57.9 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.5 56.8 80.7 0.2 20.3 Direction (mean speed, knots) North 8.2 9.3 8.8 7.4 6.2 5.7 5.5 4.7 6.9 6.9 6.7 9.7 7.5 North Northeast 9.6 8.7 10.5 7.4 6.5 4.6 5.3 5.1 6.2 11.7 11.3 8.5 8.0 Northeast 8.5 8.4 8.0 9.6 6.8 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.2 7.1 7.3 7.0 7.1 East Northeast 6.7 10.1 8.5 7.4 6.7 6.0 4.9 6.1 3.6 4.3 4.5 5.7 6.5 East 7.5 6.6 7.2 6.5 6.4 5.4 5.1 5.1 4.8 4.4 5.4 4.3 6.0 East Southeast 4.6 7.6 6.7 8.7 6.2 4.9 6.0 5.8 4.2 3.8 9.0 9.9 6.3 Southeast 8.0 7.6 6.3 8.2 6.8 5.7 4.9 5.7 3.9 5.8 9.4 9.5 6.4 South Southeast 4.0 10.8 8.9 6.9 7.0 4.3 4.6 5.7 5.1 6.2 9.8 5.2 6.5 South 8.7 7.5 8.5 7.0 7.0 5.5 5.1 5.4 7.7 7.0 8.7 8.8 6.8 South Southwest 8.2 7.5 9.2 9.3 7.0 5.7 5.2 6.1 6.9 7.6 9.7 10.3 7.2 Southwest 10.2 11.4 11.2 9.5 8.2 6.6 5.7 6.2 7.1 7.9 10.5 9.3 8.4 West Southwest 9.9 10.0 9.1 10.1 6.9 6.7 4.9 5.7 5.7 7.1 9.4 10.1 8.1 West 9.2 9.7 7.4 7.9 7.2 7.4 5.3 5.0 5.2 7.7 10.8 9.3 8.2 West Northwest 7.3 7.8 9.0 8.7 7.9 6.9 3.6 4.5 4.0 5.4 8.2 9.1 7.3 Northwest 9.3 9.2 7.7 6.4 7.4 7.6 4.6 5.1 6.4 8.0 8.4 8.8 7.8 North Northwest 7.1 9.6 8.7 7.9 7.6 6.9 4.6 5.3 7.8 7.4 8.7 7.4 7.4 VISIBILITY Mean number of days with fog 3 4 5 6 9 10 12 9 7 6 4 2 77 T = trace (not measurable) amount of precipitation Miss or blank is a missing value aluminum vessels. The marine railway is at the shipyard in the inner harbor and can handle vessels to 330 feet

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 6    ¢    249 long, 63 feet wide and 21.6 feet in draft. Cranes to 60 tons are available. (145) Gould Island, a military reservation, is about 2 (134) miles north of Rose Island and 0.8 mile east of Conanicut Island. A light is on the south end of the island. The island Small-craft facilities is sparsely wooded. (135) There are numerous facilities in Newport harbor. (146) Halfway Rock and Fiske Rock are about 1.8 miles Mobile hoists up to 60 tons are available. Complete northeastward of Gould Island, on a small ledge bare at small-craft hull and engine repairs can be made. its southern end. Halfway Rock is marked by a daybeacon and Fiske Rock by a buoy. Strangers should not pass (136) between these aids. Communications (147) A mussel farming area is about 1.3 miles northeast of (137) Newport has bus and rail transportation. In the the breakwater at Coddington Cove in the vicinity of the pier at Lawtons. Submerged equipment and numerous summer the ferry between Block Island and Providence buoys extend several hundred yards offshore and for calls at Newport. about 0.5 mile north of the pier. Caution is advised in the area. (148) Dyer Island, about 0.8 mile eastward of the southern (138) Jamestown is a town on the east side of Conanicut portion of Prudence Island, is low and brush covered. Island in a bight on the west side of East Passage. A A reef, partly bare, extends 0.4 miles southward and standpipe in the southern part of the town and a hotel southwestward of the island and is marked by a buoy. near the waterfront are prominent. The bight is a popular Between the shoal area south of Dyer Island and Rhode summer anchorage for local craft. A marina basin Island is a bar with depths of 9 to 18 feet over it. North protected by a detached breakwater is in the center of the of Dyer Island is a reef with depths of 6 to 18 feet. bight. Jamestown has two boatyards. The largest marine railway can handle craft to 80 feet, and the largest lift is (149) Melville, a military fueling facility, is on the west 50 tons. Berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, shore of Rhode Island, east of Dyer Island. Depths ice, some marine supplies and complete hull, engine and alongside the fuel piers range from 30 to 35 feet. electronic repairs are available. (150) A small-craft facility is in a basin at Coggeshall (139) Potter Cove is about 1 mile above the marina basin Point, just north of Melville. Berths, gasoline, diesel fuel, just north of Taylor Point. This cove should not be electricity, water, ice, complete marine supplies and a 50- confused with the Potter Cove off Prudence Island. About ton mobile hoist are available; engine, hull and electronic 1 mile north of Taylor Point are the ruins of a pontoon repairs can be made. In 1981, depths of 9 to 15 feet were pier. reported in the basin. (140) Coddington Point is about 0.5 mile northward of (151) A lighted wind turbine is about 0.9 mile northeast of Coasters Harbor Island on the east shore of East Passage. Coggeshall Point. A boat ramp is about 1.6 miles north- Bishop Rock Shoal, 0.6 mile southwestward of the point, northeast of Coggeshall Point, south of Arnold Point. is covered 9 feet and marked by a lighted bell buoy. The Sisters, rocks awash westward of the point, are marked (152) by a buoy. ENC - US5RI23M (141) Coddington Cove, eastward of Coddington Point, is protected on its north side by a curving breakwater Chart - 13224 0.7 mile long, marked at its end by a light and sound signal. Two long finger piers are inside the cove; the north (153) Hog Island, about 1 mile north of Arnold Point, lies side of the northerly pier is used by the Navy, and the in the entrance to Bristol Harbor, dividing the waters into southerly pier is used by a shipyard. Depths of 30 feet are two channels. The island has a rolling wooded terrain reported alongside both piers. Navy buildings on shore on which are a few houses and cottages. Shoal water and buildings at the shipyard are conspicuous. surrounds the island extending as much as 0.4 mile southward and 0.8 mile northward. The shoal area is (142) marked by lights and buoys. Restricted Areas (154) About 0.6 mile east-northeastward of Hog Island (143) Coddington Cove is within a naval restricted Shoal Light is Musselbed Shoals, marked on the outer end by a light. From the light structure a directional light area. (See 33 CFR 334.81, Chapter 2, for limits and is shown to mark the channel to Mount Hope Bay. regulations). (144) Anaval restricted area covering a large area surrounds (155) Gould Island and extends north to include waters between Conanicut Island and Prudence Island. The regulation ENCs - US5RI20M, US6RI26M, US5RI26M states in part that no person or vessel shall at any time, under any circumstances, anchor or fish or tow a drag Charts - 13221, 13227 of any kind in the area because of the extensive cable system located therein. (See 33 CFR 334.80, Chapter 2, (156) Mount Hope Bay, in the northeastern part of for limits and regulations.) Narragansett Bay, is the approach to the city of Fall River

250    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 6   (170) Structures across Taunton River Clear Width of Clear Height above Draw or Span Mean High Water Name•Description•Type Location Opening (feet) (feet) Information Charles M. Braga Jr. Bridge (fixed) 41°42'23\"N., 71°09'57\"W. 400 135 A private sound signal is at the bridge Overhead power cables 41°43'13\"N., 71°09'35\"W. 98 145 Brightman Street Bridge (bascule) 41°43'26\"N., 71°09'22\"W. 27 Notes 1 and 2 Veterans Memorial Bridge (bascule) 41°43'35\"N., 71°09'07\"W. 200 Call sign WQA-833 60 Note 2 Overhead power cable 41°44'12\"N., 71°08'28\"W. 150 7 Bridge is under construction Berkley Bridge (swing) 41°50'06\"N., 71°06'30\"W. 52 75 65 Overhead power cable 41°50'51\"N., 71°06'48\"W. 65 10 Overhead power cable 41°51'45\"N., 71°06'18\"W. 9 Overhead power cable 41°52'29\"N., 71°05'41\"W. Weir Bridge (fixed) 41°53'08\"N., 71°05'20\"W. 35 Railroad Bridge (fixed) 41°53'12\"N., 71°05'06\"W. 26 Note 1 – Bridgetender monitors VHF-FM channel 16 and works on channel 13. Note 2 – See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.619, Chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations. and Taunton River. There are two approaches to the buoyed on the east side of the entrance. A highway bridge, bay. The approach from the Sakonnet River, previously about 1.5 miles above the entrance, has a 41-foot fixed discussed, is little used. The approach from East Passage span with a clearance of 7 feet. is well marked, and with care 34 feet can be carried in (163) South Swansea, on the west shore of Gardners the channel into the bay. Neck, has a boatyard with a 25-ton mobile hoist and a (157) Fall River, on the eastern shore of the mouth of marine railway that can handle craft up to 50 feet for Taunton River and head of Mount Hope Bay, is an hull, engine and electronic repairs or storage. Berths, important manufacturing center as well as distribution electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice and marine point of petroleum products. Principal products handled supplies are available. In 1981, a reported depth of 6 feet through the port are petroleum products, latex, shellac, could be carried to the boatyard. Lee River, the easterly cotton and some lumber. stream, is navigable to a fixed bridge about 1.2 miles (158) Somerset, about 5.3 miles, and Dighton, about 7.5 above the entrance. A shoal in midchannel just north miles above the Fall River, are towns on the west side of of the narrow opening through the fill, 0.8 mile above Taunton River. Taunton, a manufacturing city, is at the Brayton Point, has a depth of 1 foot. head of navigation about 12.5 miles above Fall River. (159) Mount Hope Bridge, a fixed highway bridge with a (164) clearance of 135 feet, crosses the entrance to Mount Hope Bay between Bristol Point and Rhode Island. The bridge Channels is equipped with a racon and a sound signal. The sound (165) A federal project provides for a channel 35 feet deep signal is activated by keying the microphone five times consecutively on VHF-FM channel 83A. Two lighted through Mount Hope Bay to about 0.9 mile above the towers at the bridge are visible for many miles in clear Brightman Street Bridge across Taunton River at Fall weather. River and a side channel 35 feet deep, about 0.2 mile (160) Mount Hope is a prominent hill on the western side north of Common Fence Point (41°39.3'N., 71°13.3'W.) of the bay 2 miles northeastward of the suspension bridge. at the north end of Rhode Island that leads eastward from The eastern and western slopes are wooded. Spar Island the main channel into North and South Branch channels. is a small, low island near the center of Mount Hope Bay. (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of the charts (161) Borden Flats, the shoal area northward of the for controlling depths.) channel in Fall River Harbor, is marked by a light (166) A privately dredged side channel, about 3.3 miles equipped with a sound signal. northeastward of Common Fence Point and marked (162) Three shallow streams that empty into the northern by buoys and a 325.3° private lighted range, leads part of Mount Hope Bay are entered only by local northwestward from the main channel to a powerplant small craft. Kickamuit River, the westerly one, has a wharf on the east side of Brayton Point. (See Notice narrow buoyed entrance through which the currents to Mariners and the latest editions of the charts for have considerable velocity. The buoyed channel has a controlling depths.) depth of about 6 feet. A ramp is on the western side of (167) A dredged channel in Taunton River leads from the bay, approximately 0.7 mile south of the entrance to Somerset to Peters Point, 6.7 miles above the Brightman Kickamuit River. Cole River, the middle of the three, is Street Bridge, thence to Taunton, 12.5 miles above Fall River. In 2001, the channel had a controlling depth of 6.4 feet to Peters Point, thence 4 feet was reported to be

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 6    ¢    251 available to Taunton. Local knowledge is required from (183) The Coast Guard vessel documentation office at Dighton to Taunton. Buoys mark the channel to about a New Bedford, MA, serves Fall River. (See Appendix A mile beyond the Berkley Bridge, about 3.5 miles below for address.) Taunton. (184) The harbormaster can be contacted through Fall (168) River City Hall. Anchorages (185) (169) Fall River Harbor has no designated anchorages. Wharves Vessels may anchor on either side of the dredged approach (186) The piers and wharves at Fall River are along the channel in the outer harbor or at any locality in Mount Hope Bay where depth and bottom are suitable; the chart Taunton and Sakonnet Rivers and in Mount Hope Bay. is the best guide. Only the deep-draft facilities are described. The alongside depths are reported; for information on the latest depths (171) contact the operator. All the facilities described have highway connections. Fresh water is available at most Currents of the piers and wharves. Cargo in the port is usually (172) In Taunton River the currents generally follow the handled by ship’s tackle. (187) The speed limit is 5 knots in the channel off the piers direction of the channel and, except at bridges, do not and wharves. hinder navigation. The ebb is usually stronger than the (188) Facilities at Tiverton, RI (chart 13221): flood. (See the Tidal Current Tables for predictions.) (189) Texaco Inc. Tiverton Terminal: (41°38'50\"N., 71°12'40\"W.); 50-foot face, 721 feet with dolphins; 35 (173) feet alongside; deck height, 11 feet; receipt of petroleum products; owned by Texaco, Inc.; not being operated in Weather, Narragansett Bay and vicinity 1983. (174) The prevailing winds are northeasterly for all but (190) Northeast Petroleum Corp., Pier 1: about 250 yards north of Texaco Inc. Terminal; 120-foot face, 700 feet the summer months, when the direction is southwesterly. with dolphins; 32 feet alongside; deck height, 9 feet; The heaviest gales are usually from the northwest. The receipt of petroleum products; owned and operated by approach channel and harbor are generally free from ice Northeast Petroleum Corp. and are navigable throughout the year. Taunton River (191) Northeast Petroleum Corp., Pier 2: about 250 yards is commonly closed from December to March. During north of Northeast Petroleum Corp., Pier 1; 40-foot face, severe winters the harbor and Mount Hope Bay are 700 feet with dolphins; 34 feet alongside; deck height, 9 occasionally frozen over, but the channels to the principal feet; receipt of petroleum products; owned and operated wharves are kept open by vessels and tugs operating in by Northeast Petroleum Corp. the harbor. (192) Fuel Storage Co., Tiverton Terminal Pier: east side of Mount Hope Bay, 1.5 miles northward of Northeast (175) Petroleum Corp., Pier 2; 50-foot face, 795 feet with dolphins; 35 feet alongside; deck height, 9 feet; receipt of Pilotage, Fall River petroleum products; owned and operated by Fuel Storage (176) See Pilotage, Narragansett Bay and Other Rhode Co. (193) Facilities at Fall River, east side of Taunton Island Waters (indexed as such), early this chapter. River (chart 13227): Borden and Remington Corp. Wharf: (41°42'10\"N., 71°10'09\"W.); 380-foot face, 28 (177) feet alongside; deck height, 10 feet; receipt of latex and caustic soda; owned by Tillotson Co. and operated by Towage Borden and Remington Corp. (178) Tugs to 2,200 hp are available at Fall River and tugs (194) State Pier: 0.2 mile northeast of Borden and Remington Corp. Wharf; 398-foot face, 18 to 35 feet to 3,300 hp are available from Providence for use at Fall alongside; lower side 620 feet long, 35 feet alongside; River. Vessels are usually met 2 miles below their berth. deck heights, 17 feet; 85,000 square feet covered storage, Large vessels normally require tugs for docking and about 7 acres of open storage; receipt and shipment undocking. Arrangements for tug service should be made of general and roll-on/roll-off cargo; owned by the at least 6 hours in advance, usually through ships’ agents Commonwealth of Massachusetts, operated by Fall River or directly by shipping companies. Tugs are dispatched Line Pier, Inc. 24 hours a day. The tugs monitor VHF-FM channels (195) The battleship USS MASSACHUSETTS, World 10, 13, 16 and 18A, and use channel 7A as a working War II memorial, and three other U.S. Navy vessels are frequency. berthed just northward of the State Pier. (179) Quarantine, customs, immigration and agricultural quarantine (180) (See Chapter 3, Vessel Arrival Inspections, and Appendix A for addresses.) (181) Fall River is a customs port of entry. (182) Quarantine is enforced in accordance with regulations of the U.S. Public Health Service. (See Public Health Service, Chapter 1.) Fall River has several hospitals.

252    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 6   (196) Shell Oil Co. Wharf: about 2 miles above State Pier; (208) 570-foot face, 700 feet with dolphins; 30 feet alongside; deck height, 13 feet; receipt and shipment of petroleum ENC - US5RI23M products, receipt of naphtha; owned and operated by Shell Oil Co. Chart - 13224 (197) Facilities on west side of Taunton River (chart (209) Bristol Harbor, between Bristol Neck on the east 13227): end and Popasquash Neck on the west, is in a cove about 2 miles long and 1.3 miles wide at its southern (198) Brayton Point Station Dock: (41°42'33\"N., end, narrowing to 0.4 mile wide at its northern end. The 71°11'21\"W.); 1,017 feet long; 34 feet alongside; deck harbor proper, the northern part of the cove, has depths height, 15 feet; coal unloading tower serves conveyor of 15 to 17 feet. belt system, unloading rate 1,000 tons per hour; receipt of fuel oil and coal; owned and operated by New England (210) Bristol is a town on the eastern side of the harbor. Power Co. In approaching the harbor the most prominent mark is Mount Hope Bridge. Also prominent are the navigation (199) Montaup Electric Co. Wharf: about 2.5 miles above lights, a stone tower, a stack and an elevated tank on high Brayton Station Dock; 645 feet long, 34 feet alongside; ground back of the town. The town has bus service. A deck height, 10 feet; two coal unloading towers serve ferry operates daily from Bristol to Prudence Island, and conveyor belts, combined unloading rate 1,200 tons per summer ferry service is available to Hog Island. hour; receipt of coal and fuel oil; owned and operated by Montaup Electric Co. (211) Hog Island is in the middle of the entrance to Bristol Harbor. A natural channel with depths of 19 to 28 feet (200) extends on each side of the island. Excellent anchorage may be found in the harbor abreast the town in depths Supplies of 15 to 17 feet, soft bottom. A general anchorage is in (201) Provisions, marine supplies, gasoline and water can Bristol Harbor. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.145 (c) and (d), Chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) be obtained in Fall River. Water is available at most of the berths. (212) Usher Rocks, about 0.7 mile northeastward of Popasquash Point, are bare at low water. A buoy is (202) eastward of the rocks and a lighted bell buoy is on the western side of the western passage to the harbor. Repairs (203) Fall River has no drydocking or major repair (213) Depths alongside the piers and wharves range from 9 to 13 feet. facilities for deep-draft vessels; the nearest such facilities are at Boston, MA. (214) A Coast Guard vessel is moored at Bristol. The Coast (204) Fall River has two small shipyards, on the west side Guard pier is marked by a light. of the harbor about 0.6 mile above the fixed bridge and on the east side of the harbor about 0.9 mile below the (215) A marina and yacht club are on the west side of the fixed bridge. The northerly shipyard has a marine railway harbor. Guest moorings, electricity, water, ice, marine that can handle vessels to 100 feet long with drafts of 7 supplies and hull and engine repairs are available. A feet forward and 13 feet aft. The yard can make repairs mobile hoist at the marina can handle craft to 42 feet to wooden, steel and aluminum vessels at their berths. long. Launching ramps are available on the east side of The southerly yard specializes in the construction and the harbor. In 1993, a reported depth of about 8 feet could conversion of steel vessels. Cranes to 250 tons are be carried to the marina. available for hauling out vessels. In 1981, depths of 22 to 23 feet were reported alongside. (216) Potter Cove, on the northeast side of Prudence Island, is a small nearly landlocked harbor. Buoys mark (205) the entrance channel off Gull Point. The north and south ends of Prudence Island are a state park. Ohio Ledge, Small-craft facilities about 2.5 miles northward of Potter Cove, has a least (206) Small-craft facilities are at Fall River, Somerset depth of 9 feet and is marked on its east side by a bell buoy. opposite Fall River, Taunton and at Dighton. Berths, moorings, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, (217) Warren River, emptying into the head of pump-out facilities, launching ramps, marine supplies Narragansett Bay westward of Bristol Neck, is the and storage and hull, engine and electronic repairs are approach to the towns of Warren and Barrington, and available. The largest marine railways, at Dighton, Barrington River, which joins Warren River at Warren. can handle craft to 55 feet. The largest marine lift is at A church spire in Warren is prominent. Somerset with a capacity of 80 tons. (207) A launching ramp is on the west side of Taunton (218) From the bay, the channel to Warren passes between River, about 1.6 miles above Somerset. numerous shoals and rocks and is crooked and winding but well marked. (219) In 2002, a sunken wreck in about 41°43.65'N., 71°17.25'W. was on the west side of Warren River.

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 6    ¢    253 (220) A state regulatory buoy, about 0.9 mile above the (231) Occupessatuxet Cove, on the west side of the river mouth of Warren River, marks a “Slow no wake” zone. north of Conimicut Point, is a shallow bight south of Gaspee Point. The cove is frequented only by small craft (221) An excellent anchorage may be found at the mouth with local knowledge. of the Warren River about 0.2 mile from the eastern shore in depths of 14 to 15 feet, soft bottom. There is not room (232) Pawtuxet Cove, used by pleasure and fishing craft, for anchorage in the river for any but small craft. Abreast on the west side of Providence River, is entered about the lower end of Warren the channel is about 0.1 mile 1 mile northward of Gaspee Point through a dredged wide, with depths of 13 to 17 feet in midchannel, and channel. The entrance channel leads westward to the small vessels can anchor temporarily at this point. cove, thence the channel turns northward and leads to a turning basin at the head of the cove. An anchorage (222) Vessels approaching the river must take care to avoid basin extends southward from the entrance channel. Rumstick Shoal, which extends nearly 0.6 mile south of The entrance channel is marked by buoys. In 2011, the Rumstick Point, the southernmost point of Rumstick controlling depth was 6 feet in the entrance channel Neck and the western entrance point of the river. The and the turning basin; 5 to 6 feet was available in the shoal has depths of 2 to 12 feet and is marked by buoys. anchorage basin. A 12-foot-high protective dike along the Rumstick Rock, 6 feet high, and Rumstick Ledge, with east side of the anchorage basin extends southward from rocks that uncover 1 to 5 feet, are on the westerly side of Marsh Island, on the south side of the entrance channel, the shoal. to Rock Island. Pawtuxet is a village on the west side of the cove. (223) The Route 114 Bridge crosses the Barrington River about 0.5 mile above the mouth; it has a fixed span with (233) The harbormaster in the cove controls anchoring a clearance of 10 feet. A fixed bridge just north of the and berthing; he can be contacted through the Warwick highway bridge has a 30-foot east span with a clearance City Hall. Berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, of 5 feet. Rocks were reported under the bridge in 1978. ice, marine supplies and a 15-ton mobile hoist are available. A flatbed trailer can haul out craft to 50 feet (224) The tidal current off the town of Warren has long for complete hull and engine repairs. a velocity of about 1 knot. Strong currents may be encountered in Barrington River. (234) A yacht club is on the west side of Providence River about 1 mile northward of the entrance to Pawtuxet Cove. (225) The harbormaster controls docking, mooring and Gasoline and guest berths are available. anchoring and can be contacted through the Warren Police Department. (235) A privately dredged channel leads from the main channel in Providence River, eastward of Pawtuxet, to (226) A shipyard on the east side of the Warren River at a small-craft facility about 0.45 mile southwestward of Warren has a hydraulic lift that can handle vessels to 300 Fields Point (41°47.2'N., 71°22.9'W.). The channel is tons or 130 feet long. In 1981, a reported depth of 7 feet marked by buoys and, in 1998, had a reported controlling could be carried to the shipyard. depth of 8 feet. The ruins of the piers of a former Naval Reserve facility are on the south side of Fields Point (227) Berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice immediately eastward of the yacht club; this area should and marine supplies are available in Warren. Depths be avoided. reported alongside the major wharves range from 7 to 20 feet. Small craft facilities are also available on the point (236) Bullock Cove is on the east side of Providence River, near the confluence of the two rivers. Several boatyards 2 miles north of Conimicut Point. A dredged channel are in the vicinity; mobile hoists to 25 tons are available. leads from the Providence River to a mooring basin on Covered storage and complete engine, electronic and hull the east side of Bullock Point, thence northward 0.5 mile repairs are available. Mariners are cautioned of a reported to a mooring and turning basin. The entrance channel rock, covered 2 feet, just off the gas dock of the Barrington is marked by buoys and daybeacons. In 1982, a sunken Yacht Club in about 44°44’00”N., 71°17’37”W. wreck was reported on the west side of the channel at Bullock Point. There are numerous small-craft facilities (228) in Bullock Cove. The largest marine railway, on Bullock Neck about 300 yards northward of Bullock Point, can ENCs - US5RI23M, US5RI24M handle craft up to 60 feet; berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, storage, launching ramps, marine Charts - 13224, 13225 supplies, a pump-out facility, a 45-ton mobile crane and a 99-ton mobile hoist and hull, engine and electronic (229) Providence River, which empties into the head of repairs are available. Sail repairs can be arranged nearby. Narragansett Bay between Nayatt Point and Conimicut Point, is the approach to the city of Providence and (237) Seekonk River, which branches off northeasterly numerous towns and villages and to Seekonk River. from Providence River at Providence, is the approach to Phillipsdale and Pawtucket. The head of navigation is (230) Providence is at the head of navigation on the at Pawtucket, 5 miles above the mouth. Commerce on Providence River, about 7 miles above the entrance, at the the river is chiefly in petroleum products. A marina at junction of the Providence and Seekonk Rivers. The port Pawtucket can provide berths, electricity, water, gasoline, area includes both sides of the upper navigable channel of the river. The port’s chief waterborne commerce is in petroleum products, cement, lumber, steel scrap metal, general cargo and automobiles.

254    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 6   (249) Structures across Providence and Seekonk Rivers Clear Width of Clear Height above Draw or Span Mean High Water Name•Description•Type Location Opening (feet) (feet) Information Providence River Providence River/I-195 Bridge (fixed) 41°48'55\"N., 71°24'06\"W. 357 35 145 Overhead power cable 41°48'56\"N., 71°24'09\"W. 60 Overhead power cable 41°49'00\"N., 71°24'12\"W. 7 Point Street Bridge (fixed) 41°49'05\"N., 71°24'14\"W. 99 130 Note 1 40 Bridge under construction Pedestrian bridge 41°49'13\"N., 71°24'20\"W. 17 42 Note 2 Seekonk River 125 42 Overhead power cable 41°48'58\"N., 71°23'22\"W. 30 152 Washington/I-195/US 6 Bridges (fixed) 41°49'08\"N., 71°23'16\"W. 100 Tunnel Railroad Bridge (bascule) 41°49'25\"N., 71°23'05\"W. 92 New Red Bridge (fixed) 41°49'45\"N., 71°22'41\"W. 100 Overhead power cables 41°51'56\"N., 71°22'48\"W. Overhead power cables 41°52'21\"N., 71°26'05\"W. Division Street Bridge (fixed) 41°52'21\"N., 71°23'03\"W. 50 Pawtucket/I-95 Bridge (fixed) 41°52'24\"N., 71°23'04\"W. 54 Note 1 – Piers of a former fixed bridge cross the river channel about 300 yards north of Point Street Bridge. Note 2 – The Tunnel Bridge has been abandoned and the span is locked in the open position. storage facilities, marine supplies and hull and engine (243) Seekonk River empties into the easterly side of repairs. A flatbed trailer at the marina can haul out craft Providence River at Fox Point.Adredged channel, marked to 40 feet long. by buoys, leads from Cold Spring Point, about 1.3 miles above Fox Point, to a point about 150 yards southward (238) of Division Street Bridge at Pawtucket, about 2.9 miles above Cold Spring Point. (See Notice to Mariners and Prominent features the latest edition of charts for controlling depths.) The (239) Conimicut Light (41°43'01\"N., 71°20'42\"W.), lower section of the river, from Fox Point to Cold Spring Point, is crooked, winding and marked by buoys. Local 58 feet above the water, is shown from a white conical knowledge and use of the chart are required to carry the tower on a brown cylindrical pier on the west side of best water. the entrance to Providence River. A mariner radio- activated sound signal at the light is initiated by keying (244) Three areas of submerged boulders with angle iron the microphone five times on VHF-FM channel 83A. An protrusions, the remains of the approaches and pivot pier abandoned lighthouse on Nayatt Point is also prominent of a former swing bridge, are in the river channel at Cold in the approach to the river. A white masonry conical Spring Point in about 41°49'36\"N., 71°22'48\"W. A 5 mph tower, approximately 20 feet high, is west of the channel, no-wake zone, marked by state regulatory buoys, is in the 0.7 mile above Sabin Point. Three wind turbines are entrance channel and above Cold Spring Point. prominent on the west side of the river, about 0.6 mile above Fields Point. (245) (240) Anchorages (246) Vessels anchor as directed by the harbormaster on Channels (241) The federal project for Providence River provides the edge of the channel between Fields Point and Fox Point. Eastward of Fox Point, a few vessels may anchor for a channel 40 feet deep from just below Prudence in the area where a portion of Green Jacket Shoal was Island Light to Fox Point near the junction of Providence removed. Preferred small-craft anchorages are in Bullock and Seekonk Rivers. (See Notice to Mariners and latest Cove and Pawtuxet Cove. editions of the charts for controlling depths.) The channel is well marked with navigational aids. (247) (242) A hurricane barrier crosses the Providence River about 200 yards above Fox Point. The barrier includes Dangers three gates that normally will be kept in the opened (248) Numerous rocks and ledges border Providence position until the approach of hurricane weather. The clearances at each of the three river gates are: horizontal, River Channel on either side. Navigational aids mark the 20 feet; vertical (gate fully opened), 21 feet at mean high shoal areas off Bullock Point, about 1.5 miles above the water; and depth over the gate sill, 12.9 feet at mean low mouth; off Sabin Point, about 3 miles above the Mouth; water. Red lights mark the channel ends of each gate. off Pomham Rocks, about 3.5 miles above the mouth; off Fuller Rock, about 5 miles above the mouth and Green

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 6    ¢    255 Jacket Shoal, east of Fox Point about 7.4 miles above (258) In early fall, severe coastal storms of tropical origin the mouth. sometimes bring destructive winds to this area. Even at other times of the year, it is usually coastal storms that produce the most severe weather. Between 1871 and 1996, twelve tropical storms have come within 25 miles (250) of Providence. In August 1991, Hurricane Bob passed within 20 miles east of the city with 85-knot winds. Only Currents twelve hours earlier, Bob was packing winds in excess of (251) Tidal currents are weak in the approach channel and 100 knots. In September 1960, Hurricane Donna passed about 20 miles west of the city. At the time, Donna had the harbor, except in the constricted parts of Seekonk maximum winds of 90 knots. Coastal areas of Rhode River. In Seekonk River the double flood is very Island, Connecticut and Long Island were raked with pronounced. The velocity near the middle of the flood winds in excess of 100 knots compliments of Hurricane period is generally less than 0.5 knot and is sometimes Donna. in an ebb direction. (See the Tidal Current Tables for predictions.) (259) (252) Ice (260) The approach channel and the harbor are generally Weather, Providence and vicinity (253) The proximity of Narragansett Bay and the Atlantic free of ice and navigable throughout the year. During severe winters, the harbor and several miles of Providence Ocean plays an important part in determining the climate River and Upper Narragansett Bay are occasionally for Providence and vicinity. In winter, the temperatures broken over, but the ice is usually broken up in the are modified considerably, and a good many of the major channels to the principal wharves by the traffic in the storms drop their precipitation in the form of rain, rather harbor. than snow. In summer, many days that would otherwise (261) The National Weather Service maintains an office at be uncomfortably warm are cooled by refreshing the T.F. Green StateAirport; barometers may be compared seabreezes. At other times of the year, sea fog may be here. advected over land by onshore winds. In fact, most cases of dense fog are produced in this way; but the number of (263) such days is few, averaging 2 or 3 days per month. (254) The temperature for the entire year averages around Pilotage, Providence 51°F (10.6°C). January is the coldest month averaging (264) See Pilotage, Narragansett Bay and Other Rhode 29°F (-1.7°C), and July the hottest month averaging 73°F (22.8°C). Freezing temperatures occur on the average Island Waters (indexed as such), early this chapter. about 117 days per year and the days with minimums below 5°F (-15°C) average six each year. An average (265) nine days each year record maximums in excess of 90°F (32.2°C). The all-time maximum for Providence is Towage 104°F (40°C) recorded in August 1975 and the all-time (266) Tugs up to 3,300 hp are available at Providence. minimum is -13°F (-25°C) recorded in January 1976. (255) Measurable precipitation occurs on about 178 days Large vessels normally require tugs for docking and each year. November is the wettest month averaging undocking. Arrangements for tug service should be made 4.48 inches (114 mm) and June the driest averaging 2.89 4 hours in advance, and usually through ships’ agents or inches (74 mm). Average annual precipitation is 45.12 directly by shipping companies. Tugs are dispatched 24 inches (1,144 mm). hours a day. Tugs monitor VHF-FM channels 10, 13, 16 (256) Thunderstorms are responsible for much of the and 18 and use channel 7A as a working frequency. rainfall from May through August. They usually (267) Providence is a customs port of entry. produce heavy, and sometimes even excessive, amounts of rainfall but since the duration is relatively short, (268) damage is ordinarily light. The summer thunderstorms are frequently accompanied by extremely gusty winds, Quarantine, customs, immigration and agricultural which may cause some damage to property, especially quarantine small pleasure and fishing craft. (269) (See Chapter 3, Vessel Arrival Inspections, and (257) The first measurable snowfall of winter usually Appendix A for addresses.) comes in October. The month of greatest snowfall is (270) Quarantine is enforced in accordance with usually February, which averages about ten inches (254 regulations of the U.S. Public Health Service. (See Public mm). It is unusual for the ground to remain well covered Health Service, Chapter 1.) with snow for any long period of time. The average (271) Providence has several hospitals. annual snowfall total is 45 inches (1,143 mm). Snow has fallen in every month October through May. About seven (272) days each year have snowfall greater than 1.5 inches (38 mm). Coast Guard (273) A marine safety office is in Providence. (See Appendix A for address.) (274) Harbor regulations are enforced by the harbormaster/port director, whose headquarters are at the municipal wharf. The harbormaster regulates the

256    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 6   (262) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA – PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND (41°44'N, 71°26'W) 56 feet (17.1 m) WEATHER ELEMENTS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC YEAR YEARS OF RECORD SEA LEVEL PRESSURE (station pressure reduced to sea level) Mean (millibars) 1016.8 1016.8 1015.2 1014.7 1015.4 1014.5 1015.3 1016.3 1018.4 1018.7 1017.3 1017.9 1016.4 48 TEMPERATURE (°F) 48 48 Mean 28.8 30.3 38.0 48.4 58.1 67.4 73.1 71.6 63.7 53.7 44.1 33.2 51.0 48 48 Mean daily maximum 36.8 38.4 46.1 57.7 67.8 77.0 82.2 80.6 73.2 63.5 52.5 41.0 59.8 48 Mean daily minimum 20.3 21.6 29.3 38.7 47.9 57.3 63.6 62.1 53.8 43.4 35.2 24.8 41.6 48 Extreme (highest) 69 72 80 98 94 97 102 104 100 88 81 70 104 48 48 Extreme (lowest) -13 -7 1 14 29 41 48 40 32 20 6 -10 -13 48 48 RELATIVE HUMIDITY 48 Average percentage 43.1 43.0 26.8 21.8 29.1 20.3 28.3 38.0 58.6 61.6 47.5 53.7 39.3 48 48 CLOUD COVER 48 48 Percent of time clear 27.2 28.4 24.8 21.3 19.0 18.5 17.2 21.4 25.3 30.4 24.3 27.0 23.7 48 Percent of time scattered 13.4 13.0 14.3 13.8 15.9 19.5 20.8 20.3 18.5 16.7 15.7 13.4 16.3 48 48 Percent of time broken 11.5 11.4 11.6 14.7 16.1 18.4 20.6 19.4 14.8 13.6 12.4 11.0 14.7 48 48 Percent of time overcast 44.2 43.9 45.1 45.0 43.4 37.5 35.0 33.3 36.2 35.2 43.3 45.1 40.6 48 PRECIPITATION (inches) 48 Mean amount 3.9 3.5 4.2 4.0 3.5 2.8 3.0 3.9 3.4 3.5 4.4 4.2 45.1 48 48 Greatest amount 11.6 7.1 8.8 12.7 10.5 11.0 8.0 11.1 7.9 11.8 11.0 10.7 67.5 48 48 Least amount 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.4 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.8 0.5 25.4 48 48 Maximum amount (24 hours) 2.9 2.5 3.1 4.3 5.1 2.9 4.7 6.3 4.7 5.3 3.5 3.4 6.3 48 48 Mean number of days 16 15 16 16 16 14 14 14 13 12 15 17 178 48 48 SNOW 9.8 10.1 7.1 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 1.0 6.5 35.2 48 Mean amount 48 48 Greatest amount 31.7 30.9 31.6 7.6 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 8.0 19.8 70.7 48 48 Least amount 0.2 T T 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.2 48 48 Maximum amount (24 hours) 10.4 18.3 14.7 7.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 8.0 10.6 18.3 48 Mean number of days 12 10 8 2 Miss 0 0 0 0 Miss 3 10 45 48 48 WIND 48 48 Percentage with gales 0.05 0.01 0.07 0.01 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.05 0.08 0.03 48 48 Mean wind speed (knots) 9.5 9.8 10.3 10.2 9.1 8.5 8.0 7.8 8.0 8.2 8.9 9.3 9.0 48 48 Direction (percentage of observations) 48 48 North 9.6 9.8 10.0 7.1 6.6 5.1 4.8 5.9 8.3 8.6 8.7 9.7 7.8 48 48 North Northeast 5.5 6.3 6.9 6.9 6.3 4.7 3.1 4.6 5.9 6.8 5.6 5.4 5.7 48 48 Northeast 3.1 4.3 5.7 6.2 6.5 4.2 3.0 4.2 5.7 5.0 4.1 3.4 4.6 48 East Northeast 1.8 2.4 3.0 3.1 3.5 2.6 1.7 2.6 3.0 2.4 2.5 1.9 2.6 48 East 0.9 1.4 1.8 2.0 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.6 East Southeast 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.8 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.3 Southeast 1.6 2.2 3.6 4.2 6.0 4.1 4.2 3.4 3.1 2.7 2.3 1.7 3.3 South Southeast 2.5 3.5 5.5 7.7 10.2 9.1 7.9 6.5 5.6 4.7 4.0 2.2 5.8 South 4.7 5.1 6.6 8.6 10.9 12.6 11.5 10.4 8.5 7.3 6.6 4.7 8.1 South Southwest 5.1 4.3 4.9 6.3 7.3 9.6 11.4 10.1 8.2 6.4 5.8 5.3 7.1 Southwest 6.2 6.1 4.9 6.3 7.5 10.6 13.0 11.1 8.9 8.4 7.8 7.1 8.2 West Southwest 7.9 6.9 5.2 5.6 6.0 7.9 8.7 8.1 7.0 7.6 8.0 8.5 7.3 West 8.5 7.0 5.9 6.3 5.0 6.2 6.5 7.1 6.5 7.3 8.1 8.2 6.9 West Northwest 13.4 12.7 11.4 8.9 6.2 6.9 7.3 7.3 6.9 8.4 10.0 12.2 9.3 Northwest 13.9 13.0 11.5 9.2 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.2 7.9 8.0 10.2 12.7 9.2 North Northwest 9.9 9.6 8.9 7.1 5.1 4.3 4.8 5.5 6.8 7.8 8.5 10.2 7.3 Calm 4.9 4.3 3.0 2.7 3.4 3.1 3.3 4.1 4.7 6.1 5.1 4.9 4.1 Direction (mean speed, knots) North 9.9 10.2 10.5 10.0 9.2 8.3 7.8 7.9 8.3 8.6 9.1 9.3 9.2 North Northeast 10.3 11.0 11.3 11.3 10.0 9.8 8.5 8.8 9.7 10.3 9.6 9.8 10.2 Northeast 9.6 10.1 10.9 11.0 10.2 9.6 8.4 9.0 9.2 10.0 9.3 10.0 9.9 East Northeast 7.7 8.6 9.1 9.5 8.7 8.2 7.1 7.6 8.0 9.0 8.7 8.3 8.4 East 6.0 6.7 7.5 7.6 7.2 6.7 6.0 6.4 6.0 6.2 6.7 7.4 6.8 East Southeast 7.2 8.1 9.0 8.2 7.4 7.3 6.8 7.7 6.8 8.6 9.0 8.1 7.9 Southeast 8.4 8.9 9.3 10.0 9.1 8.8 8.8 8.5 8.7 8.5 8.8 9.5 9.0 South Southeast 8.1 9.0 9.7 10.4 9.6 8.9 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.6 8.7 8.7 9.1 South 8.1 8.2 8.8 9.3 8.7 8.2 8.1 8.0 8.1 7.9 8.6 8.0 8.3 South Southwest 10.2 9.5 10.5 10.6 10.0 8.8 8.8 8.5 9.0 9.0 10.0 10.0 9.4 Southwest 9.6 10.3 10.8 11.1 10.4 9.3 8.8 8.4 8.8 9.1 9.7 9.3 9.4 West Southwest 9.2 9.8 10.3 10.3 9.3 8.8 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.1 9.2 8.9 8.9 West 9.5 9.8 10.2 9.2 8.4 8.3 7.4 7.5 7.2 7.8 8.6 9.1 8.6 West Northwest 11.1 11.7 11.6 11.7 10.1 9.2 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.9 10.1 10.8 10.2 Northwest 11.0 11.3 11.5 11.5 10.4 9.3 8.6 8.1 8.3 9.2 10.1 10.9 10.3 North Northwest 10.7 10.6 11.5 11.1 9.8 8.9 8.1 8.4 8.2 8.7 9.9 10.4 9.9 VISIBILITY Mean number of days with fog 11 10 13 13 15 16 17 17 15 14 13 12 166 T = trace (not measurable) amount of precipitation Miss or blank is a missing value

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 6    ¢    257 movement and anchoring of vessels in the harbor. The deck height, 10½ feet; receipt of bulk cement; owned by speed limit in the harbor is 5 knots. city of Providence, operated by Lehigh Portland Cement Co. (275) (286) Lone Star Industries Wharf: about 750 yards above Municipal Wharf; 210-foot face, 28 to 30 feet alongside; Wharves deck height, 12 feet; receipt of bulk cement; owned and (276) The piers and wharves of the port of Providence operated by Lone Star Industries, Inc. (287) Algonquin LNG Wharf: about 0.4 mile above are along both sides of the Providence River below Municipal Wharf; 450-foot face, 25 feet alongside; deck Fox Point. Only the deep-draft facilities are described. height, 12 feet; receipt of liquefied natural gas; owned by The alongside depths are reported; for information on Providence Gas Co., operated by Algonquin LNG, Inc. the latest depths contact the operator. All the facilities (288) Texaco U.S.A., Harbor Junction Pier: about 0.7 described have highway connections, and most have rail mile above Municipal Wharf; 80-foot face, south side connections. Water is available at most of the piers and 1,040 feet long, 720 feet usable, 32 feet alongside; north wharves. Cargo in the port is usually handled by ship’s side 1,040 feet long, 600 feet usable, 25 feet alongside; tackle. Cranes to 200 tons are available. deck height, 9 feet; receipt and shipment of petroleum (277) Facilities on the east side of Providence River: products, bunkering vessels; owned and operated by (278) Mobil Oil Corp.Wharf: (41°46'56\"N., 71°22'19\"W.); Texaco, Inc. 1,225-foot face, 700 feet of berthing space; 20 to 38 feet (289) Promet Marine Services Pier: about 1 mile above alongside; deck height, 8 feet; pipelines to storage tanks; Municipal Wharf; 120-foot face, 37 to 31 feet alongside; receipt and shipment of petroleum products, bunkering south side 596 feet long, 22 feet alongside; north side 596 vessels; owned and operated by Mobil Oil Corp. feet long, 37 feet alongside; deck height, 12 feet; cranes to (279) Amoco Oil Co. Wharf: at Kettle Point about 0.9 mile 100 tons; 11 acres of open storage; receipt and shipment above Mobil Oil Corp. Wharf; 500-foot face, 700 feet of general cargo and dry bulk materials; repairs to vessels; with dolphins; 36 feet alongside; deck height, 12 feet; owned and operated by Promet Marine Services Corp. receipt and shipment of petroleum products, bunkering (290) Northeast Petroleum Corp. Pier: about 1.2 miles vessels; owned by Amoco Oil Co., operated by Amoco above Municipal Wharf; south side 620 feet long, 600 Oil Co. and Atlantic Richfield Co. feet of berthing space; 30 feet alongside; deck height, 11 (280) Wilkes-Barre Pier: about 2 miles above Mobil Oil feet; receipt of petroleum products; owned and operated Corp. Wharf; 75-foot face, 700 feet of berthing space with by Northeast Petroleum Corp. dolphins; 40 feet alongside; deck height, 9 feet; receipt of (291) C. H. Sprague & Son Co. Pier: about 1.25 miles petroleum products and naphtha; owned by Providence above Municipal Wharf; north side 500 feet long, 520 feet and Worcester Railroad Co., operated by Union Oil Co. with platforms, 37 feet alongside; deck height, 12 feet; of California, Getty Refining and Marketing Co., and receipt and shipment of petroleum products; bunkering Astroline Corp. vessels; owned and operated by C. H. Sprague & Son Co. (281) Facilities on the west side of Providence River (292) The principal wharves at Pawtucket have depths of (282) Municipal Wharf, Berths 5 and 6: (41°47'25\"N., 9 to 14 feet alongside. 71°22'54\"W.); 1,283-foot face; 35 to 40 feet alongside; deck height, 10½ feet; two 45-ton container cranes; 60 (293) acres open storage; electrical shore power connections; receipt and shipment of general and containerized cargo Supplies and heavy equipment; owned by city of Providence, (294) Gasoline, diesel fuel, diesel oil, bunker fuels, operated by Cranes Associates. (283) Municipal Wharf, Berths 1, 2, 3, and 4: immediately provisions and marine supplies of all kinds are available. northwest of Berths 5 and 6; 2,190-foot face, 35 to 40 Oil bunkering facilities, for deep-draft vessels, are feet alongside; deck height, 10½ feet; cranes to 200 available at most of the petroleum companies facilities tons; 47,000 square feet of covered storage; 12 acres in Providence. Fuel tank barges are also available for open storage; electrical shore power connections; receipt bunkering vessels anywhere in the harbor. Water is and shipment of general cargo, lumber, paper products, available at most of the wharves and piers. automobiles, petroleum products, liquefied petroleum gas, scrap metal, pig iron and caustic soda; owned by (295) city of Providence; various operators. (284) New England Bituminous Wharf: about 500 yards Repairs above Municipal Wharf; 384-foot face, 30 feet alongside; (296) Providence has no facilities for drydocking deep- deck height, 10½ feet; receipt of asphalt; owned and operated by New England Bituminous, Division of John draft vessels; the nearest such facilities are at Boston, MA. J. Hudson, Inc. Repairs to boilers, machinery, electrical equipment and (285) Lehigh Portland Cement Co. Wharf: about 600 yards hull can be obtained in the port. Several well-equipped above Municipal Wharf; 350-foot face, 20 feet alongside; machine and welding shops are also available. Some of these concerns also maintain portable equipment for making above-waterline repairs to vessels at their berths.

258    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 6   (297) Whale, covered 4 feet, is about 200 yards north of Whale Rock. Strangers should pass eastward of the lighted gong Small-craft facilities buoy off Whale Rock. (298) Small-craft facilities at Bullock Cove and Pawtuxet (306) Bonnet Shores Beach is on the north shore of the bight formed by Bonnet Point, the point about 1.5 miles have been discussed earlier in this chapter. A marina on north of Whale Rock. A bathing pavilion at the beach is the west side of Providence River between Pawtuxet and prominent from a southeasterly direction. Fields Point can provide berths, electricity, gasoline, (307) The Bonnet, a prominent hill with the shoreward diesel fuel, water, ice, storage, marine supplies and hull face bold and rocky, is north of Bonnet Point. The shore and engine repairs; a flatbed trailer can haul out craft to between Bonnet Point and South Ferry, 1.3 miles 60 feet long. In 1981, 10 feet was reported in the approach northward, should be given a berth of 400 yards. Pilings to the marina, with 3 to 6 feet alongside. extend 130 yards eastward just south of the old pier at South Ferry. A 200-foot L-shaped pier of the University (299) of Rhode Island is about 150 yards southeastward of the old pier. In 1981, depths of 20 feet were reported along the Communications outer face with 10 feet reported along the inner face. The (300) Providence is served by rail, bus and air. A ferry buildings of the university, a church spire, and a standpipe are prominent from southward to north of Dutch Island. operates daily in the summer to Newport and Block (308) Fox Hill, on the southern side of the entrance to Island. Dutch Island Harbor, 2.5 miles north of Beavertail Point, is a point which terminates to the northward in (301) Beaverhead, a bluff rocky face. (309) Dutch Island Harbor is in the West Passage of ENC - US5RI22M Narragansett Bay about 3 miles north of Beavertail Light. The harbor is a semicircular indentation 0.5 by 1 mile in Chart - 13223 extent in the west side of Conanicut Island. (310) A boatyard in the southeastern part of the harbor has (302) West Passage, between Conanicut and Prudence a marine railway that can handle craft up to 50 feet for hull Islands on the east and Boston Neck on the west, is the and engine repairs. Berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel approach to Dutch Island Harbor, Wickford, Quonset fuel (by truck), water, ice, storage, a launching ramp, Point and East Greenwich. Vessels may also go to some marine supplies and a 20-ton lift are available. Providence by West Passage, although the route through (311) Dutch Island, a state park about 3.2 miles north of East Passage is deeper and generally used. Approaching Beavertail Point, is surrounded by shoals and foul ground. from the eastward, steer for the lighted gong buoy off A bell buoy marks the shoal area off the northern end of Whale Rock until southwest of Beavertail Light, and the island and a lighted gong buoy is off the southern end. thence lay down a northerly course in midchannel with A square white tower on the southern end of the island is Dutch Island ahead. On the southward approach from prominent marked by a light. off Point Judith Light, a north-northeasterly course will (312) Dutch Island Harbor may be approached from bring the vessel to the lighted gong buoy off Whale Rock. northward or southward. As the harbor is of easy access, (See also chart 13218). At night a careful study of the it is frequently used as a harbor of refuge. Excellent light characteristics is necessary as the lights marking anchorage may be had in depths of 12 to 46 feet, sticky East Passage will be seen on the starboard bow when bottom. A harbormaster controls all mooring and approaching from Point Judith. berthing. Vessels of over 18-foot draft seeking anchorage should give the eastern shore of the harbor a berth of at (303) The course should pass westward of, and 500 least 0.4 mile. The eastern shore of Dutch Island should yards off, Dutch Island; thence through the Jamestown- be given a berth of 100 yards. Verrazzano Bridge opening; and thence northerly until (313) General anchorages are in West Passage of about 0.8 mile westward of, and abeam, the south tangent Narragansett Bay. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.145 (b) of Hope Island. From here a north-northeasterly course and (d), Chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) will make the buoys marking the entrance of the natural (314) A shoal extends about 200 yards westward and channel westward of Pine Hill Point on Prudence Island. 350 yards northward of Beaverhead. At its northern Then a heading toward Warwick Light until abeam the extremity this shoal rises abruptly from depths of about lighted bell buoy off Northwest Point on Patience Island 40 feet to a depth of 8 feet; a buoy marks the shoal. The will bring the vessel in position to swing northeasterly southeastern part of the harbor has a shallow cove. and easterly to the dredged channel to Providence. (315) Tidal currents of 1 to 1.5 knots may be encountered in the vicinity of Dutch Island. Elsewhere in West (304) Narragansett Pier, on the west side of West Passage Passage velocities are usually less than 1 knot. (See the about 3 miles west-southwestward of Beavertail Point, Tidal Current Tables for predictions.) is a summer resort. The large hotels and a square granite tower are prominent. A municipal bathing beach and pavilion at the Upper Pier are prominent from an easterly direction. (305) River Ledge, about 0.9 mile northeastward of Narragansett Pier, has a least depth of 9 feet and is marked by a buoy. Whale Rock, on the western side of the passage about 0.8 mile northeast of River Ledge, is marked by a lighted gong buoy to the eastward. Little

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 6    ¢    259 (316) Saunderstown is on the western shore of West (324) A marked dredged channel in Mill Cove leads to an Passage abreast Dutch Island. A former ferry dock off anchorage basin about 0.7 mile above the breakwaters. the town is in ruins. A yacht club is at Saunderstown. In 2010, the channel had a controlling depth of 8 feet except for shoaling to 4 feet in the north quarter of the (317) The Jamestown-Verrazzano Bridge crossing the channel between Cornelius Island and Point Wharf. The passage from just north of Plum Beach has a fixed span anchorage basin had a controlling depth of 6 feet except with a clearance of 135 feet. About 300 feet south of the for shoaling to 5 feet in the northeast corner. aforementioned highway bridge, the Jamestown-North Kingstown bridge is submerged and in ruins. (325) Good anchorage may be had in the middle and southern parts of outer Wickford Harbor. The northern (318) From the bridge northward, Great Ledge extends part of the outer harbor has numerous rocks and ledges. along the west shore of Conanicut Island for about 1.5 General Rock, with a depth of 9 feet over it, is the miles. This ledge is from 175 to 600 yards offshore, southerly limit of this shoal, 0.9 mile north-northeastward culminating in America Ledge at its northern end. of Fox Island. A rock with a depth of 10 feet over it is Numerous rocks are on Great Ledge. Between Plum about 500 yards westward of General Rock. Brig Ledge, Beach and Rome Point, on the west side of the passage, about 0.5 mile north of General Rock, is covered 9 feet. 1.2 miles north of the bridge, are several rocks, including The southern shore of the outer harbor is foul. Charles Red Rock and Old Sergeant. Bare and covered rocks are Rock, with a depth of 4 feet, is just inside of the northern northeastward and eastward of Rome Point. breakwater. (319) Fox Island, 0.4 mile northeast of Rome Point and (326) Vessels approaching Wickford Harbor from the southward of Wickford Harbor, is small and low. A shoal southward, after passing through the main span of with numerous submerged rocks including Seal Rock the Jamestown-Verrazzano Bridge, steer 340°. When extends southward of the island. A narrow channel, northeastward of Fox Island, steer for Wickford Harbor suitable only for small craft, is between this shoal and the Light 1 on any bearing between 313° and 290°, anchoring shoals extending northeastward of Rome Point. Halfway 0.2 mile or more southeastward of the light in depths of Ledge with a depth of 18 feet is about 0.5 mile east of 13 to 15 feet, soft bottom. Fox Island. (327) In severe winters the inner harbor is closed by ice, (320) Wickford Harbor, on the western side of but the outer harbor is usually open although drift ice is Narragansett Bay 8 miles above Beavertail Light, occasionally encountered. comprises an outer and an inner harbor. The outer harbor is a broad bight between Quonset Point on the north (328) Wickford has several small-craft facilities and and Wild Goose Point, about 0.6 mile westward of Fox boatyards. The largest marine railway, on the east of Island, on the south. The entrance is about 2 miles wide. Wickford Cove, can handle craft up to 60 feet. Berths, The inner harbor entrance is between Poplar Point, 1.3 electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, marine miles northwest of Fox Island on the south, and Sauga supplies, pump-out facilities, a launching ramp, mobile Point, about 0.4 mile north of Poplar Point, on the north. hoists to 30 tons and lifts to 70 tons and hull, engine and The harbor is used chiefly by recreational craft and by electronic repairs are available; wet and dry storage is oyster and lobster boats. The town of Wickford is on the also available. In 1981, a reported depth of about 7 feet southwestern side of the inner harbor. could be carried to the marine railway at Wickford Cove. (321) Several prominent landmarks are visible when (329) Quonset Point, on the north side of Wickford approaching Wickford Harbor. A standpipe (chart 13221) Harbor, is marked by elevated tanks. Near the eastern end and a church spire in Wickford may be seen for many of the point are the conspicuous buildings of the Quonset miles. An abandoned lighthouse on Poplar Point and the Point Industrial Park. The piers at Quonset Point, and light off the point are prominent. at Davisville, about 1.5 miles northward, are usually approached from East Passage until north of Conanicut (322) The channel to the inner harbor, marked by buoys, is Island, thence through a buoyed dredged channel to a restricted to a width of about 150 yards by the breakwaters turning basin off the point from which a channel leads to and the shoals off Sauga and Poplar Points. The north the piers at Davisville. A depth of about 33 feet can be breakwater is marked by a light. The channel leads to the carried in the channel to the turning basin. Depths of 27 to junction of three coves, Fishing Cove to the northward, 35 feet are available throughout the basin.An obstruction, Mill Cove to the northwestward, and Wickford Cove to covered 26 feet, is at 41°35′09.7\"N., 71°24′34.0″W. A the southwestward. A state regulatory buoy just inside the depth of about 32 feet can be carried in the channel to jetties marks a “Slow no wake” zone. Davisville, thence about 26 feet through the turning basin to the piers. (323) WickfordCoveisthesceneofconsiderablepleasure- boat activity. A dredged channel in the cove extends (330) Hope Island, about 1.6 miles north of Conanicut between flats, many of which are dry at low water, to a Point, has low grassy hills with a few trees. The island highway bridge about 0.9 mile above the breakwaters. is a state estuarine sanctuary and is off limits to visitors Numerous piles, used as moorings, border the channel during the bird nesting season. Bare and submerged rocks for about 0.35 mile below the highway bridge. In 2010, surround the island for about 0.2 mile. Despair Island the channel had a controlling depth of 5.5 feet. is on the outer end of a rocky ledge extending 0.2 mile

260    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 6   northeastward of Hope Island; a buoy is off the northeast channel, 0.5 mile above the channel entrance and on each side of the ledge. Scup Rock and Round Rock are off side of the channel 0.7 mile above the channel entrance. the eastern side of Hope Island, and Gooseberry Island All of the anchorage basins have a project depth of 6 and Seal Rock are off the western side. A hazardous feet. A state regulatory buoy off Horse Neck marks a 5 reef with piles and a boiler awash on it is about 0.4 mile mph speed limit. The cove is the scene of considerable southwestward of the southwest point of Hope Island; a pleasure boat activity. lighted buoy marks the area. (341) The harbormaster in the cove controls berthing and (331) Allen Harbor is 2 miles north of Quonset Point. The anchorage; contact can be made through the Warwick City harbor is entered through a buoyed channel which has a Hall. The cove has several marinas and boatyards. Berths, depth of about 8 feet. Depths of 8 to 10 feet are inside. electricity, gasoline, water, ice, storage, launching ramps, The town docks and a launching ramp are on the southeast marine supplies and hull and engine repairs are available. side of the harbor. The largest lift, on the east side of the cove about 0.3 mile (332) Calf Pasture Point is on the north side of the above the mouth, can handle craft up to 70 tons. entrance to Allen Harbor. Abreast the point and for some (342) Brush Neck Cove, about 0.5 mile west of Warwick distance northward of it, a shoal extends 0.5 mile from Cove, is fronted by a flat with a general depth of about 2 shore. feet. This channel is used by small local craft at high water as far as the pier at Oakland Beach. Oakland Beach, on (333) Horse Neck, between Brush Neck and Warwick Coves, is a summer resort with bus communication. ENC - US5RI23M (343) Apponaug Cove, in the northwestern part of Greenwich Bay, is entered through a marked federal Chart - 13224 channel with a project depth of 6 feet that leads from the bay to an anchorage basin on the southwest side of (334) Potowomut River, entering the west side of West the channel just below a fixed railroad bridge about 0.7 Passage, 1.7 miles north of Calf Pasture Point, is separated mile above the channel entrance. A state regulatory buoy from Greenwich Bay on the north by Potowomut Neck. at the entrance to the cove marks a 5 mph speed zone. A dredged channel leads through the entrance of the river. (See Notice to Mariners and latest edition of chart for In 2004, the channel had a controlling depth of 2.7 feet. controlling depths.) Small-craft facilities can be found in Caution is necessary to avoid rocks with depths of 1 foot the cove and at the west end of Greenwich Bay southwest over them in the entrance. Strangers should not enter the of the entrance channel to the cove. river. (344) Chepiwanoxet Point, on the western side of the bay northward of the entrance to Greenwich Cove, is a (335) Round Rock, about 0.7 mile eastward of Potowomut small neck of land with a yellow bluff facing eastward. River entrance, uncovers 3 feet and is marked by a seasonal From this island, shoals with little water over them extend lighted buoy close eastward. Several other rocks, awash about 500 yards northward and 300 yards eastward and and submerged, lie between Round Rock and the entrance southeastward. Shoals extend about 300 yards northward to the river; caution is advised. and westward of Long Point, the northwestern extremity of Potowomut Neck. (336) The natural channel of West Passage extends (345) Greenwich Cove, in the southwest end of between the shoal area eastward of Round Rock and Greenwich Bay, is about 1.3 miles long and 300 to 600 the shoal area westward of Patience Island. The channel yards wide. Buoys mark the entrance channel into the has depths of 21 to 70 feet. Buoys mark the entrance cove. State regulatory buoys at the entrance mark a “slow from the southward, and a lighted bell buoy marks the no wake” zone. On the western shore is the town of East northwestward edge of the shoal off Patience Island. The Greenwich. Depths of about 7 to 11 feet are available in channel is the approach from southward to Greenwich the cove to about 0.5 mile from the head. Good anchorage Bay, Warwick Point and the channel from West Passage may be had off some of the small-craft facilities on the to Providence River. west side of the cove in depths of 8 to 11 feet. (346) The cove has several boatyards. Berths, electricity, (337) Patience Island, 0.2 mile west of the northern end of gasoline, water, diesel fuel, ice, marine supplies, wet and Prudence Island, is surrounded by shoals and foul ground. dry storage, launching ramps, lifts to 21 tons and complete The island is a state park and estuarine sanctuary. engine and hull repairs are available. The harbormaster in the cove controls anchoring and berthing; contact can (338) Warwick Point, the southernmost point of Warwick be made through the Warwick City Hall. Neck, 0.7 mile northwest of Patience Island, is marked by (347) From Sandy Point, the eastern extremity of a light and sound signal. Potowomut Neck, shoals with depths of 2 to 9 feet extend northeasterly for about 0.6 mile. Extensive shoals extend (339) Greenwich Bay, at the northwestern end of off the eastern side of Warwick Neck to Ohio Ledge. Narragansett Bay, is entered between Warwick Neck and Potowomut Neck. Shoal water borders the shore of the bay, but the general depths are 10 feet or more. (340) Warwick Cove, between Warwick Neck and Horse Neck, is in the northeastern part of Greenwich Bay. A federal project provides for a 6-foot channel from the bay to an anchorage basin at the head of the cove. Other anchorage basins in the cove are on the west side of the

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 6    ¢    261 Rocky Point is on the eastern side of the neck, 1.7 miles least 0.6 mile. From Narragansett Pier to Black Point, a north-northeastward of Warwick Point. rocky promontory 1.9 miles southward, the shoreline is (348) The natural channel between the shoals off Warwick a rugged rocky ledge with deep water close inshore. The Neck and the shoals northward of Patience and Prudence waters between Black Point and Point Judith are boulder Islands has depths of 19 to 50 feet. A buoy marks the strewn and shoal up gradually. shoal off Providence Point, the northernmost point of (351) Three very prominent landmarks are Point Judith Prudence Island. Light, the elevated water tank 1.7 miles north of Point Judith and Hazard’s Tower, a high, square stone tower (349) 0.5 mile south of Narragansett Pier. Closer inshore the stone bathing pavilion at the state-operated Scarborough ENC - US4MA23M Beach, 0.5 mile south of Black Point, and an open stone tower on a house 0.4 mile north of Black Point are Chart - 13218 prominent. (350) The shoreline of Point Judith Neck between West Passage and Point Judith should be given a berth of at

72°30'W 72°W 71°30'W 262    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 7  CON 41°30'N CONNECTICUT RHODE ISLAND RIVER 13205 13214 Fall River 13219 NECTICUT Mystic Stonington New London Point Judith Harbor Point Judith Groton 13217 Watch Hill Fishers Island 13209 12358 13212 BLOCK ISLAND SOUND Block Island LONG ISLAND SOUND Montauk Point Gardiners Island Greenport GARDINERS BAY 41°N LITTLE PECONIC BAY 13215 GREAT PECONIC BAY NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN 12354 Chart Coverage in Coast Pilot 2—Chapter 7 NOAA’s Online Interactive Chart Catalog has complete chart coverage http://www.charts.noaa.gov/InteractiveCatalog/nrnc.shtml 

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 7    ¢    263 Block Island Sound (1) This chapter describes Block Island Sound, Fishers Island Sound, Gardiners Bay, Little Peconic Bay and Great Peconic Bay and the ports and harbors in the area, the (10) Recommended Vessel Route (Block Island Sound) more important of which are Point Judith Harbor, Great has been established for Block Island Sound. Salt Pond, Stonington, Mystic Harbor and Greenport. (11) TheU.S.CoastGuardCaptainofthePort,Providence, (2) in cooperation with the Southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island Port Safety and Security Committees, has COLREGS Demarcation Lines established a Recommended Vessel Route for deep draft (3) The lines established for this part of the coast are vessels and tugs/barges transiting Rhode Island Sound, Narragansett Bay and Buzzards Bay. Deep draft vessels described in 33 CFR 80.150 and 80.155, Chapter 2. and tugs/barges are requested to follow the designated routes. These routes were designed to provide safe, (4) established routes for these vessels to reduce the potential for conflict with recreational boaters, fishing gear, and ENCs - US4CN21M, US4CN22M, US5RI10M other small craft and to reduce the potential for grounding or collision. Vessels are responsible for their own safety Charts - 13205, 13215 and are not required to remain inside the route nor are fisherman required to keep fishing gear outside the route. (5) Block Island Sound is a deep navigable waterway Small vessels should exercise caution in and around the forming the eastern approach to Long Island Sound, Recommended Vessel Routes and monitor VHF channels Fishers Island Sound and Gardiners Bay from the Atlantic 16 or 13 for information concerning deep draft vessels Ocean. The sound is a link for waterborne commerce and tugs/barges transiting these routes. between Cape Cod and Long Island Sound. It has two entrances from the Atlantic: an eastern entrance from Rhode Island Sound between Block Island and Point Judith and a southern entrance between Block Island (12) Block Island North Reef is a sand shoal with a least and Montauk Point. The sound is connected with Long depth of 11 feet extending 1 mile northward from Sandy Island Sound by The Race and other passages to the Point at the north end of Block Island. The shoal should southwestward and with Fishers Island Sound by several be avoided by all vessels; its depths change frequently, passages between rocky reefs from Watch Hill Point to and its position is also subject to a slow change. It is East Point, Fishers Island. practically steep-to on all sides, so that soundings alone cannot be depended on to clear it. A lighted bell buoy is (6) The north shoreline of Block Island Sound and 1.5 miles northward of the point. Fishers Island Sound from Point Judith to New London is generally rocky and broken with short stretches of sandy (13) Southwest Ledge, 5.5 miles west-southwestward of beach. Many inlets and harbors, especially in the vicinity Block Island Southeast Light, has a least known depth of of Fishers Island, afford harbors of refuge for vessels. 21 feet and is marked on its southwest side by Southwest Most of the rocks and shoals near the channels are marked Ledge Lighted Whistle Buoy 2. Rocky patches extend 1.5 with navigational aids. miles northeastward from the ledge. The sea breaks on the shoaler places on the ledge in heavy weather. (7) The southern part of Block Island Sound is bounded by Block Island on the east, the eastern extremity of Long (14) Several other dangers that must be guarded against Island and Gardiners Island on the west. Plum Island and are northward and westward of Southwest Ledge Lighted Fishers Island are at the western end of the sound. Whistle Buoy 2. These dangers are 37-foot sounding, marked by a lighted buoy, about 2.2 mile 280° from the (8) The deep water in the central part of Block Island lighted whistle buoy and numerous rocks up to 1.1 miles Sound will accommodate vessels of the greatest draft. north of the lighted whistle buoy. (9) Westward of Gardiners Island, enclosed between (15) The deepest passage in the southern entrance to the northeastern and eastern ends of Long Island, are Block Island Sound is just westward of Southwest Ledge Gardiners Bay, Shelter Island Sound, Little Peconic Bay and has a width of over 2 miles; this is the best passage and Great Peconic Bay. This area is well protected but for deep draft vessels. The area between Southwest Ledge generally shallow and is not suited for deep-draft vessels. Lighted Whistle Buoy 2 and Block Island Sound South The shoreline is marked by many indentations and shallow Entrance Obstruction Lighted Buoy BIS is known locally harbors. These waters are much used by commercial as Montauk Channel. Mariners should keep in mind that fishing vessels and small pleasure craft because of the protection afforded and the many anchorages.

264    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 7   vessels with a draft in excess of 38 feet will not be allowed autumn, land fogs, as they are termed locally, sometimes to transit this area. Further, pilots using Montauk Channel occur with northerly breezes, but are generally burned off shall consider draft, sea and swell, wind, visibility, current before midday. and vessel traffic. When these conditions pose a threat to (25) The Race may be said to be the only locality the safety of any person, vessel, prudent navigation or where tidal currents have any decided influence on the safety of the environment, Montauk Channel shall not movements of the ice. Large quantities of floe ice usually be used. pass through The Race during the ebb, especially if the (16) Between the inner patch of rocks and the shoals, wind is westerly, and in severe winters this ice causes some which extend 0.9 mile from Block Island, is a channel 1.3 obstruction in Block Island Sound and around Montauk miles wide, with a depth of about 31 feet. Vessels using Point. These obstructions are the most extensive around this channel should round the southwest end of Block the middle of February. Island at a distance of 1.5 miles. It is not advisable to use this passage during heavy weather. (26) (17) The entrance between Point Judith and Block Island is used by vessels coming from the bays and sounds Weather, Block Island Sound and vicinity eastward to Long Island Sound. The route generally used (27) Land influences the weather only at the northern is through The Race. Tows of light barges and vessels of 14 feet or less draft sometimes go through Fishers Island edge of the Sound, with a northerly wind. Otherwise Sound, especially during daylight with a smooth sea. This the waters are open, similar to the nearby ocean. Winds entrance is clear with the exception of Block Island North from all other directions have ample time to increase in Reef and the numerous large boulders extending about strength, and the Sound can be as turbulent as any water 4 miles south-southeastward of Point Judith. The coast off the coast. Wind speeds can be double those found on from Point Judith nearly to Watch Hill should be given the coast, especially in winter, when average speeds of a berth of over 1 mile, avoiding the broken ground with 16 to 17 knots are common. Gales occur up to 5 percent depths less than 30 feet. of the time in winter and are most likely from the west and northwest. Seas built by winds from the southeast (18) through southwest are usually highest since there is no land to interfere with the fetch. Seas of 10 feet (3 m) or Tides and currents more are likely 5 to 7 percent of the time in winter. (19) The effect of strong winds, in combination with the (28) Because of relatively cold water, summer fog occurs two to three times more often in these waters than in regular tidal action, may at times cause the water to fall either Narragansett or Buzzard Bays. For example, in several feet below or rise the same amount above the June visibilities drop below ½ mile nearly 9 percent of plane of reference of the chart. the time. (20) Tidal current data for a number of locations in Block Island Sound are given in the Tidal Current Tables. (29) (21) The tidal currents throughout Block Island Sound have considerable velocity; the greatest velocities occur North Atlantic right whales in the vicinity of The Race and in the entrances between (30) Endangered North Atlantic right whales may occur Montauk Point, Block Island, and Point Judith. Soundings alone cannot be depended upon to locate the position; the in Block Island Sound, in particular in the Narragansett/ shoaling is generally abrupt in approaching the shores or Buzzards Bay Traffic Separation Scheme. They may also dangers. occur 30 miles south of Block Island Sound (peak season: November through April). The Northeast Marine Pilots distribute educational material to mariners in an effort to reduce right whale ship strikes. (See North Atlantic (22) In the middle of the passage between Point Judith Right Whales, indexed as such, in Chapter 3 for more and Block Island, the velocity is 0.7 knot. The flood sets information on right whales and recommended measures westward and the ebb eastward. to avoid collisions.) (31) All vessels 65 feet or greater in length overall (LOA) (23) In the passage between Block Island and Montauk and subject to the jurisdiction of the United States are Point, the flood sets generally northwestward and the ebb restricted to speeds of 10 knots or less in the Block Island southeastward. In the middle of the passage the velocity Sound Seasonal Management Area between November 1 is 1.5 knots on the flood and 1.9 knots on the ebb. About and April 30. The area is defined as the waters bounded 1.2 miles eastward of Montauk Point, the flood sets 346°, by: ebb 162°, with a velocity of 2.8 knots. (32) 40°51'53.7\"N., 70°36'44.9\"W.; (33) 41°20'14.1\"N., 70°49'44.1\"W.; (24) In Block Island Sound and in the eastern part of (34) 41°04'16.7\"N., 71°51'21.0\"W.; Long Island Sound, fogs are generally heaviest with (35) 40°35'56.5\"N., 71°38'25.1\"W.; thence back to southeast winds. In these waters the usual duration of a starting point. (See 50 CFR 224.105 in Chapter 2 for fog is from 4 to 12 hours, but periods of from 4 to 6 days regulations, limitations and exceptions.) have been known with very short clear intervals. In the

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 7    ¢    265 (46) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA – BLOCK ISLAND, RHODE ISLAND (41°10'N, 71°35'W) 108 feet (32.9 m) WEATHER ELEMENTS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC YEAR YEARS OF RECORD TEMPERATURE (°F) 54.6 63.9 70.3 70.1 64.0 55.2 46.6 Mean 32.0 32.0 37.6 45.9 61.0 70.3 76.5 76.0 69.9 61.0 52.2 36.7 50.9 47 Mean daily maximum 37.9 37.9 43.3 52.1 47.8 57.0 63.7 63.7 57.6 48.9 40.6 42.6 56.9 47 Mean daily minimum 25.5 25.7 31.4 39.2 85 90 92 95 89 80 72 30.2 44.4 47 Extreme (highest) 62 62 74 92 34 41 51 45 39 30 16 64 95 47 Extreme (lowest) -10 18 -10 47 PRECIPITATION (inches) -7 7 3.2 2.4 2.7 3.6 3.1 2.9 4.0 -4 Mean amount 6.0 8.6 7.0 9.7 11.5 8.7 9.1 47 Greatest amount 3.4 3.2 3.8 3.6 0.7 T 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.8 3.9 40.3 47 Least amount 8.8 6.8 8.5 9.2 3.6 4.3 3.3 4.2 6.5 6.5 3.4 8.1 59.5 47 Maximum amount (24 hours) 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.8 16 14 14 14 13 12 15 0.8 24.0 47 Mean number of days 3.3 2.8 2.7 2.6 4.3 6.5 18 SNOW 16 15 16 16 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.2 17 178 Mean amount 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 2.5 35 Greatest amount 6.1 6.2 5.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.8 21.0 35 Least amount 44.1 16.9 24.1 3.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 2.1 10.4 65.0 35 Maximum amount (24 hours) 0.0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 Miss 1 0.0 5.0 35 Mean number of days T 16.7 11.0 3.6 4.8 21.2 18 VISIBILITY 21.2 11 2 1 3 3 3 2 1 1 42 Mean number of days with fog 11 9 8 18 21 21 2 22 T = trace (not measurable) amount of precipitation Miss or blank is a missing value (36) climate is typically maritime, but under conditions of extreme cold or heat the effect is felt on the island as Pilotage, Block Island Sound and Long Island Sound well as on the mainland. Temperatures of -10°F (-23.3°C, (37) Pilotage is compulsory for foreign flag vessels February 1992) and 95°F (35°C, August 1948) have been recorded. and U.S. vessels that are under register (i.e. engaged in (42) Summers are usually dry. Recorded rainfall for any foreign trade) in Block Island Sound and Long Island one month ranges from a trace to 11.51 inches (292 mm). Sound. Vessels should not enter Block Island Sound or November is the wettest month averaging 4.08 inches Long Island Sound without a state licensed pilot. See (104 mm) and June is the driest averaging 2.46 inches Pilotage, Long Island Sound (indexed as such), Chapter (64 mm). 8. The Point Judith Pilot Station is the primary pilot (43) The warmest month is July with an average high of boarding location for entry into Block Island Sound and 76.5°F (24.7°C) and an average low of 63.7°F (17.6°C). Long Island Sound. Vessels bound for Long Island Sound The coolest months are January and February. Each ports may board pilots at the Point Judith Pilot Station, average 32°F (0°C). The island is too small to build up centered on 41°17.0'N., 71°30.5'W. There is a secondary cumulonimbus clouds, and local thunderstorms do not pilot station that may be used with special arrangement occur. Fog occurs on one out of four days in the early at any point south of the Montauk Point Pilot Station, summer, when the ocean is relatively cold and foggy days centered on 41°02.0'N., 71°42.0'W. average about 22 each year. (44) Winters are distinguished for their comparative (38) mildness; maximums average 36°F to 42°F (2.2°C to 5.6°C) and minimums average 26°F (-3.3°C) in January ENC - US5RI11M and February. Since the surface winds are usually easterly when snow begins it soon changes to rain or Chart - 13217 melts rapidly after it piles up. The ocean temperatures are always somewhat above freezing and not far off shore (39) Block Island, 5 miles long, is hilly with elevations are relatively high. up to about 200 feet. The shore of the island is fringed (45) The ocean has a dampening effect on hot winds in in most places by boulders and should be given a berth summer and an accelerating effect on cold winds from of over 0.5 mile even by small craft; the shoaling is the mainland in the winter. Katabatic winds from generally abrupt in approaching the island. Narrangansett Bay and Long Island reach as high as 35 knots when anticyclonic conditions prevail on the (40) mainland in winter. The wind velocity averages 15 knots Weather, Block Island and vicinity (41) Block Island, formed by glaciers, consists of nearly 7,000 acres (2,830 hectares) and lies in the Atlantic Ocean about 12 miles east-northeast of Long Island and about the same distance south of Charlestown, RI. Hence, the

266    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 7   for the year, but the mean is 17 knots in the winter, when side of the entrance is protected by a jetty, which is gales are frequent. In the early fall most of the tropical marked by a light and a sound signal at its outer end. storms moving up the coast affect the island to some (54) A federal project provides for a channel 18 feet deep extent. Since 1871 and 1996, 13 storms have come within entering Great Salt Pond. (See Notice to Mariners and 25 miles of Block Island. In August 1991, the center of latest editions of the charts for controlling depths.) Local Hurricane Bob passed about ten miles to the west of the knowledge is advised before entering. island with 85-knot winds. (55) Anchoring is prohibited west of the main channel and in the northern portion of Great Salt Pond. A mooring (47) area is near the southeast end, east of the channel. See chart 13217 for limits. Communications (56) Small-craft facilities in Great Salt Pond can provide (48) A ferry operates daily from Galilee to Great Salt berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice and marine supplies. The marina about 0.3 mile westward of Pond or Old Harbor, carrying mail, passengers, freight the ferry landing had a reported depth of 16 feet at the face and vehicles. There is summer ferry service from Old of the dock in 1981. Sail and engine repairs are available Harbor to Providence, via Newport, and to New London. nearby. The island has telephone service to the mainland. Air service is also available. (57) Currents (58) Tidal currents in the entrance to Great Salt Pond (49) Block Island Southeast Light (41°09'10\"N., 71°33'04\"W.), 261 feet above the water, is shown from have a velocity of 0.3 knot. (See Tidal Current Tables for a red-brick octagonal, pyramidal tower attached to a predictions.) dwelling to Mohegan Bluffs on the southeast point of the island. The wreck of the large tanker SS LIGHTBURNE (59) is southeast of the light at 41°08'57\"N., 71°32'52\"W. No-Discharge Zone (50) Block Island North Light (41°13'39\"N., (60) The State of Rhode Island, with the approval of the 71°34'33\"W.), 58 feet above the water, is shown from a white tower on a house structure on Sandy Point at the Environmental Protection Agency, has established a No- north end of the island. At Clay Head, on the northeast Discharge Zone (NDZ) in Great Salt Pond. The NDZ side of Block Island, is a lone white house on top of the includes all waters east of a line from the landward end of bluff. the jetty located at the northwestern channel entrance to the red marker located approximately 600 feet northwest (51) Old Harbor, frequently used as a harbor of refuge, of the United States Coast Guard facility dock (see chart is an artificial harbor formed by two breakwaters on the 13217 for limits). east side of Block Island, 1.4 miles northward of Block (61) Within the NDZ, discharge of sewage, whether Island Southeast Light. A federal project provides for a treated or untreated, from all vessels is prohibited. channel 15 feet deep entering the harbor and leading to Outside the NDZ, discharge of sewage is regulated by a basin with a project depth of 15 feet; the inner harbor 40 CFR 140 (see Chapter 2). anchorage area also has a project depth of 15 feet. (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of the charts for (62) controlling depths.) The harbor is occupied by pleasure craft during the summer. The eastern part of the inner ENC - US5RI21M harbor is left clear for the passage of the ferry to the wharf. The basin in the southeast corner of the inner harbor is Chart - 13219 usually occupied by fishing boats and local craft that tie up along the sides. Gasoline, diesel fuel and berths are (63) Point Judith Light (41°21'40\"N., 71°28'53\"W.), 65 available. The harbormaster has an office at the Old feet above the water, is shown from an octagonal tower Harbor town dock. with the lower half white, upper half brown. A sound signal at the light is operated by keying the microphone (52) The east breakwater extends about 300 yards five times consecutively on VHF-FM channel 83A. northward of the entrance of the inner harbor and is About 100 yards north of the light is Point Judith Coast marked at its end by a light and sound signal. A bell buoy Guard Station. A lighted whistle buoy is about 3.2 miles is 0.55 mile northward of the breakwater. A light marks southward of the light. (See chart 13218) the end of the breakwater on the west side at the entrance to the inner harbor. (64) The area around Point Judith, including the approaches to Point Judith Harbor of Refuge, is irregular (53) Great Salt Pond (New Harbor), on the west side with rocky bottom and indications of boulders. Caution of Block Island, is the best harbor in Block Island Sound is advised to avoid the shoal spots, even with a smooth for vessels of 15-foot draft or less. In easterly gales when sea, and to exercise extra care where the depths are not the sea is too heavy to enter Old Harbor, a landing can more than 6 feet greater than the draft. be made at Great Salt Pond. The entrance, about 2 miles south-southwestward of Block Island North Light, is a (65) Point Judith Harbor of Refuge, on the west side of dredged cut through the narrow beach. The southwestern Point Judith, is formed by a main V-shaped breakwater and two shorearm breakwaters extending to the shore. The harbor is easy of access for most vessels except with

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 7    ¢    267 a heavy southerly sea. It is little used by tows. The only by fishermen. A state fisheries laboratory is just above soft bottom in the harbor is found in the southern part of the state pier at Jerusalem. A state pier superintendent the deeper water enclosed by the main breakwater. On controls the State piers at Galilee and Jerusalem; his the north side the shoaling is gradual; the 18-foot curve office is at the head of the Galilee State Pier. is about 0.3 to 0.5 mile offshore. A shoal extends from (75) A federal project provides for a depth of 15 feet the north to the central part of the harbor with depths of from Point Judith Harbor of Refuge to the State Pier at 14 to 18 feet; the shoal is marked by a buoy. Jerusalem along the west side of Point Judith Pond with (66) The area within the V-shaped breakwater affords a branch channel on the east side extending northeasterly protected anchorage for small craft. The breakwater from the entrance of the pond to the State Pier at Galilee, should be given a berth of 200 yards to avoid broken and a 10-foot anchorage basin just inside the pond and hard bottom; a rocky shoal area about 100 yards entrance. The western channel extends north the turning wide, paralleling the west side of the main breakwater basin at Wakefield; portions of the channel are federally northward from the angle, should be avoided. A good maintained to 6 feet. (See Notice to Mariners and latest berth for a vessel is on a line between Point Judith Harbor editions of charts for controlling depths.) of Refuge East Entrance Light 3 and Point Judith Harbor of Refuge West Entrance Light 2, midway between them (76) in 22 to 30 feet. This position falls on the edge of the east- west thorofare used by pleasure craft and fishing boats. Tides and Currents (67) Awreck, covered 12 feet, is about 570 yards southeast (77) The mean range of tide in the pond is 2.8 feet and of Point Judith Harbor of Refuge West Entrance Light 2 in about 41°21'33\"N., 71°30'28\"W. Another wreck, occurs later than in the Harbor of Refuge by about 10 covered 6 feet, is marked by a lighted buoy about 475 minutes just inside the entrance and 30 minutes at the yards westward of Point Judith Harbor of Refuge East north end. The tidal currents in the entrance have a Entrance Light 3 in 41°21'34\"N., 71°30'11\"W. velocity of 1.8 knots on the flood and 1.5 knots on the (68) The southern entrance to the Harbor of Refuge, ebb and cause slight rips and overfalls at changes of tide. known locally as the East Gap, is 400 yards wide; it has Higher current velocities are reported to occur. (See Tidal a controlling depth of about 20 feet with deeper water in Current Tables for predictions.) the western half of the channel. (69) The western entrance to the Harbor of Refuge, known locally as the West Gap, is 500 yards wide; it has a controlling depth of about 19 feet, with lesser depths (78) Several boatyards and marinas are at Galilee, on the north side of the entrance. A rock, covered 12 feet, Jerusalem and Wakefield and at Snug Harbor, on the is near the north side of the entrance at 41°21'48.7\"N., west side of the pond about 0.8 mile above the entrance. 71°31'07.4\"W. Another rock, covered 16 feet, is 125 Berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, marine yards SE of the end of the north breakwater. supplies, storage, launching ramps and hull and engine repairs are available. The largest marine railway in the (70) area, at the southern end of the waterfront at Snug Harbor, can handle craft up to 150 feet long or 400 tons. In 1981, Currents a reported depth of 12 feet could be carried to the railway. (71) The tidal currents have a velocity of about 0.7 knot (79) Daily ferry service is available to Block Island from at the south entrance. The currents off the west entrance Galilee. Daily bus service is operated to Providence. are rotary, with a velocity at strength of 0.5 knot. (See Tidal Current Tables for predictions.) (80) Potter Pond, shallow and landlocked, is joined with (72) Considerably stronger currents have been reported Point Judith by a narrow channel near Snug Harbor. to develop especially when the tide is ebbing. Local knowledge should be obtained before using this channel, which has depths of 2 to 4 feet and is crossed by overhead power and telephone cables with a clearance of 30 feet at the channel entrance and by a fixed highway (73) Point Judith Pond is a saltwater tidal pond entered bridge with a clearance of 5 feet about 0.4 mile above between two rock jetties at The Breachway in the the entrance. A current of more than 3 knots develops northwestern part of Point Judith Harbor of Refuge. through the channel on the ebb. The mean range of tide The east jetty is marked near its seaward end by a light. in the pond is about 1 foot, and it occurs about 2.5 hours The pond extends 3.3 miles northerly to the town of later than in the Harbor of Refuge. Wakefield. It is used extensively by small fishing vessels and pleasure craft, and numerous fish wharves are inside (81) the entrance. The north end of Point Judith Pond affords good anchorage for boats of 4 feet draft or less during a ENC - US5RI10M heavy blow. Chart - 13215 (74) The village of Galilee on the east side of the entrance and Jerusalem on the west side at Succotash Point (82) From Point Judith to Watch Hill the shore is low have state piers and numerous small piers chiefly used and for the most part consists of sandy beaches that are broken by several projecting rocky points. Back from the immediate shore are areas of cultivation interspersed with rolling grass-covered or wooded hills. Except for Point Judith Pond, most pond outlets are used only by small

268    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 7   local craft. The coast is fringed by broken ground and of the reef. A submerged rock is about 50 yards northward boulders in places, which should be avoided by deep- of the buoy. draft vessels where the depths are less than 36 to 42 feet. (92) Watch Hill Passage is the principal entrance to (83) Matunuck is a summer resort about 3 miles west of Fishers Island Sound from eastward and the only one Point Judith. Southwest of Matunuck Point is Nebraska used by strangers. It has a least depth of about 16 feet. Shoal, a patch of boulders covered 18 feet and marked by A spot with 13 feet over it in the passage is marked by a a buoy. The shoal is at the south end of broken ground, buoy; the best channel is northward of this buoy, giving with depths less than 30 feet offshore; the water deepens it a berth of about 150 yards. abruptly around the patch. (93) Watch Hill Reef, on the southwest side of Watch (84) Charlestown Breachway, 4.5 miles westward Hill Passage, has rocks that bare and is marked by a gong of Matunuck Point, is a narrow inlet which leads to buoy. Ninigret Pond, also known as Charlestown Pond, to (94) Sugar Reef Passage, between Watch Hill Reef and the westward, and the village of Charlestown to the Sugar Reef, has a width of 0.3 mile; the least depths are northward. In 1994, a reported depth of about 1½ feet about 22 feet. could be taken in the inlet, with depths of about 3 to 6 feet (95) Sugar Reef, some 500 to 600 yards in extent, is inside. The southern part of Ninigret Pond is mostly mud covered 2 to 12 feet and should be avoided; it is marked flats. Local knowledge is required in entering and moving by a buoy off its north side. about inside. A small-craft facility is at Charlestown, (96) Catumb Passage, between Sugar Reef and Catumb and one is at the western end of Ninigret Pond; berths, Rocks, has a width of 150 yards; its least depth is 13 feet. gasoline, electricity, marine supplies and launching (97) Catumb Rocks, the highest of which are awash, are ramps are at both facilities. marked by buoys on the north, southeast, and southwest (85) Quonochontaug,10.8mileswestwardofPointJudith, sides. Rocks covered 1 to 18 feet extend 0.8 mile westward is a summer settlement at the outlet of Quonochontaug of Catumb Rocks to the buoy that marks the east side of Pond. In 1981, a reported depth of about 3 feet could be Lords Passage. This passage, about 0.3 mile wide, has a carried in Quonochontaug Breachway, with depths of least depth of 16 feet. 15 to 20 feet reported in the pond. Vessels favor the west (98) Wicopesset Rock, on the northwesterly side of Lords side of the entrance to avoid rocks in the easterly half of Passage, is the easterly part of foul ground extending the entrance. about 0.3 mile to Wicopesset Island, which is low and (86) Weekapaug Point, 12.5 miles west of Point Judith, rocky. is bold, rocky, and prominent from the southwest and (99) Wicopesset Passage, between Wicopesset Island southeast. Two stone jetties, 1,500 feet long, protect and East Point, is narrow and is obstructed by a rock the entrance to Winnapaug Pond just westward of the in the middle marked by a buoy; it is suitable only for point. In 1981, a reported depth of about 5 feet could be small craft and should not be used by strangers. A bell carried in Weekapaug Breachway to the pond; vessels buoy marks the southern entrance. Extreme caution is favor the west side of the breachway above the bridge. recommended when using the passage as the ebb current Reported depths in Winnapaug Pond vary from bare to 10 is apt to set boats on the foul ground. feet. There are numerous shoals and sandbars. Southerly (100) Information about the tidal currents in the passages winds cause breakers at the ends of the jetties; extreme is given with the discussion of Fishers Island Sound. caution is advised. The fixed bridge over the entrance has a clearance of 6 feet. (101) (87) Old Reef, with a least depth of 7 feet, is about 1.5 miles west of Weekapaug Point and about 0.5 mile ENCs - US5CN44M, US5CN42M offshore. Charts - 13214, 13212 (88) (102) Fishers Island, 6 miles long, is hilly and sparsely ENC - US5CN44M wooded. Chocomount, 136 feet high, is the highest point on the island. East Point, at the east end of the island, is Chart - 13214 marked by several large houses. The former Coast Guard station at East Harbor, about 1 mile from East Point of (89) Watch Hill, about 17.5 miles west of Point Judith, Fishers Island, is prominent; numerous buildings on the is a high bare bluff on its easterly side with several large western part of Fishers Island and a large yellow hotel hotels and summer houses. building are conspicuous. The radar antenna on Mount Prospect, near the west end of the island, south shore, (90) Watch Hill Light (41°18'14\"N., 71°51'30\"W.), 61 is the most prominent landmark on Fishers Island from feet above the water, is shown from a square gray granite seaward. The south side of the island is fringed with foul tower, 45 feet high, attached to a white building with a ground that rises abruptly from depths of 42 to 48 feet, red roof, on Watch Hill Point. but by giving the shore a berth of 0.5 mile, all dangers will be avoided. (91) Gangway Rock, awash at low water, is part of a boulder reef extending about 0.2 mile southward from Watch Hill Light. A lighted bell buoy marks the south end

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 7    ¢    269 (103) Race Point Ledge, partly bare at low water, extends (112) In passing north of Valiant Rock, vessels should keep about 0.2 mile southwestward from Race Point, the from 0.5 to 0.8 mile southwestward of Race Rock Light, southwest extremity of Fishers Island, and is marked at and craft passing southward of Valiant Rock should hold its end by a buoy. Inside the buoy are boulders with 2 to to a course about 1 mile northeastward of Little Gull 9 feet over them. The passage between the buoy and Race Island Light. Rock Light has very irregular bottom; the least depth is about 18 feet. It is suitable only for small vessels with a (113) Cerberus Shoal, 6 miles southeast of Race Rock comparatively smooth sea. Light, is about 0.4 mile in diameter, with a least depth of 16 feet on a small rocky patch near its north end. The seas (104) Race Rock, on the northeast side of The Race, is break on this shoal during heavy swells. It is marked by a nearly 200 yards in diameter, with a depth of 8 feet. A lighted gong buoy. Near the shoal, tide rips are unusually ridge with a least depth of 28 feet extends about 120 yards strong. south-southwest of Race Rock. Another ridge, extending in a north-south direction with a least depth of 38 feet is (114) Great Gull Island, 0.6 mile southwest of Little Gull about 320 yards east of Race Rock. Island, was formerly a military reservation, but is now privately owned. The pier on the north side is in ruins. A (105) Race Rock Light (41°14'37\"N., 72°02'50\"W.), lookout tower on the island is conspicuous. 67 feet above the water, is shown from a granite tower attached to a dwelling on a granite pier on the rock. A (115) Valiant Rock, with a least depth of 20 feet, is sound signal is sounded at the station. The sound signal surrounded by shoal area, and the 10-fathom curve is reported at times to be inaudible when a vessel is surrounding the rock marks the area that should be approaching from eastward and is close southward of avoided by deep-draft vessels and preferably all vessels, Fishers Island. on account of the heavy swirls and rips. A lighted whistle buoy is northward of the rock. (106) (116) The Sluiceway, the passage between Great Gull ENCs - US5MA22M, US5CN42M Island and Plum Island, has several known dangers and very irregular bottom with boulders and should be Charts - 13209, 13212 avoided. The velocity of the tidal current in the passage is 2.6 knots on the flood and 3.2 knots on the ebb; flood (107) The Race, the main entrance to Long Island Sound sets 299° and ebb 133°. Considerably higher velocities from eastward, extends between Fishers Island and Little occur at times, and tide rips are very bad in heavy weather. Gull Island, between which is a width of about 3.5 miles. Boulders covered 3 to 10 feet are between Old Silas Rock The only dangers are Valiant Rock, nearly in the middle, and Plum Island. Old Silas Rock, marked by a buoy, and Little Gull Island with its reefs. is awash at high water. Middle Shoal Rock, 0.3 mile northeastward of Old Silas Rock, has a depth of 8 feet. (108) (117) Bedford Reef is broken ground, on which the least Current found depths are 14 to 16 feet, extending about 1.5 miles (109) In the middle of The Race, the flood sets 295° and southward from broken ground lying between Great Gull and Plum Islands. It should be avoided. Constellation the ebb 100°, with average velocities of 2.9 knots and Rock, on the southeasterly extension on this broken 3.5 knots, respectively. There are always strong rips and ground, has 17 feet over it, is marked by a buoy and lies swirls in the wake of all broken ground in The Race, 1.9 miles southward of Little Gull Island Light. except for about one-half hour at slack water. The rips are exceptionally heavy during heavy weather, and (118) especially when a strong wind opposes the current, or the current sets through against a heavy sea. (Predicted ENC - US5MA22M times of slack water and times and velocities of strength of current are given in the Tidal Current Tables.) Chart - 13209 (110) During the flood stage of the tide, a significant eddy exists on the northwest side of Valiant Rock. (119) Montauk Point, the easterly extremity of Long Island, is a high sandy bluff, on the summit of which is the light. The land is grass covered, with a height of 165 feet at Prospect Hill, 2 miles westward of the point. The (111) Little Gull Reef, with little depth and foul ground, south side of the point is bold, and the 10-fathom curve extends 0.3 mile east-northeastward from Little Gull is about 0.5 mile from shore; depths of 24 feet and less Island and is marked at the northeast end by a buoy. extend 0.8 mile off the northeast side of the point. Mariners are advised that the buoy is sometimes submerged by the strong current and deep-draft vessels (120) Montauk Point Light (41°04'15\"N., 71°51'26\"W.), should avoid this locality. Little Gull Island Light 168 feet above the water, is shown from a white conical (41°12'23\"N., 72°06'25\"W.), 91 feet above the water, is tower with a red band midway of its height and a covered shown from a gray granite tower, 81 feet high, attached to way to a gray dwelling. A sound signal is at the light. a red dwelling on a pier. A sound signal is at the light. The light and Race Rock Light are the guides, as soundings (121) Surrounding Montauk Point for about 4 miles is a cannot be depended upon. shoal area that has been closely surveyed (see also chart 13215); the bottom is very broken, and extra caution

270    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 7   should be observed where the depths are less than 10 feet greater than the draft. In general, the shoals are a series of long narrow ridges, in places only a few yards wide, (128) Montauk Harbor, in the northern part of Lake and their positions are indicated by the rips over them at Montauk, is entered through a dredged channel on the the strength of the tidal currents. northern shore about 3 miles west of Montauk Point; (122) MontaukShoal,about2.5milessouth-southeastward a federal project provides for a depth of 12 feet in the of the light, has least depths of 30 feet. Great Eastern channel and 10 feet in the boat basin northwestward of Rock, 1.5 miles east-northeast of the light, has a least Star Island. (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of depth of 25 feet. Phelps Ledge, just northerly of Great charts for controlling depths.) The entrance is protected Eastern Rock, is covered by 24 feet. Endeavor Shoals, by jetties, each of which is marked by a light. A lighted about 2.3 miles northeast of the light, are covered by 19 bell buoy, about 0.3 mile north of the entrance, marks the to 24 feet on a narrow ridge about 0.4 mile long. A lighted approach to the harbor. gong buoy is off the eastern end of the ridge. (123) Vessels drawing up to 20 feet can avoid the dangers (129) Star Island, just inside Montauk Harbor, is eastward and northeastward of Montauk Point in smooth connected to the mainland by a causeway. A privately weather by giving the point a berth of over 1 mile and marked channel, with a reported controlling depth of 7 avoiding Great Eastern Rock. feet in 1999, leads from beyond the end of the federal (124) Broken ground with rocky bottom and boulders channel to the southern part of Lake Montauk where there extends about 2 miles off the north coast west of Montauk are depths of 6 to 8 feet in the center. Point. Shagwong Reef, with a least depth of 6 feet and marked by a lighted bell buoy, is the northern limit of this (130) area. Shagwong Rock, with a least depth of 7½ feet and marked by a lighted buoy, and Washington Shoal, with a COLREGS Demarcation Lines least depth of 12 feet, are between the shore and Shagwong (131) The lines established for Montauk Harbor are Reef. The principal danger outside Shagwong Reef is a shoal with a depth of 29 feet, 5.3 miles northwestward of described in 33 CFR 80.155, Chapter 2. Montauk Point. (132) (125) Currents Pilotage Pickup Locations Off Montauk Point (133) Tidal currents at the entrance to Montauk Harbor (126) Pilots, by special arrangement during favorable have a velocity of 1.2 knots on the flood and about 0.5 weather conditions, may meet a ship with less than 38- knot on the ebb. They are reported to decrease rapidly foot draft off Montauk Point bound for Long Island after entering the harbor and are practically negligible Sound. Foreign flag vessels and U.S. vessels that are near the yacht club landing on the east side of Star Island. under register can arrange for a state-licensed pilot by (See Tidal Current Tables for predictions.) contacting the joint rotation administrator, Block Island Pilots at 243 Spring Street, Newport, RI 02840; telephone 401–847–9050 (24 hours), 800–274–1216; FAX 401– 847–9052. U.S. vessels engaged in coastwise trade (134) Montauk Coast Guard Station is at the northern (enrolled work) in need of pilotage services can contact end of Star Island. the various pilot organizations directly. For telephone number, FAX number, cable address, description of the (135) boat, frequencies, etc., consult the name of the association under Pilotage, Narraganset Bay and Other Rhode Island Small-craft facilities Waters (indexed as such), Chapter 6; Pilotage, Long (136) There are several small-craft facilities on both sides Island Sound (indexed as such), Chapter 8; and Pilotage, New York Harbor and Approaches (indexed as such), of the entrance to Montauk Harbor, and a yacht club Chapter 11. and several marinas are on the east side of Star Island. (127) Mariners are also reminded that vessels with a draft Gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, marine supplies and space in excess of 38 feet are advised to not transit the Montauk for transients are available. Lifts to 80 tons can handle Channel (as defined by the area between Southwest Ledge craft for complete engine and hull repairs. Groceries and Lighted Whistle Buoy 2 and Block Island Sound South other supplies may be obtained at the village of Montauk. Entrance Obstruction Lighted Buoy BIS). Further, pilots The yacht club can be contacted at 631–668–7732. using Montauk Channel shall consider draft, sea and swell, wind, visibility, current and vessel traffic. When these conditions pose a threat to the safety of any person, vessel, prudent navigation or safety of the environment, (137) Fort Pond Bay is a semicircular bight about 1 mile Montauk Channel shall not be used. wide on the north side of Long Island, 5 miles westward of Montauk Point. The bay is free of dangers, but flats with 8 to 12 feet over them make out 0.2 mile from its eastern shore. The bay affords anchorage in 40 to 50 feet, soft bottom, but is exposed to northerly and northwesterly winds; the shoaling is abrupt on its east and south sides. (138) Montauk, a summer resort at the southeast end of the bay, is the terminus of a Class II railroad. A depth of 10 feet was reported alongside the commercial pier on the east side of the bay. There are no public piers available. (139) Napeague Bay, 8 miles westward of Montauk Point, is shallow in the western and southwestern part.

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 7    ¢    271 Promised Land Channel, the buoyed passage southward (149) Gardiners Bay is at the western end of Block Island of Gardiners and Cartwright Islands, has a least centerline Sound from which it is separated by Gardiners Island. depth of about 14 feet; however, the depth is continually The bay is an excellent anchorage easily entered day or changing due to the shifting shoals. night and is the approach to Shelter Island Sound and (140) The tidal currents have a velocity of about 1.5 the Peconic Bays. The principal entrance is northward of knots through all the channels between the shoals. It is Gardiners Point. The entrance from Long Island Sound is not advisable for vessels drawing more than 10 feet to through Plum Gut. The entrance southward of Gardiners attempt the passage without local knowledge, and then Island is used by fishing vessels. only when the buoys can be seen. (141) Napeague Harbor, a small-craft refuge in the (150) The principal guides for the entrance to Gardiners southwest part of Napeague Bay, can be entered through Bay from Block Island Sound are the lighted gong buoy privately dredged channels northward and southward of north of Gardiners Point, Little Gull Light and Orient Hicks Island. In 1981, the reported controlling depths Point Light. When past the lighted gong buoy north of were 4 feet in the northerly and southerly entrances. Gardiners Point, vessels can select the anchorage in Depths in the central part of the harbor range from 1½ to Gardiners Bay that affords the best lee in the prevailing 7 feet; the chart is the best guide. The harbor is especially winds. useful in northeasterly weather when the adjoining bays are unsafe. There are no landings in the harbor. (151) The principal dangers in approaching Gardiners (142) Promised Land is a former fishing village on the Bay from the northward are the broken ground between southwest side of Napeague Bay. A depth of about 4 feet Constellation Rock and Plum Island and the shoal making can be carried to the landing at the yacht club, 1.3 miles out to Gardiners Point. In the bay, Crow Shoal should westward of Promised Land. be avoided. In general, the shoaling is rather abrupt in (143) Gardiners Island, 11 miles westward of Montauk approaching these dangers and gradual in approaching Point, is partly wooded and has an elevation of 130 feet the shoals on the western side of the bay. near its middle. Cartwright Island is narrow, low and sandy and extends 1 mile in a southerly direction off (152) the south tip of Gardiners Island. Its size and shape are subject to considerable change by storms. No-Discharge Zone (144) Crow Head is the high bluff at the western end (153) The State of New York, with the approval of the of Gardiners Island. Shoal water with depths of 9 to 16 feet extends 1.8 miles southwestward from Cherry Environmental Protection Agency, has established a Hill Point, the westerly end of Gardiners Island, and No-Discharge Zone (NDZ) in the Peconic Estuary. The terminates at Crow Shoal. The shoal has depths of 3 to NDZ includes all open waters, harbors and creeks of 11 feet and is marked by a buoy. An obstruction covered the Peconic Estuary west of a line from Orient Point to 12 feet is 200 yards eastward of the buoy. Montauk Point (see chart 13209 for limits). (145) The bight between the southern part of Gardiners (154) Within the NDZ, discharge of sewage, whether Island and Crow Shoal is Cherry Harbor. It has depths treated or untreated, from all vessels is prohibited. of 24 to 27 feet with mud bottom and affords shelter from Outside the NDZ, discharge of sewage is regulated by northeasterly winds. Bostwick Bay is the bight on the 40 CFR 140 (see Chapter 2). northwest side of Gardiners Island. It affords excellent anchorage in easterly winds in depths of about 25 feet but is exposed to all westerly winds. (146) Gardiners Point, a low spit, is at the northerly (155) Plum Island, about 2 miles westward of Great Gull end of a very shoal bar that extends 1.5 miles north- Island, is 2.5 miles long, hilly and bare of trees except northwestward from Gardiners Island. This shoal is near the southwest end and has several large buildings steep-to on its north and west sides and is marked by a and a prominent tank; it is marked on its western point by lighted gong buoy. A rock with a depth of 2 feet over it is Plum Gut Light. The island is a government reservation about 0.8 mile eastward of the north point of Gardiners and closed to the public. Island and is marked by a buoy. (147) The Ruins, a concrete structure on Gardiners Point, (156) The bight in the southeast side of Plum Island is is government property and formerly a naval aircraft foul to Plum Island Rock, which is 0.5 mile from shore bombing target; it is prohibited to the public. The Ruins abreast of the middle of the island, has 1 foot over it and and the area within 300 yards radius of it is dangerous is marked by a buoy. due to the possible existence of undetonated explosives. (148) Arestricted anchorage for U.S. Navy submarines is (157) Plum Gut Harbor, on the southwest side of Plum about 3 miles eastward of Gardiners Island. (See 33 CFR Island, has an entrance between jetties with private 110.1 and 110.150, Chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) seasonal lights on dolphins off the outer ends. The lights are shown daily from sundown to 0130. A private sound signal at the west jetty light is sounded occasionally when Department of Agriculture vessels are navigating in the area. A depth of about 14 feet is in the entrance. Small yachts seeking shelter in an emergency lie alongside the wharves. The harbor is under the supervision of the Department of Agriculture and the Coast Guard and may be used only with permission.

272    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 7   (158) in height. Lionhead Rock, off the point and marked by a buoy, is awash at high water. Fishtraps are westward of COLREGS Demarcation Lines the point. (159) The lines established for Plum Gut Harbor are (169) Threemile Harbor, on the south side of Gardiners Bay 1.7 miles southwestward of Hog Creek Point, is described in 33 CFR 80.155, Chapter 2. entered through a channel with two privately dredged sections. In 1980, a portion of the wooden bulkhead on the west side of the entrance collapsed into the channel. In 1981, it was reported that by favoring the east side of (160) Plum Gut, the entrance to Gardiners Bay from the entrance channel a depth of 8 feet could be carried Long Island Sound, is nearly 0.6 mile wide and has to a point opposite Maidstone Park, thence in 1996, a sufficient water for vessels of the deepest draft; in the reported depth of 6 feet could be carried to the basin at the passage are several rocks with depths of 15 to 22 feet over head of the harbor. The approach to the harbor is marked them. A wreck with a least depth of 57 feet is in about by a seasonal lighted bell buoy, and the channel is marked 41°10'06\"N., 72°12'59\"W. Tidal currents set through the by lighted and unlighted buoys. The jetties at the harbor passage with great velocity. Steamers, or sailing vessels entrance are marked on the outer ends by private lights. A with a strong favorable wind, should have no difficulty public commercial landing with reported depths of 8 feet in passing through. is on the east side of the channel about 0.6 mile above the entrance. A 5 mph speed limit is enforced in the harbor. (161) Velocities of the current on flood and ebb are 3.5 and 4.3 knots, respectively. The flood sets northwestward and (170) the ebb southeastward. Heavy tide rips occur. In 1983, NOAA Ships RUDE and HECK reported that during Anchorage the flood a countercurrent normally develops along (171) Anchorage is available in Threemile Harbor in the north shore of Plum Island. This countercurrent is most prevalent within 0.5 mile of the island. Caution is depths of 9 to 14 feet with soft bottom and good holding recommended when using this passage. ground; this is a good anchorage during strong winds. (162) Oyster Pond Reef, extending about 0.5 mile east- (172) northeastward from Orient Point, is marked by a light and sound signal. Caution is recommended regarding Currents the sound signal, as it may be difficult to hear at times, (173) The tidal current has a velocity of about 3 knots particularly with an easterly wind. Numerous boulders and little depth are between the light and Orient Point. through the entrance. Midway Shoal, about 0.5 mile east of the light, has 17 feet over it and is marked by a lighted buoy. (174) (163) When using Plum Gut it is well to give Plum Island Small-craft facilities and Orient Point Light a berth of 0.2 mile. The best water (175) Small-craft facilities on the east and south sides in the passage will be found on a 295° course, passing Pine Point and the buoy marking Midway Shoal at a of Threemile Harbor can provide berths, electricity, distance of 350 yards and passing midway between gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, launching ramps, storage Orient Point Light and Plum Gut Light on the western and lifts to 40 tons and hull and engine repair. Provisions end of Plum Island. can be obtained at the town of East Hampton, 3.5 miles south of Threemile Harbor. (164) A channel, with a reported controlling depth of 7 feet (176) In 1989, the public pier maintained by the town of in 1999, leads to a research basin operated by the U.S. East Hampton at the head of the harbor had reported Department of Agriculture on the south side of Orient depths of 7 feet at its face and 4 feet on its west side. Point, about 1 mile southwest of Orient Point Light. A ferry operates between here, Plum Island and New (177) London. COLREGS Demarcation Lines (165) (178) The lines established for Threemile Harbor are Small-craft facility described in 33 CFR 80.155, Chapter 2. (166) A small-craft facility is about 0.1 mile westward (179) of the wharf. Berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice and a launching ramp are available. In 1981, ENCs - US5NY1IM, US5NY1KM a reported depth of about 6 feet could be carried to the facility. Chart - 12358 (180) Shelter Island Sound and Peconic Bays extend westward from Gardiners Bay about 22 miles to (167) Acabonack Harbor, at the southeast end of Riverhead, the head of navigation on Peconic River. They Gardiners Bay, is entered through a privately maintained are much frequented by yachts and other small craft in and marked channel with a reported controlling depth of the summer. Fishtraps and oyster stakes are on many of 8 feet in the entrance in 1996. the shoals. (168) Hog Creek Point, on the southerly side of Gardiners (181) A depth of about 26 feet can be carried through the Bay, is generally flat, with bluffs approximately 25 feet channel north of Shelter Island and through Little Peconic Bay as far as Robins Island and about 13 feet through the

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 7    ¢    273 channel south of Shelter Island. Across the bar between Little and Great Peconic Bays about 13 feet can be carried. With local knowledge greater depths can be carried in the (194) Extensive flats and an unmarked aquaculture site channels and across the bar. A depth of about 6 feet can make off from Ram Head and the shore between it and be taken to South Jamesport and Riverhead. Hay Beach Point, the northernmost point of Shelter Island, which is a low flat with a clump of scrub at its (182) end and backed by wooded highland. Currents (195) Long Beach Point is a low spit eastward of Hay (183) The tidal currents have considerable velocity Beach Point; a light marks the outer end of the point. Shoaling is reported south of the point. Mariners should wherever the channel is narrowed. The velocity in the exercise caution in this area; the shoals extending narrower places is about 1.8 knots. southward from the point are constantly changing and can be dangerous. (184) (196) Ice (185) Ice obstructs navigation in the coves and shallow COLREGS Demarcation Lines (197) The lines established for the Long Island bays are harbors during January and February. In severe winters, drift ice is reported to interfere with navigation for short described in 33 CFR 80.155, Chapter 2. periods of time. In the south arm of Shelter Island Sound, the ice is heavy enough at times to destroy structures exposed to it. (198) Orient Harbor, about 4 miles northwestward of (186) Ram Head, is an excellent anchorage; the depths range from over 20 feet in its southern part to 16 feet at its Small-craft facilities northern end. Orient is a village at the northeast end of (187) Diesel fuel, gasoline, ice, water, marine supplies and Orient Harbor. At the end of the main wharf the depth is 8½ feet. The eastern part of Orient Harbor has depths of other provisions can best be obtained at Greenport and Sag 7 to 9 feet. Fish traps are on the shoals. Harbor. Several boatyards, shipyards, marine railways and enclosed basins with excellent repair facilities are at (199) About 0.4 mile northeastward of Cleaves Point, at Greenport. the southwest end of Orient Harbor, the shore has been cut through to a small pond which is used as a private basin for small craft. The entrance, between two jetties, has a depth of about 3 feet over the bar, with about 6 feet (188) Ram Head is a prominent sandy bluff on the western in the basin. Permission is required before anchoring in shore of Gardiners Bay. A lower bluff is nearly 1.5 miles the basin. Rocks are 0.2 mile south of the entrance. westward of Ram Head with numerous houses along the top. A shoal with 7 to 17 feet over it extends about 2.4 (200) Hallock Bay makes eastward from Orient Harbor on miles southeastward from Ram Head. the north side of Long Beach Point. A channel, marked by uncharted private daybeacons, leads into the bay. The bay (189) A boulder with 1 foot over it is 230 yards from shore is shallow and dangers and shoaling have been reported. about 0.3 mile northeastward of the northern point of the Local knowledge is advised prior to entering. entrance to Coecles Harbor. Other boulders with little depth are between this boulder and Ram Head. (201) Gull Pond is 0.3 mile westward of Cleaves Point at the southwest end of Orient Harbor; a private light marks (190) The entrance to Coecles Harbor is at the south end the entrance. In 1981, a reported depth of 4 feet could be of Ram Head; the channel is marked by private seasonal carried through the entrance, with depths of 10 to 15 feet buoys and a private seasonal light. In 1996, the reported reported in the pond. A state launching ramp is available controlling depth in the privately maintained entrance in the pond. channel was 8 feet. The speed limit is 5 mph.Amarina and boatyard are in the harbor. A mobile hoist at the boatyard (202) Greenport is an important town and the terminus of can haul out craft up to 35 tons; gasoline, water, ice, diesel a branch of a Class II railroad. The white church spires, fuel, marine supplies, pump-out facilities, berths, guest near the northern end of town, and a tank and TV radio moorings, storage facilities and complete engine and hull tower in the center of town are prominent. repairs are available. In 1981, a reported depth of 5½ feet could be carried to the marina and boatyard. In 2003, a (203) Greenport Harbor is formed on the northeast dangerous rock was reported about 250 yards south of by a 5-foot-high breakwater, which extends 0.2 mile Buoy 10 at 41°04'11.5\"N., 72°18'22.5\"W. Care should southeastward from Youngs Point, nearly to the 18-foot be taken to avoid this hazard. curve, and is marked at its outer end by a light. The depths at the wharves range from 5 to 20 feet. The railroad wharf (191) A special anchorage is in Coecles Harbor. (See on the south side of the waterfront can accommodate a 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.59, Chapter 2, for limits and vessel up to 100 feet. regulations.) (204) An entrance channel leads northwest to an anchorage (192) area inside Stirling Basin; the entrance channel is marked by private seasonal buoys. Another anchorage area is on COLREGS Demarcation Lines the northeast side of the entrance channel. (193) The lines established for Coecles Harbor are described in 33 CFR 80.155, Chapter 2.

274    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 7   (205) The harbormaster for Greenport Harbor controls winter storage are available. Hull and engine repairs can mooring and berthing in the basin. The speed limit is 5 be made. mph. (215) Mill Creek is the entrance to Hashamomuck Pond, about 1.1 miles westward of Conkling Point. In 1981, the (206) privately dredged entrance channel into the creek had a controlling depth of 4 feet, thence 3½ feet was reported in Small-craft facilities the channel along the northwest shore of Mill Creek. The (207) Small-craft facilities at Greenport can provide berths, entrance channel is marked by private seasonal buoys. About 400 yards eastward of the creek is a small bight electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, storage, marine entered through a channel with a depth of about 4 feet supplies, a pump-out facility and hull and engine repairs. and marked by private seasonal lights and buoys. In 1992, The largest marine railway, at a shipbuilding company at severe shoaling was reported across the entrance. the southeast end of the waterfront, can handle craft up (216) Jennings Point, the western end of Shelter Island, is to 500 tons and 15 feet in draft. Mobile hoists to 50 tons high and wooded. Rocks are off the point close-to, and it are available. A well-equipped machine shop is also in should be given a berth of over 150 yards. A lighted buoy the town. is off the point. A gazebo on the point is prominent. (217) The town of Southold is at the head of Southold Bay, which is the bight at the western end of Shelter Island Sound westward of Jennings Point. For about a (208) A ferry operates between Greenport and Shelter mile northeastward of the entrance jetty, shoals with 12 Island. During the summer, bus service is available from feet or less extend nearly 0.4 mile from shore and are Greenport to Orient Point where there is ferry service to generally steep-to. The southwest part of the bay is shoal New London. for about 0.3 mile from shore. Anchorage can be selected east-southeast of the jetty at a distance of from 0.2 to 0.4 (209) Dering Harbor, southward of Greenport and at the mile, in 12 to 18 feet. northwest end of Shelter Island, is a favorite anchorage (218) In 1989, the reported controlling depth was about 3 for yachts and motorboats. The entrance to the harbor, feet in the privately maintained channels in Town Creek marked by private buoys, is partially constricted by a and Jockey Creek. The common entrance to Town Creek disposal area in about mid-entrance and shoal area with and Jockey Creek is marked by private seasonal buoys. a reported depth of 4 feet in 1981 that extends from the The bridge that crosses Jockey Creek has a 45-foot fixed southwestern entrance point to near the disposal area; span with a vertical clearance of 6.5 feet. The privately caution is advised. In 1989, it was reported that about 10 maintained channel in Goose Creek had a reported feet could be carried into the harbor with local knowledge. controlling depth of 7 feet in 2008. The fixed highway Depths of 10 to 14 feet are available in the central part bridge at the mouth of Goose Creek has a clearance of 9 of the harbor, with much lesser depths around the edges. feet. Moorings and float landings for small craft are in the bight (219) On the shore south of Southold entrance jetty is a at the southwest end of the harbor. Vessels too large to prominent white tower. enter can anchor outside the harbor in depths of 14 to 30 feet. The speed limit is 5 mph. (220) (210) Small-craft facilities (221) There are several small-craft facilities on the creeks Small-craft facilities (211) Small-craft facilities, on the west side of the harbor, and along the west shore of Southold Bay from Paradise Point to Conkling Point. Berths, electricity, gasoline, can provide berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, marine supplies, launching ramps, storage, water, ice, marine supplies, pump-out facilities and hull lifts and cranes are available. Provisions can be obtained and outboard engine repairs. A launching ramp is also at Southold. available. (222) Paradise Point, on the west side of Shelter Island (212) Shelter Island Heights is on the southwestern side Sound, is low and wooded, and from the point a sloping of Dering Harbor. sandspit extends about 0.3 mile eastward and is marked by a lighted buoy. Southward of Paradise Point, shoals (213) Fanning Point is on the north shore at the southwest with depths of 10 to 15 feet extend from the west shore end of Greenport. A shoal extends 300 yards off the point to midsound; the southeast point of the shoals is marked and is marked by a seasonal lighted buoy. Four dolphins, by a buoy. part of a former oil facility, are northward of the point. Currents of 2 knots, running fair with the channel, have (223) The channel south of Shelter Island has numerous been reported in the vicinity of Fanning Point. shoals but is easily followed by vessels of 13 feet or less draft when the buoys can be seen. The channel is used by (214) Conkling Point, on the north shore 1 mile vessels going to Sag Harbor. Vessels operating between southwestward of Fanning Point, is low and sandy at the end and has deep water as close as 150 yards. A marina on the southwest side of the point had a reported depth of 6 feet in the approach in 2006. Berths and moorings, electricity, diesel fuel, water, ice, marine supplies, a pump-out, a launching ramp, a 30-ton mobile hoist and

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 7    ¢    275 Greenport and Sag Harbor prefer the inside route around carried over the bar and into the harbor from Shelter the western end of Shelter Island. The tidal current in Island Sound. The entrance is close eastward of the the channel between Shelter Island and North Haven seaward end of a peninsula, marked by a private lighted Peninsula has a velocity of about 2.4 knots. The approach buoy, that separates the harbor from the sound, and the from Gardiners Bay is across a shoal or bar that extends channel follows along the north side of this peninsula. in a southeasterly direction from Ram Head to the south The channel is marked by private buoys. The harbor has shore, the depths on which vary from 7 to 11 feet about numerous private landings. A boatyard with a marine 1.6 miles from Ram Head, and thence 13 to 17 feet to the railway can handle craft up to 40 feet for hull and engine buoys which mark the entrance. repairs. Berths, gasoline, water, ice, a launching ramp and (224) Dangerous Rock, awash at low water in surrounding some marine supplies are available. depths of about 12 feet, is 0.2 mile south of the channel. (225) A shoal extends 0.3 to 0.4 mile north of the shore of (235) Cedar Point, which is marked by a light. The shoal has boulders, and its edge is marked by buoys. Anchorage (226) Shoals with boulders and little water over them in (236) A special anchorage is in West Neck Harbor. (See places extend nearly 0.5 mile southeastward from Nicoll Point. Buoys mark the limit of the channel in this area. 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.59, Chapter 2, for limits and (227) Northwest Harbor, between Cedar Island Light regulations.) and Barcelona Point, is strewn with boulders covered by 4 to 6 feet. (228) Sand Spit, an extensive shoal partly bare at half- tide, is between Mashomack Point, the southeastern (237) Noyack (Noyac) Bay is between North Haven extremity of Shelter Island, and Sag Harbor. The spit is Peninsula and Jessup Neck and southward of the western marked by buoys and a light. end of Shelter Island. No dangers will be encountered if (229) A group of rocks locally known as Gull Island, the shores are given a berth of 0.4 mile. showing bare at half-tide, is nearly 0.4 mile northeastward of the breakwater at Sag Harbor. (238) Mill Creek, in the southern part of Noyack Bay, is (230) Sag Harbor, about 2.5 miles southwestward of the entered through a privately dredged channel that leads to light on Cedar Point, is protected on the northeast by a a basin. The channel is marked by private seasonal lights breakwater marked at the outer end by a light. A spherical and buoys. In 1991, the reported controlling depth was 8 tank, a radio tower and several flagpoles are prominent feet in the channel; thence in 1981, 6 feet in the basin. A landmarks. clubhouse on the west side of the entrance is prominent. (231) In entering Sag Harbor, do not round the breakwater too closely, as a depth of about 6 feet is found near its (239) end. Anchor eastward or northeastward of the end of the former ferry wharf, locally known as Long Wharf. A 5 Small-craft facilities mph speed limit is enforced. (240) Small-craft facilities in the creek can provide berths, (232) The channel to Sag Harbor Cove is about 8 feet deep; this channel and the cove are marked by private electricity, gasoline, water, ice, storage, a launching seasonal lights and buoys. A fixed bridge at the entrance ramp, marine supplies and hull and engine repairs; a 25- has a clearance of 21 feet. Berths, electricity, gasoline, ton mobile hoist is available. diesel fuel, storage, marine supplies, water, ice and launching ramps and complete engine, hull, rigging and sail repairs are available at Sag Harbor; a 30-ton mobile hoist, near the inner end of the breakwater, can haul out (241) Jessup Neck is a long narrow strip, partly high and craft up to about 60 feet. wooded, separating Noyack Bay from Little Peconic Bay. (233) Smith Cove, a small bight on the south side of The north end of the neck is a sandspit from which a shoal Shelter Island, is a good anchorage for small craft in with 4 to 12 feet over it extends nearly 0.4 mile north- northerly weather. Depths range from 11 to 30 feet. A northwestward. A lighted buoy marks the outer end of the marina on the west side of the cove can provide moorings, shoal area. limited berths, gasoline, electricity, water and some marine supplies. In 1981, a depth of 6 feet was reported (242) A shoal with depths of 5 to 7 feet extends 1.5 miles alongside the pier at the marina. A ferry operates between southwestward from Great Hog Neck, on the northwest South Ferry on the southwest side of the cove to North side at the entrance to Little Peconic Bay; this shoal is Haven Peninsula. marked by a seasonal lighted buoy. (234) West Neck Harbor and West Neck Bay are shallow bodies of water on the southwest side of Shelter Island. (243) Heavy tide rips occur southeast of Great Hog Neck In 1989, it was reported that a depth of 2 feet could be during the flood with a southwesterly wind.At such times, small craft can avoid the worst of them by favoring the shore on the northwest side of the passage. (244) Richmond Creek and Corey Creek are at the head of Hog Neck Bay. A depth of about 7 feet can be taken in the privately dredged channel leading to a basin in Richmond Creek; the channel is marked by private seasonal buoys. In 1999, the dredged channel leading into and connecting with small boat channels in Corey Creek had a controlling depth of 4 feet. In 1964, controlling depths in the small-boat channels inside Corey Creek were 5½ to 6 feet. The entrance channel is marked by private buoys.

276    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 7   (245) Little Peconic Bay is about 5 miles long. The reported in the southern part of Cutchogue Harbor, about southerly shore of the bay is clear if given a berth of 0.4 0.4 mile east of New Suffolk. mile, but shoals extend 0.6 mile from the south end of the (255) A larger basin at the north end of New Suffolk, bay. locally known as School House Creek, extends to the highway. The entrance channel is protected by a short (246) An aquaculture site, marked by private seasonal rock jetty, covered at high water, on the south. The depth buoys, is at the south end of Little Peconic Bay about 1 to the boatyard at the head of the basin was reported to be mile north-northwest of the entrance to North Sea Harbor. 6 feet in 2008. Berths, gasoline, storage, marine supplies, hull and engine repairs and a 30-ton mobile hoist are (247) A prominent sandy bluff, known locally as Holmes available at the boatyard. Hill, is just west of the entrance to North Sea Harbor. In (256) Wickham Creek, locally known as Boatmens 2008, the reported controlling depth through the dredged Harbor, 0.7 mile north of New Suffolk, is entered through channel and into the harbor was 7 feet. The channel a privately dredged entrance channel with a reported is marked by private seasonal buoys and by a private controlling depth of 8 feet in 2002. The channel is marked seasonal light at the entrance. This is an excellent harbor by private seasonal buoys and bush stakes. Gasoline, of refuge for small craft with drafts not exceeding 3½ feet. water, ice, storage, a launching ramp and some marine The bottom is soft with good holding ground. supplies are available in the basin. A flatbed trailer can haul out craft to 32 feet. (248) A marina in the harbor has gasoline, ice, water, some (257) In southeast gales, local craft of less than 6-foot marine supplies and a lift that can handle craft to 10 tons; draft seek shelter in the small cove, locally known as hull and engine repairs can be made. Horseshoe Cove, in the northeast part of Cutchogue Harbor. (249) Wooley Pond, 1 mile northeastward of North Sea (258) The through channel in North Race, northward of Harbor, is entered through a dredged channel which, Robins Island, is marked and used only by light-draft in 2000, had a reported depth of 8 feet. The channel boats. South Race, the channel southward of Robins is marked by private seasonal buoys and by a private Island, has a controlling depth of about 13 feet and is seasonal light on the north side of the entrance. marked by buoys. (259) An aquaculture site, marked by private buoys, is 0.6 (250) A marina in the pond can provide berths, electricity, mile southwest of the south end of Robins Island. gasoline, water, ice, storage, marine supplies and hull and (260) Tide rips occur between the mainland and the south engine repairs; a 45-foot marine railway and a 12-ton end of Robins Island when the tidal current sets against forklift are available. In 1981, depths of 5 to 6 feet were the wind. reported available at the marina. (261) Great Peconic Bay, about 5 miles in diameter, is used mostly by local motorboats from Shinnecock Canal (251) Nassau Point, the long neck on the northwest side of and by yachts. The bay is generally clear, but extensive Little Peconic Bay, has high bluffs on the eastern side. A shoals make off from the shores, except on its south shoal with little depth over it extends 0.5 mile southward side. Shinnecock Canal, the entrance from the south, is from Nassau Point and is marked by a lighted buoy. described in Chapter 10. (262) Rodgers Rock, about 1.3 miles west-southwestward (252) Cutchogue Harbor, between Nassau Point and of Cow Neck and about 1.2 miles south-southwest of New Suffolk, is used by local boats drawing 6 to 10 feet. Robins Island, has a depth of 6 feet over it and is marked On the east shore of the harbor, northwestward of Nassau on the northeast side by a buoy. Robins Island Rock, Point, three channels leading into the ponds have been 0.8 mile westward of the south end of Robins Island, is dredged by private interests. At the middle of the three awash at low water. It is marked by a buoy. Caution is channels, 0.9 mile northwest of the extremity of Nassau recommended in this vicinity. Point, are several private wharves. The channel leads (263) Sebonac Creek, on the southeast side of Great between two jetties, and a depth of about 3 feet can be Peconic Bay, is used extensively by yachts and serves carried into the pond and 1 foot to some of the wharves. as a yacht harbor for the town of Southampton. A privately dredged channel, marked by private seasonal (253) Haywater Cove,Broadwater Cove, Mud Creek, lights and buoys, leads into the creek and had a reported and East Creek, used by local interests and sharing a controlling depth of 8 feet in 1981. The landings are at common entrance, are at the head of Cutchogue Harbor. West Neck, a small settlement northeastward of Ram The entrance channel and the channels through these Island in Bullhead Bay. An obstruction buoy is locally waterways have been privately dredged. In 1999, a maintained during the summer to mark a rock, covered reported depth of 6 feet was available in the entrance 1½ feet, about 100 feet westward of the town landing. In channel; thence in 1966, 6 feet in East Creek and 7 feet in 1981, a reported depth of 5 feet could be carried to the Haywater Cove and Broadwater Cove; thence in 1976, 6 town landing. A 5 mph speed limit is enforced. feet in Mud Creek. Shoaling is reported to occur in these areas; caution is advised. (254) A depth of 8 feet can be taken within 100 feet of the wharves at New Suffolk by passing eastward and about 200 yards northward of the buoy westward of Nassau Point and steering westward for the wharves. A small basin, with a depth of about 8 feet reported in 1981, is northward of the wharf. In 1981, shoaling to 2 feet was

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 7    ¢    277 (264) Cold Spring Pond, about 1.6 miles southwestward mobile hoist and storage facilities and hull, motor and of Sebonac Creek and 1.1 miles eastward of Shinnecock electronic repairs. In 2011, a reported depth of 8 feet was Canal entrance, is entered through a privately dredged available alongside. channel that had a reported depth of 6 feet in 2001. In (272) Reeves Bay, on the southwest side of Flanders Bay, 1992, severe shoaling was reported in the entrance. The is entered through a privately dredged channel that leads entrance channel to the pond is marked by a private to the town of Flanders on the south side of the bay. seasonal light and buoy. An overhead power cable at the In 1999, the channel had a reported controlling depth of entrance to the pond has a clearance of 34 feet. 2 feet. Other dredged channels lead from the entrance channel into several arms of the bay. A boatyard at (265) James Creek, on the north shore of Great Peconic Flanders has gasoline, storage facilities, marine supplies Bay opposite the entrance to Shinnecock Canal, is entered and a 10-ton marine railway; hull and engine repairs can through a privately dredged channel that had a reported be made. controlling depth of 6 feet in 2008. The entrance is marked by private seasonal buoys. Small-craft facilities (273) on the creek can provide berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, some marine supplies, sewage ENC - US5CN44M pumpout, launching ramps, lifts to 20 tons and storage and hull, electronic and engine repairs. A flatbed trailer Chart - 13214 can haul out craft to 30 feet. (274) Fishers Island Sound extends between the (266) South Jamesport is a village on Miamogue mainland of Connecticut and Fishers Island and forms Point, 3.4 miles southwestward of James Creek. Local one of the entrances into Long Island Sound that is used knowledge is necessary to avoid the shoals in this area, to some extent by light tows and other vessels up to 14- and strangers should take soundings frequently to keep foot draft. The sound has numerous shoals and lobster in the best water. trap buoys, and the entire area is exceedingly treacherous, characterized by boulder patches that rise abruptly from (267) deep water. Vessels should follow the deeper channels between the shoals and proceed with caution if obliged Small-craft facility to cross shoal areas. In general, all shoal spots or abrupt (268) A small-craft facility at South Jamesport can provide changes of depth are indications of boulders and should be avoided as anchorages. berths, electricity, gasoline, water, ice, launching ramps, storage, marine supplies and hull and engine repairs; a 25- (275) ton mobile hoist is available. In 1999, a reported depth of 6 feet could be taken to the facility. The town has railroad Currents passenger and bus service. (276) In Watch Hill Passage the tidal currents are strong and necessitate caution in navigating. Buoys may be towed under. The flood current sets nearly in the direction (269) Peconic River empties into the western end of of the channel but has a tendency to northward and the Flanders Bay, about 1.5 miles westward of South ebb a tendency to southward. The northerly and southerly Jamesport. The river is entered through a dredged set is more marked between Napatree Point and Latimer channel marked by private seasonal lights that leads from Reef Light. Flanders Bay to the head of navigation at Riverhead, (277) In Sugar Reef and Catumb Passages the tidal about 2.4 miles above the channel entrance. The dredged currents set obliquely across the axis of the channel. The channel is approached from deep water in Great Peconic flood sets northwestward and the ebb southeastward. Bay through a marked channel. In 2001, the controlling The tidal currents in Sugar Reef Passage are about the depth was 4.3 feet (5.7 feet at midchannel) in the dredged same velocity as in Watch Hill Passage but are stronger channel. A fixed highway bridge with a clearance of 25 in Catumb Passage. feet crosses the river about 0.9 mile above the mouth. (278) In Lords Passage the tidal currents set diagonally across the channel and have a velocity of nearly 2 knots, (270) Flanders Bay is the scene of considerable small boat the ebb being greater than the flood. activity. Small-craft facilities are at Riverhead; limited (279) In the main channel of Fishers Island Sound, the berths, electricity, gasoline, water and a pump-out station flood sets westward and the ebb eastward. In the main are available. channel between Napatree Point and Wicopesset Island, the velocity of flood is 1.7 knots and ebb 2.2 knots. The (271) Meetinghouse Creek,Terrys Creek, and Reeves flood sets 284° and the ebb 113°. Creek, which empty into the northwestern part of (280) InthechannelsouthofRamIslandReef,thevelocities Flanders Bay, are entered through privately dredged of flood and ebb are 1.3 and 1.6 knots, respectively. The channels. In 1981, the channels had reported controlling flood sets 255° and the ebb 088°. The direction and depths of 5 feet. The entrance channel leading to, and velocity of the current are affected by strong winds that connecting with, Terrys Creek and Meetinghouse Creek may change the duration of flood or ebb. is marked by private seasonal buoys and a private seasonal light. Marinas on Meetinghouse Creek provide berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, marine supplies, pumpout facilities, a 30-ton forklift, 55-ton

278    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 7   (281) The strong tidal currents prevent the formation of marked by a private light and has a depth of about 11 feet, heavy local ice, except in shoal tributaries. The only ice to with similar depths inside. Submerged fender pilings are give trouble is that set in from Long Island Sound by wind reported on both sides of the entrance. Dolphins are on and current. The ice formations in Little Narragansett the northeast side of the cove, and the channel is clear Bay are sufficiently heavy to be destructive to structures between them and the wharves on the southwest side. exposed to them. Vessels must go to the wharves as there is no room for anchorage. There is very little dockage available. The entrance is difficult with northwesterly or westerly winds. Alighted whistle buoy is about 450 yards off the entrance. (282) On the south side of Fishers Island Sound, off the A ferry that operates between Fishers Island and New north side of East Point on Fishers Island, are Seal London lands here. During the summer, a Coast Guard Rocks, partly bare at low water and marked by a buoy. unit is stationed inside the entrance to the cove. A rocky patch covered 11 feet and marked by a buoy is (290) On the north side of Fishers Island Sound are Little about 500 yards northeastward of Seal Rocks. Youngs Narragansett Bay and Pawcatuck River leading to the Rock, about 0.4 mile westward of Seal Rocks, has about towns of Westerly and Pawcatuck, Stonington Harbor 1 foot over it and is marked by a buoy. A rocky patch and the town of Stonington, and Mystic Harbor leading extends about 400 yards to the east-northeastward. to the towns of Noank and Mystic. (291) Napatree Beach, 1.3 miles long between Watch Hill (283) East Harbor and Chocomount Cove, in the north Point and Napatree Point, is bare. Sandy Point, about shore of Fishers Island, are sometimes used as anchorages 1.4 miles north-northwestward of Napatree Point, is at by small craft. There is considerable foul ground in the northwestern end of a long and narrow sand island East Harbor and in the approach to Chocomount Cove. in Little Narragansett Bay. An extensive sandspit makes The harbor and cove are exposed to northerly winds. A off from the northeasterly and southwesterly sides of the former Coast Guard Station with a boathouse and dock island; give these areas a good berth. The island is subject is prominent near the south side of East Harbor. Several to continual change; caution is advised. small private piers with about 6 feet at their ends are in (292) Napatree Point Ledge, a boulder reef with little East Harbor. depth, extends nearly 0.4 mile southward of the point. It is marked by a lighted bell buoy. A sunken wreck is (284) The north shore of Fishers Island from East Harbor about 0.3 mile eastward of the ledge in about 41°18'N., around into West Harbor has several private landings. 71°53'W. (293) The west side of Napatree Point should not be (285) East Clump is a cluster of rocks partly bare at approached closer than 175 yards to avoid a stone jetty high water and marked by a buoy about 0.8 mile north that is covered at high water. Between Napatree Point and of Fishers Island. From East Clump for some 2.8 miles the Stonington outer breakwater is an extensive flat on westward to North Dumpling, there are rocky islets which the depths are 2 to 10 feet, rocky bottom. Middle and dangers fhat must be avoided. These are 0.5 to 0.8 Ground, the western part of the flat, is marked by the mile off the Fishers Island shore, and most are buoyed. outer breakwater, which has a light at its western end. A North Dumpling, an islet marked by a light and sound sound signal is at the light. signal, is surrounded by rocks awash and foul ground. (294) Adepth of 17 feet can be taken to an anchorage inside Seaflower Reef, marked by a light, is near the middle of this breakwater, giving the light on the breakwater a berth the western entrance of Fishers Island Sound and 0.8 mile of more than 250 yards. In anchoring, give the inside of northwestward of North Dumpling Light. the breakwater a berth of over 300 yards to avoid shoals and fishweirs. This anchorage provides good shelter (286) West Harbor, on the north side of Fishers Island except in southwesterly and westerly winds, although it southeastward of North Dumpling Light, affords shelter is seldom used. from southerly winds. In 2002, the dredged channel (295) Little Narragansett Bay, at the eastern end of leading into the harbor along the west shore had a Fishers Island Sound, is entered at its extreme western controlling depth of 10.2 feet. Foul ground extends across end southward of Stonington Point. A dredged channel the entrance of West Harbor to near the eastern edge of the leads around the north side of Sandy Point, thence extends dredged channel; the northern limits of the foul ground southeast across the bay to the entrance of Pawcatuck are buoyed. River. The channel is marked by lighted and unlighted buoys. (287) A yacht club wharf and another small-craft facility (296) Caution should be exercised in entering Little are on the southwest side of the harbor. Gasoline, diesel Narragansett Bay. Shoal water extends for about 200 fuel, water, ice, and hull and engine repairs are available. yards off Stonington Point, and the shoal area north of A marine railway can handle craft up to 40 feet. The head Sandy Point is subject to continual change. Strangers of the harbor is used by boats drawing less than 5 feet are advised to obtain local information before entering that enter by the narrow unmarked channel southward of Goose Island. (288) Hay Harbor, at the west end of Fishers Island, is used by small craft. (289) Silver Eel Cove (Silver Eel Pond) is on the west side of Fishers Island, 0.6 mile northeastward of Race Point. The entrance, about 75 feet wide and jettied, is

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 7    ¢    279 because of rocks and shoal water near the edges of the (311) channel. Small-craft facilities (297) (312) There are numerous small-craft facilities along both Currents sides of the Pawcatuck River and at the head at Westerly (298) In the dredged channel northward of Sandy Point, and Pawcatuck, just across the river. The largest marine railway in the area is at Avondale, and it can handle craft the currents have a velocity of 1.3 knots. The flood sets to 55 feet. Berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, eastward and the ebb westward. (See the Tidal Current ice, storage facilities, launching ramps, lifts, some repairs Tables for predictions.) and marine supplies are available. Depths of 7 to 9 feet are reported at the town dock at Pawcatuck. (299) Watch Hill Cove, in the southeastern part of Little Narragansett Bay, is used by small craft. A dredged (313) Wequetequock Cove is a shallow cove at the channel, marked by lighted and unlighted buoys, leads northern end of Little Narrangansett Bay. A narrow into the cove. A yacht club and town dock are in Watch unmarked channel leads eastward of Elihu Island into Hill Cove; berths, guest moorings, electricity, diesel fuel the cove. A depth of about 4 feet can be taken as far as and water are available. Goat Island, about a mile above Sandy Point. A fixed railroad bridge with a clearance of 6 feet crosses the cove (300) about 0.2 mile above Goat Island. A small-craft facility is on the west side of the cove near the head. Water, ice, Anchorage berths, gasoline, storage facilities, launching ramp, 4-ton (301) A special anchorage is in Watch Hill Cove. (See forklift, marine supplies and hull and engine repairs are available. In 1981, a reported depth of 2 feet could be 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.47, Chapter 2, for limits and carried to the facility. regulations.) (314) Stonington Harbor, 3 miles northwestward of Watch Hill Point, is protected by breakwaters on each side. Each of the breakwaters is marked at its seaward (302) Pawcatuck River, entered just south of Pawcatuck end by a light. The controlling depth to the inner harbor is Point, extends about 4 miles to Westerly.Afederal project about 11 feet. Anchorage can be selected inside the west provides for a depth of 10 feet for nearly 4 miles thence breakwater in depths of 15 to 18 feet, taking care to keep 7 feet to the end of the channel. (See Notice to Mariners the south end of Wamphassuc Point bearing northward of and latest editions of charts for controlling depths.) The 270°. Vessels drawing up to 8 feet can find anchorage in channel is well marked. the inner harbor. A rock that bares at low water is about 50 yards southward of the fishing wharf and is marked (303) by a private buoy. Currents (315) (304) About 1 mile above the entrance to Pawcatuck River Anchorages the tidal current has a velocity of 0.6 knot on the flood (316) Special anchorages are in Stonington Harbor. (See and 0.5 knot on the ebb. 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.50, Chapter 2, for limits and (305) regulations.) Ice (306) The river is generally closed by ice from January to (317) StoningtonHarborisapproachedfromsoutheastward March. and westward. Vessels with local knowledge sometimes cross Noyes Shoal from southwestward. The southeastern approach is best, with fewer dangers, and the navigational aids serve as excellent guides to avoid them. In daytime (307) Colonel Willie Cove, 0.5 mile above Pawcatuck with clear weather, no difficulty should be experienced Point, has a boatyard with a marine railway that can in entering any of the approaches. handle craft up to 50 feet for hull and engine repairs. Berths with electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, (318) From southeastward, the course from south of storage facilities, a pump-out station, marine supplies and Napatree Point Ledge should be west-northwestward a 30-ton lift are also available. Mariners enroute to the until off the buoy at the southwest end of Middle Ground, boatyard should use the chart as a guide. from which a northerly course can be shaped past the breakwater lights and into the harbor. (308) (319) From southwestward, a northeasterly course can be Anchorage shaped from the lighted bell buoy south of Ram Island (309) A special anchorage is in Thompson Cove, 2 miles Reef to south of White Rock, and thence eastward past the north side of Noyes Rock to the harbor. above Pawcatuck Point. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.48, Chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) A yacht club pier is in the cove. Private seasonal buoys mark the approach to the pier. (310) Westerly, 4 miles above Pawcatuck Point, is an important manufacturing town.

280    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 7   (320) The inner breakwater, about 400 yards northward of mile northeastward of Eel Grass Ground, is bare and Stonington Point on the east side of the entrance, extends prominent. Red Reef, covered 2 feet, is 0.2 mile north westward about 250 yards and is marked by a light. of White Rock and marked by a buoy. Ellis Reef, 0.4 mile northwestward of Eel Grass Ground, is marked on its east (321) Stonington is on the east side of the harbor. Traffic side by a daybeacon. is mostly fishing and recreational craft. The wharves have (333) Mason Island, 2.5 miles west of Stonington Harbor, depths of 7 to 12 feet alongside. Following southerly is joined to the mainland by a fixed bridge with an 18- weather, a surge is felt by vessels tied to the southern foot span and a clearance of 3 feet; the sound end of the side of the seaward pier. island is strewn with boulders. A special anchorage is on the east side of Mason Island. (See 33 CFR 110.1 (322) A boatyard is in the northeast part of the harbor. and 110.50a, Chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) An Berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, anchorage for small craft is on the west side of the south storage, 40-ton lift and marine supplies and hull, engine end of Mason Island where depths range from 8 to 11 and electronic repairs are available. In 1981, a reported feet; caution and local knowledge are required to use depth of 7 feet could be carried to the yard. this anchorage because of the boulders in the area. A dangerous rock is off the east side of Mason Point, the (323) A harbormaster is at Stonington. southern extremity of Mason Island, in 41°19'21.6\"N., (324) A railroad causeway with two fixed spans crosses 71°58'05.0\"W. (334) Enders Island, 0.3 mile eastward of the southern Stonington Harbor 0.4 mile above Stonington; the end of Mason Island, is connected to it by a fixed bridge east span has a clearance of 5 feet and the west span with a 15-foot span and a clearance of 6 feet. has a clearance of 4 feet. Overhead power cables at the (335) Ram Island Reef, 1.8 miles westward of Latimer openings have clearances of 41 feet. Reef Light, has two detached parts: the southerly section (325) Noyes Rock, 0.4 mile southward of Wamphassuc is covered 8 feet and marked by a lighted bell buoy, and Point, has a least depth of 7 feet. Noyes Shoal, with the northerly section, covered by 6 feet, is marked by a 10 to 18 feet over it, is nearly 1.5 miles long in a west- daybeacon. Passage between the reef and island is unsafe northwesterly direction; it is marked by a gong buoy near because of shoals. its eastern end. (336) Ram Island, about 0.4 mile southwest of Mason Island, is wooded and grass fringed. A shoal, on which are (326) two rocky islets, extends about 0.2 mile northeastward from Ram Island. Ram Island Shoal, extending nearly No-Discharge Zone 0.5 mile westward from Ram Island, has little water over (327) The State of Connecticut, with the approval of the it, and many rocks bare at low water. Whaleback Rock and the islet 300 yards northwestward of it are bare. Environmental Protection Agency, has established a No- (337) The narrow but deep channel along the north side Discharge Zone (NDZ) in the Connecticut portion of the of Ram Island Shoal is the easterly entrance to Mystic Pawcatuck River, Little Narragansett Bay, portions of Harbor. Between the shoal and Groton Long Point is Fishers Island Sound and Stonington Harbor. The area an area of foul ground and several dangerous rocks, covered extends from Wamphassuc Point due south past including Whale Rock, which bares at low water, at Noyes Shoal to the boundary between Connecticut and the northwesterly end of Ram Island Shoal. This rock is New York, easterly following the state boundary to the marked by a seasonal lighted buoy. Leading across the intersection of the Connecticut, New York and Rhode shoal is the buoyed channel, good for about 11 feet, which Island State lines, and following the boundary between is used by vessels entering Mystic Harbor from westward. Connecticut and Rhode Island to U.S. Route 1 over the (338) A rock covered 6 feet is about 0.5 mile southwest Pawcatuck River and including all Connecticut waters of Whale Rock; about 0.65 mile southwest of that rock seaward of U.S. Route 1 (see chart 13214 for limits). is Intrepid Rock, with 19 feet over it and marked by a (328) Within the NDZ, discharge of sewage, whether buoy, which should be avoided. Mouse Island, marked treated or untreated, from all vessels is prohibited. by several dwellings, is 150 yards southwestward of Outside the NDZ, discharge of sewage is regulated by Morgan Point. 40 CFR 140 (see Chapter 2). (339) In 1983, a rock, covered about 2 feet, was reported 0.2 mile west of Mouse Island in about 41°18'52\"N., 71°59'50\"W. (340) Morgan Point is located on the west side at the (329) Latimer Reef, about 0.6 mile south of Noyes Shoal, entrance of Mystic Harbor. A privately maintained and is a very broken and rocky area 0.4 mile long. It is marked marked channel leading to the piers in West Cove at by a light at its west end and a buoy at its east end. The Noank westward of the point had a least depth of 4 feet eastern end of the reef has a least found depth of 6 feet. reported in 1981. (330) Latimer Reef Light (41°18'16\"N., 71°56'00\"W.), 55 feet above the water, is shown from a white conical tower, brown midway of its height, on a brown cylindrical foundation. A sound signal is at the light. (331) A detached 11-foot spot, marked by a buoy, is about 0.4 mile northeast of Latimer Reef Light. (332) Eel Grass Ground, about 0.8 mile northwestward of Latimer Reef Light, is a shoal with a least depth of 6 feet, marked by buoys. White Rock, about 0.8

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 7    ¢    281 (349) Mystic Harbor and Noank, Connecticut N Image courtesy of U.S. Power Squadron, District 1 (341) Groton Long Point, on which is a summer Cormorant Reef. From here steer 261° for 0.8 mile until settlement, is about 0.9 mile southwestward of Morgan Mason Point is abeam. Then follow the buoyed channel. Point. A reef extends nearly 300 yards southwestward (347) From westward, proceed cautiously from about from the point and is marked by a buoy. About 0.3 mile 100 yards or more southward of the buoy southward to the west a rock awash at low water is 175 yards off of Groton Long Point on an easterly course for about the southwest end of Groton Long Point. It is marked by 0.5 mile to Mystic Harbor Channel Buoy 1, then steer a a buoy. northerly course through the buoyed channel into Mystic Harbor, rounding Noank Light 5 at a distance of about 75 (342) Mystic Harbor, about 6 miles westward of Watch yards. Hill Point, is the approach to the towns of Noank and Mystic. A federal project provides for a 15-foot channel from Morgan Point through Mystic Harbor and into Mystic River to the bascule bridge thence a 12-foot (348) Noank is a town on the west side of the channel channel to Mystic Seaport Museum Wharf, about 0.6 through Mystic Harbor. There are several small-craft mile above the bascule bridge. An anchorage basin with facilities at Noank and in West Cove. Berths, electricity, a project depth of 9 feet is on the east side of the river gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, storage facilities, opposite Willow Point. launching ramps, a pump-out station, 30- and 60-ton lift and marine supplies are available; hull, engine, sail and (343) electronic repairs can be made. A harbormaster is at Noank. Anchorages (344) Special anchorages are in Mystic Harbor. (See 33 (350) Mystic River flows into Mystic Harbor from northward just below Mystic. The river is used by CFR 110.1, 110.50b, and 110.50d, Chapter 2, for limits recreational craft, the local fishing fleet and by transient and regulations.) craft visiting Mystic Seaport. An anchorage area with depths of 3½ to 7 feet is in the lower part of the river (345) between Willow Point and Murphy Point. Ice usually closes the river during January and February. Routes (346) To enter from eastward, lay a west-northwesterly (351) Willow Point, 0.6 mile below Mystic, has several small-craft facilities that can provide berths, electricity, course from south of the lighted bell buoy marking water, ice, some engine parts and marine supplies. A Napatree Point Ledge for a little over 3 miles to about 400 yards south of the buoy marking the south end of

282    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 7   12-ton crane and 30-ton mobile hoist are available; hull (360) and engine repairs can be made. (352) A channel, privately marked by daybeacons, leads ENCs - US5CN43M, US5CN42M, US5CN44M from the vicinity of Willow Point for 0.3 mile in an easterly direction, thence about 0.4 mile northeastward Charts - 13213, 13212, 13214 to a marina on the west side of the mouth of Pequotsepos Brook, just below a railroad bridge. Berths, electricity, (361) Mumford Cove is entered about 2 miles west water, ice, storage, marine supplies, a 12-ton mobile of Mystic Harbor. A privately dredged channel leads hoist and hull and engine repairs are available. In 1981, northward from the entrance to the head of the cove; two a reported depth of 4 feet could be carried in the channel spur channels lead eastward from the main channel, about to the marina. 0.3 mile and 0.6 mile, respectively, above the entrance. The channels are marked by private seasonal buoys (353) and daybeacons. In 1981, the channels had a reported controlling depth of 2 feet. Small-craft facilities (354) Several small-craft facilities are on the northern (362) Special anchorages are in the cove. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.50c, Chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) end of Mason Island. Berths with electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, storage facilities, marine supplies, (363) Venetian Harbor is a yacht basin on the east side of a pump-out station, 35-ton lift and hull and engine repairs the entrance to Mumford Cove. A channel 75 feet wide are available. In 1993, a reported depth of 4 feet could be leads through stone breakwaters into a basin with depths carried to the facilities. of about 3 to 7 feet. A submerged jetty extends along the channel from the outer end of the east breakwater. The entrance to the harbor is marked by a light on the outer end of the west breakwater. (355) The railroad bridge over Mystic River below Mystic has a swing span with a clearance of 8 feet. The U.S. (364) Horseshoe Reef, 0.5 mile southward of Mumford Route 1 highway bridge at Mystic has a bascule span with Cove entrance, is awash at low water and is marked by a a clearance of 4 feet. (See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 buoy. Broken and rocky grounds extend from the reef to and 117.211, Chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) The the shore eastward of Mumford Point. bridgetenders monitor VHF-FM channel 13; call signs KJA-842 and KXR-912, respectively. (365) Vixen Ledge, with a depth of 10 feet and marked by a buoy, is about 1 mile west of Horseshoe Reef. (356) Mystic, a town about 2 miles above Noank, has Pine Island is bluff and grassy, about 1.3 miles west several small-craft facilities. Berths, electricity, gasoline, of Mumford Point. It is surrounded by shoal water and diesel fuel, water, ice, marine supplies, storage facilities, rocky bottom and is marked off the southwest side by a mobile hoists, a 60-ton lift and marine railways up to 110 lighted bell buoy. A rock, covered 6 feet, in 41°18'35\"N., feet are available; hull and engine repairs can be made. 72°03'16\"W., is about 0.3 mile northwestward of Vixen Ledge. (357) A harbormaster is at Mystic. (358) TheMysticSeaportMuseumisabout0.6mileabove (366) A special anchorage is on the north side of Pine Island. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.51, Chapter 2, for the highway bridge at Mystic. The whaler CHARLES W. limits and regulations.) MORGAN, full-rigged training ship JOSEPH CONRAD and Grand Banks fishing schooner L. A. DUNTON are (367) Avery Point Light (41°18′55″N., 72°03′49″W.) is permanently moored at the museum and open to the shown from a white octagonal concrete tower at Avery public. Along the waterfront of the museum property, a Point. An unmarked rock awash is 0.3 mile south of the mid-19th Century coastal village has been recreated with light. A cove indents the mainland north of Pine Island shops and lofts of that period. Collections of maritime and east of Avery Point; the entrance is marked by two relics are on exhibit in several formal museum buildings. buoys eastward of Avery Point. Depths shoal from (359) Above the Mystic Seaport Museum, the channel about 10 feet in the entrance to 1 foot at the head of the is very narrow and is marked by privately maintained cove. A breakwater, marked by a private light, extends seasonal buoys; boats of about 5-foot drafts can be taken southeasterly from the east end of Avery Point. A 5 mph to the Narrows, and thence depths are 1 and 2 feet to speed limit is enforced in the cove. Old Mystic. Twin fixed highway bridges crossing the Narrows have clearances of 25 feet. The stream follows (368) A yacht club, marina, and launching ramp are in the east bank to the next narrows and the west bank to a the cove. Berths, guest moorings, gasoline, electricity, marina in the bight about 0.3 mile below Old Mystic. water, ice, marine supplies and a 14-ton mobile hoist are available at the marina; hull and engine repairs can be made. In 2000, a reported depth of 7.5 feet could be carried to the marina. (369) A special anchorage is in the cove. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.51, Chapter 2, for limits and regulations.)

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73°W Hartford 72°30'W 72°W 284    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 8  Chart Coverage in Coast Pilot 2—Chapter 8 12378 CONNECTICUT NOAA’s Online Interactive Chart Catalog has complete chart coverage http://www.charts.noaa.gov/InteractiveCatalog/nrnc.shtml Norwich 12372 41°30'N CONNECTICUT 12377 THAMES RIVER 12354 RI New London 12372 HOUSATONIC RIVER VER 12375 Essex New Haven 12373 12374 NIANTIC BAY 13213 13211 12371 Guilford Harbor Westbrook Harbor Branford Harbor 12372 BLOCK ISLAND SOUND 12358 Orient Point 12370 LONG ISLAND SOUND 41°N NORTH ATLANTIC OCEAN 12362 Port Je erson L O N G I S L A N D 

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 8    ¢    285 Eastern Long Island Sound (1) This chapter describes the eastern portion of Long by small vessels when meeting unfavorable weather or Island Sound following the north shore from Thames reaching the eastern part of the sound. Small vessels can River to and including the Housatonic River and then select anchorage eastward or westward of Kelsey Point the south shore from Orient Point to and including Port Breakwater, also in Duck Island Roads. Off Madison Jefferson. Also described are the Connecticut River; the there is anchorage sheltered from northerly winds. New ports of New London, New Haven and Northville; and the Haven Harbor is an important harbor of refuge. more important fishing and yachting centers on Niantic (11) Several general anchorages are in Long Island River and Bay, Westbrook Harbor, Guilford Harbor, Sound. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.146, Chapter 2, for Branford Harbor and Mattituck Inlet. limits and regulations.) (2) (12) COLREGS Demarcation Lines No-Discharge Zone (3) The lines established for Long Island Sound are (13) The States of New York and Connecticut, with the described in 33 CFR 80.155 Chapter 2. approval of the Environmental Protection Agency, have established a No-Discharge Zone (NDZ) in Long Island (4) Sound and a portion of the East River, extending from the Hell Gate Bridge in the west to Block Island Sound in the ENCs - US4NY1GM, US4NY1JM east (see charts 12339 and 13205 for limits). (14) Within the NDZ, discharge of sewage, whether Chart - 12354 treated or untreated, from all vessels is prohibited. Outside the NDZ, discharge of sewage is regulated by (5) Long Island Sound is a deep navigable waterway 40 CFR 140 (see Chapter 2). lying between the shores of Connecticut and New York and the northern coast of Long Island. (15) (6) In this region are boulders and broken ground but Tides little or no natural change in the shoals. The waters are (16) The time of tide is nearly simultaneous throughout well marked by navigational aids so that strangers should experience no difficulty in navigating them. As all broken Long Island Sound, but the range of tide increases from ground is liable to be strewn with boulders, vessels about 2.5 feet at the east end to about 7.3 feet at the west should proceed with caution in the broken areas where end. Daily predictions of the times and heights of high the charted depths are not more than 6 to 8 feet greater and low waters are given in the Tide Tables. than the draft.All of the more important places are entered (17) The effect of strong winds, in combination with the by dredged channels; during fog, vessels are advised to regular tidal action, may at times cause the water to fall anchor until the weather clears before attempting to enter. several feet below the plane of reference of the charts. The numerous oyster grounds in this region are usually marked by stakes and flags. These stakes may become (18) broken off and form obstructions dangerous to small craft. Mariners should proceed with caution especially at Currents night. (19) In the eastern portion of Long Island Sound the (7) current turns from ½ to 1½ hours earlier along the north shore than in the middle of the sound. Caution (20) Proceeding westward from The Race in the middle of (8) Submarine operating areas are in the approaches the sound, the velocity of current is 1.8 knots off Cornfield Point, about 1 knot off New Haven, 1 knot off Eatons to New London Harbor and Connecticut River and off Neck, 0.4 knot between Peningo Neck and Matinecock the northern shore of Long Island. As submarines may Point and 0.5 knot eastward of Hart Island. be operating submerged in these areas, vessels should (21) About 1.5 miles east-southeastward of Bartlett Reef, proceed with caution. the velocity of flood is 1.2 knots and ebb 1.6 knots. The flood current sets 285° and the ebb 062°. (9) (22) At a point about 3 miles southward of Cornfield Point, the flood current sets 256° with a velocity of 2 Anchorages knots and the ebb sets 094° with a velocity of 1.7 knots. (10) New London Harbor is the most important of the (23) About 1 mile north of Stratford Shoal (Middle Ground) Light, the velocity is 1 knot, the flood setting anchorages sought for shelter in the eastern part of Long Island Sound. Niantic Bay and the approach between Bartlett Reef and Hatchett Reef are used to some extent

286    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 8   westward and the ebb eastward. (See Tidal Current Tables winds force the drift ice in from the sound and prevent the for predictions.) local formations from leaving the harbor. Tides have little effect upon the ice. Additional information concerning (24) ice conditions in the waters adjoining Long Island Sound is given under the local descriptions. Weather, Long Island Sound and vicinity (33) Vessel Traffic Service, New York, operated by the (25) Weather is most favorable from mid-May to U.S. Coast Guard, serves New York Harbor. (See 33 CFR 161.1 through 161.25, Chapter 2, for regulations.) mid-October, when the most common hazards are thunderstorms and fog. There is also a rare threat of a (34) tropical cyclone. During June, July and August on the average, there are 20 to 25 days per month with conditions Pilotage, Long Island Sound generally considered ideal even for small boaters. Fog is (35) Pilotage by a state licensed pilot is compulsory in most likely in spring and early summer. Fog, or the lack of it, at inland locations is not a guide to conditions in Long Island Sound for foreign flag vessels and U.S. the Sound or its approaches. Areas along the coast, at the vessels that are under register (i.e. engaged in foreign heads of bays and within rivers may be relatively clear, trade). Such vessels can arrange for a state licensed pilot while offshore the fog is thick. For example, on exposed by contacting the joint rotation administrator, Block Block Island heavy fog is encountered about 10 to 12 Island Pilots, at 243 Spring Street, Newport, RI 02840; percent of the time from April though August compared telephone 401–847–9050 (24 hours), 800–274–1216; to 1 to 3 percent at Westhampton. Thunderstorms on the FAX 401–847–9052. Enrolled vessels (i.e., U.S. vessels other hand are more likely over land but can be viscous engaged in coastwise trade) may be required to have a in the Sound, especially in a squall line preceding a U.S. Coast Guard Federally licensed pilot unless the cold front in spring and early summer. Winter winds are master has recency for the intended area. mostly out of the west through north, but gales blow less (36) The pilot boat sets radio guard at least 1 hour before than 5 percent of the time in these somewhat sheltered a vessel’s ETA. waters. Waves are restricted by limited fetch except to the (37) Vessels to be boarded should provide a ladder 3 feet east. However, choppy conditions can create problems. above the water on the lee side. (38) Pilot services must be arranged at least 24 hours in (26) advance through ships’ agents or directly by shipping companies. Ice (39) Pilotage, in the waters of Long Island Sound for (27) In ordinary winters the floating and pack ice in Long enrolled vessels (i.e. U.S. vessels engaged in coastwise trade), is available from, but not limited to: Island Sound, while impeding navigation, does not render (40) Northeast Marine Pilots, Inc., 243 Spring Street, it absolutely unsafe, but in exceptionally severe winters Newport, RI 02840; nemarinepilots.com; telephone 401– the reverse is true; none but powerful steamers can make 847–9050 (24 hours), 800–274–1216; FAX 401–847– their way. 9052. Pilot boats are NORTHEAST IV, 52-foot, gray (28) Drift ice, which is formed principally along the hull and superstructure, word PILOT on both sides and northern shore of the sound under the influence of the NORTHEAST II, 47-foot, gray hull and superstructure, prevailing northerly winds, drifts across to the southern word PILOT on both sides. The boats monitor VHF-FM side and accumulates there, massing into large fields, and channels 16, 10, 13, 14; work on 10. remains until removed by southerly winds, which drive it (41) InterportPilotsAgency,Inc./ConnecticutStatePilots, back to the northerly shore. P.O. Box 236, Port Monmouth, NJ 07758; interportpilots. (29) In ordinary winters ice generally forms in the western com; telephone 732–787–5554 (24 hours); email: end of the sound as far as Eatons Neck; in exceptionally [email protected]. Pilot boats are CONNECTICUT severe winters ice may extend to Falkner Island and PILOT, 65-foot with blue hull and white superstructure farther eastward. and KEN JOHNSON, 48-foot with blue hull and white superstructure. These boats monitor VHF-FM channels (30) 16 and 13, work on 11 and are equipped with AIS. (42) Constitution State Pilots Association, 9 Nottingham Effects of winds on ice Drive, Old Lyme, CT 06371, telephone 203–627–5057. (31) In Long Island Sound northerly winds drive the ice to Pilot boat is CONSTITUTION, 65-foot with black hull and white superstructure displaying the word PILOT on the southern shore of the sound and southerly winds carry both sides. The boat monitors VHF-FM channels 16, 13 it back to the northern shore. Northeasterly winds force and 9A; works on 13 or 9A. the ice westward and cause formations heavy enough to (43) Connecticut River Pilots Association (CRPA), P.O. prevent the passage of vessels of every description until Box 107, Old Saybrook, CT 06475; telephone 860–388– the ice is removed by westerly winds. These winds carry 4167. Pilot boat TRUDEE II is 36-foot, with black hull, the ice eastward and, if of long duration, drive it through white superstructure, and with the word PILOT on the The Race into Block Island Sound, thence it goes to sea and disappears. (32) In New Haven Harbor, the influence of the northerly winds clears the harbor and its approaches unless the local formation is too heavy to be moved. Southerly

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 8    ¢    287 (47) Thames River and New London, Connecticut N Image courtesy of Airphoto/Jim Wark (2004) house, forward. The boat monitors VHF-FM channels 16 Groton on the east bank is connected to New London by and 13; works on 13. a highway bridge and a railroad bridge. The main harbor (44) See Pilotage, New London-Groton (indexed as such), comprises the lower 3 miles of Thames River from Long this chapter; Pilotage, New Haven (indexed as such), this Island Sound to the bridges and includes Shaw Cove, chapter; Pilotage, Bridgeport (indexed as such), Chapter Greens Harbor and Winthrop Cove. It is approached 9; Pilotage, Offshore Terminal, Northville-Riverhead through the main entrance channel extending from deep (indexed as such), this chapter; and Pilotage, Offshore water in Long Island Sound to deep water in the upper Terminal, Northport (indexed as such), Chapter 9. harbor. The harbor is generally used by vessels drawing 9 to 30 feet; the deepest draft entering is about 36 feet. (45) Petroleum products, seafood products, copper, lumber and other forest products are the principal waterborne ENCs - US5CN43M, US5CN42M, US5CN20M commodities handled at the port. (51) Greens Harbor, a small-craft shelter just north of Charts - 13213, 13212, 12372 the entrance, has general depths of 6 to 17 feet. Special anchorages are in the harbor. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and (46) New London Harbor, near the east end of Long 110.52, Chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) Island Sound at the mouth of the Thames River, is an (52) New London Coast Guard Station and Fort important harbor of refuge. Vessels of deep draft can find Trumbull State Park are on the west side of the main anchorage here in any weather and at all seasons. channel northward of Greens Harbor. (53) Shaw Cove is a dredged basin about 0.8 mile (48) Waterborne commerce in New London Harbor and northward of Greens Harbor. In 2015, the controlling on the Thames River is chiefly in petroleum products, depth was 14 feet in the entrance channel through the chemicals, coal, copper, lumber, seafood products and south draw of the bridge, thence 12 feet was available in general cargo. the basin. (54) Winthrop Cove, northward of Shaw Cove, is part (49) Security zones have been established in New of the main waterfront channel. London Harbor. (See 33 CFR 165.1 through 165.7, 165.30, 165.33, and 165.140, Chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) (50) New London is a city on the west bank of Thames River about 2.5 miles above the mouth. The town of

288    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 8   (68) Structures across Thames River Clear Width of Clear Height above Draw or Span Mean High Water Name•Description•Type Location Opening (feet) (feet) Information Railroad Bridge (swing) 41°20'57\"N., 72°05'50\"W. 70 (north and 6 Note 1 south draw) Crosses the entrance to Shaw Cove Railroad Bridge (fixed) 41°21'32\"N., 72°05'44\"W. 4 Amtrak Thames Railroad Bridge (vertical lift) 41°21'47\"N., 72°05'16\"W. 14 29 (down), 135 (up) Crosses the head of Winthrop Cove Gold Star Memorial Bridges (fixed) 41°21'52\"N., 72°05'16\"W. 150 135 Notes 2, 3 and 4 500 Vertical clearance is for a middle width of 200 feet. A racon is on the south span. Overhead power cable 41°26'19\"N., 72°05'21\"W. 160 Route 2A Bridge (fixed) 41°28'54\"N., 72°04'32\"W. 200 75 Shetucket River Route 2/Water Street Bridge (fixed) 41°31'25\"N., 72°04'34\"W. 123 18 Railroad Bridge (fixed) 41°31'25\"N., 72°04'30\"W. 229 13 Viaduct Road Bridge (fixed) 41°31'24\"N., 72°04'30\"W. 119 18 Main Street Bridge (fixed) 41°31'26\"N., 72°04'08\"W. 94 23 Yantic River Route 32 Bridge (fixed) 41°31'28\"N., 72°04'51\"W. 62 11 Note 1 – See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.223 Chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations. Note 2 – See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.224 Chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations. Note 3 – Bridgetender monitors VHF-FM channel 13; call sign KT-5473. Note 4 – In 1998, it was reported that cross currents of 1 to 2 knots can be encountered in the vicinity of this bridge. (55) (61) Prominent features Anchorages (56) New London Ledge Light (41°18'21\"N., (62) General and naval anchorages are in the approaches 72°04'39\"W.), 58 feet above the water, is shown from a to, and in, New London Harbor. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and red brick building on a square white pier on the west side 110.147, Chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) Special of New London Ledge; a sound signal is sounded at the anchorages are in Greens Harbor and in the vicinity of station. the U.S. Coast Guard Academy. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and (57) Other prominent features in approaching New 110.52, Chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) London Harbor are New London Harbor Light, on the west side of the entrance channel; the monument at (63) Fort Griswold; the microwave tower atop a building in downtown New London; the large sheds at the shipyard Dangers on the east side of the river opposite Fort Trumbull State (64) On the west side of the approach to New London Park and the highway bridge at New London. Harbor, foul ground extends about 1 mile from shore in (58) the vicinity of Goshen Point (chart 13211). The southerly and southeasterly limits of this area are marked by buoys. Channels The area has numerous rocky patches and boulders, some (59) AU.S.NavyprojectforNewLondonHarborprovides showing above water, and should be avoided by small craft. Rapid Rock, marked by a buoy on its southeast side, for a channel 40 feet deep to Fort Trumbull, thence 38 feet is about 1.6 miles southwestward of New London Ledge to the Submarine Force Library and Museum, thence 36 Light; it has a least depth of 10 feet. An unmarked ledge feet to the U.S. Navy Submarine Base. A federal project covered 35 feet is about 100 yards south by eastward of provides for a channel 23 feet deep in the waterfront Rapid Rock and is the outermost shoal to the southward. channels north of Fort Trumbull and in Winthrop Cove. Sarah Ledge, 0.7 mile northeastward of Rapid Rock and (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of the charts marked by a buoy, has a least depth of 14 feet and is the for controlling depths.) Lighted and unlighted buoys and easternmost shoal on the west side of the main channel a 354° lighted range mark the channel. The range does approach. not mark the center of the lower end of the channel. (65) On the east side of the main channel foul ground (60) Pine Island Channel, northeastward of New London extends about 1 mile offshore. New London Ledge, Ledge Light, between Pine Island and Black Ledge, has a marked by New London Ledge Light, has a least depth rocky and very broken bottom on which the least found of 7 feet. Black Ledge, just to the northeastward of New depth is 9 feet. It is used some by local vessels between London Ledge, has a rocky islet, 2 feet high, on it. Depths New London Harbor and Fishers Island Sound but should are 5 to 18 feet on the ledge. Buoys mark the shoal area. be avoided by any vessel drawing more than 10 feet. (66) Broken ground fringes the shore southwestward of New London Harbor Light. A rock covered 6 feet

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 8    ¢    289 is located about 0.1 mile from shore in the bight just master has recency for the intended area. See Pilotage, southward of the light. Long Island Sound (indexed as such), Chapter 8. (67) White Rock, an islet in Greens Harbor, is 250 yards from the 18-foot curve on the western edge of the channel. (76) Hog Back, a small ledge awash at low water, is 150 yards southwestward of White Rock and about 0.3 mile from Towage the western shore and is marked by a buoy. Rocks, (77) Tugs to 3,200 hp are available at New London. covered 2 to 6 feet, are in the middle of the northern part of Greens Harbor. Melton Ledge, northward of White Vessels usually proceed to the upper harbor without Rock, with one-half foot over it, is 125 yards eastward of assistance, although a tug may be required when entering Powder Island and is marked by a buoy; a rock awash is with a head wind and contrary current. Large vessels close westward of Melton Ledge. normally require tugs for docking and undocking. (78) New London is a customs port of entry. (69) (79) Currents (70) The tidal currents follow the general direction of the Quarantine, customs, immigration and agricultural quarantine channel and usually are not strong. At Winthrop Point, (80) (See Chapter 3, Vessel Arrival Inspections, and on the west side of the river at New London, the velocity Appendix A for addresses.) is 0.4 knot, and at Stoddard Hill, about 6.5 miles above (81) Quarantine is enforced in accordance with New London, 0.7 knot on the flood and 0.4 knot on the regulations of the U.S. Public Health Service. (See Public ebb. During freshets or when the river is high and the Health Service, Chapter 1.) New London has several wind is from the north, the current can have considerable hospitals. southerly set even on the flood. (82) Harbor regulations are in force for New London (71) Ice obstructs navigation about 2 months each year Harbor. The harbormaster has authority to berth vessels, above the naval station, which is some 5 miles above shifting them if necessary, but occasion for doing so New London Ledge Light, but seldom forms below the seldom arises. station. In extremely severe winters, however, heavy ice from the sound, driven in by winds, has been known to (83) extend about 1.8 miles above the entrance. Between New London and the mouth of the river small vessels may Wharves navigate with comparative safety in ordinary winters; (84) New London Harbor has more than 30 wharves and even in severe weather, it is rare that navigation for small vessels stops for more than a week. Steamers piers. Most of these facilities are used as repair berths can nearly always enter and leave with safety. Drift ice and for mooring recreational craft, fishing vessels, sometimes forms a decidedly dangerous obstruction in barges, ferries and government vessels. Depths alongside the approaches through Long Island Sound during severe these facilities range from 10 to 40 feet. Only the deep- winters, especially during February and March, and small draft facilities are described. The alongside depths are vessels are much hindered in their movements during reported; for information on the latest depths contact the January, February and March. private operator. (72) Freshets usually occur in the river in the spring. It is (85) Amerada Hess Corp. Wharf (41°20'09\"N., reported that they seldom exceed 2 feet above high water 72°04'58\"W.): on the east side of the river opposite Greens at Norwich. Harbor; T-head pier with 55-foot face, 960 feet of berthing (73) New London Harbor and Thames River are easy of space with dolphins; 40 feet alongside; deck height, 8 access by day or night, but local knowledge is required to feet; pipelines to storage tanks; fresh water connection; take drafts greater than 20 feet above the submarine base. railroad and highway connections; receipt and shipment of petroleum products and receipt of molasses; bunkering (74) vessels; owned and operated by Hess Oil and Chemical Division, Amerada Hess Corp. Pilotage, New London-Groton (86) Admiral Shear State Pier: the more easterly of the two (75) Pilotage by a state-licensed pilot is compulsory long piers southwestward of the Thames River bridges, about 1.3 miles northward of Amerada Hess Corp. Wharf; in Long Island Sound for foreign flag vessels and U.S. 200-foot face, 26 feet alongside; west side 1,000 feet, vessels that are under register (i.e., engaged in foreign 23 to 27 feet alongside; east side 1,020 feet, 34 to 38 trade). Such vessels can arrange for a state-licensed pilot feet alongside; deck height, 10 feet; 90,000 square feet by contacting the joint rotation administrator, Block of covered storage, 20 acres of open storage; electricity, Island Pilots at 243 Spring Street, Newport, RI 02840; potable and feed water connections on pier; railroad and telephone 401–847–9050 (24 hours), 800–274–1216; highway connections; receipt and shipment of general FAX 401–847–9052. Enrolled vessels (i.e., U.S. vessels cargo, copper, zinc, steel and wood products; owned by engaged in coastwise trade) may be required to have the State of Connecticut and operated by Logistec U.S.A. a U.S. Coast Guard federally licensed pilot unless the Inc., a division of Logistec Stevedoring of Montreal. (87) Supplies of all kinds are available. Gasoline and diesel oil can be obtained from oil companies on 48 hours’

290    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 8   notice by tank truck. Water is available at most of the (102) The U.S. Naval Submarine Base is on the east side piers, wharves and marinas. of the Thames River about 2.5 miles above New London. USS Nautilus is permanently moored just south of the (88) base as part of the Submarine Force Library and Museum. Repairs (103) A restricted area is off the U.S. Naval Submarine (89) Ashipbuilding company at New London can perform Base. (See 33 CFR 334.75, Chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) all kinds of repairs on steel-hulled vessels. The company has floating drydocks with lifting capacities from 1,000 (104) Just below Gales Ferry, on the east side about 4 to 10,000 tons. The company’s largest drydock is on the miles above the bridges, are the crew training quarters west side of the river and has a maximum pontoon length and boathouses of Harvard and Yale Universities. of 300 feet and a width between wingwalls of 110 feet Opposite Gales Ferry is the town of Bartlett, site of a and is about 0.9 mile north of the Thames River bridges. prominent power plant with two tall and conspicuous (90) Cranes to 70 tons and floating derricks to 25 tons are stacks. A privately dredged channel with depths of about available at New London. 20 feet leads to the dock and coal tipple. (91) Several companies in New London are in the business of wrecking, salvage and marine contracting (105) At Montville Station, just above Bartlett, is a dock work. They are equipped with pumps, divers’ outfits, with a depth of 23 feet at the face. The northeast end of the floating equipment and other gear. dock is in ruins. Overhead power cables with a clearance of 160 feet cross the river 0.5 mile above the station near (92) Kitemaug. Small-craft facilities (106) Allyn Point, on the east side about 5 miles above (93) There are numerous small-craft facilities in Greens New London, is the site of a large private pier for receiving liquid chemicals, with a reported depth of about 30 feet Harbor and Shaw Cove. alongside. It is marked by an elevated water sphere and several small tanks on the pier. (94) (107) Fort Point, on the east side 8 miles above New Communications London, has a long fuel pier marked by privately (95) New London has good railroad and bus maintained red lights, and on shore is a building with several stacks. Numerous piles are in the water southward communications. Automobile-passenger ferry service is of the pier. available to Block Island and Fishers Island and to Orient Point, Long Island. (108) The red brick buildings of the Norwich State Hospital are on a bluff just north of Fort Point and are a conspicuous landmark. (96) Thames River above New London has a dredged (109) At Thamesville, on the west side of the river about channel to Norwich, the head of navigation. In 2006, the 1 mile below Norwich, are two finger piers each with controlling depth was 25 feet from the bridges at New breasting dolphins used to receive petroleum products London to the north end of the turning basin opposite from barges. Depths of 20 to 25 feet are reported alongside Smith Cove, thence 7.1 feet (14.9 feet at midchannel) the face of the piers. to Stoddard Hill, thence 15 feet to the turning basin at Norwich with 12 feet in the turning basin except for (110) Norwich, a city at the head of navigation on Thames shoaling to lesser depths near the upper limits of the River at its junction with Shetucket River and Yantic basin. The channel is well marked by navigational aids. River, is about 11 miles above New London. Small boats generally anchor in Shetucket River just above the fixed (97) bridges at Norwich. Caution (111) (98) The dikes along the Thames River from Easter Point ENCs - US5CN41M, US5CN42M, US5CN20M (41°28.2'N., 72°04.5'W.) to Norwich are submerged at half tide. Charts - 13211, 13212, 12372 (99) (112) Bartlett Reef Light (41°16'28\"N., 72°08'14\"W.), 35 feet above the water and shown from a skeleton tower Pilotage,Thames River with a red and white diamond-shaped dayboard, is about (100) For Pilotage for the river see Pilotage, New London- 3.3 miles southwestward of New London Ledge Light and marks the south end of Bartlett Reef. A mariner- Groton (indexed as such) earlier this chapter. activated sound signal at the light is initiated by keying the microphone five times on VHF-FM channel 79. The reef, about 1.3 miles long in a general north-south direction and about 0.3 mile wide, is covered 2 to 18 feet (101) The U.S. Coast Guard Academy is on the west and has rocks awash near its northern end. The north end side of Thames River about 1 mile north of the center of of the reef is marked by a buoy. A lighted bell buoy and New London. The administration building, with its white tower and clock, and the lighted chapel spire are very prominent but are not visible until almost abeam of the academy. Depths alongside the 410-foot-long academy pier were reported in 2005 to be 30 feet at the face, 30 feet along the south side and 30 to 34 feet on the north side.

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 8    ¢    291 an unlighted buoy are about 0.9 mile southward and about (121) Niantic and Crescent Beach are summer resorts 0.3 mile eastward of the light, respectively. with railroad communication at the north end and (113) Ageneralanchorageisabout0.8milenortheastward northwest side of the bay. of Bartlett Reef Light. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.147(a) (4), and (b), Chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) (122) The Niantic Bay Yacht Club basin at Crescent Beach (114) Twotree Island, small and bare, about 1.4 miles is protected on the south, east, and partially on the north northwestward of Bartlett Reef Light, is surrounded by side by a U-shaped breakwater; a private seasonal light shoals. A buoy marks rocks awash that extend off the is near the outer end of the breakwater. northern end of the island. (115) Twotree Island Channel leads northward of (123) A special anchorage is on the west side of Niantic Bartlett Reef and Twotree Island. With an adverse current Bay off Crescent Beach. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.53, in the sound, this channel is used to some extent by light Chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) tows and sailboats with a leading wind in the daytime, as the tidal currents turn about 1 hour earlier along the (124) Niantic River empties into the northeast end of north shore than in the middle of the sound. About 0.3 Niantic Bay and is entered through a dredged channel that mile southwestward of Seaside, the tidal currents have leads from the bay, thence through a narrow passage at a velocity of 1.2 knots and ebb 1.6 knots. Flood sets the entrance, thence to a point about 300 yards northward westerly and the ebb easterly. The channel is buoyed, of the entrance to Smith Cove. The channel is marked by but strangers are advised to use it with caution and should daybeacons and seasonal buoys. Two bridges cross the never attempt to beat through. narrow passage at the entrance. The more southerly is (116) From Goshen Point (41°18.0'N., 72°06.8'W.) the Amtrak railroad bascule bridge with a clearance of westward, there are scattered boulders that extend 16 feet. The State Route 156 highway bridge, about 0.1 offshore as much as 0.2 mile in places. Jordan Cove, mile northward, has a bascule span with a clearance of 1.5 miles west of Goshen Point, is foul in its northerly 32 feet. (See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.215, half, and the southerly part is obstructed by Flat Rock, Chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) The bridgetender bare at low water and marked by a buoy, and High Rock, at each bridge monitors VHF-FM channel 13; call signs which shows at high water and is marked by a buoy. KGA-511 and KXR-911, respectively. (117) Millstone Point, on the east side at the entrance of Niantic Bay, is occupied by the buildings of the Millstone (125) Strangers attempting to enter Niantic River are Nuclear Power Station. A 389-foot red and white stack cautioned to pass through the bridges either at slack water at the station and a radio tower on the point are the most or against the current. conspicuous landmarks in the area. A cove with depths of 2 to 17 feet is on the west side of the point. A rock (126) Above the head of the dredged channel, small craft with 1 foot over it lies 60 feet off the mouth of the cove. can navigate for about another 1.5 miles to Golden The station maintains channel markers and a range for Spur (East Lyme) with local knowledge. The river from occasional barge traffic. A dredged area for the power westward of Sandy Point to the stone bulkhead at Golden station’s water intakes is 0.2 mile northwest of the cove. Spur is deep and clear; vessels generally follow the west bank. Pine Grove, Sandy Point, and Saunders Point are (118) summer resorts on Niantic River. ENCs - US5CN41M, US5CN20M (127) Charts - 13211, 12372 Currents (128) The tidal currents through the bridges set fair with the channel; the flood velocity is 1.6 knots and the ebb velocity, 0.8 knot. It has been reported that much greater velocities may be expected under storm and freshet conditions. (See Tidal Current Tables for predictions.) (119) White Rock is an islet on the east side of the (129) entrance to Niantic Bay 0.5 mile westward of Millstone Point. Little Rock, two rocks partly bare at low water, is Ice 150 yards east of White Rock. Rocks with a least depth of (130) Ice generally closes the river to navigation for about 8 feet extend 0.25 mile northwest from Millstone Point. A rock, covered 11 feet, is about 300 yards south-southeast 3 months during the winter. of White Rock and is marked by a lighted bell buoy. (120) Niantic Bay, 4.5 miles westward of New London Harbor, is a good anchorage sheltered from easterly, (131) Smith Cove is on the west side of Niantic River northerly and westerly winds. It is a harbor of refuge about 1.5 miles above the channel entrance. A channel, in northerly gales and can be used by small vessels and marked by private daybeacons, leads westward from the tows. The general depth of the bay is about 19 feet; the river channel into the cove. In 1999, the channel had a water shoals gradually northward. The entrance is 1.5 reported depth of 5 feet. miles wide, and the dangers are marked by buoys or show above water. (132) Small-craft facilities (133) There are several small-craft facilities just above the entrance at Niantic and Waterford, on the west side and east side of Niantic River, respectively, and in Smith Cove.

292    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 8   (154) Structures across Connecticut River Clear Width of Clear Height above Draw or Span Mean High Water Name•Description•Type Location Opening (feet) (feet) Information Amtrak Old Saybrook-Old Lyme Bridge (bascule) 41°18'39\"N., 72°20'54\"W. 139 19 Notes 1, 2 and 3 Raymond E. Baldwin/I-95 Bridge (fixed) 41°19'09\"N., 72°20'52\"W. 258 81 Overhead power cable 41°19'12\"N., 72°20'47\"W. 108 State Route 82 Bridge (swing) 41°27'07\"N., 72°27'51\"W. 180 (east draw) 22 Notes 1 and 4 200 (west draw) Overhead power cable 41°27'40\"N., 72°27'58\"W. 105 Overhead power cables 41°30'44\"N., 72°33'24\"W. 101 Overhead power cable 41°33'30\"N., 72°34'38\"W. 65 Overhead power cable 41°33'30\"N., 72°35'46\"W. 111 Conrail Middleton-Portland Bridge (swing) 41°34'00\"N., 72°38'50\"W. 100 25 Note 1 Arrigoni/Sate Route 66 Bridge (fixed) 41°34'09\"N., 72°38'55\"W. 480 89 William H. Putman Memorial Bridge (fixed) 41°42'52\"N., 72°38'26\"W. 300 80 Vertical clearance is over main channel Overhead power cable 41°45'09\"N., 72°39'12\"W. 120 Charter Oak/State Route 15 Bridge (fixed) 41°45'10\"N., 72°39'16\"W. 215 69 Vertical clearance is over main channel Overhead power cable 41°45'12\"N., 72°39'23\"W. 150 Founders Highway Bridge (fixed) 41°45'57\"N., 72°39'55\"W. 155 49 Note 5 Bulkeley/I-84 Bridge (fixed) 41°46'10\"N., 72°39'55\"W. 100 39 Railroad Bridge (fixed) 41°46'37\"N., 72°39'28\"W. 125 28 Note 1 – See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.205 Chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations. Note 2 – Bridgetender monitors VHF-FM channel 13; call sign KT-5414. Note 3 – Vessels requesting openings are cautioned to confirm by radiotelephone that the bascule span is safely raised and stabilized before making passage. Note 4 – Bridgetender monitors VHF-FM channel 13; call sign KXR-913. Note 5 – When travellers are in use, minimum vertical clearance is 44 feet. (140) Hatchett Reef, 0.6 to 1 mile south-southwestward of Hatchett Point, has a least depth of 5 feet and is marked (134) Harbormasters are at Niantic and Waterford. A 6 by buoys. Close to the southeast side of the reef the depths mph speed limit is enforced on the river. are greater than 30 feet. A bar extends westward from Hatchett Reef to Saybrook Bar. (135) Black Point, on the west side at the entrance to Niantic Bay, is flat with bluffs at the water and is occupied (E14N1)Cs - US5CN30M, US5CN31M, US5CN32M, US- by many summer cottages. Broken ground extends 0.6 5CN20M mile south of the southwest side of the point. Charts - 12375, 12377, 12378, 12372 (136) Strangers entering the bight between Black Point and Hatchet Point should proceed with caution as there (142) Connecticut River rises in the extreme northern is broken ground with several rocks and ledges. An area part of New Hampshire, near the Canadian border, and with covered rocks and shallow ledges extends about 0.6 flows southerly between the States of Vermont and New mile south of Griswold Island. A rock with a least depth Hampshire and across Massachusetts and Connecticut to of 3 feet is at the outer end of this area; buoys mark the Long Island Sound. It is approximately 375 miles long west side of the rocky area and the south side of the outer and is one of the largest and most important rivers in rock. North Brother, in the northwest part of the bight New England. The head of commercial navigation is at and South Brother, in the center, are prominent bare Hartford, about 45 miles from the mouth. Waterborne rocks. Johns Rock, covered 6 feet, is in 41°17’12”N., commerce on the river is mostly in petroleum products 72°14’57”W., about 0.5 mile southwest of South Brother. and chemicals. (137) (143) The river water is fresh at and above Deep River. Each year after the spring freshets, shoals with least Anchorage depths of 10 feet are found in places on bars in the upper (138) A special anchorage is east of Giants Neck. (See river; dredging to remove such shoals is begun as soon as the water subsides. 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.54, Chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) An unmarked rock is within the anchorage (144) Between the entrance and Middletown the river area, about 0.1 mile south of Giants Neck; depth over the banks are hard and in some places rocky, but between rock is not known. Middletown and Hartford the river flows through alluvial (139) Hatchett Point has several large dwellings. A reef extends about 0.2 mile off the southwest side of the point.

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 8    ¢    293 bottom land, where freshets and ice jams may cause Towboats with vessels in tow should steer for the east shoaling. pier of the draw and should not swing out for the draw until almost in it, to avoid being set to the west side of (145) the channel. Because of river discharge, the ebb current usually will be considerably stronger than the flood. Ebb Channels current velocities of 1 knot or more have been observed (146) A federal project for Connecticut River provides for under normal conditions on the bars in Connecticut River between Higganum and Hartford; the velocities of the a 15-foot jettied entrance channel and 15-foot dredged flood currents are much less. cuts across the bars to Hartford, 45 miles above the entrance. (See Notice to Mariners and the latest editions of the charts for controlling depths.) (147) The channel above the jettied entrance channel (160) Freshets occur principally in the spring, when the usually follows the banks on the outside of the curves of snow is melting, although occasional floods have occurred the river, except through the dredged cuts across the bars in every month of the year except July and September. At that are marked by navigational aids. Hartford the usual rise due to spring freshets is between (148) Saybrook Breakwater Light (41°15'48\"N., 16 and 24 feet. The highest freshets are generally of 72°20'34\"W.), 58 feet above the water, is shown from short duration, but the period during which the river at a white conical tower on a brown cylindrical pier on the Hartford is at the level of 8 feet or more above mean south end of the west jetty at the entrance to Connecticut low water averages nearly 2 months of each year. Below River. A sound signal is at the light. Middletown the height of the crest of a freshet decreases rapidly. At the mouth the variation in water level is due (149) to the tides. Anchorages (161) Ice closes the river to navigation a part of every (150) Secure anchorage can be had eastward or winter for wooden hull boats. The duration of closing is about 2 months. northeastward of Lynde Point Light. Farther up anchorage can be selected in the wider parts of the channel. Special (162) anchorage areas have been established along the river as far north as Middletown. (See 33 CFR 110.1, 110.55 and Weather, Hartford and vicinity 110.55b, Chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) (163) Hartford is well inside the northern temperate (151) climatic zone in a prevailing west to east movement of air carrying the majority of weather systems into Connecticut Dangers from the west. The average wintertime position of the (152) Saybrook Outer Bar, which obstructs the mouth of “Polar Front” boundary between cold dry polar air and warm moist tropical air is just south of New England, the Connecticut River, is shifting, with depths of 2 to 12 which helps to explain the extensive winter storm activity feet extending nearly 2 miles off the mouth; it is marked and the day-to-day variability of local weather. In the off its southeastern end by a lighted bell buoy. summer, the “Polar Front” has an average position along (153) In 1976, obstructions were reported in the channel the New England-Canada border and Hartford has a at the railroad bascule bridge 3 miles above the mouth of warm and pleasant climate. the Connecticut River; a least depth of 13 feet is reported (164) The location of Hartford, relative to the continent in the channel in area 40 to 50 feet from the east abutment and ocean, is also significant. Rapid weather changes of the bridge. Mariners requiring greater depths are result when storms move northward along the Mid- advised to avoid this area of the channel during passages. Atlantic Coast, frequently producing strong and persistent northeast winds associated with storms known (155) locally as “coastals” or “nor'easter.” Seasonally, weather characteristics vary from the cold and dry continental- Tides polar air of winter to the warm, maritimes air of summer, (156) The time of tide becomes later and the range the one from Canada, the other from the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea, or Atlantic Ocean. diminishes in progressing up the river. High water and (165) Summer thunderstorms develop in the Berkshire low water at Hartford occur about 4.5 and 6 hours later, Mountains to the west and northwest, move over the respectively, than at the entrance. Connecticut Valley and, when accompanied by wind and hail, sometimes cause considerable damage to crops. (157) Thunderstorm days average 20 each year. June, July and August are the most favored months. During the Currents winter, rain often falls through cold air trapped in the (158) At the entrance the currents have considerable valley and creates extremely hazardous ice conditions. On clear nights in the late summer or early autumn, cool velocity at times and always require careful attention, as air drainage into the valley and the moisture from the the tidal current of the sound often sets directly across the direction of the current setting out or in between jetties. This condition is reported to be especially dangerous during the first 3 hours of ebb tide. (Consult the Tidal Current Tables for times and velocities of currents at a number of locations in Connecticut River.) (159) During the ebb, a strong current runs from the Lyme Landing toward the center of the railroad bridge.

294    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 8   Connecticut River produce steam and/or ground fog Island Pilots at 243 Spring Street, Newport, RI 02840; that becomes quite dense throughout the valley and telephone 401–847–9050 (24 hours), 800–274–1216; temporarily hampers transportation. An average 162 days FAX 401–847–9052. Enrolled vessels (i.e., U.S. vessels each year report fog. engaged in coastwise trade) see Pilotage, Long Island (166) The average annual temperature for Hartford is Sound (indexed as such), Chapter 8. 50°F (10°C). The warmest month is July with an average (176) Pilot services are arranged in advance through ships’ temperature of 74°F (23.3°C) and the coolest is January agents or directly by shipping companies. A 24-hour with an average temperature of 26°F (-3.3°C). The advance notice is requested. warmest temperature on record is 102°F (38.9°C) recorded (177) Hartford is a customs port of entry. in July 1966 and the coolest temperature on record is -26°F (-3.3°C) recorded in January 1961. Each month (178) except June, July and August has recorded temperatures below freezing. Each month June through September Wharves has recorded temperatures in excess of 100°F (37.8°C). (179) The Connecticut River has more than 20 commercial An average of 18 days each year record temperatures in excess of 90°F (32.2°C) and an average of 134 days piers and wharves, most of which handle petroleum each year have a temperature of 32°F (0°C) or cooler. An products from barges or coastal tankers. Most of the average of eleven days each year have temperatures of facilities below Rocky Hill, about 34 miles above 5°F (-15°C) or lower. Saybrook Point, are marginal-type wharves, while those (167) The average annual precipitation for Hartford is above Rocky Hill are finger-type piers with breasting 44.20 inches (1,123 mm). Precipitation is fairly uniform dolphins. Depths of 11 to 15 feet are reported alongside with the difference between the wettest and driest month these facilities. being less than one inch (25.4 mm). The wettest month is November, averaging 4.07 inches (104 mm), and the (180) driest month is February, averaging 3.13 inches (80 mm). Average snowfall, on an annual basis, totals 44 inches Supplies and repairs (1,118 mm). February 1961 holds the record of the (181) Gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice and marine supplies greatest snowfall in a 24-hour period with 14.3 inches (363 mm). are available at the principal towns and landings along the (168) The National Weather Service office is at Bradley Connecticut River. Boatyards along the river can make International Airport, northwest of Hartford. engine, hull and electronic repairs. (170) (182) Routes ENCs - US5CN30M, US5CN20M (171) To enter Connecticut River from eastward, pass Charts - 12375, 12372 southward of Hatchett Reef and Saybrook Bar, until Saybrook Breakwater Light bears 315°. Steer for (183) Old Saybrook is a village on the west side of Saybrook Breakwater Light on this course through the Connecticut River, about 1.4 miles northward of Saybrook buoyed opening between the south end of Saybrook Bar Breakwater Light. There are several small-craft facilities and the east end of Long Sand Shoal to the entrance along the west side of the river from Saybrook Point to channel between the jetties. Ferry Point, about 2 miles to the northward. (172) To enter from westward, pass 1 mile southward of Falkner Island Light on course 076°. This will lead about (184) A “Slow no-wake” speed limit is enforced at Old 0.4 mile northward of the lighted bell buoy on the western Saybrook between the railroad bridge and Buoy 20, 0.25 end of Long Sand Shoal and about 0.2 mile southward mile above the Raymond E. Baldwin/I-95 Bridge. of the lighted bell buoy southward of Cornfield Point. Then steer about 067°, with Saybrook Breakwater Light (185) North Cove, a dredged small-boat basin that affords a little on the port bow to the entrance channel between excellent anchorage, is entered through a dredged channel the jetties. that leads westward from the main channel about 0.4 mile (173) Boating regulations for waters within the State of northward of Saybrook Point. The entrance channel is Connecticut can be found at ct.gov/deep/site/default.asp. marked by private buoys. Special anchorage areas are just south of the entrance and in North Cove. (See 33 CFR (174) 110.1 and 110.55b, Chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) Pilotage, Connecticut River (186) From Saybrook Point to Hartford local knowledge is (175) Pilotage by a state-licensed pilot is compulsory required to carry the best water. Small craft should have no difficulty in following the channel. in Long Island Sound for foreign flag vessels and U.S. vessels that are under register (i.e., engaged in foreign (187) Lieutenant River, leading to Old Lyme, enters the trade). Such vessels can arrange for a state-licensed pilot east side of Connecticut River about 1.4 miles northward by contacting the joint rotation administrator, Block of Saybrook Point. Pipe stakes mark the south side of the channel across the bar at the entrance. A midchannel depth of about 3 feet can be carried over the bar to about 0.2 mile above the second bridge. A railroad bridge with a 33-foot fixed span and a clearance of 11 feet crosses the river 0.4 mile above the entrance. An overhead power cable with a reported clearance of about 10 feet is on the north side of the bridge. About 0.3 mile above that