U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 ¢ 345 New York Harbor and Approaches (1) This chapter describes New York Harbor, its miles. This coast is characterized by sandy beaches and approaches, and the areas adjacent to it, bounded by and summer resorts at the eastern end, and amusement parks including Jamaica Bay to the eastward and Sandy Hook and densely settled communities at the western end. Bay to the southward. Included in the text, in addition (9) The shoreline is broken by three prominent and to the facilities at New York City and Staten Island, are navigable inlets which lead to the inland waterway along the New Jersey ports of Perth Amboy, Port Elizabeth, the south shore of Long Island. Fire Island Inlet is at the Port Newark, Bayonne, and others which are accessible eastern extremity, and its entrance is marked by lights and through tributaries that empty into New York Harbor, buoys. Jones Inlet is about 12 miles to the west of Fire such as Arthur Kill, Kill Van Kull, Passaic River, and Island Inlet. The entrance is prominently indicated by the Hackensack River. The Hudson River above New York 202-foot lighted tower at Jones Beach on the eastern side City is discussed in chapter 12, and the East River, the and by an elevated tank at Point Lookout on the west side approach to New York Harbor from Long Island Sound, of the inlet. Jones Beach State Park is on the east side is discussed in chapter 9. of the inlet; a lighted tower in the park is a conspicuous landmark. (2) (10) East Rockaway Inlet, about 8 miles westward of Jones Inlet, is the extreme western entrance to the inland COLREGS Demarcation Lines waterway. The inlet entrance is marked by a breakwater (3) The lines established for New York Harbor are with a light on its seaward end. The shoreline between the two inlets is closely built up with large communities. described in 33 CFR 80.165, chapter 2. Elevated tanks, towers, and other tall structures are prominent in this area. (4) (11) A fish haven is about 2 miles offshore midway between East Rockaway Inlet and Rockaway Point. Charts 12326, 12327, 12401 (12) Rockaway Point, 17 miles westward of Jones Inlet, is the southwestern extremity of Long Island and the (5) The approach to New York Harbor from seaward eastern entrance to New York Lower Bay. A breakwater, is generally along the south coast of Long Island or the marked at its seaward end by a light, extends southward east coast of New Jersey, although the harbor is easily from the point. Rockaway Inlet forms a large deep approached from any direction between east and south. entrance to Jamaica Bay. During the approach, the south shore of Long Island will (13) Sandy Hook, the southern entrance point to New be seen to northward and the low sandy beaches of the York Harbor, is low and sandy. A Coast Guard station New Jersey shore will be observed to westward. The and two radio towers are near the northern extremity of Long Island shore is readily identified by sand hillocks Sandy Hook. The towers and a large green standpipe and densely populated beach communities, whereas the to the southeast are the most prominent objects on the New Jersey shore is characterized by long sandy stretches northern end of Sandy Hook. Southward of the standpipe and many summer resort settlements. are several houses and Sandy Hook Light (40°27'42\"N., 74°00'07\"W.), 88 feet above the water and shown from a (6) white stone tower, 85 feet high. This light, established in 1764, is the oldest in continuous use in the United States. Prominent features (14) The most prominent landmark southward of the (7) The four most prominent landmarks, which can entrance to New York Harbor is the high wooded ridge forming the Highlands of Navesink. A tall condominium be seen for a long distance at sea, are the Fire Island on the ridge and a microwave tower at Atlantic Highlands Light, a tower at Jones Beach on the Long Island shore, to the west are also prominent. The brownstone towers of the Highlands of Navesink, and the microwave tower at the abandoned Navesink Lighthouse on the easternmost Atlantic Highlands on the north end of the New Jersey spur of the highlands are 73 feet above the ground and coast. When nearing the Lower Bay of New York Harbor, about 246 feet above the water. The northerly tower is Ambrose Channel Lighted Whistle Buoy A, equipped octagonal, and the southerly tower is square. A private with a racon, will be seen; it marks the entrance to seasonal light is shown from the northerly tower. Ambrose Channel which is the principal deepwater passage through the Lower Bay. (8) The south coast of Long Island from Fire Island Inlet to Rockaway Inlet has a general 263° trend for 30 miles. It is a clean shore and may be approached as close as 1 mile, with not less than 30 feet except off the inlets where the shore should be given a berth of at least 1.5
346 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 (15) (22) COLREGS Demarcation Lines Caution (16) The lines established for New York Harbor are (23) Telegraphiccompaniesreportseriousinterruptionsof described in 33 CFR 80.165, chapter 2. international telegraphic communications resulting from repeated breaking of their cables by vessels anchoring southeastward and eastward of the Pilot Cruising Area for Ambrose and Sandy Hook channels. The companies state (17) Soundings will be found most useful to warn vessels that they will be glad to compensate any vessel, which, of too close an approach to the shore in approaching New having fouled the cable, cuts away its anchor and chain in York Harbor. Many vessels have been wrecked on the order to save the cable from interruption. Vessels making coast of New Jersey and Long Island through failure to New York in thick weather and finding it necessary to take frequent soundings when the position was uncertain. anchor before entering Ambrose Channel should anchor Depth is a better indication of position off this part of in the area southward of Scotland Lighted Whistle the coast than the character of the bottom, as the same Buoy S (40°26'33\"N., 73°55'01\"W.) and westward of characteristics may be found in widely different positions. 73°48'00\"W. A frequent use of soundings and close study of the charts will always give sufficient warning of danger. If a vessel (24) is not certain of her position, the depth should not be shoaled to less than 15 fathoms on the south coast of Currents Long Island eastward of Fire Island Light, or 11 fathoms (25) The important currents affecting navigation in the between Fire Island Light and Barnegat Lighted Buoy B (39°45'48\"N., 73°46'04\"W.), or 9 fathoms southward of approach to New York Harbor are those due to winds. The Barnegat Lighted Buoy B. largest velocity likely to occur under storm conditions is about 1.5 knots. A sudden reversal in the direction of the (18) From the position of the two shores relative to each wind produces a corresponding change in the current, other and to the entrance to New York Harbor it follows either diminishing or augmenting the velocity. Sustained that a course of 215° will deepen the water if the vessel winds do not maintain the currents at the maximum is on the Long Island side of the approach and will shoal velocities. The velocity is about 0.2 knots near the if she is off the New Jersey coast. A course of 035° will Ambrose Channel entrance. The largest velocity likely deepen the water if the vessel is off the New Jersey side to occur is 2 knots. of the approach and will shoal if she is off the Long Island (26) Between Nantucket and Cape May away from the coast. immediate vicinity of the shore, the tidal currents are generally rotary. They shift direction, usually clockwise, (19) Eastward of Fire Island Light the water shoals at an average rate of about 30° an hour, and have velocities quite rapidly toward the Long Island shore, but inside generally less than 0.3 knot except in the vicinities of a line drawn from 12 miles south of Fire Island Light to the entrances to the larger inland waterways where the Barnegat Lighted Buoy B, there is no marked difference velocities increase as the entrances are approached. For in the soundings as either shore is approached except in a considerable distance from the inlets, strengths of flood Mud Gorge. and ebb set respectively toward and away from those entrances, and minimums of velocity, corresponding to (20) Modern surveys show the existence of a canyon, the slacks of reversing currents, set at right angles to the evidently cut by the Hudson River in prehistoric days, direction of flood and ebb strengths. across the Continental Shelf, extending about 120 miles (27) Offshore and away from the influence of the tidal southeastward from off Sandy Hook. The inshore section flow into and out of the larger bays, the tidal current is called the Mud Gorge and the offshore section the maintains an approximately uniform velocity. Shifting Hudson Canyon. In some sections of this cut the depths its direction continuously to the right, it sets all directions are considerably greater than those adjacent to it and of the compass during each tidal cycle of 12.4 hours. the walls are very steep. The use of soundings permits (See the Tidal Current Tables for the predicted times and a very accurate determination of a ship’s position by the velocities of the tidal currents at a number of locations in comparison of the soundings with the depth curves on the the coastal waters.) charts. The bottom of the Mud Gorge is usually of mud; (28) Between Nantucket Island and Sandy Hook there is a on both sides of it sand predominates. general drift of the sea south-southwestward. The average velocity of this movement is about 0.1 knot. (21) Cholera Bank, about 11 miles southeastward of (29) Approaching New York Harbor from the vicinity of Ambrose Channel Lighted Whistle Buoy A, is about Nantucket Shoals, a slight allowance should be made for 2 miles long in an east-west direction and has a least a southwesterly set of the current. With an easterly wind depth of 10 fathoms. The bank is raised very little above it is customary to allow, in order to make the course good, the general level of the bottom, however, because the a set of the current with it of at least 0.5 knot. bottom is rocky in character, soundings will give useful (30) The effect of the wind on the current should always indications in thick or foggy weather. During the summer be considered. The largest velocities likely to occur during numerous vessels may be seen on this bank.
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 ¢ 347 storms are 2.5 knots southward of Nantucket Shoals and (39) 1.5 knots 9 miles south of Fire Island Light. The tidal currents from the latter location have a mean velocity at Charts 12326, 12327, 12401, 12402 strength of about 0.2 knot in a westward direction on the flood and an eastward direction on the ebb. (40) New York Harbor is the principal entrance by (31) Between Gay Head and Montauk Point the tidal water to New York City and the surrounding ports. The currents set northward on the flood and southward on the harbor is divided by The Narrows into Lower Bay and ebb. The estimated velocity at strength where the depth Upper Bay. The Battery, the southern tip of Manhattan, is about 25 fathoms is 0.5 knot; closer inshore and near is at the junction of East River and Hudson River. The the entrance this velocity increases. main channel from the sea to the deepwater terminals in Hudson River has a project depth of 45 feet. (32) (41) Traffic Separation Scheme Off New York has Weather, New York Harbor and approaches been established in the approaches to New York Harbor (33) Winds play an important role by affecting currents in from the sea. (See charts 12300 and 12326.) (See also 33 CFR 167.1 through 167.155, chapter 2, for limits and the harbor. During the winter west and northwest winds regulations.) prevail with northerlies and southwesterlies in secondary roles. The strongest winds are out of the west through (42) (See Traffic Separation Schemes, chapter 1, for northwest at 13 to 15 knots, from January through April. additional information, and chapter 3 for a discussion of The sheltering effect of the land is apparent when looking North Atlantic Lane Routes.) at frequencies of winds of 28 knots or more. They blow near the Ambrose Channel entrance about 8 to 9 percent (43) of the time compared to 1 percent at Kennedy Airport and Floyd Bennett Field. Summer winds are often out of Pilot Boat Cruising Area, New York Harbor the south and southwest with a 10 to 12 knot afternoon (44) The pilot boat maintains station approximately 1.5 peak. Fog in the harbor area is more closely related to land type fogs. In winter it is common on clear, calm mornings miles southeast of the Ambrose Channel Lighted Whistle and more frequent than in the approaches. Southerlies Buoy A. See Pilotage, New York Harbor and Approaches can also bring winter fogs of the advection type. During (indexed as such), this chapter. the spring and early summer the harbor as well as its approaches are susceptible to advection fog, riding in (45) on east through south winds. A morning peak still exists in the harbor, while the approaches exhibit an afternoon Caution maximum. (46) Numerous fishing floats have been reported in the (34) approach to New York Harbor in the Traffic Separation Scheme precautionary area. North Atlantic Right Whales (35) Endangered North Atlantic right whales may occur within 30 miles of the New York and New Jersey (47) Shipping safety fairways have been established coasts in the approaches to New York Harbor (peak connecting the eastern approach off Ambrose of Traffic season: November through April). (See North Atlantic Separation Scheme Off New York and the eastern Right Whales, indexed as such, in chapter 3 for more approach off Nantucket of Traffic Separation Scheme information on right whales and recommended measures Off New York. (See 33 CFR 166.100 through 166.500, to avoid collisions.) chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) (36) All vessels 65 feet or greater in length overall (L.O.A.) and subject to the jurisdiction of the United (48) States are restricted to speeds of 10 knots or less in a Seasonal Management Area existing around the Ports of Vessel Traffic Service, New York New York/New Jersey between November 1 and April (49) A mandatory vessel traffic service has been 30. The area is defined as the waters within a 20-nm radius of 40°29'42.2\"N., 73°55'57.6\"W. (See 50 CFR 224.105, established in the navigable waters of Lower New York chapter 2, for regulations, limitations, and exceptions.) Harbor. (See 33 CFR 161.1 through 161.25, chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) (37) Gateway National Recreation Area and harbor porpoise protection Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) (50) In order to prevent groundings and to promote extend from the waters off Long Island along the New the safety and environmental security of the waterway Jersey shoreline. resources of the Port of New York and New Jersey, the Harbor Operations Committee of the Port of New (38) Information about the coast south of Sandy Hook York and New Jersey recommends that all entities is contained in United States Coast Pilot 3, Atlantic responsible for the safe movement of vessels in and Coast, Sandy Hook to Cape Henry. through the waters of the Port of New York and New Jersey operate vessels in such a manner as to maintain a minimum clearance of two feet between the deepest draft of their vessel and channel bottom in the following named channels:
348 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 (51) a vessel permission to transit within the VTS NY Area. This assessment process will include a review of real- Recommended Minimum Under-keel Clearance for the time water level information from the PORTS®. Ports of New York and New Jersey (58) Physical Oceanographic Real-Time System (PORTS) is an informationacquisition and dissemination Lower Bay Hackensack River technology developed by NOAA. The Port of New York and New Jersey PORTS can be contacted at 866–217– Ambrose Channel* Droyers Point to the turning basin 6787 or co-ops.nos.noaa.gov. Sandy Hook at Marion (59) Also to be considered are the vessel’s intended track, Chapel Hill Channel including particular areas of inadequate water depth with the pilot’s plan for their avoidance, any other local North River (Hudson River) Passaic River conditions which might further restrict vessel movement, The Battery to 79th Street Kearney Point as well as special traffic routing measures that might be required. If VTS NY deems this assessment to be Upper Bay Arthur Kill necessary, the VTS Watch Officer will request on VHF- FM that the pilot contact VTS via land-line or cellular Anchorage Channel Gulfport Reach telephone. Discussion on under-keel clearance plans shall (The Narrows to The Battery) Pralls Island Reach not be conducted on VHF-FM. It is in the best interest Bay Ridge Channel Tremley Point Reach of all parties to insure situations of marginal under-keel Red Hook Channel Fresh Kills Reach clearance are identified and thoroughly discussed well Port Reading Reach prior to a vessel’s underway time. These guidelines Buttermilk Channel Port Socony Reach became effective in 1996. Outer Bridge Reach (60) Kill Van Kull Raritan Bay Traffic in New York Harbor Constable Hook Reach Raritan Bay West Reach (61) In the East River between the Brooklyn Bridge and Bergen Point Reach Raritan Bay East Reach North of Shooters Island Reach Seguine Point Bend Poorhouse Flats Range, shallow-draft vessels customarily Elizabethport Reach keep to the west (Manhattan) side of the channel whether Red Bank Reach northbound or southbound, thereby reserving the east Ward Point Reach (Brooklyn) side of the channel for deep-draft vessels. Vessels transiting East River should be aware of this East River Newark Bay practice and anticipate northbound shallow-draft vessels The Battery to Throgs Neck Bridge crossing from east to west in the vicinity of Corlears Newark Bay Reach Hook, and from west to east in the vicinity of Newtown (Bergan Point to Droyers Point) Creek. (62) The New York City Department of Transportation *(3 feet minimum under-keel clearance due to wave action) ferries generally follow a prescribed route between The Battery and St. George on Staten Island, placing them to (52) A recommended standard of always afloat will apply the extreme right-hand side of the channel. All mariners to all other areas, including berths, in the Port District are strongly encouraged not to transit close aboard of the that abut the above listed channels. Ship related factors ferry slips at The Battery and St. George due to ferries such as squat, turning heel and other dynamic motions maneuvering. should be considered and, if expected, added to this figure to ensure a minimum clearance of two feet will be (63) maintained throughout a given transit. Channels (53) (64) Ambrose Channel, the principal entrance, extends Conformance from the sea to deep water in Lower Bay. Thence, (54) The owner, master, or person in charge of each Anchorage Channel, an extension of Ambrose Channel leads through Upper Bay to The Battery. Hudson River vessel has the ultimate responsibility for maintaining Channel continues northward from The Battery for about this minimum recommended under-keel clearance. 5 miles to West 59th Street, Manhattan. Project depth for Additionally, persons directing the movement of vessels these channels is 45 feet. share this responsibility and are expected to advise (65) In addition to the usual aids, Ambrose Channel in its owners, operators and persons in charge of vessels if, in outer portion is also marked by West Bank Light, shown their judgement, a vessel is not in conformance with these from a brown conical tower on a black cylindrical pier, in standards. range with Staten Island Light, which is shown from a (55) If at any time a vessel’s under-keel clearance is not light-colored octagonal brick tower on a gray limestone in conformance with this recommendation and owners, base on the high ground of Staten Island at Richmond. masters, or others in charge of the vessel desire to proceed against the pilot’s recommendation, pilots are urged to report this to the USCG Captain of the Port via VTS New York. Through VTS New York, the COTP will foster communications between the concerned parties in effort to arrive at agreed upon conditions for safe vessel passage. (56) It should be recognized that there may be instances when the master, pilot and COTP evaluate a situation and agree that a vessel movement can be made safely even though inconsistent with this recommendation. Such movements may be allowed and should be coordinated through VTS NY so as to insure the transit of the vessel in question can be assisted as appropriate. (57) If at any time VTS NY believes a proposed vessel transit may not conform to this recommendation, they will request an assessment be conducted prior to granting
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 ¢ 349 (66) Lower Bay is that part of New York Harbor guide. A lighted range, the rear marker of which is Staten extending from Sandy Hook westward to Raritan River Island Light, leads on a bearing of 305° to the junction and northward to The Narrows. with Chapel Hill Channel. (93) False Hook Channel, along and close to the eastern (67) shore of Sandy Hook, joins Sandy Hook Channel eastward of the north end of Sandy Hook. Strangers should not use Recommended Vessel Tracks, Ambrose Channel the channel. (68) Recommended vessel tracks for coastwise tug and (94) Fourteen Foot Channel enters Lower Bay just north of Ambrose Channel. The channel has a depth of barge vessels approaching from or leaving toward the about 16 feet and is unmarked. A shoal area with a least south and transiting to New York Harbor via Ambrose depth of 6 feet is north of the channel in 40°31'55\"N., Channel, while not mandatory, are recommended by the 73°59'00\"W. Harbor Safety, Navigation and Operations Committee of the Port of New York as follows: (95) (69) Tugs Inbound: (70) 40°25'20.5\"N., 73°52'57.0\"W.; Anchorages (71) 40°25'48.6\"N., 73°52'48.7\"W.; (96) General, explosives, naval, and special anchorages (72) 40°26'31.2\"N., 73°52'40.2\"W.; (73) 40°27'09.2\"N., 73°52'38.9\"W.; have been prescribed for the Port of New York by Federal (74) 40°28'05.2\"N., 73°52'54.9\"W. Regulations. (See 33 CFR 110.1, 110.60, and 110.155, (75) Tugs Outbound: chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) (76) 40°28'26.4\"N., 73°53'54.2\"W.; (97) Vessels are especially cautioned against anchoring (77) 40°27'52.4\"N., 73°53'42.4\"W.; in the vicinity of the pipeline and cable areas as shown on (78) 40°27'32.7\"N., 73°53'37.8\"W.; the charts. The pipeline area across The Narrows supplies (79) 40°27'05.5\"N., 73°53'36.0\"W.; the water for Staten Island. Extensive cable areas are in (80) 40°25'42.2\"N., 73°53'34.4\"W.; the vicinity of Governors Island, The Battery, and Ellis (81) 40°25'22.6\"N., 73°53'35.6\"W. Island. (See also chart 12334.) (98) The Harbor Safety, Operations and Navigation (82) Committee of the Port of New York and New Jersey has issued the following recommendations to address Area to be avoided the inadequate number of inshore anchorages within the (83) To avoid the risk of pollution and damage to the harbor: (99) Ships awaiting berths will use the offshore environment, all vessels carrying petroleum, dangerous anchorages at Ambrose; or toxic cargoes, or any other vessel exceeding 1,000 (100) All vessels will limit use of Stapleton, Bay Ridge and tons, should avoid the area enclosed by the following Gravesend Bay anchorages to the following operations: points: lightering or loading, bunkering, receiving stores or (84) 40°25'44.1\"N., 73°52'40.6\"W.; parts, repairs, Coast Guard inspections, crew changes, or (85) 40°25'51.2\"N., 73°50'51.9\"W.; emergencies; (86) 40°25'28.4\"N., 73°50'51.9\"W.; (101) Ships will return to the offshore anchorage upon (87) 40°24'43.0\"N., 73°51'48.2\"W.; completion of these operations to await berth; (88) 40°25'13.9\"N., 73°52'40.7\"W. (102) Tugs and barges not engaged in operations described above will refrain from using the deep water anchorages at (89) Stapleton, Bay Ridge (south of Buoy 26) and Gravesend Bay (west of Buoys “A”, “B” and “C”) when there is Local magnetic disturbance suitable room east of the Gravesend Bay buoys, north of (90) Differences of as much as 5° from the normal Buoy 26 in Bay Ridge, in the North River Anchorage, or suitable anchorage in Raritan Bay or Perth Amboy. variation have been reported in Lower Bay in the vicinity (103) These recommendations are intended to minimize of 40°29.6'N., 74°04.2'W. vessel delays and allow efficient use of current anchorage areas. All vessels are requested to observe these recommendations. (91) Sandy Hook Channel, project depth 35 feet, (104) provides a secondary route from the sea to deep water in Lower Bay; it connects with Raritan Bay Channel Dangers to the westward, Chapel Hill Channel to the north, and (105) There are five shoal areas in the entrance to New Terminal Channel to the south. Chapel Hill Channel has a project depth of 30 feet; numerous obstructions with York Harbor which are subject to change in depths and lesser depths are in the channel. The entrance to Sandy should be avoided by strangers. False Hook is off the Hook Channel is marked by Scotland Lighted Whistle northeastern side of Sandy Hook. Flynns Knoll is between Buoy S, equipped with a racon. The channels are well Swash, Sandy Hook, and Chapel Hill Channels. Romer marked with navigational aids. (See Notice to Mariners Shoal, between Ambrose and Swash Channels, is marked and the latest editions of charts for controlling depths.) (92) Swash Channel is a natural buoyed passage between Ambrose Channel and Sandy Hook Channel. Numerous rocks and obstructions are in the entrance to and within the channel; mariners are advised to use the chart as a
350 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 by Romer Shoal Light; a sound signal is sounded from exercised to prevent being set onto Romer Shoal when the light station. East Bank is northward and eastward of using Swash Channel. Ambrose Channel. West Bank is westward of Ambrose (114) In The Narrows the velocity of the flood current is Channel between West Bank (Range Front) Light and about 1.7 knots and of the ebb current 2 knots. (See Tidal Fort Wadsworth. Numerous rocks and obstructions lie Current Tables for the daily predictions of slack water and between West Bank and the western limit of Ambrose strength of current.) Channel. The chart is the best guide. (115) In the entrance to Hudson River the velocity of the (106) The tip of Sandy Hook is changeable, and the area flood and ebb currents is 1.4 knots. Off Grants Tomb, the around it is subject to severe shoaling; caution should be flood and ebb strengths are 1.6 and 1.9 knots, respectively. exercised in the area. (116) In 1991, tidal currents in The Narrows, Arthur Kill, (107) Mariners are cautioned to maintain a sharp lookout Kill Van Kull, and Hell Gate were reported to deviate for floating debris in the harbor and channels. significantly from official predictions published by NOAA. Mariners should exercise caution and discretion (108) in the use of published tidal current predictions for these locations. Currents (109) The flood current entering Lower Bay from the sea (117) attains a velocity of about 2 knots in Ambrose Channel Ice entrance, near the outer extremities of Sandy Hook, Coney (118) Navigation of the channels in the Port of New York Island, and The Narrows. It sets generally parallel to the lower straight section of Ambrose Channel and tends to and New Jersey is not restricted by ice. The main channels continue to that direction where the channel bends toward do not freeze over, and any ice in the smaller waterways is The Narrows, setting more or less diagonally across well broken up by tugs and general traffic. Freshwater ice the upper straight section of Ambrose Channel. At the is brought down the Hudson River in large floes during beginning of the flood, the current sets in at the bottom periods of thaws or winter freshets. Occasionally there and near the shores while it is still ebbing at the surface are large accumulations of ice at Spuyten Duyvil where in Ambrose Channel. Harlem River joins the Hudson, and at such times it is (110) The ebb in Lower Bay is generally stronger than the difficult for low-powered vessels or tows to make much flood by 10 percent or more. At its strength it sets from headway. Under conditions of strong winds the slips on the The Narrows approximately parallel to the upper straight exposed side of the channel become packed with drift ice, end of the lower straight section. causing difficulty when maneuvering in the slip or when (111) In the channel northward of Governors Island, cross berthing. During extremely severe winters navigation is currents may be encountered. During the first 2 hours of interfered with seriously for only short periods of time. flood in this channel (eastward), the current in Hudson River is still ebbing (southward). In the first 1.5 hours of (119) ebb (westward) in the channel north of Governors Island, the current in Hudson River is still flooding (northward). Weather, New York and vicinity At such times large vessels must take special care (120) New York City, an area exceeding 300 square statute in navigating the channel. It is reported that the most dangerous time is about 2 hours after high water at The miles (777 square km), is located on the Atlantic coastal Battery. At this time the current is setting north in the plain at the mouth of the Hudson River. The terrain is Hudson River and westward from the East River. The flat and diversified by numerous waterways; all but effect on a large vessel coming from southward and one of the city’s five boroughs are situated on islands. turning into the East River is to throw her stern to port and Elevations range from less than 50 feet (15.2 m) over her bow to starboard, thus causing a sheer to starboard most of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens to almost 300 toward the shoals off the north end of Governors Island. feet (91.4 m) in the northern part of Manhattan and the When coming from northward in the Hudson River the Bronx, and over 400 feet (122 m) in Richmond (Staten same effect tends to prevent the vessel from turning and Island). to cause her to overrun her course. These cross currents (121) Despite its nearness to the ocean and the numerous are known locally as The Spider. bays and rivers nearby, New York City has a climate (112) At the seaward end of Ambrose Channel the velocity which more closely resembles the continental type of of the flood current is 1.7 knots and of the ebb current 2.3 climate than it does the maritime type. Its modified knots. continental climate follows from the fact that weather (113) When the ebb is strong the currents in both Ambrose conditions affecting the city usually approach from a and Swash Channels tend to set toward Romer Shoal. westerly direction and not from the ocean on the east. Caution should be maintained to prevent being set onto Some important exceptions to this must be noted, since Romer Shoal when using either channel. On the flood the oceanic influence is by no means entirely absent. and especially with a westerly wind, caution should be During the summer, local “sea breezes,” winds blowing onshore from the cool water surface often moderate the afternoon heat; and most often in winter, coastal storms, accompanied by easterly winds, produce, on occasion, considerable amounts of precipitation.
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 ¢ 351 (122) From November through April the prevailing winds (131) State and Federal pilotage service for vessels are from the northwest; for the remainder of the year the entering the Port of New York and New Jersey through prevailing winds are southwesterly. Gales with velocities Lower Bay and intra-harbor movements is available of 35 knots or more are predominately from the northwest. from the United New York New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilot Association, 201 Edgewater Street, Staten Island, NY (123) At New York/Kennedy the average annual 10305, telephone 718–448–3900, FAX 718–876–8055, temperature is 54°F (12.2°C). The average high is 61°F e-mail: [email protected]. (16.1°C) and the average low is 47°F (8.3°C). July is the warmest month with an average high of 83°F (28°C) (132) The Sandy Hook pilot vessel maintains station and an average low of 69°F (20.6°C). January is the approximately 1.5 miles southeast of the Ambrose coolest month with an average high of 39°F (3.9°C) Channel Lighted Whistle Buoy A. All traffic passes and an average low of 26°F (-3.3°C). The warmest through a precautionary area transiting to the pilot station. temperature on record for New York/Kennedy is 104°F Most vessels choose to approach the pilot station directly (40°C) recorded in July 1966 and the coldest temperature since Ambrose Light was disestablished. Traffic within on record is -2°F (-18.9°C) recorded in January 1985. On the precautionary area may consist of vessels making the average, ten days each year record high temperatures in transition between operating in Ambrose or Sandy Hook excess of 90°F (32.2°C) and 78 days record minimum Channel and one of the traffic lanes. Mariners are advised temperatures below 32°F (0°C). An average of only to exercise extreme care in navigating within this area.The one day each year has an extreme minimum below 5°F pilot vessels have a black hull and white superstructure, (-15°C). with the name PILOT NO. 1 or PILOT NO. 2 in yellow on each side and are equipped with AIS and transmit either (124) Precipitation is both moderate and distributed “PILOT NO.1” or “PILOT NO.2” A pilot vessel is always evenly throughout the year with a spread of only 1.06 on station; boarding is made from smaller boats which inches (28 mm) between the wettest and driest months. are also AIS equipped and broadcast “P/B (name).” The May is the wettest month with an average precipitation pilot vessel monitors VHF-FM channels 16, 13, and 73, total of 3.92 inches (991 mm) and February the driest and works on 73. with 2.86 inches (74 mm). Average annual precipitation is about 41 inches (1041 mm). Most of the rainfall from (133) Pilot services are arranged in advance through ships’ June through September comes from thunderstorms, agents. A 24-hour advance notice of ETA, with a 3-hour therefore, is usually of brief duration, but relatively update is requested. intense. Thunderstorm days average 24 each year. From October to April, however, precipitation is generally (134) Pilotage for these waters for U.S. enrolled vessels associated with widespread storm areas, so that day-long in coastwise trade is also available from the Interport rain or snow is common. Pilots Agency, Inc., interportpilots.com, 906 Port Monmouth Road, Port Monmouth, NJ 07758-0236, (125) Snow falls an average 30 days each year and averages telephone 732–787–5554 (24 hours), email interport@ 22 inches (559 mm) in any given year. The snowiest verizon.net. The Interport Pilots office monitors VHF- month is February with an average of eight inches (203 FM channels 16 and 65A during business hours. Pilot mm). Snow has fallen in each month, October through boats are KEN JOHNSON, 47-foot, blue hull and white April. The greatest 24-hour total snowfall was 20 inches superstructure with the word PILOT displayed on both (508 mm) which fell in February 1969. sides, and INTERPORT PILOT, 50-foot with the same colors. Boats monitor VHF-FM channels 16 and 13 one (126) Many tropical storms have influenced the area. and a half hours prior to the vessel’s scheduled ETA, work Hurricane Gloria passed within 20 nautical miles east of on channel 65A, and are equipped with AIS and transmit the Kennedy airport in September 1985. Gloria had winds ‘PILOTBOAT (NAME)'. approaching 75 knots at time of landfall, about halfway between Kennedy airport and Islip. Only two days earlier, (135) Vessels are generally boarded in the charted, Gloria was a more respectable 125-knot hurricane. designated pilot boarding area, located southeast of the Ambrose Channel Lighted Whistle BuoyAat 40°26'47\"N., (127) The National Weather Service maintains several 73°48'27\"W. Arrangements for pilot services are made offices in New York where barometers can be compared. in advance through ship’s agents or directly to Interport (See Appendix A for addresses.) Pilots Agency, Inc. (128) (See Appendix B for the Manhattan climatological (136) table and the Kennedy Airport climatological table.) Pilotage, New York Harbor from Long Island Sound (129) (137) Foreign vessels and U.S. vessels under register Pilotage, New York Harbor and Approaches entering or departing from the Port of New York and (130) Foreign vessels and U.S. vessels under register New Jersey from Long Island Sound must employ a pilot licensed by the State of New York. Enrolled vessels must entering or departing from the Port of New York and New have on board or employ a pilot licensed by the Federal Jersey must employ a pilot licensed by the State of New Government. Pilotage service for vessels entering the York or New Jersey. Enrolled vessels must have on board Port of New York and New Jersey from Long Island or employ a pilot licensed by the Federal Government.
352 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 Sound is available from the United New York New Jersey a Captain of the Port office and Marine Inspection Sandy Hook Pilot Association (see above). The pilot boat Office are at Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island. boarding area is off Execution Rocks. The pilot boat ties up at a pier on the east side of City Island about 0.4 mile (150) northward of Belden Point. The pilot station, on the pier, and the pilot boat monitor VHF-FM channel 13 when Harbor regulations vessels are scheduled to arrive. The 48-foot pilot boat (151) The administration of the Port of New York and New has a black hull with the word PILOT in red letters on each side of the house. Arrangements for pilots are made Jersey and the enforcement of its laws are vested in no in advance either directly by the vessel or through ships’ single body, but are divided among various departments agents. Notification is mandatory 24 hours prior to arrival of the Federal, State, and Municipal Governments. and ETA updates are required 12 and 6 hours prior to arrival. (152) (138) Masters of vessels entering the Port of New York and New Jersey are requested, prior to the time of boarding, Speed to contact the pilot boat to ascertain a proper boarding (153) The Coast Guard desires to warn masters and pilots of speed, make a lee for the pilot boat, and have a pilot ladder over the side about 1 meter above the water. all types of vessels that possible action may result against (139) Pilotage for U.S. enrolled vessels in the coastwise their licenses and criminal procedures may be exercised, trade is available from the United New York New when the wash of a vessel proceeding at excessive speed Jersey Sandy Hook Pilot Association (see above) and in confined waters endangers life, limb, or property. Interport Pilots Agency, Inc. (see above). Pilot boats Damage to vessels moored at docks and terminals has are KEN JOHNSON, 47-foot with blue hull and white been reported. The parting of a mooring line may cause superstructure with the word PILOT displayed on both a serious oil fire or damage to pipelines or barges which sides, and INTERPORT PILOT, 50-foot with the same are being loaded or discharged at chemical and petroleum colors. Boats monitor VHF-FM channels 16 and 13 company terminals. Damage caused by excessive speed two hours prior to the vessel’s scheduled ETA, work on may also lead to a possible suit by the injured party channel 65A, and are equipped with AIS. Interport Pilots against owners, masters, or pilots for monetary recovery. board vessels bound from Long Island Sound into New York Harbor via the East River at any LIS port, Montauk Point, Point Judith Pilot Station, or in the vicinity of Execution Rocks. (154) The New York Economic Development Corporation administers the piers along the New York (140) City waterfront. The office is at 110 William Street. Additional information can be found at nycedc.com. Pilotage, Hudson River (141) See Pilotage, Hudson River (indexed as such), (155) The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is an executive body appointed by the Governors of New chapter 12. York and New Jersey. The Authority’s Port Department serves as a bistate port development, operations, (142) maintenance, and promotion organization. The Port Authority administers piers in Manhattan, Brooklyn, Towage Hoboken, Port Newark, and Port Elizabeth. The office (143) The Port of New York and New Jersey has several of the Authority is at the 233 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10003. towing companies with radio-equipped tugs with over 4,000 hp. Arrangements for tugs are usually made (156) in advance by ships’ agents. Fireboats are stationed throughout the harbor. Wharves (144) New York is a customs port of entry and the (157) The Port of New York and New Jersey has over headquarters of the Regional Commissioner. 1,100 waterfront facilities. Most of these facilities are (145) privately owned and operated, and the rest are owned or operated by either the railroads serving the port, the Port Quarantine, customs, immigration, and agricultural Authority of New York and New Jersey, the City of New quarantine York, the States of New York and New Jersey, the Federal (146) (See chapter 3, Vessel Arrival Inspections, and Government, or other municipalities. Appendix A for addresses.) (158) The major steamship passenger terminal, the New (147) Quarantine is enforced in accordance with York City Passenger Ship Terminal, is along the east regulations of the U.S. Public Health Service. (See Public side of the Hudson River (North River) above The Health Service, chapter 1.) Battery. Containership terminals are throughout the port, but principally at Elizabeth, Newark, Jersey City, (148) and Weehawken, NJ. Other containership facilities are at Howland Hook, Staten Island, and Brooklyn. Break- Coast Guard bulk general cargo terminals are throughout the port but (149) A Coast Guard station is at Rosebank on Staten principally along the east side of Upper New York Bay, on the East River, and at Port Newark. Petroleum and Island. A Coast Guard Command Center including other liquid cargo facilities are along Arthur Kill, on the
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 ¢ 353 (174) N Rockaway Inlet and Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge Image courtesy of Airphoto/Jim Wark (2004) Passaic and Hackensack Rivers, and along Newtown (163) Creek, Brooklyn. (159) General cargo in the port is usually handled to and Repairs from vessels by ship’s tackle. Heavy lifts up to 500 tons, (164) The Port of New York and New Jersey has extensive floating cranes up to 500 tons, and derricks are available in port. Most of the waterfront facilities throughout the facilities for making all types of repairs to vessels of all port have highway and railroad connections. sizes. The shipyards at Brooklyn, Hoboken, Staten Island (160) The wharves and piers of New York City along the and Queens can drydock some of the largest ocean-going waterfronts of the Hudson and East Rivers are numbered vessels, and can make major repairs to hull, electronic beginning at The Battery and follow in sequence eastward equipment, machinery, and propulsion plants. Also along the East River and northward along the Hudson within the port area, a number of firms without waterfront River. For a complete description of the waterfront facilities are engaged in various types of marine repair facilities throughout the Port of New York and New work. These firms maintain ships and portable equipment Jersey refer to Port Series No. 5, published and sold by for making above-waterline repairs and for installation of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (See Appendix A for equipment, gear, and machinery on all types of craft at address.) berth. Several salvage companies also perform all types of salvage work. (161) (165) The largest floating drydock, east of Red Hook Channel and on the east side of Erie Basin, has a lifting Supplies capacity of 16,000 tons, an overall length of 580 feet, a (162) Provisions and supplies of all kinds are available maximum clear inside width of 100 feet, and a depth of 28 feet over the keel blocks. The largest graving dock in the Port of New York and New Jersey. All grades of is on the east side of Wallabout Bay at the site of the heavy marine bunker fuel, lubricants, and diesel fuel can former New York Naval Shipyard. The dock has a clear be obtained. Large vessels are usually bunkered at their length of 1,092 feet, clear gate width of 143 feet, top and berths by tank barges or self-propelled tankers. Water is bottom inside widths of 150 feet, and 34 feet over the available at most of the piers and wharves. keel blocks; cranes to 200 tons are available. The largest marine railway, on the east side of East Mill Basin in Jamaica Bay, can handle vessels up to 300 tons of 120 feet long.
354 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 (176) Structures across Jamaica Bay and its Tributaries Clear Width of Clear Height above Draw or Span Mean High Water Name•Description•Type Location Opening (feet) (feet) Information Jamaica Bay Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge (vertical lift) 40°44'21\"N., 73°57'09\"W. 475 55 (down), 152 (up) Notes 1 and 2 Call sign KIL-819 Cross Bay Memorial Bridge (fixed) 200 52 Beach Channel crossing Railroad Bridge (swing) 101 26 Beach Channel crossing Railroad Bridge (fixed) 100 26 North Channel crossing Note 6 Cross Bay Boulevard Bridge (fixed) 102 26 North Channel crossing Bridge (fixed) 39 8 Sheepshead Bay crossing Shore Parkway Bridge (fixed) Gerritsen Inlet crossing Note 3 Bridge is under construction Shore Parkway Bridge (bascule) 135 34 Mill Basin crossing Notes 1, 2, 4 and 5 Call sign KX-8185 Bridge under construction Shore Parkway Bridge (fixed) 29 Paerdegat Basin crossing Bridge under construction Shore Parkway Bridge (fixed) Fresh Creek crossing Bridge is under construction Shore Parkway Bridge (fixed) 46 20 Hendrix Creek crossing Pedestrian Bridge (fixed) 63 17 Hawtree Basin crossing Hook Creek Highway Bridge (fixed) 24 8 Highway Bridge (fixed) 29 4 Highway Bridge (fixed) 33 12 Highway Bridge (fixed) 30 3 Motts Basin Overhead power cable 70 Across north arm Overhead power cable 60 Across south arm Overhead power cable 95 Across south arm Note 1 – See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.795, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations. Note 2 – Bridgetender monitors VHF-FM channel 13. Note 3 – Safety Zone; see 33 CFR 165.1 through 165.9, 165.20 and 165.23, and 165.T01-0471, chapter 2, for limits and regulations. Note 4 – Safety Zone; see 33 CFR 165.1 through 165.9, 165.20 and 165.23, and 165.161, chapter 2, for limits and regulations. Note 5 – Mariners are requested to avoid causing bridge openings during peak commuter hours of 0700 to 0900 and 1600 to 1800 Monday through Friday. Note 6 – The trestle crossing East Broad Channel of this railroad is closed to navigation. (166) breakwater, marked near the outer end by a light, extends south from Rockaway Point. The entrance channel Communications extends westward of the breakwater and is marked by (167) The Port of New York and New Jersey is served lighted and unlighted buoys. A shifting sandbar is located about 0.6 mile southeast of the breakwater light. A shoal by three trunkline and one short-line railroads, numerous with depths of less than 1 foot and marked by breakers is trucking firms engaged in long- and short-haul freight west of the entrance channel. Numerous obstructions lie service, and several bus companies. Over 100 shipping from southeast to southwest of the breakwater light and companies connect the port with the principal U.S. and numerous wrecks are farther inside the inlet; the chart is foreign ports. the best guide. (168) Three major airports, John F. Kennedy (New York) (171) In 1980, shoaling to about 3 feet was reported in the International, La Guardia, and Newark, provide frequent inlet about 1.75 miles west of the Gil Hodges Memorial scheduled service between New York and domestic and Bridge in about 40°34'21\"N., 73°55'29.5\"W. overseas points. (172) (169) Currents Chart 12350 (173) The tidal current In the entrance channel near (170) Rockaway Inlet, the entrance to Jamaica Bay, is Rockaway Point has a velocity of about 2.2 knots. In between Rockaway Point on the southeast side and 1975, a strong east-to-west current, believed to have been Manhattan Beach and Barren Island on the north side.A
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 ¢ 355 the result of tidal flow, was observed at the entrance to survey (see chart 12350). Use caution when navigating Rockaway Inlet near the seaward end of the jetty. This and anchoring. The entrance channel is marked by buoys. current is of sufficient strength to cause a vessel to veer A private light marks the outer limit of a sewer outfall that suddenly off course when entering or exiting the channel. extends southward from the bay. East of Barren Island the velocity is is about 1.5 knots. (See Tidal Current Tables for predictions.) (186) Anchorages (187) Special anchorages are in Sheepshead Bay. (See (175) Jamaica Bay is on the south shore of Long Island about 15 miles southeastward of The Battery, New York 33 CFR 110.1and 110.60, chapter 2, for limits and City. The bay is characterized by numerous meadows, regulations.) hassocks, and marshes. The north and east shores are bordered by marshlands which extend inland for a short (188) distance. Several small tidal creeks enter the bay from the north. Channels and basins have been dredged to project Small-craft facility depths of 12 to 20 feet for use of craft operating in the (189) A small-craft facility in the bay can handle craft bay. Rockaway Beach forms the south shore. The bay is about 7 miles long and 3.5 miles wide, and covers an area to 1½ tons. Mooring, electricity, diesel fuel, water, ice, of about 22.5 square miles. The greater portion of the bay marine supplies and storage are available. is in the Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, New York City, and a small section of the eastern extremity, consisting of parts of Motts Basin and Head of Bay, is in Nassau County. (190) Plumb Beach Channel, northward of Rockaway Inlet, is the common approach to Gerritsen Inlet, Shell (177) Bank Creek, Gerritsen Creek, and Mill Creek. The channel is marked by buoys; mariners are advised to Anchorages follow the buoys through the inlet closely. Two shoal (178) Special anchorages are in Jamaica Bay at Canarsie areas are near Plumb Beach Channel Buoy 7. The first is north-northeast of the buoy with a least depth of 2 feet; Beach and adjacent East Broad Channel. (See 33 CFR it extends to midchannel where the least depth is 4 feet. 110.1and 110.60, chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) The other is about 0.1 mile southeast of the buoy with a least depth of 2 feet. (179) (191) From the highway bridge over Gerritsen Inlet, Shell No-Discharge Zone Bank Creek leads westerly and Gerritsen Creek and (180) The State of New York, with the approval of the Mill Creek lead northwesterly. There are dangerous pilings and remains of old barges along the south side Environmental Protection Agency, has established a No- of Shell Bank Creek, and several submerged wrecks in Discharge Zone (NDZ) in the open waters and tributaries Gerritsen and Mill Creeks. The fixed highway bridge over of Jamaica Bay (see chart 12350 for limits). Mill Creek is in ruins; mariners are advised to exercise (181) Within the NDZ, discharge of sewage, whether caution in this area as some parts of the bridge structure treated or untreated, from all vessels is prohibited. have fallen into the water and are an obstruction to Outside the NDZ, discharge of sewage is regulated by navigation. 40 CFR 140 (see chapter 2). (192) Small-craft facilities (182) The commercial vessel traffic in Jamaica Bay (193) Small-craft facilities on Shell Bank Creek can consists of motor tankers, barges, and tugs. The bay is used extensively by pleasure craft. provide berths with electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, marine supplies, a pumpout facility, lifts to (183) Jamaica Bay has excellent transportation facilities. 60 tons, and a 90-foot marine railway; complete hull and Highways connect with all of Long Island and New engine repairs are available. York City, and a branch of the New York City subway system crosses the central part of the bay and extends eastward and westward along the Rockaway peninsula with stations at Far Rockaway and Inwood serving the (194) Dead Horse Bay makes into the southwest side Motts Basin area. of Barren Island eastward of the highway bridge across Gerritsen Inlet. A marina, on the north side of the bay, has (184) Ice is a problem in Jamaica Bay, mainly in the berths and moorings. Numerous wrecks and obstructions tributaries and basins, from early January to about mid- are in the entrance to the bay and in the southwest corner March. of the marina. The chart is the best guide. (185) Sheepshead Bay, on the northern side of the eastern (195) Island Channel leads northerly from just eastward extremity of Coney Island and northward of Manhattan of Barren Island to Bergen Beach, thence northeasterly Beach, is well protected and is used by numerous in North Channel to Howard Beach. In 1998, depths pleasure and party fishing craft. Numerous wrecks and of about 12 feet can be carried to Howard Beach. The obstructions were charted from a 2014 hydrographic channels are marked by lighted and unlighted buoys. (196) Big Fishkill Channel and Pumpkin Patch Channel lead in a northeasterly direction from Runway Channel
356 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 just west of Ruffle Bar and join North Channel 0.3 mile Bay. Train and bus transportation is available to New west of the North Channel Bridge at Howard Beach. York City. Excursion boats operate between New York (197) Mill Basin is northward of Barren Island on the and Rockaway Beach during the summer only. west side of Jamaica Bay. Commercial traffic in the basin (208) Beach Channel is on the north side of Rockaway consists of occasional barge shipments of petroleum. Beach. A Federal project provides for a channel 18 feet deep from Rockaway Inlet to about 700 yards above Gil (198) Hodges Memorial Bridge, thence 15 feet deep to the junction with Grass Hassock Channel. Small-craft facilities (209) Barbadoes Basin is adjacent to the Beach Channel (199) Small-craft facilities in the basin can provide berths railroad bridge. A facility in the southeast corner of the basin receives broken concrete by barge for recycling. with electricity, gasoline, water, ice, marine supplies, and (210) Vernam Basin is northeast of Barbadoes Basin. complete hull and engine repairs; a 50-ton marine railway A facility in the southwest corner of the basin receives and lifts to 20 tons are available. petroleum products by barge. In 2007, the controlling depth at the facility was reported to be 15 feet. A facility in the southeast corner of the basin receives sand, gravel and stone by barge. A small-craft facility in the basin has (200) East Mill Basin is about 0.4 mile northeastward of berths, electricity, water, open storage, and lifts to 72 tons. Mill Basin. Small-craft facilities in the basin can provide Repairs for fishing boats can be made. berths with electricity, water, marine supplies, a 15-ton (211) Winhole Channel, a natural channel marked by forklift, a 100-ton travel lift and marine railways to 300 buoys, seasonal lights, and a daybeacon, extends 1 mile tons; complete hull and engine repairs are available. northward to Grassy Bay from the junction of Beach Channel with Grass Hassock Channel. Winhole Channel (201) Bergen Beach is a community about 2 miles north has a least depth of about 11 feet, except for reported of Barren Island. Paerdegat Basin is just north of Bergen shoaling to 4 feet extending into the channel northeast Beach. A marina at the head of the basin can haul out from Winhole Channel Light 3 in about 40°36.8'N., craft up to 15 tons; gasoline, marine supplies and water 73°48.4'W. Winhole Channel Shoal Daybeacon marks are available, however, no repairs are available for the the center of a shoal near the north end of the channel. The public. In 1981, a reported depth of 8 feet could be taken daybeacon should not be passed close aboard. A lighted to the marina. Several yacht clubs are also in the basin. buoy marks the junction of Beach, Grass Hassock, and Winhole Channels. (202) Canarsie, a town on the northwestern shore of (212) Grass Hassock Channel joins Beach Channel off Jamaica Bay, is a part of New York City. Canarsie Pier, on Brant Point and continues in a northeasterly direction the northwest shore of Jamaica Bay between Paerdegat to Head of Bay. In 1998, the controlling depth was 12 Basin and Fresh Creek, has two prominent flagpoles near feet (15 feet at midchannel). The shallowest water is its center. The pier is structurally unsafe, and landing is abeam Brant Point between Buoy 14 and Buoy 16 and not permitted. The pier is a part of Gateway National at the junction with Negro Bar Channel in the vicinity of Recreation Area. Lighted Buoy 23. (213) Sommerville Basin, about 1.2 miles eastward of (203) Fresh Creek, 0.6 mile northeastward of the pier the railroad bridge at Rockaway Beach, has depths of 27 at Canarsie, has a midchannel depth of about 8 feet. to 40 feet inside. In 1981, depths of about 15 feet were Hendrix Creek, 0.4 mile northeastward of Fresh Creek, reported in the approach. Several charted sunken wrecks is the site of a water pollution control plant. Sludge are in the basin. A boatyard at the head of the basin has vessels operate from the pier at the southwestern entrance berths, electricity, gasoline, water, ice, limited marine to the creek. Old Mill Creek, 1.1 miles northeastward of supplies, storage facilities, a launching ramp, a 45-foot Fresh Creek, bares at low water just above the entrance. marine railway, and a 7-ton mobile hoist; engine and hull Fresh, Hendrix, and Old Mill Creeks were little used in repairs can be made. 1971. (214) Motts Basin, a tidal inlet in the eastern part of Jamaica Bay, entered through Negro Bar Channel, (204) Howard Beach, about 2.5 miles eastward of partially separates the communities of Inwood and Far Canarsie, on the north side of Jamaica Bay, has several Rockaway. Two branch channels lead from inside the basins for boats. entrance to the northeasterly and southeasterly ends of the basin. In 1998, the controlling depth was 10 feet (15 (205) Shellbank Basin, just west of Howard Beach, feet at midchannel) in the entrance channel, thence 11 feet extends northward about 1 mile from North Channel. (15 feet at midchannel) in the northeastern branch, thence There is shoaling upon entering the channel with a 4-foot 9 feet (15 feet at midchannel) in the southeastern branch obstruction at 40°38'57.5\"N., 073°50'10.7\"W. The basin to just below the head of each channel. Ice may obstruct has numerous small piers, float landings, and other small- vessel movement in the basin during severe winters. craft facilities along the west side. Berths with electricity, water, a 15-ton lift, and complete hull and engine repairs are available. (206) Hawtree Basin, about 0.25 mile eastward of Shellbank Basin, has depths ranging from 5 to 24 feet and an obstruction covered 6 feet at 40°39'03.9\"N., 073°49’52.0\"W. (207) Rockaway Beach is a popular summer resort on the barrier beach forming the southern extremity of Jamaica
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 ¢ 357 (232) N Verrazano Narrows Bridge Image courtesy of Airphoto/Jim Wark (2004) (215) Overhead power cables across Motts Basin have the (219) Grassy Bay, along the southwestern side of John following clearances: one over the northerly arm, 70 feet; F. Kennedy (New York) International Airport in the two over the southerly arm, least clearance 92 feet; and northeastern part of Jamaica Bay, is blocked at the one over the cut on the south side of the southerly arm, 60 southeastern end by an airport runway. The runway feet. A retractable boom is on the south shore of the basin continues into the marshlands on the southerly side of about 90 yards northwest of the overhead cable tower. A the bay. light is shown from the boom when it is extended into the water. (220) Bergen Basin, at the northern extremity of Grassy Bay, has depths of about 15 feet with lesser depths in (216) Depths alongside the wharves in Motts Basin range the eastern arm of the basin. The entrance is marked by from 10 to 20 feet. Waterborne commerce in the basin is buoys. Conspicuous are a yellow brick circular tank about chiefly in petroleum products. 40 feet high on the southwestern side of the entrance and the numerous oil storage tanks at the head of the basin (217) Head of Bay joins Grass Hassock Channel near on the eastern shore. Coastal tankers and sand-and-gravel Northwest Point and extends in a northeasterly direction barge tows account for most of the commerce in the basin. on the south side of John F. Kennedy (New York) In 1988, a sunken wreck was reported in the eastern arm International Airport. Depths of about 15 feet are in of the basin in about 40°39.7'N., 73°49.1'W. the entrance channel and channel in the bay; aids mark the channels. In 2007, it was reported that a draft of 16 feet (221) Safety and security zones are in the vicinity of could be taken to the facilities at Uncle Daniels Point, 14 John F. Kennedy International Airport, Bergen Basin, feet could be taken to facilities on Motts Creek, and 14 and Thurston Basin. (See 33 CFR 165.1 through 165.7, feet could be taken to facilities at Norton Point. Several 165.20 through 165.33, and 165.169, chapter 2, for small marinas in the bay can provide berths, electricity, limits and regulations.) Within the safety and security water, ice, marine supplies, storage facilities, and a zone, a boom 1,500 feet in length is approximately 60 launching ramp; minor engine and hull repairs can be feet offshore on the east side of the Bergen basin. made. (218) Thurston Basin, at the northeastern extremity of Head of Bay, has reported depths of 10 feet at the entrance decreasing to 2 feet at the head.
358 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 (222) vertical clearance of 215 feet for a midchannel width of 2,000 feet. Note: A traveling maintenance platform, Chart 12402 when in operation, reduces the vertical clearances by 15 feet. A sound signal is sounded from the eastern end of (223) Coney Island, on the northern side of the entrance the bridge. A safety zone is near the eastern end of the to New York Harbor, is a large summer amusement bridge. (See 33 CFR 165.1 through 165.9, 165.20 resort. Numerous stacks, towers, and amusement through 165.23, and 165.172, chapter 2, for limits and rides, including a red steel parachute tower 303 feet regulations.) high, are prominent on the island. Coney Island Light (40°34'36\"N., 74°00'42\"W.), 75 feet above the water, is (233) shown from a white square skeleton tower on Norton Point, the westernmost extremity of the island. Coast Guard Station (234) Coast Guard Station New York is on the east side of (224) Coney Island Channel is a buoyed passage along the south side of Coney Island that leads from deep water Staten Island about 0.6 mile northwest of the Verrazano in Lower Bay to Rockaway Inlet. It is used principally by Narrows Bridge. vessels going to Jamaica Bay and Coney Island. A shoal area with a least depth of 6 feet is about 0.1 mile west of Buoy 3. (235) Upper Bay is that portion of New York Harbor (225) Gravesend Bay, northward of Coney Island, affords between The Narrows and The Battery. Anchorage good anchorage; a general anchorage is in the bay. (See Channel, marked by lighted buoys, is the main passage 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.155(e), chapter 2, for limits and through the middle of the bay. Bay Ridge Flats is a regulations.) shoal area with depths of 8 to 20 feet east of Anchorage Channel. Gowanus Flats is at the north end of Bay Ridge (226) Coney Island Creek is at the southeastern end of Flats. Jersey Flats, the area on the New Jersey side west Gravesend Bay and on the north side of Coney Island. of Anchorage Channel, is much shoaler with a least depth Commercial traffic on the creek consists mainly of of 5 feet. Channels have been dredged through these shoal occasional barge shipments of sand and gravel. The area areas to provide access to the piers on both sides of the northward of the entrance to the creek is being filled, and bay. piling is along the northern side of the creek at the filling site. Numerous obstructions and wrecks are in the creek; (236) mariners are advised to seek local knowledge before entering. The creek is crossed by three fixed bridges Channels having a least clearance of 3 feet. The ruins of a fourth (237) Bay Ridge Channel, Red Hook Channel, and bridge exist about 0.17 mile above the third bridge in about 40°34'49\"N., 73°58'42\"W. A boatyard about 0.8 Buttermilk Channel follow the Brooklyn piers from mile above the creek entrance provides berths, electricity, The Narrows to East River. Midchannel depths in these gasoline, water, ice, storage, marine supplies, and hull channels are generally 25 to 40 feet with lesser depths and engine repairs. Lifts to 14 tons are available. In 1981, on the sides; the area is subject to shoaling. See the latest a reported depth of 4 feet could be carried to the boatyard. chart for guidance. Caution should be exercised when docking and undocking vessels along the southeasterly (227) A buoyed channel with a least depth of 10 feet leads side of Bay Ridge Channel because the current may from deep water northward of Coney Island to off the flow in a direction opposite to the normal channel flow, docks in the eastern part of Gravesend Bay. especially between the piers. The Brooklyn Cruise Terminal is at Pier 12 on Atlantic Basin. Commuter ferry (228) services operate extensively in Buttermilk Channel. (238) Gowanus Bay, at the junction of Bay Ridge and Red Small-craft facility Hook Channels, is a bight in the Brooklyn shore at the (229) A small-craft facility on Gravesend Bay can provide mouth of Gowanus Canal. A dredged channel leads from Gowanus Bay to the Hamilton Avenue Bridge, about 1 berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, storage, mile above the mouth of the bay. marine supplies, and hull and engine repairs. Lifts up to 30 tons are available. In 1981, a reported depth of 15 feet could be carried to the marina. (239) The improved section of Gowanus Canal above (230) Hamilton Avenue has depths of about 8 to 12 feet. The Third Street, Carroll Street, and Union Street bridges Charts 12334, 12402, 12327 across the canal have the following minimum clearances: drawbridges, 3 feet; fixed bridges, 90 feet. The fixed (231) The Narrows, connecting Lower Bay and Upper bridge across that part of the canal which extends Bay of New York Harbor, has a clear width of over 0.6 southward along Fifth Street has a clearance of 20 feet. mile at its narrowest point between Fort Wadsworth and (See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.787, chapter Fort Hamilton. TheVerrazano Narrows Bridge, a fixed 2, for drawbridge regulations.) suspension span, crosses The Narrows at these two points linking Staten Island with Brooklyn. The bridge has a (240) The Hamilton Avenue and Ninth Street drawbridges, 1 and 1.2 miles above the entrance of Gowanus Bay, respectively, are equipped with radiotelephones. The
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 ¢ 359 (250) N Sandy Hook, New Jersey Image courtesy of Airphoto/Jim Wark (2004) bridgetenders monitor VHF-FM channel 13; call signs with the lower half brown and the upper half white, on KX–8183 and KX–8186, respectively. the southeastern part of Jersey Flats. (241) Erie Basin, just north of Gowanus Bay, is entered (246) Pierhead Channel leads from the main channel from Red Hook Channel. The entrance is marked by about 0.7 mile southward of Liberty Island, thence a light and the basin is marked by private lighted and along the New Jersey pierhead line to Kill Van Kull. The unlighted buoys. channel connects several channels which lead to various (242) East River is a 14-mile-long tidal strait that connects facilities along the New Jersey waterfront including: the Upper Bay with Long Island Sound. For description of Army Corps of Engineers Caven Point Terminal, New East River and the route to New York Harbor from Long York Waterway Ferry Landing, Claremont Terminal, Island Sound, see East River (indexed as such), chapter New York Cross Island Railroad Terminal, Port Jersey 9. Imported Automobile Terminal and Global Terminal (243) Governors Island is at the Upper Bay entrance to and Container Services. A Federal project provides for a East River. The hexagonal-shaped Fort Jay is prominent depth of 20 feet in the channel. (See Notice to Mariners on the northeast side of the island, and the circular Castle and the latest edition of the chart for controlling depths.) William is on the northwest side. The main channel is The channels are well marked with lighted and unlighted westward of the island. Lighted buoys and sound signals buoys. are near the southern tip and a light is on the northwest side of the island, on top of Castle William. (247) (244) Liberty Island, on the eastern part of Jersey Flats across the main channel from Governors Island, is marked Charts 12327, 12401 by the Statue of Liberty, a colossal structure more than 305 feet high; the figure faces southeastward. In 2000, (248) Sandy Hook Bay is the southern part of Lower depths of 15 to 21 feet were available in the dredged area Bay, westward of Sandy Hook and eastward of Point near the pier on the west side of the island. The U.S. Park Comfort. The bay is an excellent anchorage, the depths Police marine unit operates from a floating platform on of water ranging from 30 feet just inside Sandy Hook to the northwest end of Ellis Island. 15 feet near its southern part; the shoaling is gradual and (245) Robbins Reef Light (40°39'27\"N., 74°03'55\"W.) the bottom is good holding ground. The best anchorage 56 feet above the water, is shown from a conical tower, during easterly and southeasterly winds is in the eastern part of the bay. Vessels of more than 24-foot draft will
360 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 not find good anchorage out of the channel until above Outside the NDZ, discharge of sewage is regulated by Fort Wadsworth. Extensive shoals make off northward 40 CFR 140 (see chapter 2). and eastward from Point Comfort, but as the depths of water decrease gradually, soundings will give sufficient (259) warning of too close an approach to the shore. Shallow- draft vessels can reportedly find satisfactory anchorage Currents in Horseshoe Cove, on the east side of the bay. In 1999, (260) At Highlands bridge, the currents have a velocity of the spit of land that forms Horseshoe Cove was reported visible only at extreme low water. Shoals extend an about 2.6 knots. At Sea Bright bridge the velocity is about additional 200 yards southeastward from the end of the 1.6 knots. charted spit to about 40°26.7'N., 73°59.9'W. Mariners are cautioned not to navigate over this finger of land. Heavy (261) fish traps extend out to a depth of 20 feet in places on the shoals on the southwest side of Sandy Hook Bay between Ice Atlantic Highlands and Point Comfort. (262) Navigation in Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers is (249) Sandy Hook, the southern point at the entrance to New York Harbor and the northern point of the New generally suspended because of ice from December to Jersey coast, is low and sandy. The hook, including Plum March, inclusive. Island at the mouth of the Shrewsbury River, is part of Gateway National Recreation Area. Large areas of the (263) park are bird nesting areas, and landing is not permitted. A light, Sandy Hook Coast Guard Station, standpipe Supplies and a radio tower on the north end of Sandy Hook are (264) Gasoline, lubricants, marine supplies, and provisions prominent. The area around Sandy Hook is changeable and subject to severe shoaling; extreme caution is can be obtained at most of the towns along the shores of advised. the Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers. (251) (265) Charts 12325, 12324 Communications (266) Railroad, ferry, or bus connects with New York to (252) Shrewsbury River and Navesink River empty through a common entrance into the southern extremity of points on the New Jersey coast. Sandy Hook Bay eastward of the Highlands of Navesink. (253) A Federal project provides depths of 12 feet from Sandy Hook Bay to a point just above the fixed bridge (267) Highlands is a summer resort on the west side of at Highlands, thence 9 feet in Shrewsbury River to Shrewsbury River 1.5 miles inside the entrance. the Branchport Avenue Bridge at Long Branch, about 7.4 miles above the mouth. The Navesink River has a (268) The State Route 36 highway bridge (Highlands project depth of 6 feet from where it connects with the Bridge) across Shrewsbury River at Highlands has a fixed Shrewsbury River to the head of the project at Red Bank, span with a clearance of 61 feet. The east side of the about 4.9 miles above the mouth. (See Notice to Mariners river northward of the bridge and the west side 0.3 mile and the latest editions of charts for controlling depths.) southward of the bridge are used as anchorages for small craft. (254) (269) Caution (255) All submarine cables within the area in about Caution (270) Caution should be exercised at the junction of 40°24'12″N., 73°59'00″W., in Shrewsbury River have been abandoned. Mariners are cautioned that the cables the Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers, about 0.6 mile remain in place. southward of the State Route 36 highway bridge at Highlands, to avoid the submerged stone jetty. Craft (256) entering Navesink River should pass westward of the lighted junction buoy. The submerged jetty is marked by No-Discharge Zone three seasonal buoys. (257) The State of New Jersey, with the approval of the Environmental Protection Agency, has established a No- Discharge Zone (NDZ) in the waters of the Shrewsbury (271) The State Route 520 highway bridge (Sea Bright and Navesink Rivers. The NDZ extends south from the Bridge) over Shrewsbury River between Rumson and Highlands/Route 36 Bridge and covers all waters of the Sea Bright has a bascule span with a clearance of 15 feet Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers (see chart for limits). at the abutment. (See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and (258) Within the NDZ, discharge of sewage, whether 117.755, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) treated or untreated, from all vessels is prohibited. (272) Pleasure Bay, at the southeast end of Shrewsbury River, is crossed by a fixed highway bridge with a clearance of 25 feet. Branchport is a small town on the east side of Pleasure Bay at the head of navigation. (273) The privately dredged and marked channels in Little Silver Creek, Town Neck Creek, Oceanport Creek, and Blackberry Bayhad controlling depths of about 5 feet in 1965-67. Parkers Creek was reported to have a controlling depth of 6 feet in 1999. (274) A fixed highway bridge with a clearance of 24 feet crosses the westerly part of Shrewsbury River, just
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 ¢ 361 eastward of its junction with Parkers and Oceanport supplies, launching ramps, pump-out station and hull and Creeks. engine repair; mobile lifts up to 50 tons are available. (275) The tributaries that empty into the southeasterly and southwesterly sides of Shrewsbury River are crossed by bridges with the following clearances: Manahassett Creek, fixed highway, 6 feet; Troutmans Creek, fixed (286) Terminal Channel, entered from Sandy Hook highway, 4 feet; Oceanport Creek (Oceanport Bridge) Channel about 1 mile west-southwestward of Sandy swing railroad, 4 feet; Parkers Creek, fixed railroad, 4 Hook, leads south-southwestward to a turning basin and feet. to the deepwater ammunition handling piers of the U.S. (276) The channel in Navesink River is crooked but well Naval Ammunition Depot. (See Notice to Mariners and marked by seasonal buoys. The Oceanic highway bridge latest editions of the charts for controlling depths.) The across the river between Rumson and Locust Point channel is marked by lighted and unlighted buoys and has a bascule span with a clearance of 22 feet. (See 33 by a private 207.5°lighted range. A side channel leads CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.734,chapter 2, for southward from the southeastern end of the turning basin drawbridge regulations.) to an ammunition barge-loading pier. The deepwater piers (277) Rumson is a town on the south side about 1.7 and barge pier are connected to the shore by a trestle that miles above the entrance to Navesink River. Small-craft extends 1.6 miles across the flats from Leonardo. facilities just west of the bridge at Rumson can provide berths, electricity, gasoline, water, ice, and storage. Hull (287) A security zone surrounds the U.S. Naval and engine repairs can be made, and a 7-ton mobile hoist Ammunition Depot and Terminal Channel. (See 33 is available. In 1981, a reported depth of 5 feet could be CFR 165.1 through 165.9, 165.30, 165.33, and 165.130, carried to the boatyards. chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) (278) Fair Haven is on the south side of Navesink River about 1 mile above the bridge at Rumson. A boatyard (288) A restricted area surrounds Terminal Channel, and two yacht clubs are at Fair Haven. The boatyard can turning basin, and piers of the U.S. Naval Ammunition provide berths, electricity, gasoline, water, ice, storage, Depot. (See 33 CFR 334.1 through 334.6 and 334.102, marine supplies, and hull, engine, and radio repairs; lifts chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) to 15 tons are available. In 1987, a reported depth of about 7 feet could be taken to the boatyard. (289) A dredged channel, about 0.4 mile eastward of the (279) Red Bank, a town near the head of navigation on trestle at Leonardo, leads southward from Sandy Hook the Navesink River, has railroad connections with New Bay to the entrance and basin of a State marina. The York. channel is marked by private aids to navigation. Transient (280) The dredged channel that extends for 1.5 miles above berths, electricity and water are available in the basin. the landings at Red Bank had a reported midchannel A boatyard with a 45-foot marine railway is about 0.5 controlling depth of 2 feet to the second highway bridge, mile eastward of the boat basin; complete hull and engine and thence less than 1 foot for the rest of the dredged repairs can be made. section in 1985. The channel is privately marked by buoys and stakes. Three bridges cross the river near Red (290) Compton Creek, 4 miles westward of Sandy Hook, Bank: a fixed highway bridge, 4.8 miles above the mouth, is used extensively as a harbor of refuge by small fishing with a clearance of 12 feet; a fixed railroad bridge, 450 craft. The creek is entered through a dredged channel yards above the fixed bridge, with a clearance of 19 feet; that leads from Sandy Hook Bay, thence through Belford and a fixed highway bridge, connecting Red Bank and Harbor (Shoal Harbor) to about 0.4 mile above the River Plaza, with a clearance of 9 feet. mouth. (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of the charts for controlling depths.) The entrance channel is (281) marked by lighted and unlighted buoys. A passenger ferry terminal is located on the east side of the channel with Charts 12327, 12401, 12402 service to Manhattan. The creek is navigable by small boats for about 1 mile. A seasonal auxiliary marine police (282) Atlantic Highlands is a town on the south side of station is on the east side of the creek. Sandy Hook Bay about 2 miles west of Sandy Hook. A breakwater, marked by a light at its eastern end, forms an (291) A boatyard is on the south side of Compton Creek anchorage basin. about 0.45 mile above the mouth. Marine supplies, hull and engine repair facilities, and a 90-foot marine railway (283) The basin is used by numerous pleasure and party are available. A town dock, supervised by a dockmaster, fishing craft. Numerous piles and ruins of former wharves is just downriver of the boatyard. are westward of the basin. (292) Port Monmouth, a village at the head of Compton (284) Creek, is a shipping point for fresh fish, shellfish, and inedible animal products. Several private landings and a Small-craft facilities town landing are available. (285) Small-craft facilities in the basin can provide berths, (293) Pews Creek, about 1 mile northwest of Compton electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, storage, marine Creek, is marked at the entrance by a private light. In 1981, it was reported that 3½ feet could be carried to a marina in the creek. Berths with electricity, gasoline, water, ice, marine supplies, a pump-out station, storage, a
362 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 15-ton lift, a 40-foot marine railway, and hull and engine New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilot Association. Pilotage is repairs are available. A highway bridge crosses the creek also available from the Interport Pilots Agency, Inc. See about 0.2 mile above the mouth and has a 31-foot fixed Pilotage, New York Harbor and Approaches (indexed as span with a clearance of 12 feet. such) earlier this chapter. (294) Staten Island forms the northwest side of Lower Bay. The high wooded ridge of the island has elevations (306) of 100 to over 400 feet. South Beach and Midland Beach are summer resorts and amusement areas on the Towage southeast side of the island. A public pier for small-craft (307) Tugs are used by the larger vessels and are available is located between the resorts. (295) Staten Island Flats are extensive shoals making off in New York. (See Towage, New York Harbor, discussed from the southeast side of Staten Island. Parts of these earlier in this chapter.) flats are Old Orchard Shoal and West Bank, which (308) Customs, quarantine, immigration, and border on the main channel up the bay. Hoffman Island agricultural quarantine inspections are discussed and Swinburne Island, artificial islands on West Bank, earlier in this chapter under New York Harbor. are part of Gateway National Recreation Area; landing is not permitted. A channel, used by local vessels of less (309) than 8-foot draft, leads westward of West Bank. From the gong buoy 2.5 miles southward of Fort Wadsworth, Supplies steer southwestward through the dredged channel and (310) Water can be had at most of the wharves in Perth then steer a course for Old Orchard Shoal Light. Amboy and South Amboy. Provisions and marine supplies can be had at Perth Amboy, Tottenville, New Brunswick, and South Amboy. (311) Chart 12331 (296) (312) Great Kills Harbor, a shallow bight on the south side of Staten Island northwestward of Old Orchard Shoal Charts 12331, 12327 Light, is used as an anchorage by small craft. The chart is the best guide for entering the harbor. The channel (297) Raritan Bay is that part of Lower Bay lying is marked by buoys and a light. Great Kills Light westward of Point Comfort and southward of Staten (40°31'18\"N., 74°07'54\"W.), 35 feet above the water, Island. The bay is full of shoals with depths of 7 to 18 feet. is shown from a skeleton tower with a red and white diamond-shaped dayboard on a red concrete base east of (298) the channel entrance. Channels (313) (299) A Federal project provides for a 35-foot channel Anchorage extending through Lower Bay, the northern part of (314) A special anchorage is in Great Kills Harbor. (See Raritan Bay, to the junction with Arthur Kill. (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of the charts for controlling 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.60, chapter 2, for limits and depths.) regulations.) (300) Anchorages (315) Great Kills, on the west side of Great Kills Harbor, (301) General anchorages are in Raritan Bay. (See 33 has several small-craft facilities with berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, storage, and marine CFR 110.1 and 110.155(j), chapter 2, for limits and supplies. A public launching ramp is located in the regulations.) northeast corner of the harbor. (302) (316) Lemon Creek, 0.2 mile westward of Seguine Point, is a narrow shallow stream used only by local boats which Ice enter at high water. The midchannel controlling depth (303) In ordinary winters ice does not seriously interfere over the bar is about 2 feet with deeper water inside. The abutment of a former bridge is on the south side of with navigation in Raritan River or Arthur Kill, but in the creek just inside the mouth. Overhead power cables severe winters the ice sometimes prevents the movements crossing the creek at the bridge abutment have a clearance of vessels for periods of 2 weeks at a time. In easterly of 47 feet. winds the drift ice in Lower Bay collects in Raritan Bay and obstructs navigation, but usually only for a short (317) A small marina on the creek can haul out craft up to 8 time, as the prevailing westerly winds drive the ice out tons for minor engine and hull repairs; berths, electricity, of the bay. water, ice, and outside storage are available. (304) (318) A prominent tower of a former lighthouse with a statue on top is on the south side of Staten Island, 0.8 Pilotage, Raritan River and Arthur Kill mile westward of Seguine Point. Prominent buildings are (305) Pilotage for ports in the States of New York and New Jersey is compulsory for foreign vessels and U.S. vessels under register. Pilotage for vessels bound for Perth Amboy, South Amboy, or up the Raritan River and Arthur Kill is available from the United New York
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 ¢ 363 (338) Raritan River, New Jersey N Image courtesy of Airphoto/Jim Wark (2004) near the point at Red Bank, 0.3 mile southwestward of (323) Matawan Creek, entered at the head of Keyport the tower. Harbor, is used mostly by local craft. In 2010, the (319) Keansburg, on Point Comfort on the south side of controlling depth was 3.8 feet to the first highway bridge, Raritan Bay, is a summer resort. The wharves on the west thence 1.2 feet to the Route 35 highway bridge, thence in side of Point Comfort are in ruins and no longer used. 1981, 2 feet to shoaling to bare was reported to the railroad (320) A special anchorage surrounds the shoreline and bridge about 1.5 miles above the mouth. Greater depths waters north of Point Comfort. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and are available with local knowledge (See chart 12327.) 110.60, for limits and regulations.) Three fixed bridges, one railroad and two highway, cross (321) Waackaack Creek and Thorns Creek, about the creek; least clearances are 49 feet horizontal and 6 0.6 mile southwest of Point Comfort, have a common feet vertical. Least clearance of overhead power cables entrance protected by floodgates. The gates are lowered, crossing the creek is 54 feet. The first highway bridge is thereby closing the harbor, when tides above 4½ feet are under construction (2016). sustained for a period of time. An overhead power cable with a clearance of 32 feet crosses the creek entrance (324) Keyport is a town on the east side of the entrance to at the floodgates. Small-craft facilities on Thorns Creek Matawan Creek. provide berths, electricity, ice, water, gasoline, marine supplies, and a 20-ton forklift and a 12-ton mobile hoist (325) for hull and engine repairs. In 1982, the channels into the creeks were reported dredged to 7 feet. Small-craft facilities (322) Keyport Harbor, 3 miles westward of Point (326) There are several small-craft facilities on Matawan Comfort, is a shallow harbor on the south side of Raritan Bay between Conaskonk Point and Matawan Point. A Creek and on the southeast side of Keyport Harbor at buoyed approach channel leads southward from the bay Keyport. Berths with electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, to a dredged marked channel that leads through the harbor water, ice, marine supplies, sewage pump-out, lifts to 30 to the mouth of Matawan Creek; the Federal project depth tons, marine railways to 40 feet, and complete hull and is 8 feet. (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of engine repairs are available. Vessels proceed to the small- charts for controlling depths.) craft facilities at Keyport at high water. (327) A privately dredged channel, about 25 feet wide in places, leads about 0.3 mile southwesterly from the mouth of Matawan Creek to a marina basin at the entrance
364 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 (344) Structures across Raritan River and South River Clear Width of Clear Height above Draw or Span Mean High Water Name•Description•Type Location Miles* Opening (feet) (feet) Information NJTRO bridge (swing) 40°29'46\"N., 74°16'51\"W. 0.5 124 (north draw) 8 Note 1 125 (south draw) Overhead power cable 140 Victory Bridge (fixed) 40°29'46\"N., 74°16'51\"W. 0.5 110 40°30'32\"N., 74°17'27\"W. 1.6 354 Thomas Edison Memorial Bridges (fixed) 40°30'39\"N., 74°18'02\"W. 2.1 197 110 Alfred E. Driscoll Bridge (fixed) 40°30'39\"N., 74°18'04\"W. 2.2 193 134 Overhead power cable 40°28'52\"N., 74°21'20\"W. 5.2 128 Junction with Washington Canal 40°28'17\"N., 74°22'00\"W. 6.1 150 New Jersey Turnpike bridge (fixed) 40°29'18\"N., 74°23'46\"W. 10.2 45 Overhead power cables 40°29'24\"N., 74°23'55\"W. 10.4 90 114 US Highway 1 bridges (fixed) 40°29'33\"N., 74°24'47\"W. 11.1 75 90 Albany Street bridge (fixed) 40°29'51\"N., 74°26'16\"W. 12.8 16 South River 80 103 Route 535 bridge (fixed) 40°27'19\"N., 74°22'17\"W. 2.2 49 25 CONRAIL bridge (swing) 40°26'54\"N., 74°22'12\"W. 2.8 4 Note 2 * Distance is in nautical miles above the mouth Note 1 – See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.745, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations. Note 2 – See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.756, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations. to Luppatatong Creek. In 1981, a reported depth of 4 (333) Laurence Harbor is a summer resort on the east feet was available to the marina. side of Stump Creek, and Morgan is a settlement on the (328) Cheesequake Creek and Stump Creek, sharing west side of Cheesequake Creek. a common entrance and leading southwesterly and southeasterly, respectively, are on the south side of Raritan (334) Bay 6 miles westward of Point Comfort. The entrance is between two stone jetties. The east jetty is awash at Small-craft facilities high water. The outer ends of jetties are marked by a (335) There are small-craft facilities that can provide light. A dredged channel leads between the jetties to the railroad bridge about 0.3 mile above the jetties. In 2009, berths with electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, the channel was shoal to bare with 4.3 feet available in marine supplies, a pump-out station, storage facilities, the right outside quarter. In 1987, the reported controlling lifts to 35 tons, and a 50-foot marine railway; complete depth was 3½ feet in Stump Creek. hull and engine repairs are available. (329) Local boats from Lower Bay usually head for a point about 1.6 miles east-northeastward of the jetties, and then (336) shape a course to enter between the jetties at the entrance to Cheesequake and Stump Creeks. Chart 12332 (330) (337) Raritan River empties into the western end of Raritan Bay between Perth Amboy and South Amboy. Caution The channel from South Amboy to New Brunswick is 11 (331) Caution should be exercised to avoid the sunken miles long and very crooked, but is well marked with navigational aids. Waterborne commerce on the river is wrecks, 0.2 mile eastward of the east jetty and 0.2 mile in coal, ore, and petroleum products. northeast of the west jetty. (339) Channels (332) The State Route 35 highway bridge, 0.2 mile inside (340) Vessels enter Raritan River from the east by way of the jetties, has a bascule span with a clearance of 25 feet. The overhead power cable just north of the bridge Great Beds Reach and from the north by way of Arthur has a clearance of 89 feet. The railroad bridge, 0.3 mile Kill via Raritan River Cutoff Channel. A Federal project inside the jetties, has a bascule span with a clearance of provides for a 20-foot channel in Raritan River Cutoff, a 3 feet. The bridgetender monitors VHF-FM channel 13; 25-foot channel from Great Beds Reach in Raritan Bay to call sign KT-3859. (See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 the head of Red Root Reach about 1.9 miles above Garden and 117.709, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) The State Parkway bridge, and thence a 15-foot channel twin fixed highway bridges over Cheesequake Creek, 1.1 to the junction with Washington Canal. (See Notice to miles inside the jetties, have clearances of 16 feet. Mariners and latest editions of the charts for controlling depths.) Above Washington Canal, the controlling depth
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 ¢ 365 in Raritan River was about 9 feet at midchannel to New (352) Brunswick in 1962. (341) A dredged channel in Titanium Reach and South Charts 12333, 12331 Channel branches south from Raritan River about 0.6 mile above Garden State Parkway bridge. The Federal (353) Arthur Kill is the narrow body of water separating project depths are 25 feet in Titanium Reach and 15 to 10 Staten Island from New Jersey. The cities of Perth feet in South Channel to Crossman Dock. (See Notice to Amboy, Tottenville, Elizabeth, many large factories, Mariners and latest editions of the charts for controlling and oil refineries and storage facilities are on its shores. depths.) In 1991, the channels were not being maintained Northern Arthur Kill and Kill Van Kull are the major near project depth and the project above Crossman Dock channels for bulk, containerized, and petroleum cargo in was not being maintained. New York Harbor. (342) A dredged channel in Washington Canal branches south from Raritan River about 4.3 miles above Garden (354) State Parkway bridge and connects with South River. A dredged channel leads south for about 3.4 miles in South Channels River. In 1961, the midchannel controlling depths were (355) Federal project depth in Arthur Kill is 35 feet. 12 feet in Washington Canal, thence 10 feet in South River to the first highway bridge, thence 8 feet for about (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of charts for 1 mile, thence ½ foot to a point 800 yards north of the controlling depths.) highway bridge at Old Bridge. (356) Caution (343) A sunken drydock, marked by a lighted buoy, is on (357) Numerous sunken and visible wrecks are adjacent the east side of Raritan River at 40°29'29\"N., 74°19'43\"W. The ruin extends 60 feet into the channel and is visible at to both sides of the channel in Arthur Kill; caution is all stages of the tide. advised. (345) Currents (358) A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) facility is on the (346) The tidal current has a velocity of about 1.5 knots at west side of Arthur Kill immediately south of Morses Creek.Amoving safety zone has been established around the Victory Highway Bridge at Perth Amboy. loaded LPG vessels transiting between Scotland Lighted Whistle Buoy S at the entrance to Sandy Hook Channel and the LPG facility. (See 33 CFR 165.1 through 165.7, 165.20 through 165.25, and 165.160, chapter 2, for (347) South Amboy is a city on the south side of the limits and regulations.) entrance to Raritan River. Waterborne commerce at the port is in fuel oils, coal, sand, and gravel. Depths (359) alongside the wharves and piers range from about 6 to 30 feet. Water, provisions, and marine supplies can be Anchorages obtained here, and berths with electricity, water, ice, and (360) General anchorages are in Arthur Kill. (See 33 winter dry storage are available at a boat club. CFR 110.1 and 110.155 (i), chapter 2, for limits and (348) Sayreville is 6 miles above South Amboy on the regulations.) south bank of the Raritan River. Most of the wharves are privately owned. (361) (349) South River is a town on the west side of South Currents River 7.5 miles above South Amboy. A marina about 200 (362) Throughout Arthur Kill the flood sets from Raritan yards north of the highway bridge at Old Bridge provides berths, water, marine supplies, a 2-ton lift, and engine Bay to Newark Bay and the ebb in reverse direction. repairs. In 1981, a reported depth of about 1 foot could Velocities of current vary with the location from about 1 be carried to the marina. to 1.5 knots. (363) In 1991, tidal currents in Arthur Kill were reported to (350) The Delaware and Raritan Canal, closed to deviate significantly from official predictions published by navigation since 1933, had its entrance to the Raritan NOAA. Mariners should exercise caution and discretion River at New Brunswick. in the use of published tidal current predictions. (351) Highland Park is across Raritan River opposite (364) New Brunswick. In 1981, a reported depth of about 3½ feet was available from the head of the Federal project to Chart 12331 Highland Park, the practical head of navigation. (365) Perth Amboy is on the point at the junction of Raritan River and Arthur Kill at the western end of Raritan Bay. The principal wharves are along the west bank ofArthur Kill. The greatest draft entering is about 30 feet. The wharves have depths of 14 to 30 feet alongside. Good anchorage is found abreast some wharves in 30 feet.
366 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 (387) N Kill Van Kull and Constable Hook, New Jersey Image courtesy of Airphoto/Jim Wark (2004) (366) 2008, a depth of 22 feet was alongside the south half of the dock with 12 to 28 feet available alongside the northern Anchorage half in 2007, except for shoaling to 8 feet along the north (367) A special anchorage is south of Perth Amboy. edge of the channel. (375) Smith Creek enters Arthur Kill from northward (See 33 CFR 110.1and 110.60, chapter 2, for limits and about 3.3 miles above Ward Point. The entrance channel regulations.) is privately marked by buoys. In 1981, a reported depth (368) Perth Amboy is a customs port of entry. of 3 feet was available to just above the first bend in the channel. The creek is used principally by small craft. (369) (376) Repairs (370) Several ship and boat repair yards are in Perth Small-craft facilities (377) Several small-craft facilities are along Smith Creek. Amboy. Small-craft engine and hull repairs can be made. Berths with electricity, gasoline, water, ice, marine (371) railways to 40 feet, and partial hull and engine repairs are available. Supplies (372) Diesel oil, diesel fuel, gasoline, water, lubricants, and marine supplies are available at Perth Amboy. (378) Port Reading, 4.5 miles above Ward Point on the north side of Arthur Kill, has several oil storage facilities. Depths of 18 to 36 feet are reported alongside. Fresh Kills enters Arthur Kills from eastward about 6 miles (373) Outerbridge Crossing Bridge, 1.7 miles above above Ward Point. Ward Point, has a fixed span with a clearance of 143 feet across Arthur Kill between Perth Amboy and Tottenville. (379) A private sound signal is at the bridge. A marina at Tottenville provides berths, electricity, water, storage Chart 12333 facilities, and a 15-ton mobile hoist for do-it-yourself repairs. In 1981, a reported depth of about 5 feet could (380) Rahway River enters Arthur Kill from westward, be carried to the facility. about 7.2 miles above Ward Point, and extends westward for about 4.5 miles to the town of Rahway. It is used only (374) Port Socony, on the east side of Arthur Kill 2.9 miles above Ward Point, is a bulk oil storage terminal. A privately maintained dredged channel leads from the main channel in Arthur Kill to the oil company dock. In
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 ¢ 367 by small craft. In 1981, a reported depth of 5 feet could New Brighton and Port Richmond there is more or less be taken to Lamberts Wharf about 2.1 miles above the of an eddy when the current is at strength. mouth and about 0.5 mile above the New Jersey Turnpike (394) In 1991, tidal currents in Kill Van Kull were bridge. reported to deviate significantly from official predictions (381) An overhead power cable with a clearance of 165 published by NOAA. Mariners should exercise caution feet crosses Arthur Kill about 1.7 miles north of the and discretion in the use of published tidal current Rahway River entrance. predictions. (382) TheGoethals Bridge, 10 miles above Ward Point, is under construction (2014). The railroad bridge above Goethals Bridge has a vertical lift span with a clearance of 31 feet down and 135 feet up. The bridgetender at (395) Constable Hook and Port Johnson, on the north the railroad bridge monitors VHF-FM channel 13; call shore of Kill Van Kull, are parts of the city of Bayonne. sign KXS-237. (See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and They are commercially important for the shipment of 117.702, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) petroleum and other products. A dredged channel 23 feet (383) Elizabethport, about 11 miles above Ward Point, deep, marked by buoys, leads from the easterly end of is the eastern part of the city of Elizabeth. It is at the Kill Van Kull to the wharf on the north side of Constable northern end of Arthur Kill at its junction with Newark Hook. Bay. (384) Most of the wharves along the Elizabeth waterfront (396) Several private yacht and boat clubs, and a public are of the bulkhead-marginal type. Depths alongside marina are on the southwestern shore of Bayonne above range from 3 to 32 feet. Waterborne commerce at these Bergen Point. A 90-ton crane at the marina can haul wharves is in petroleum, sand and gravel, chemicals and out craft for engine and hull repairs; berths, electricity, petrochemicals, and vegetable and animal oils. gasoline, water, ice, and marine supplies are available. (385) Elizabeth River enters Arthur Kill from westward at Elizabethport. The overhead power cables just above (397) New Brighton, Port Richmond, and Mariners the entrance have a reported clearance of 23 feet. There Harbor are on the south shore of Kill Van Kull. The are numerous bridges further up the Elizabeth River. (See largest of several shipyards and floating drydocks on the 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.718, chapter 2, south shore can handle vessels up to 6,400 tons, 400 feet for drawbridge regulations.) long, 85 feet wide, and 26 feet in draft. All kinds of repairs (386) Kill Van Kull separates the southern shore of the can be made. city of Bayonne from Staten Island and connects the Upper Bay of New York Harbor with Newark Bay and (398) Arthur Kill. Kill Van Kull is a major channel for petroleum and bulk cargo in New York Harbor, and has extensive Charts 12333, 12337 through traffic and large factories on its shores. (399) Newark Bay has a length of about 4 miles from Kill (388) Van Kull to the junction of the two channels leading to Passaic and Hackensack Rivers. The greater part of the Channels bay is very shoal, but a dredged channel leads through (389) A Federal project provides for a 45-foot dredged the bay to the rivers. The channel is well marked by lights and buoys. Strangers in small vessels should have channel leading through Kill Van Kull and a 35-foot no difficulty when using the chart as a guide. Deep-draft dredged channel north of Shooters Island to Arthur vessels should employ a pilot. Kill. The dredged channel south of Shooters Island has a project depth of 30 feet. (See Notice to Mariners and (400) latest editions of charts for controlling depths.) (390) Shoals, obstructions, and numerous wrecks are Channels along both sides of the dredged channel in Kill Van Kull. (401) Federal project depth in the main channel to about Numerous sunken and visible wrecks are in the channel southward of Shooters Island; caution is advised. 0.3 mile north of the branch channel to the Port Elizabeth (391) Bayonne Bridge, a fixed span with a minimum Marine Terminal is 45 feet, thence 40 feet to Port Newark, clearance of 138 feet over the channel (151 feet centerline), thence 35 feet to the junction of Passaic and Hackensack crosses Kill Van Kull near the southwestern end of the Rivers. (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of city of Bayonne, and connects Bergen Point with Staten charts for controlling depths.) Island. In 2014, the bridge was under construction. (402) (392) Anchorages Currents (403) A special anchorage is in Newark Bay. (See 33 CFR (393) The flood current sets westward and the ebb eastward. 110.1 and 110.60, chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) In the bight on the south side of the channel between West (404) Ice (405) Ice sometimes closes navigation during a part of January and February. (406) The Port Elizabeth Marine Terminal operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, is
368 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 (420) Structures across Passaic River Clear Width of Clear Height above Draw or Span Mean High Water Name•Description•Type Location Miles* Opening (feet) (feet) Information Lincoln Highway bridge (vertical lift) 40°43'57\"N., 74°07'05\"W. 1.8 300 40 (down) Note 1 520 135 (up) Pulaski Skyway bridge (fixed) 40°44'06\"N., 74°07'02\"W. 2.0 Notes 1 and 2 Overhead power cables 40°44'22\"N., 74°07'04\"W. 2.4 103 (N draw) 135 Call sign KR-6938 CONRAIL bridge (swing) 40°44'30\"N., 74°07'15\"W. 2.6 104 (S draw) 135 Note 1 Overhead power cable 40°44'30\"N., 74°07'17\"W. 2.6 319 16 Notes 1 and 2 New Jersey Turnpike (fixed) 40°44'32\"N., 74°07'22\"W. 2.7 72 Call sign WRY-593 Jackson Street bridge (swing) 40°44'01\"N., 74°09'19\"W. 4.6 200 135 Note 1 Amtrack bridge (vertical lift) 40°44'10\"N., 74°09'41\"W. 5.0 100 80 18 Overhead power cables 40°44'10\"N., 74°09'41\"W. 5.0 24 (down) Bridge Street bridge (swing) 40°44'42\"N., 74°09'57\"W. 5.6 138 (up) 170 7 NJTRO Newark-Harrison bridge (swing) 40°44'51\"N., 74°09'57\"W. 5.8 77 15 Notes 1 and 2 Overhead power cables 40°44'51\"N., 74°09'57\"W. 5.8 135 US 280 bridge (vertical lift) 40°44'53\"N., 74°09'57\"W. 5.8 200 Note 1 75 35 (down) Note 1 Clay Street bridge (swing) 40°45'04\"N., 74°09'55\"W. 6.0 126 135 (up) Bridge left open Railroad bridge (bascule) 40°45'16\"N., 74°09'52\"W. 6.3 8 7 NJTRO West Arlington bridge (swing and fixed) 40°46'36\"N., 74°09'00\"W. 8.0 45 (E draw) 36 Notes 1 and 2 48 (W draw) 35 70 (fixed span) Bridge under construction Route 7\\Rutgers Street bridge (bascule) 40°47'12\"N., 74°08'51\"W. 8.9 142 Overhead power cables 40°48'04\"N., 74°08'19\"W. 9.8 7 Note 1 26 Notes 1 and 2 Avondale bridge (swing) 40°48'40\"N., 74°08'18\"W. 10.7 65 33 15 NJTRO bridge (swing) 40°49'14\"N., 74°07'36\"W. 11.7 47 12 Note 1 Route 3 bridge (fixed) 40°49'22\"N., 74°07'26\"W. 11.8 125 5 5 Note 1 Union Avenue bridge (fixed) 40°50'30\"N., 74°07'22\"W. 13.2 60 35 5 Gregory Avenue bridge (fixed) 40°51'16\"N., 74°07'11\"W. 14.0 71 (E draw) 90 (W draw) Second Street bridge (fixed) 40°51'36\"N., 74°06'57\"W. 14.7 100 Eighth Street bridge (fixed) 40°51'19\"N., 74°06'34\"W. 15.3 70 Overhead power cable 40°51'42\"N., 74°06'26\"W. 15.7 Wall Street bridge (fixed) 40°51'53\"N., 74°06'36\"W. 15.9 78 * Distance in nautical miles above the mouth Note 1 – See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.739, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations. Note 2 – Bridgetenders monitor VHF-FM channel 13. on Newark Bay in Elizabeth, NJ, on the south side of feet of storage space, and a large area for open storage. Elizabeth Channel south of Port Newark. The facility is A Class I railroad provides the terminal with direct rail about 8 miles from The Narrows via Kill Van Kull. It is services. Excellent cargo handling and storage facilities adjacent to the New Jersey Turnpike and Newark Airport are available. in the heart of the New Jersey industrial area, about 25 minutes by highway from Manhattan. (409) (407) The terminal has 25 deep-draft berths with depths of 32 to 40 feet reported alongside, and deck heights of Channels 12 feet. In 1996, a rock with 36 feet of water over it was (410) Federal project depth in Elizabeth Channel, leading reported in about 40°40'26.6\"N., 74°7'57.1\"W., about 200 yards NNE of Buoy 14. to the terminal from the main channel in Newark Bay, (408) A large container-handling complex with extensive is 50 feet. (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of lift-on/lift-off and roll-on/roll-off systems is at the charts for controlling depths.) terminal. Included in this complex are cranes up to 50 tons, mobile straddle carriers with 32-ton capacities, cargo-handling buildings with more than 1-million square (411) Port Newark Terminal, operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, is on the western side of Newark Bay 2.7 miles above the south entrance, northward of the Port Elizabeth Marine Terminal. It is
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 ¢ 369 (428) Structures across Hackensack River Clear Width of Clear Height above Draw or Span Mean High Water Name•Description•Type Location Miles* Opening (feet) (feet) Information Lincoln Highway bridge (vertical lift) 40°43'38\"N., 74°05'57\"W. 1.8 200 35 (down) Note 1 300 135 (up) General Pulaski Skyway bridge (fixed) 40°44'07\"N., 74°05'40\"W. 2.2 Overhead power cables 40°44'23\"N., 74°05'00\"W. 3.0 135 139 PATH Railroad bridge (vertical lift) 40°44'24\"N., 74°04'58\"W. 3.0 168 40 (down) Notes 1, 2 and 3 158 165 (up) Call sign KQ-7198 Hack-Freight Railroad bridge (vertical lift) 40°44'25\"N., 74°04'54\"W. 3.1 158 7 (down) Notes 1 and 3 150 135 (up) Wittpenn/Route 7 bridge (vertical lift) 40°44'26\"N., 74°04'53\"W. 3.1 7 (down) Bridge under construction 99 135 (up) NJTRO Lower Hack bridge (vertical lift) 40°44'36\"N., 74°04'37\"W. 3.4 259 40 (down) Note 1 99 135 (up) Call sign KR-6939 Overhead power cables 40°44'40\"N., 74°04'33\"W. 3.5 Overhead power/telephone cables 40°45'12\"N., 74°05'43\"W. 5.0 140 Notes 1 and 3 Amtrak Portal bridge (swing bridge) 40°45'12\"N., 74°05'42\"W. 5.0 102 Call sign KMC-297 23 NJ Turnpike bridge (fixed) 40°45'26\"N., 74°05'40\"W. 5.3 Notes 1 and 3 Railroad bridge (swing) 40°45'30\"N., 74°05'36\"W. 5.4 103 Call sign KR-6972 7 Overhead power cable 40°45'30\"N., 74°05'35\"W. 5.4 137 Overhead power cable 40°46'41\"N., 74°05'24\"W. 6.9 89 NJTRO Upper Hack bridge (vertical lift) 40°46'41\"N., 74°05'24\"W. 6.9 127 8 (down) Notes 1 and 3 110 (up) Call sign KR-7035 NJTRO HX bridge (bascule) 40°47'17\"N., 74°04'54\"W. 7.7 101 4 Notes 1 and 3 State Route 3 bridge (fixed) 148 Call sign KR-7034 State Route 3 bridge (fixed) 150 50 Interstate 95 highway bridge (fixed) 40°47'54\"N., 74°04'06\"W. 8.8 165 50 40°48'02\"N., 74°04'01\"W. 8.9 49 40°49'25\"N., 74°02'03\"W. 11.2 Winant Avenue/State Route 46 bridge (bascule) 40°51'03\"N., 74°01'44\"W. 14.0 150 35 Note 1 Bridge is not operational Interstate 80 bridge (fixed) 40°52'02\"N., 74°02'08\"W. 15.2 148 51 Court Street bridge (swing) 40°52'45\"N., 74°02'23\"W. 16.2 57 3 Note 1 2 Note 1 New York, Susquehanna and Western 40°52'52\"N., 74°02'14\"W. 16.3 43 Railroad bridge (fixed) 7 Note 1 3 Midtown bridge (fixed) 40°52'57\"N., 74°02'09\"W. 16.5 53 Anderson Street bridge (fixed) 40°53'31\"N., 74°02'11\"W. 17.3 45 * Distance is in nautical miles above the mouth Note 1 – See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.723, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations. Note 2 – To expedite openings, mariners are requested to give 1 hour advance notice by calling 201–963–2552 Note 3 – Bridgetender monitors VHF-FM channel 13. in the heart of the New Jersey industrial area, adjacent from the main channel in Newark Bay, is 40 feet. (See to the New Jersey Turnpike and Newark Airport. There Notice to Mariners and latest editions of charts for are 37 deep-draft berths; reported depths alongside, 32 controlling depths.) to 35 feet; deck heights, 11 to 12 feet; many transit and storage areas and excellent cargo handling facilities, used for the receipt and shipment of general cargo, metals, vegetable oils, petroleum, automobiles and machinery, (414) The New Jersey Turnpike (IS 78) bridge, 0.7 mile and for the receipt of bananas, rubber products, lumber above the entrance to Port Newark Terminal, has a fixed and pulpwood, and chemicals. A Class I railroad provides span with a clearance of 135 feet. The railroad bridge, the terminal with direct rail service. 0.2 mile above the New Jersey Turnpike bridge, has a vertical-lift span with a clearance of 35 feet down and 135 (412) feet up. (See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.735, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) The bridgetender Channels at the railroad bridge monitors VHF-FM channel 13; call (413) Federal project depth in Port Newark Channel and sign KS–9968. Port Newark Pierhead Channel, leading to the terminal
370 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11 (415) A marina on the east side of Newark Bay about 0.9 engine and hull repairs. Berths, electricity, gasoline, mile above the New Jersey Turnpike bridge provides water, ice, storage, and marine supplies are available berths, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, electricity, ice, storage, along the river below Kearny. marine supplies, and a 25-ton lift; hull and engine repairs can be made. (416) (425) Hackensack River flows into the northeast end of Newark Bay and is navigable for about 17.8 miles to the Chart 12337 dams at New Milford. (417) Passaic River, which flows into the northwest (426) end of Newark Bay, is used by vessels to Passaic, a manufacturing city at the head of navigation 13 miles Channels above the mouth. Above the Wall Street bridge at Passaic (427) A Federal project provides for a 30-foot channel the river is obstructed by boulders partly showing above the water for 1.5 miles to the Dundee Dam. The city of from Newark Bay to a 25-foot turning basin about 0.3 Newark extends along the river for a distance of nearly mile above the railroad bridge at Marion. (See Notice to 5 miles above the mouth. The towns of Belleville,Arlin Mariners and latest editions of charts for controlling gton,Rutherford, and Nutley, and several villages are depths.) Above this point in 1971, depths of 11 feet were on the river between Newark and Passaic. The channel available for varying widths with local knowledge to the entrance is well marked. Waterborne commerce on the N.Y.S. & W.R.R. bridge at Hackensack, 14.2 miles above river consists of barge shipments of sand, gravel, and the mouth. The channel is well marked with aids. petroleum products. (429) Currents (430) The river has little freshet flow, and the tidal currents are rarely affected by it. (418) (431) Channels Small-craft facilities (419) A Federal project provides for a 30-foot channel (432) There are several boatyards and marinas on the from Newark Bay to a point about 0.5 mile above the Hackensack River at Little Ferry and at Carlstadt, Lincoln Highway Bridge; thence 20 feet to the Jackson opposite Secaucus. A mobile hoist at Carlstadt can Street bridge; thence 16 feet to the railroad bridge at handle boats to 50 tons, and a marine railway can handle Arlington; thence 10 feet to the Eighth Street Bridge at craft to 32 feet long for complete engine and hull repairs. Passaic. (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of Berths, electricity, gasoline, water, ice, storage, and charts for controlling depths.) marine supplies are available. (421) The center pier and approach spans of a former railroad swing bridge remain in Passaic River channel about 1.1 miles above the mouth. An obstruction, covered 15 feet, was reported in the channel east of the center (433) BerrysCreekCanalflowsintotheHackensackRiver pier. Mariners should use extreme caution when passing from westward 8.5 miles above the mouth. A midchannel between the former bridge remains. depth of about 11 feet is available to the bridge about 1 (422) Freshets overcome the flood current down as far mile above the entrance. Two fixed highway bridges with as Newark and sometimes to the mouth of the river. a least clearance of 35 feet cross the creek just above the Ordinary freshets usually of a few hours duration cause entrance. The bridge about 1 mile above the entrance has a rise of about 2 feet and a current velocity of about 3 a clearance of 40 feet, and the overhead power cable close knots at Newark. Destructive freshets occasionally occur southward of the bridge has a clearance of 45 feet. at intervals of years, generally in the spring and fall. (434) Overpeck Creek flows into the Hackensack River (423) from eastward, nearly 14 miles above the mouth. The bridges at the entrance have bascule and swing spans Small-craft facilities with a minimum clearance of 3 feet. (See 33 CFR 117.1 (424) There are several boatyards along the Passaic River through 117.59 and 117.738, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) A dam, about 0.8 mile above the mouth, between the entrance and Passaic. A marine railway at forms the head of navigation on the creek. Arlington can handle vessels to 40 feet long for complete
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372 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12 74°30' 74° 73°30' Index of Chart Coverage in Chapter 12 Albany Troy 42° 42° 30' 30' 12347 12348 Hudson Saugerties RIVER MASSACHUSETTS CONNECTICUT 42° 42° Kingston HUDSON Poughkeepsie 41° Newburgh 41° 30' 30' West Point N NE WJ EYROS ERYK 12343 CNOENWNYEOCRTKI C U T EW Ossining 41° 12346 LONG ISLAND SOUND 41° 12345 Yonkers 12341 74°30' 12335 73°30' 74°
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12 ¢ 373 Hudson River (1) This chapter describes the Hudson River from New (9) York City to Troy, NY, and includes the principal cities of Yonkers, Newburgh, Poughkeepsie, Kingston, and Seasonal buoyage Albany. (10) The lighted buoys marking the Hudson River (2) Mileages shown in this chapter for the Hudson channel are replaced during the winter by smaller lighted River as Mile 0.9E, Mile 12W, etc., are the nautical miles ice buoys or unlighted buoys. above The Battery; the letters N, S, E, and W denote by compass points the side of the river where each feature (11) is located. Mile 0.0 is a point at the mouth of the Hudson River in 40°42.1'N., 74°01.5'W. The mileages given are Bridges approximations. (12) The bridges over Hudson River from New York to (3) Albany have either fixed or suspension spans. (13) The limiting bridge clearance over the lower Hudson Charts 12335, 12341, 12345, 12346, 12343, 12347, 12348 River is 139 feet, at the Tappan Zee Bridge (IS 87/287). The middle Hudson River has a limiting bridge clearance (4) Hudson River, sometimes called North River of 134 feet at the Mid-Hudson Bridge (US Route 44) at in New York City, has its source in the Adirondack Poughkeepsie. The upper Hudson River has a limiting Mountains, about 275 miles along its course from a bridge clearance of 135 feet at the Castleton-on-Hudson junction with East River at The Battery, NY, and flows Bridge (New York State Thruway/IS 90 E-W). The least in a general southerly direction into New York Upper clearance of the overhead cables is 145 feet. Bay. Troy Lock and Dam, 134 miles above The Battery, permits vessels to pass from tidewater to the upper river (14) and the New York State Canal System. The river water is usually fresh as far south as Poughkeepsie, halfway from Anchorages Troy Lock and Dam to The Battery. (15) General anchorages begin 5 miles above The Battery (5) New York City extends along the eastern bank of and extend upriver for about 10 miles. (See 33 CFR 110.1 Hudson River for a distance of about 14 miles above The and 110.155, chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) Battery. For about 5 miles northward from The Battery, (16) Vessels proceeding from New York to Albany the New York waterfront is an almost continuous line of occasionally anchor overnight in the vicinity of Kingston, wharves and piers, some of which can accommodate the 79 miles above The Battery and 47 miles below Albany, to largest transatlantic liners. await daylight hours for passing through the constricted part of the river. (6) On the opposite side of Hudson River from New York (17) A buoyed anchorage, 400 feet wide and 2,400 City are Jersey City, Hoboken, Weehawken, West New feet long, is on the east side of the channel just above York, Guttenberg, Edgewater, Fort Lee and Englewood Stuyvesant (42°23'22\"N., 73°46'53\"W.), about 15 miles Cliffs. The shoreline from Jersey City to Edgewater is below Albany. lined with ruined piers and piling fields. Mariners must check with local authorities and property owners for (18) approval prior to mooring. Dangers (7) (19) Numerous fishtraps are planted each spring, usually Channels from about mid-March to mid-May, during the seasonal (8) The lower Hudson River has depths of 43 feet or run of shad to the spawning grounds in the upper Hudson. The charts show the fishtrap areas in the 30-mile stretch more in midchannel from deep water in Upper New York beginning about 5 miles above The Battery and extending Bay off Ellis Island to the upper limit of New York City’s upriver to Stony Point; Corps of Engineers permits are major wharves at 59th Street, about 5.3 miles above the required for the placing of shad nets and poles in the entrance. Above this point, the Federal project depth is 32 charted areas. Outer limits of the nets usually are marked feet to Albany. (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions by flags during the day and by lights during the night. of charts for controlling depths.) Caution is advised when navigating a fishtrap area because broken-off poles from previous traps may remain under the surface. (20) Navigation of the river is easy as far north as Kingston, but above Kingston it is more difficult because of the numerous steep-to shoals and middle grounds. In general tows are apt to follow the shoreline which
374 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12 is most favorable as regards wind and current; with a videotape or pictures. This type of documentation could strong northwest wind, tows will follow the west shore be the basis for opening a civil penalty case. regardless of the direction in which they are traveling. (27) (21) No-Discharge Zone Regulated Navigation Area (28) The State of New York, with the approval of the (22) The Coast Guard established a regulated navigation Environmental Protection Agency, has established a No- area on the navigable waters of the Hudson River Discharge Zone (NDZ) in the waters of the Hudson River. south of the Troy Locks, effective during certain ice The NDZ extends from the Battery in Manhattan, New conditions. (See 33 CFR 165.165, chapter 2, for limits York to the federal dam at Troy, New York (see charts for and regulations.) limits). (29) Within the NDZ, discharge of sewage, whether (23) treated or untreated, from all vessels is prohibited. Outside the NDZ, discharge of sewage is regulated by Recreational Boaters Navigating Near Commercial 40 CFR 140 (see chapter 2). Shipping Channels (24) Large commercial vessels and tugs with tows are (30) often restricted in their ability to maneuver- as defined in Rule 3 of the Inland Navigation Rules- and therefore Tides have the right of way over all recreational boats including (31) The tides in Hudson River are affected by freshets, sailboats. In accordance with Rule 9 of the Inland Navigation Rules, vessels less than 20 meters in length winds, and droughts. Because of these variables the shall not cross ahead or otherwise impede the passage predictions given in the Tide Tables for points above of any vessel that can safely navigate only within a George Washington Bridge are based upon averages for narrow channel or fairway. Accordingly, recreational the 6-month period, May to October, when the freshwater vessels should avoid commercial shipping channels discharge is at a minimum. and whenever possible transit them as near to the outer limit of the channel or fairway that lies on the vessel’s (32) starboard as is safe and practical. If it becomes necessary to cross a channel, check for other vessels and pass astern Currents of oncoming vessels. Be aware that tugs often tow barges (33) The currents in Hudson River are influenced by the and other objects on long submerged towlines which are difficult to see and should never cross between a same variables that affect the tides. The times of slack tug and its tow. Additional information is available at water and the velocities and durations of flood and ebb uscgboating.org. are subject to extensive changes; the times of strengths are less likely to be affected. The currents usually set fair (25) with the channels except in the vicinities of bends and wharves. Speed and Wake Damage (34) Velocities of currents are 1.4 knots flood and 1.4 (26) Speed and wake damage complaints are an ongoing knots ebb northwest of The Battery, 1.6 and 2.2 knots at George Washington Bridge, 0.9 and 1.1 knots at issue due to the increasing usage by both commercial and Newburgh, 1.1 and 1.2 knots at Poughkeepsie, 1.3 and recreational users. While there are no federal regulations 1.6 knots at Kingston, and 0.3 knot flood and 0.8 knot ebb that address vessel speed limits outside of federal at Albany. Near Troy Lock and Dam, the current does not anchorage grounds, all vessel operators are expected to flood and the ebb has a velocity of 0.7 knot. These values operate at a safe speed and in a manner that does not put are for the summer when the freshwater discharge is at a others at risk. Licensed commercial mariners are further minimum. expected to be familiar with ongoing evolutions within (35) Daily current predictions for The Narrows, New the port and honor the requests of other waterway users York Harbor, are given in the Tidal Current Tables. as a professional courtesy. This information is published Predictions for places along Hudson River may be at homeport.uscg.mil and in the weekly Local Notice obtained by applying the differences and ratios listed for to Mariners at navcen.uscg.gov or by Safety Radio these places in the tables. Broadcasts (See Chapter Radio: Navigation Warnings, (36) During the summer of 2004, tidal observations were Information and Weather). Title 46 Part 185.304 of the made in the Hudson River near Haverstraw and it was Code of Federal Regulations, states: \"The operator of found that there were significant differences in the timing a vessel should pay special attention in regards to the of the tidal current phases as compared with the predicted potential caused by their wake.\" The operation of a tidal current phases. The greatest time difference was vessel in a negligent manner is a violation of federal law observed in the slack before ebb, which on average may that may carry a monetary penalty. In addition, vessel occur one hour later than the predictions given in the 2005 operators may incur civil liability for the damage caused Tidal Current Tables. NOAA's Center for Operational to other persons or property. Parties alleging the creation Oceanographic Products and Services issued special of an excessive wake may document their concerns via daily tidal current predictions for the Hudson River at eight locations, where data were collected during 2005, in the 2007 edition of the Atlantic Coast of North America
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12 ¢ 375 Tidal Current Tables. Mariners should exercise caution 073°56'32\"W.) located on the eastern shore of Hudson when using the published tidal current predictions. River in Mills-Norrie State Park. For vessels awaiting daylight transits north of Kingston, a federal anchorage (37) is located just south of the pilot station. The pilot station is manned only while boarding ships in transit and Ice maintains a watch on VHF-FM channel 13 an hour prior (38) In even extremely severe winters, Coast Guard to ETA for Norrie Point. The Hudson River Pilot office may be reached at 718–448–3900. icebreakers and continuous river traffic maintain an open channel to Albany. The ice season usually starts in early (48) January and ends in mid-March. Normally shipping is affected most seriously in the Hudson River between Towage Tappan Zee and Albany. Modern vessels experience (49) Tugs are available in New York Harbor and at little difficulty maneuvering through the ice, but may be slowed by other river traffic. In addition to the problem Albany. (See chapter 11, and Albany later in this chapter.) of getting through the ice, aids to navigation are covered or dragged off station by moving ice. (50) (39) Quarantine, customs, and immigration (51) Matters pertaining to these services for places along Freshets (40) During March,April, and May, freshets have reached Hudson River are handled at the Port of New York or at Albany. (See chapter 11, New York Harbor, and Albany heights above normal high water of as much as 18 feet at later in this chapter.) Albany and 25 feet at Troy Lock and Dam. At the time of the larger freshets the tide may be completely masked, (52) the water continuing to rise and fall for a period of several days without any tidal oscillation. At the time of smaller Chart 12335 freshets the range of tide is greatly diminished and the times of high and low waters are somewhat delayed. (53) Hudson River averages about 0.6 mile in width along (41) During the smaller freshets, the flood current this 5-mile stretch above The Battery. The chart covers disappears and the ebb current has a velocity of about most of the principal wharves on the New York City side 1.5 knots. The larger freshets produce an ebb current that and those of Jersey City, Hoboken, and Weehawken varies from 1.5 to nearly 5 knots depending on the size of on the west, or New Jersey, side. New York Harbor is the freshet and the stage of the tide. a commercial/recreational waterway. This section of the Hudson River is used by commercial shipping, tugs (42) and barges, sightseeing vessels, dinner boats, commuter ferries and recreational vessels including hand-powered Pilotage, Hudson River vessels. Cruise ships operate from the NYC Passenger (43) Pilotage is compulsory on the Hudson River for Ship Terminal Piers 88-92. NYC Department of Sanitation vessels operate from Piers 97 and 99. Con foreign vessels and U.S. vessels under register. Pilotage Edison receives fuel shipments at Pier 98. north of Yonkers is available from Hudson River Pilots Association, 201 Edgewater Street, Staten Island, NY (54) 10305, telephone 718–815–4316, FAX 718–876–8055. The pilot boat, JOHN E. FLYNN, is 40 feet with a black Morris Canal Basin hull, white superstructure, and the word PILOT in red (55) The basin is located north of Liberty State Park. letters, each side. The boat berths at Yonkers, and when underway monitors VHF-FM channel 13, works channels Two marinas, two commuter ferries, one sailing school, 13 or 18A. The pilot boat meets vessels in midriver one yacht club and various charter boats operate from (40°56'21\"N., 73°54'41\"W.) off Yonkers. Arrangements the basin. Commercial operators occupy the northwest for pilot services are made in advance through ships’ corner of the basin while tour boats operate from the agents; at least 24-hour advance notice is requested. Central Railroad of New Jersey Pier at the southeast (44) Vessels transiting between New York Harbor and entrance to the basin. Yonkers or between Long Island Sound and Yonkers are serviced by United New York New Jersey Sandy Hook (56) Pilot Association. (45) U.S. enrolled vessels in the coastwise trade transiting Anchorage between New York Harbor and Yonkers or between Long (57) There are no special anchorages or commercial Island Sound and Yonkers are also served by Interport Pilots Agency, Inc. anchorage grounds in this part of the Hudson River. (46) On the Hudson River, pilots maintain bridge-to- Vessels anchoring inside of the pierhead line shall be bridge communication on channel 13. lighted in accordance with the Inland Navigation Rules (47) Vessels transiting the river to destinations beyond and should check with local authorities for any additional the city of Kingston, NY will be required to embark requirements. Hudson River Park extends from Battery another pilot at the Hyde Park Pilot Station (41°49'55\"N., Park City to 59th Street. They provide mooring facilities south of Pier 40. The Hudson River Park dockmaster may be contacted at 212–627–2020 for availability.
376 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12 (58) (70) Small-craft facilities Chart 12345 (59) Facilities at Manhattan are located at North Cove (71) From Fort Lee, NJ, the rocky cliffs of Palisades Yacht Harbor and Pier 59. Facilities in New Jersey are State Park and adjoining Tallman Mountain State located in Morris Canal Basin, Jersey City, Hoboken and Park extend up the west side of the river for about 12 Weehawkin; sailing schools-Jersey City, Hoboken and miles to Piermont, NY. The Palisades are 300 to 500 feet Manhattan. high and in places are thickly wooded with scrub. (60) (72) Spuyten Duyvil Creek, entered at Mile 12E, is marked by the railroad swing bridge over the mouth. Caution The creek is the Hudson River entrance to Harlem River, (61) Commuter ferries operate between several sites in which is described in chapter 9. Currents are swift and erratic around the mouth of the creek. New Jersey and Manhattan. Extra caution should be used while transiting during the morning and evening (73) rush hours. Hand-powered vessels operate from the New Jersey and New York shores of the Hudson River. Several Small-craft facilities swimming events are held along the Manhattan shoreline (74) Englewood Boat Basin, on the New Jersey side throughout the summer. opposite Spuyten Duyvil Creek, can accommodate craft (62) to 50 feet long; berths, gasoline, diesel fuel, and water are available. Alpine Boat Basin is located at about Chart 12341 40°56'45\"N., 73°55'05\"W. A boat launching ramp for registered, trailer-towed boats under 24 feet in length, (63) On the New Jersey side of the river are Guttenberg, jet skis and car-top boats (canoes and kayaks) is available Mile 5.5W; Edgewater, Mile 7.5W; and Fort Lee, Mile at Hazard’s Launching Ramp south of the George 9.5W. Small-craft facilities at Edgewater can provide Washington Bridge. On the New York side, Dykman berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, limited Marina is located at Tubby Hook. The Riverdale Yacht marine supplies, storage, and hull and engine repairs. Club and the Yonkers Paddling and Rowing Club are The largest mobile hoist can handle craft up to 25 tons. about 200 yards north of the Yonkers Municipal Pier. Commuter ferries operate between Edgewater and Pier Commuter ferries operate between theYonkers Municipal 79 in Manhattan. Pier and Battery Park in Manhattan. (64) The New York side of the river is mostly parkway for the length of the chart. The 79th Street Boat Basin, at Mile 5.5E, opposite Guttenberg, can provide berths, (75) Yonkers, Mile 16E, adjoins the north side of electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, marine New York City. Waterborne commerce is in petroleum supplies and minor engine repairs. products, sugar and syrup products, cement, sand, and other building materials. (65) Sailors and Soldiers Monument, Mile 6.2E, is a prominent landmark at 89th Street and Riverside Drive, (76) A sugar refining plant (40°55'41\"N., 73°54'21\"W.) Manhattan. has a 400-foot marginal wharf with depths of 30 to 32 feet alongside and a deck height of 10 feet. The plant (66) General Grants Tomb, Mile 7.7E, is prominent at has 20,000 tons of covered storage and is served by a 123rd Street and Riverside Drive, Manhattan. conveyor system with two 20-ton hoppers for the receipt of raw sugar. Vessels berth outboard of two floating (67) George Washington Bridge, Mile 10, crosses cranes moored at the face of the wharf. Hudson River from Fort Lee, NJ, to Fort Washington Point, New York City. The suspension span is nearly 0.6 (77) Several other private facilities at Yonkers, used mile long from shore to shore with a least clearance of 195 mainly by barges, have reported depths of 12 to 30 feet feet (See Structures across Hudson River at the beginning alongside. of this chapter.) The tops of the towers are about 600 feet above the water. When the traveller platform is in use, the (78) bridge clearance is reduced to 180 feet. Chart 12346 (68) (79) Alpine is a prominent landing at Mile 16W. A boat Anchorage basin here, operated by the Palisades Interstate Park (69) Three anchorage areas are south of the George Commission, affords shelter for numerous small craft; berths, gasoline, electricity, and water are available. In Washington Bridge. (See 33 CFR 110.1, 110.155(c)(1), 2013, 4 feet was reported in the basin. and 110.155(c)(5), chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) A special anchorage is on the north side of George (80) Washington Bridge at North Manhattan. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.60, chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) Anchorages (81) A special anchorage adjoins a yacht club on the Yonkers side of the Hudson River, 17 miles above The
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12 ¢ 377 Battery; another special anchorage is about 0.5 mile to (93) Tappan Zee is the 2-mile-wide part of Hudson the northward. (See 33 CFR 110.1and 110.60, chapter 2, River between Piermont and Croton Point, 8 miles to the for limits and regulations.) northward. (94) Tappan Zee Bridge, Mile 23.5, crosses Tappan Zee from Nyack to Tarrytown; under construction (82) Several private boat clubs are at Greystone Station, (2013). A regulated navigation area and a safety zone just north of Yonkers; guest moorings are available. surrounds the bridge. (See 33 CFR 165.T01–0174 and 165.T01–0462, chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) A (83) Hastings-on-Hudson, Mile 19E, has a prominent racon is atop the center of the main channel span of the water tank at its waterfront. A yacht club, north of the southernmost bridge. waterfront, is adjoined by a special anchorage. (See 33 CFR 110.1and 110.60, chapter 2, for limits and (95) Tarrytown, Mile 24E, has about 1 mile of developed regulations.) Limited guest berths are available. In 1981, waterfront, part of which has been improved by dredging. a reported depth of 4 feet could be carried to the fuel dock. Tarrytown Light (41°05'03\"N., 73°52'28\"W.), 54 feet above the water, is shown from a white cast iron and (84) The boundary line between the States of New concrete tower. Jersey and New York extends northwestward from a point on the west side of Hudson River at Mile 19. The river is (96) A Federal project provides for depths of 12 feet in 0.8 mile wide at this point. both the northwest and southwest connecting channels in Tarrytown Harbor and also in the waterfront channel. (85) Dobbs Ferry is a town at Mile 20.5E. A stack on the (See Notice to Mariners and latest edition of the chart waterfront and several cupolas are prominent. for controlling depths.) An obstruction, consisting of rocks, is on the east edge of the waterfront channel in (86) Irvington, Mile 22E, has a large lumber terminal at about 41°04'48\"N., 73°52'10\"W. Both access channels the southern end of the waterfront, and a small private are buoyed. wharf at the northern end. In 1981, alongside depths of 7 to 10 feet were reported at the lumber wharf. A private (97) Tarrytown Harbor usually is open to navigation boat club is just north of the terminal wharves; guest throughout the year, but in severe winters ice floes from moorings are available. the upper river may temporarily block the channels. (87) At Piermont, Mile 22W, an earthen embankment (98) extends 0.8 mile channelward from the shore to Piermont Pier. There is a Class I railroad terminus at the inner end Anchorage of the embankment; several buildings in Piermont are (99) A special anchorage is at Tarrytown. (See 33 CFR prominent. A T-head pier, used by Columbia University to moor its geological research vessels, extends from the 110.1and 110.60, chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) outer end of Piermont Pier; depths of about 16 feet are reported alongside the face. The ruins of a former ferry slip and other piers and several visible wrecks are on the south side of Piermont Pier. (100) Several waterfront terminals, with depths of 10 feet alongside, are available at Tarrytown, and there are rail (88) connections nearby. The wharves are used mostly for the receipt of petroleum products, sand, gravel, and crushed Chart 12343 rock. (89) A foul area extends about 300 yards northward from (101) A marina is southward of the principal wharves; the outer end of Piermont Pier. A sunken wreck is in this berths, gasoline, diesel fuel, electricity, water, ice, area about 200 yards northward from the end of the pier; marine supplies, and a 15-ton mobile hoist are available. caution is advised. Two private boat clubs are southward of the marina; a launching ramp is available. (90) In 1981, shoaling to an unknown extent was reported in the area from the outer end of Piermont Pier north to (102) Nyack is on the west side of Tappan Zee at Mile Lower Nyack Landing, Mile 24.6W; caution is advised. 25W. Small-craft facilities at Nyack include a boatyard with a marine railway that can handle craft to 40 feet (91) long for complete engine and hull repairs; the railway, just south of Lower Nyack Landing, can only be used Small-craft facilities at high tide. Storage facilities and marine supplies are (92) Several small-craft facilities are just northward of available. A boat club on the north side of the waterfront can provide guest moorings. In 1981, it was reported that Piermont Pier. Berths, electricity, water, ice, storage, 4½ feet could be carried to the gasoline dock. marine supplies, mobile hoists up to 10 tons, and hull and engine repairs are available. In 1981, reported depths of 4 (103) In 1981, shoaling to an unknown extent was reported feet could be carried to the facilities. A scuba diving team in the area from Lower Nyack Landing south to the outer of the Piermont Volunteer Fire Department is available end of Piermont Pier, Mile 22W. for underwater search and rescue work. They can be contacted through the Piermont Police Department; (104) telephone 914–359–0240. Anchorage (105) A special anchorage is at Nyack. (See 33 CFR 110.1and 110.60, chapter 2, for limits and regulations.)
378 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12 (118) Grassy Point is on the west side of Haverstraw Bay at Mile 34W. A pier, used for receiving gypsum rock, is (106) Upper Nyack is about 0.6 mile north of Nyack. A on the south side of the point. The pier has 500 feet of boatyard here has a 60-ton mobile boat lift and a 15-ton berthing space with a deck height of 8 feet and 31 feet mobile crane for hauling out small craft. The boatyard alongside. has 80 feet of berthing space with a deck height of 8 feet and depths of 6 feet at the face. A basin here has limited (119) Numerous small-craft facilities are north and south space for berthing small craft. Complete engine and hull of Grassy Point. Berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, repairs can be made. water, ice, storage, marine supplies, a pump-out facility, lifts to 40 tons, and engine and hull repairs are available. (107) Hook Mountain, 730 feet high, is on the west side In 2001, a reported depth of 17 feet could be carried into of Tappan Zee at Mile 27W. The summit is only 0.3 mile the cove south of the point. inland and is very prominent from the river. (120) Stony Point, Mile 35W, is marked at the outer end (108) Ossining is on the east side of Tappan Zee at Mile by a light. 29E. In 1981, depths of 5 to 6 feet were reported on the flats off the oil storage receiving facility piers at Ossining. (121) Verplanck Point, Mile 35.5E, is marked on its Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a State penitentiary, is northwestern side by prominent gray eroded banks of on the low flat shore on the south side of Ossining. Two tailings from a trap-rock plant. Small-craft facilities on water towers near the prison are prominent. A marina at the point can provide berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel the north end of town can handle craft to 15 tons for hull fuel, water, ice, storage and limited marine supplies; lifts and engine repairs; marine supplies are available. There to 30 tons are available for hull and engine repairs. are also two boat clubs and a yacht club at Ossining; gasoline, water, ice, and guest berths are available. In (122) Indian Point, on the east side of Hudson River, 1.7 1981, a reported depth of 4 feet could be carried to the miles northward of Verplanck Point, is the site of a nuclear yacht club gasoline dock. power station. A tall red and white banded stack, lighted on top, and two large domes are conspicuous on the point. (109) From Hook Mountain, Mile 27W, northward to A safety and security zone has been established in the Haverstraw, Mile 33W, the west bank of the Hudson waters of the Hudson River surrounding the station. (See River rises precipitously to heights of more than 800 feet. 33 CFR 165.1 through 165.40 and 165.169, chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) (110) Croton Point, Mile 30E, is a long peninsula that extends 1.5 miles channelward from the main shore. (123) Tomkins Cove, a town at Mile 36W, has a large Croton Point Park is on the southwest part of the peninsula. stone quarry, a rock crusher, and a trap-rock plant. The There are several prominent brick buildings at Harmon, wharf, connected to storage bins by a conveyor system, near the inner end of Croton Point. has 700 feet of berthing space with a deck height of 9 feet and depth of 15 to 20 feet alongside. The wharf is used to (111) Haverstraw Bay is the wide stretch of Hudson ship sand and crushed rock by barge. Numerous beached River between Croton Point and Stony Point, 5 miles to barges south of the pier are prominent. A powerplant pier, the northward; the greatest width is about 2.5 miles. The just northward of the wharf, consists of four cement steel- extensive flats in the eastern half of the bay have depths filled cells, the center two of which are connected to each of 5 to 9 feet. The dredged channel through Haverstraw other and the shore by a steel catwalk. Depths of about Bay is marked by seasonal lighted buoys and two lighted 40 feet were reported alongside. ranges. (124) Peekskill is at the head of a shallow bight at Mile (112) Croton-on-Hudson, on the east side of Haverstraw 38E. A dredged U-shaped channel extends northeastward Bay at Mile 31.5E, has a yacht club. from deep water in the Hudson River to the wharf area and thence northwestward back to deep water. The southern (113) High Tor, 820 feet high, is on the west side of channel is marked by buoys and a light. Caution— Haverstraw Bay at Mile 32W. In 1985, it was reported that the channel on the north side of Peekskill Bay was obstructed by a sewer outfall (114) Haverstraw is on the west side of Haverstraw Bay extending across from the entrance to Annsville Creek; at Mile 33W. The stacks and large rectangular buildings caution is advised. A yacht club at Peekskill can provide of a powerplant are prominent, back of Bowline Point. guest berths, electricity, water, ice and engine repairs. A T-shaped pier, operated by the powerplant and marked by private lights, extends off Bowline Point. (125) Annsville Creek is a very shallow creek on the north side of Peekskill. The railroad bridge over the (115) A wharf, used to ship crushed rock by barge, is about entrance has a bascule span with a clearance of 3½ feet. 1 mile southward of Bowline Point. The wharf has 580 The bridge is maintained in the closed position. (See 33 feet of berthing space with a deck height of 5 feet and 14 CFR 117.805, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) feet alongside. A small private boat club is in a cove about The highway bridge about 0.2 mile above the railroad 0.5 mile south of Bowline Point. bridge has a fixed span with a clearance of 19 feet. (116) (126) A wharf, used for receiving petroleum products by barge, is at Roa Hook, northwest of Peekskill. The wharf Anchorage (117) A special anchorage is at Haverstraw. (See 33 CFR 110.1and 110.60, chapter 2, for limits and regulations.)
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12 ¢ 379 has 150 feet of berthing space with a deck height of 8 feet (138) and 14 feet alongside. (127) Dunderberg Mountain, 1,110 feet high, is a Anchorage densely wooded mountain at Mile 38W. The mountain (139) A special anchorage is at West Point. (See 33 CFR slopes eastward to Jones Point, which is low and flat. (128) The river becomes much narrower at Jones Point 110.1 and 110.60, chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) and has an average width of 0.3 mile for the next 8 miles between the bases of the highlands on both sides. When approaching the sharp turns in this reach, caution should be exercised and a warning signal should be given. (140) The northeastern extremity of West Point descends (129) Iona Island, formerly a naval depot at Mile 40W, is to Gees Point, a rocky feature which is marked by a light. controlled by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission. About 0.2 mile south of Gees Point, another light marks A light, shown from a skeleton tower on the north side of the outer edge of a rocky shallow area along the west the island, is conspicuous. bank. (130) A rock, with a depth of 10 feet over it and marked by a lighted buoy, is 0.2 mile north-northwestward of (141) Worlds End, a sharp bend in the Hudson River at the northernmost point of Iona Island. When descending Mile 46, has depths of more than 100 feet. Extreme caution the river, particularly with a strong fair current, a careful should be exercised when passing through Worlds End; watch should be maintained to avoid being set on this the view is obstructed and vessels should reduce speed rock. and sound a warning signal. (131) Bear Mountain, Mile 40.3W, is 1,305 feet high and has its summit about 1 mile inland. There are wharves at (142) Constitution Island is on the upper side of Worlds the state park on the riverbank at the foot of the mountain. End at Mile 46.5E. Magazine Point, on the channel side (132) Anthonys Nose, 900 feet high, is a steep, thickly of the island, is marked by a light. wooded hill at Mile 40.5E. (133) Bear Mountain Bridge, Mile 40.6 crosses the (143) Crows Nest, Mile 47W, is 1,403 feet high and Hudson River from Bear Mountain to Anthonys Nose. prominent. A boat club is at Cold Spring, Mile 47.3E. The suspension span has a clearance of 155 feet. (134) Con Hook, a small island at Mile 43W, is marked (144) Little Stony Point, Mile 48E, is the site of a rock on its channel side by a light. A rock, with a depth of quarry. 7 feet over it and marked by a lighted buoy, is about 0.3 mile southward of Con Hook. When descending the (145) Storm King Mountain, 1,355 feet high, is prominent river, particularly with a fair current, there is a tendency at Mile 49W. to set toward the rock; caution is advised. The area 800 yards N of Con Hook and along the western shoreline is (146) Breakneck Point, on the opposite side of Hudson extremely shallow and dangerous and should be avoided River from Storm King Mountain, is marked by one due to a large shoal. When southbound on the Hudson highway tunnel and two railroad tunnels; the lights are River approaching Con Hook, mariners must take care prominent at night. Behind Breakneck Point is Breakneck not to confuse the lights on navigation aids with the lights Ridge, 1,196 feet high. from the railroad track on the west bank, the lights from bridge in the distance, and other background lighting in (147) Cornwall-on-Hudson is at Mile 50W. The wharf at general to avoid vessel grounding. Cornwall is in ruins. A boat club and a yacht club, about (135) A tower at Highland Falls, Mile 44W, is prominent. 0.6 mile southeastward of the wharf in ruins, can provide Highland Falls has a small marina with transient berths gasoline, water, and ice; guest moorings and a launching for small craft up to 35 feet. The reported depth alongside ramp are available. In 1981, the reported depths were 10 the dock is 30 feet; electricity and water is available. A feet at the gasoline dock and 3 feet in the basin. launching ramp is at the marina. (136) A yacht club at Garrison, Mile 45E, has depths of (148) Pollepel Island, Mile 50E, is a private estate with about 20 feet alongside its fuel dock. Craft up to 60 feet in buildings that resemble a medieval castle. A light is length can be accommodated at the slips; gasoline, water, shown from a skeleton tower 0.1 mile off the west side electricity, and some marine supplies are available. of the island. (137) West Point, Mile 45W, is the site of the U.S. Military Academy. The academy is easily recognized (149) Newburgh, Mile 53W, is a major petroleum from the prominence of the buildings and the road leading distribution center. Most of the piers of the major oil up the hillside from the railroad station and wharfs on the companies are at the southern end of the 2-mile waterfront riverbank. between Newburgh and Plum Point. Depths at the piers are reported to range from about 14 feet at the northern end to 35 feet at the southern end of the waterfront. (150) The yacht club landing near the north end of the Newburgh waterfront has reported depths of about 10 feet alongside. The marine railways here can handle craft up to 46 feet for minor engine and hull repairs; berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, launching ramps, and marine supplies are available. A shipbuilding company at Newburgh can make emergency repairs to commercial vessels. A marine railway at the yard can handle vessels to 140 feet, and cranes to 150 tons are available. (151) Beacon, on the east bank of the Hudson River opposite Newburgh, has some manufacturing facilities.
380 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12 An oil pier at the southern end of the waterfront has a by a belt conveyor which extends to a processing plant reported depth of 5 feet alongside. A seasonal swimming near the quarry. area in the river at Beacon is marked by private buoys. (161) Poughkeepsie, Mile 66E, is an important industrial TheNewburgh-Beacon Bridges, two spanned fixed center specializing in manufactured goods, oil, and highway bridges, with a clearance of 147 feet for a middle lumber. 760-foot width and 172 feet at the center, crosses the river (162) Mid Hudson Bridge (U.S. 44), a fixed span with a between Beacon and Newburgh. A private sound signal clearance of 134 feet, and a fixed railroad bridge with a is at the bridge and a racon is atop the center of the main clearance of 167 feet, 0.5 mile northward, cross the river channel span of the southernmost bridge. at Poughkeepsie; both bridges are well lighted at night. (152) Two submerged obstructions are reported about 150 The Mid Hudson Bridge is equipped with a private sound yards south of Hudson River Lighted Buoy 52, Mile 55. A signal and a racon in the middle of the span. Submerged submerged obstruction, covered ½ foot, is reported about pilings, covered 2 feet, are reported to exist on the 700 yards west of Buoy 52. westerly side of the Hudson River between the second (153) Chelsea, Mile 56.5E, has a boatyard and yacht club; and third abutments of the railroad bridge. berths, electricity, gasoline, water, ice, marine supplies, (163) A wharf which receives petroleum products by barge and complete hull and engine repairs are available. A 12- is one mile south of the Mid Hudson Highway Bridge. ton mobile crane is available for do-it-yourself repairs. The wharf has 460 feet of berthing space with a deck (154) Danskammer Point, Mile 58W, is marked by a height of 10 feet and a depth of 13 feet alongside. A town conspicuous powerplant with two large buildings, four park and a small-craft launching ramp are about 0.2 mile stacks, a radio tower, and an oil receiving pier. There are north of the highway bridge. numerous brickyards on both sides of the river between (164) A marina, on the east side of the river near Mile 68E, Newburgh and Danskammer Point, but most of them has berths, electricity, gasoline, water, ice, a launching have been abandoned. ramp, marine supplies, and a 20-ton crane; hull, engine, and electronic repairs can be made. In 2001, 17 feet was (155) reported alongside the docks. (165) Hyde Park, Mile 71E, is the birthplace of Franklin Chart 12347 Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States. The residence and library are about 0.4 mile inland. (156) Wappinger Creek is entered at Mile 58.5E through a channel that leads to just below Wappingers Falls, 1.6 (166) miles above the entrance. In 1977, it was reported that the creek had silted in and was no longer navigable. Anchorage (167) A general anchorage is just west of Hyde Park. (157) The railroad bridge across the mouth of Wappinger Creek has a bascule span with a clearance of 1 foot. (See (See 33 CFR110.1and 110.155, chapter 2, for limits and 33 CFR 117.813, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) regulations.) The nearby overhead cables have a clearance of 43 feet over the creek. The fixed highway bridge about 300 yards above the railroad bridge has a clearance of 12 feet. An overhead power cable at the bridge has a clearance of 47 (168) The Hyde Park Pilot Station (41°49'55\"N., feet. An overhead power cable with a clearance of 31 feet 073°56'32\"W.) is located on the eastern shore of the crosses the creek about 1.5 miles above the mouth. Hudson River in Mills-Norrie State Park. Vessels transiting the river to destinations above Kingston, NY (158) Diamond Reef, with a depth of 5 feet over it and will be required to embark another pilot at this point. marked by a seasonal lighted buoy, lies in about the The pilot station is manned only while boarding ships in middle of Hudson River 0.2 mile above the entrance transit and maintains a watch on VHF-FM channel 13 an to Wappinger Creek. Between Diamond Reef and hour prior to ETA for Norrie Point. The Hudson River Poughkeepsie the west side of the river should be favored Pilot office may be reached at 718–448–3900. to avoid two 18-foot spots which are buoyed. (169) The Poughkeepsie Yacht Club, about 0.5 mile north (159) A marina at New Hamburg, just north of the of the anchorage area, has berths, electricity, gasoline, entrance to Wappinger Creek, has berths, electricity, diesel fuel, water, a 15-ton mobile hoist, ice, and a sewage gasoline, water, ice, a 12-ton lift, and marine supplies; pump-out facility. In 1981, 8 feet was reported available hull and engine repairs can be made. In 1981, depths of alongside the gasoline dock. 20 feet were reported alongside the gasoline dock and 3 feet alongside the berths. (170) Esopus Island, Mile 73, is marked by a light on the south end. A ledge, partly bare at low water and extending (160) A boat club at Marlboro, Mile 59.7W, can provide about 300 yards from the north end, is marked by a lighted gasoline and water. Along the east side of the river, one buoy. The better channel is westward of the island. A mile north of Marlboro at Clinton Point is a quarry and prominent large graystone building is on the west side wharf used for shiping dolomite by barge. The wharf has of the river above Esopus, about 1 mile north of Esopus 2,025 feet of berthing space with a deck height of 12 feet Island. and a depth of 10 to 11 feet alongside. The wharf is served (171) Indian Kill flows into the Hudson River at Mile 73.8E. At the entrance to Indian Kill is a small-boat basin
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12 ¢ 381 operated by the State of New York as part of Taconic State (180) Park. Private seasonal lights mark the entrance to the boat basin. In 1981, the reported controlling depth was 7½ Charts 12347, 12348 feet in the entrance channel with 5½ feet available in the basin. Gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, a sewage pump- (181) In the Hudson River above Kingston many shoals out facility, and a 20-foot concrete launching ramp are with depths less than 3 feet are in midriver or extend available in the basin. Supplies can be obtained nearby. from the shore on either side. The bottom is rocky at (172) A shoal about 0.6 mile long and 150 yards wide with many of the bar crossings. Most of the channels through a least depth of about 16 feet is just west of the center of the critical areas are marked with lights and buoys, but the channel, about 1.1 miles above Indian Kill entrance. strangers in all except small boats are advised to take a The shoal is marked by a seasonal lighted buoy about pilot. Pilots are engaged at New York. midway along the east edge. (173) Esopus Meadows Light, Mile 75.8, 52 feet above (182) the water, is shown from a white brick lighthouse on the west side of the main channel. Shoals with depths less Chart 12347 than 3 feet extend as much as 0.4 mile from either shore from about 1 mile below the light to Rondout Creek at (183) An oil terminal is at Kingston Point, Mile 80W. Kingston; the shoals are marked by lighted buoys. The terminal wharf has 250 feet of berthing space with (174) Rondout Creek is entered from the Hudson River at a deck height of 7 feet and a depth of 13 feet alongside. Mile 79W through a dredged channel that leads between The terminal receives petroleum products by barge. two long, submerged jetties to Eddyville, about 3 miles above the channel entrance. The jetties are marked by (184) Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge crosses the Hudson lights at the outer ends and by seasonal daybeacons. In River at Mile 82.7. The fixed channel spans have a 2008, the controlling depth was 14 feet from the entrance clearance of 135 feet. A private sound signal is at the to the second highway bridge about 1.1 miles above the bridge and a racon is in the center of the west channel mouth, thence 10 feet to the railroad bridge, thence 6.5 span. feet to the southwest end of Gumaer Island, thence 5 feet to the head of the dredged channel at Eddyville. (185) Esopus Creek is entered at Mile 88.5W. The An obstruction is at 41°55'20.5\"N., 73°58'12.4\"W. The entrance is between two dikes; both are marked by lights. channel is partially marked by buoys.The head of practical Saugerties is on the north bank of the creek about 1 mile navigation is at the lock of the abandoned Delaware and above the entrance. A dam crosses the creek about 1.3 Hudson Canal, 3.3 miles above the entrance. The lower miles above the entrance. Just below the dam are many 2-mile portion of Rondout Creek serves as a harbor for large boulders and several shoals which bare at low water. Kingston. Small craft with local knowledge sometimes use this area (175) Kingston is partly on the lowlands adjacent to the as an anchorage; it should be avoided by strangers. north bank of Rondout Creek and partly on the elevated plateau to the north and westward of it. Waterborne traffic (186) consists chiefly of petroleum products. Small-craft facilities (176) (187) Small-craft facilities along the creek can provide Bridges berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, outside (177) Rondout Creek is crossed by a fixed highway bridge storage and some marine supplies. A forklift can handle craft to 2 tons for engine and hull repairs; launching with a clearance of 56 feet, about 1 mile above the ramps are also available. entrance, a highway suspension bridge with a clearance of 86 feet, about 0.1 mile above the fixed bridge, and the fixed railroad bridge with a clearance of 144 feet, about 2 miles above the entrance. An overhead power cable with (188) A rescue vessel of the Ulster County Sheriff’s a clearance of 75 feet crosses the creek about 0.45 mile Department is at Saugerties. The Sheriff’s office can be above the railroad bridge. contacted through the Coast Guard on VHF-FM channel 16 or directly by telephone at 845–338–3640. (178) (189) In 2004, shoaling to 9 feet was reported at the Small-craft facilities southern boundary of Green Flats. Vessels are advised (179) There are several small-craft facilities on Rondout to transit along the centerline of the channel in the vicinity of Hudson River Lighted Buoy 94. Creek. Berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, marine supplies, launching ramps, a pump-out facility, (190) The Maelstrom is a dangerous whirlpool on the east and wet and dry storage are available as far upstream as side of the main channel about 2 miles north of Esopus Eddyville. Lifts to 35 tons and a 75-foot marine railway Creek. can handle craft for hull and engine repairs. (191) Several large cement manufacturing plants that have prominent buildings and elevators are near Cementon, Mile 92.5W. Another cement factory is at Dewitt Point, 2 miles above Cementon. A wharf just below the point has a reported depth of 30 feet at the face. The landing for North Germantown is across the river opposite this wharf.
382 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12 (192) Catskill Creek, marked at the entrance by buoys, (204) Cement and limestone are shipped and gypsum is is entered at Mile 97.5W. Catskill is about 1 mile above received at a wharf about 1 mile above Coeymans. The the mouth. A long wharf extends along the north side wharf has 666 feet of berthing space with a deck height of Catskill Creek from the entrance to Catskill. A fixed of 15 feet and 32 feet reported alongside. highway bridge, with a clearance of 11 feet crosses, the creek 0.9 mile above the mouth.An overhead power cable (205) A submerged jetty, marked by buoys, is just east of with a clearance of 60 feet is about 200 yards above the Coeymans. bridge. (206) The fixed railroad bridge with a clearance of 139 (193) feet crosses the Hudson River at Mile 117.8. An overhead power cable just southward of the bridge has a clearance Small-craft facilities of 185 feet. The Castleton-on-Hudson Bridge, a fixed (194) Several small-craft facilities are on the creek. Berths, highway bridge, about 150 yards above the railroad bridge has a clearance of 135 feet. electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, storage facilities, water, ice, marine supplies, a sewage pump-out facility, and lifts to 20 tons are available; hull and engine repairs can be made. (207) Castleton-on-Hudson, Mile 119E, has a boat club that can provide berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, and a launching ramp. Gin poles are available at the boat club for stepping masts. In 1982, depths of 9 (195) Rip Van Winkle Bridge crosses the Hudson River at feet were reported alongside the docks. Mile 98.7. The fixed span over the channel has a clearance of 142 feet. A racon is at the center of the main channel (208) The Castleton Fire Department maintains a rescue span. High-voltage power cables with a clearance of 145 vessel at the boat club for emergency medical assistance, feet cross the river about 2.4 miles above the bridge. Red firefighting, lifesaving, and damage control. The rescue lights are atop the suspension towers on both sides of the vessel can be contacted through the Coast Guard on VHF- river. FM channel 16, or by telephone at 518–272–5501. (196) Hudson, Mile 102E, is on a slope that rises from (209) the east bank of the Hudson River. Gasoline, berths, electricity, water, and a launching ramp are available at a Anchorage boat club at Hudson. (210) A special anchorage is at Mile 120W, just below (197) Athens is on the west side of the Hudson River Cedar Hill. (See 33 CFR 110.1and 110.60, chapter 2, opposite Hudson. Wharves that receive asphalt and for limits and regulations.) calcium chloride are at Athens. Barges call at these facilities, which have reported depths of 7 to 15 feet alongside. In 1981, shoaling to an unknown extent was reported north of Middle Ground Flats. Barges approach (211) Overhead power cables crossing the river at Mile Athens through the channel south of the flats only. 122.9 and Mile 123.1 have clearances of 169 and 194 feet, respectively. (198) (212) Albany, Mile 126W, is the capital of New York State Small-craft facility and the principal port on the river above New York City. (199) A small-craft facility at the north end of town has The port of Albany is the terminus for deep-draft vessels on the Hudson River and serves as a transshipping point berths, electricity, gasoline, water, ice, and limited marine for the immediate vicinity, large areas of New England, supplies, and can make minor engine repairs. and most of the areas accessible by waterways. (200) (213) Waterborne commerce at the port is mostly in petroleum products, but grain, automobiles, coal, Chart 12348 molasses, scrap iron, aggregates, lumber, wood byproducts, bananas, steel, chemicals, and general cargo (201) Coxsackie is at Mile 108W. Berths, gasoline, are also handled. electricity, water and ice are available at a yacht club at the north end of town. A State-owned 20-foot concrete (214) The Albany Port District includes the lower harbor launching ramp is also available at Coxsackie. between points about 0.2 mile below and 1.9 miles above the entrance to Island Creek (42°36'26\"N., 73°45'50\"W.), (202) A boatyard at New Baltimore, Mile 113.5W, can and the upper harbor extending northward of this point provide berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, to the northern limits of Albany on the west side and storage and marine supplies. A launching ramp and a 20- Rensselaer on the east side. ton mobile hoist are available; hull and engine repairs can be made. In 1981, a reported depth of 20 feet was (215) available at the fuel dock with 6 feet at the berths. Channels (203) Coeymans, Mile 115W, has a boatyard that can (216) The Federal project depth is 32 feet from New York provide berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, and a 12-ton lift; hull and engine repairs can be made. Harbor to Albany. Above the Port of Albany, the project depth is 14 feet to the Troy Lock and Dam. (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of the charts for controlling depths.)
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12 ¢ 383 (217) the most likely time. Thunderstorms occur on average 24 days each year with June, July, and August being the Anchorages most favored period. (218) The restricted width of the river at Albany is not (225) Winters are usually cold and occasionally fairly severe. Maximum temperatures during the colder sufficient to permit vessels to swing at anchor without winter months often are below freezing, and nighttime interfering with passing craft. However, in an emergency, low temperatures frequently drop to 10°F (-12.2°C) or vessels sometimes anchor in midstream to wait for lower. Sub-zero temperatures (<-17.8°C) occur rather berthing space. infrequently, about a dozen times a year. Snowfall in the area is quite variable and over some of the higher nearby (219) areas ranges up to 75 inches (1905 mm) or more for a season. Snow flurries are quite frequent during the cold Bridges months. The average annual snowfall is 63 inches (1600 (220) The Dunn Memorial fixed highway bridge with a mm) and snow can be expected each month, October through May. January is the snowiest month averaging clearance of 60 feet crosses Hudson River at Albany at over 16 inches (406 mm). The 24-hour snowfall record Mile 126.4. The railroad bridge has a swing span with a is 22 inches (559 mm), and occurred in March 1993. clearance of 25 feet. (See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 (226) On the whole, wind velocities are moderate. The and 117.791, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) north-south Hudson River Valley has had a marked An overhead power cable at the railroad bridge has a effect on the lighter winds and the warm months usually clearance of 135 feet. average out as a south wind. Destructive winds occur infrequently. (221) (227) The area enjoys one of the highest percentages of sunshine that can be found in the State. This is true of the Weather, Albany and vicinity Hudson Valley area from Albany southward to the coast (222) The climate at Albany is primarily continental with slightly more sunshine progressively southward. Seldom does the area experience extended periods of in character, but is subject to some modification from cloudy days or extended periods of smog. Occasionally the maritime climate which prevails in the extreme during the warm months, there are short periods when southeastern portion of New York State. The moderating high humidity associated with temperatures above 85°F effect on temperatures is more pronounced during the (29.4°C) is rather uncomfortable. warmer months than in the cold winter season when (228) (See Appendix B for Albany climatological table.) outbursts of cold air sweep down from Canada with greater vigor than at other times of the year. In the warmer (229) portion of the year temperatures rise rapidly during the daytime to moderate levels. As a rule, temperatures fall Pilotage, Albany rapidly after sunset so that the nights are relatively cool. (230) See Pilotage, Hudson River (indexed as such), Very occasionally, the area experiences extended periods of oppressive heat up to a week or more in duration. earlier this chapter. (223) The highest temperature of record is 100°F (37.8°C) recorded both in July and September 1953. The extreme (231) minimum temperature at Albany is -28°F (-33.3°C) recorded in January 1971. The average temperature Towage for Albany is 48°F (8.9°C). The average high is 58°F (232) Tugs up to 6,800 hp, based at New York City, and (14.4°C) and the average low is 37°F (2.8°C). July is the warmest month with an average high of 83°F (28.3°C) tugs up to 1,800 hp, based at Rensselaer, are available and an average low of 60°F (15.6°C). January is the at Albany. Arrangements for tugs are usually made in coldest month with an average high of 31°F (-0.6°C) and advance by ships’ agents. an average low of 13°F (-10.6°C). An average of 11 days (233) Albany is a customs port of entry. each year records maximum temperatures in excess of 90°F (32.2°C) and an average of 147 days record extreme (234) minimums below 32°F (0°C). An average of 22 days each year will have an extreme minimum below 5°F (-15°C). Quarantine, customs, immigration, and agricultural (224) Precipitation is sufficient to serve the economy of the quarantine region in most years, and only occasionally do periods (235) (See chapter 3, Vessel Arrival Inspections, and of drought become a threat. A considerable portion Appendix A for addresses.) of the rainfall in the warmer months is from showers (236) Quarantine is enforced in accordance with the associated with thunderstorms, but hail is not usually regulations of the U.S. Public Health Service. (See Public of any consequence. Average annual precipitation totals Health Service, chapter 1.) nearly 36 inches (914 mm) and is evenly distributed (237) Albany has several hospitals. throughout the year. The difference between the driest month, February, and the wettest month, June, averages (238) exactly one inch (25.4 mm). Precipitation falls an average 205 days each year with the early winter season being Harbor regulations (239) Local rules and regulations for the port are handled by the Albany Port District Commission.
384 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12 (242) Facilities of Albany Berthing Deck Space Depths* Height Name Location (feet) (feet) (feet) Storage Purpose Owned/Operated by West side of Hudson River below Island Creek Sears Oil Company 1.2 miles south of 191 31 10 Tank storage Receipt of petroleum Sears Oil Company, Inc. Tanker Wharf Island Creek (2 million barrels) products Texaco North Wharf 0.85 miles south 230 32 14 Tank storage Receipt and shipment of Texaco Inc. of Island Creek (838,000 barrels) petroleum products West side of Hudson River below Island Creek Agway Petroleum Wharf 0.1 mile north 260 30 11 Tank storage Receipt and shipment Agway Petroleum, Inc. of Island Creek (334,000 barrels) of petroleum products Cibro Petroleum Ship Dock 0.5 mile north of 1000 32 16.5 Tank storage Receipt of crude oil and Albany Port District Island Creek (193,000 barrels asphalt) petroleum products, Commission/Cibro (955,000 barrels fuel oil) Receipt and shipment Petroleum Products, Inc. (450,000 barrels crude) of asphalt Albany Port District Commission 0.8 mile north 1,270 32 16.5 Grain elevator Shipment of grain Albany Port District Berths 7, 8 and 9 of Island Creek (10.5 million bushels) Receipt and shipment of Commission/National Tank storage molasses Molasses Co. and Cargill, (4.5 million gallons) Inc. Albany Port District Commission Immediately 750 32 16.5 Covered storage Receipt and shipment of Albany Port District Berths 5 and 6 north of Berth 7 (60,000-square feet) general cargo and liquid Commission/Pacific Open storage fertilizer Molasses Company and (35 acres) Receipt of molasses Allied Chemical Corp. Tank storage (8.5 million gallons) Albany Port District Commission Immediately 425 32 16.5 Covered storage Receipt and shipment of Albany Port District Berth 4 north of Berth 5 (26,000-square feet) general cargo Commission Open storage Receipt of automobiles (28 acres) Albany Port District Commission Immediately 425 32 16.5 Covered storage Receipt of bananas Albany Port District Berth 3 north of Berth 4 (72,000-square feet) Commission/United Brands, Inc. Albany Port District Commission Immediately 300 32 16.5 Open storage Receipt and shipment of Albany Port District (28 acres) Berth 2 north of Berth 3 general cargo Commission Receipt of automobiles Albany Port District Commission Immediately 600 32 16.5 Covered storage Receipt and shipment of Albany Port District Berth 1 north of Berth 2 (45,000-square feet) general cargo Commission Receipt of automobiles Mobil Oil Corperation Ship Dock 200 yards north 200 29 16 Tank storage Receipt of petroleum Mobil Oil Corperation of Berth 1 (2.25 million barrels) products East side of Hudson River Amerada Hess Corperation 0.3 mile north 290 30 8 Tank storage Receipt of petroleum Amerada Hess Wharf of Island creek (1 million barrels) products Corperation/Amerada Hess Corp. and Sun Refining and Marketing Co. Ultramar Petroleum Wharf 0.5 mile north 180 12 11 Tank storage Receipt and shipment of Ultramar Petroleum, Inc. of Island Creek (1 million barrels) petroleum products Atlantic-Richfield Company 0.65 mile north 295 33 11 Tank storage Receipt of petroleum Atlantic-Richfield Co./ Rensselaer Wharf of Island Creek (1.5 million barrels) products Atlantic-Richfield Co., Gulf Oil Products Co. and Amoco Oil Co. Petroleum Fuel and Terminal 0.75 mile north 375 32 14 Tank storage Receipt and shipment of Petroleum Fuel and Company of Island Creek (668,000 barrels) petroleum products Terminal Co. Bray Terminals 0.8 mile north 250 23 12 Tank storage Receipt and shipment of Bray Terminals, Inc./Bray of Island Creek (646,000 barrels) petroleum products Terminals, Inc. and Getty Refining and Marketing Co. Port of Albany Rennsselaer 1.25 miles 1,205 32 16.5 Tank storage Receipt of caustic soda Albany Port District Wharf north of Island (500,000 gallons) Shipment of scrap metal Commission/Albany Port Creek Open storage District Commission and (20 acres) Ashland Chemical Co. Covered storage (43,000 square feet) * The depths given above are reported. For information on the latest depths contact the port authorities or the private operators.
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12 ¢ 385 (240) (253) Troy, Mile 132E, is a manufacturing center. Watervliet, on the west side of the river opposite Troy, Wharves is the site of the United States Arsenal with a 755-foot (241) There are about 30 waterfront facilities at Albany stone bulkhead. The harbor extends from the southern limits of the city of Troy to the Troy Lock and Dam. and Rensselaer; most are located on the west side of the Vessels usually berth on arrival, because the narrow width Hudson River at Albany. All have highway connections of the river and character of the bottom are not suitable and, with the exception of the petroleum berths, railroad for anchorage. connections. Cargo is generally handled by ships’ tackle. Crawler and truck cranes up to 140 tons can be rented. (254) TheCongress Street Bridgeconnecting Watervliet The alongside depths given for each facility are reported; and Troy, at Mile 132.2, has a fixed span with a clearance for information on the latest depths, contact the operator. of 55 feet. The vertical lift highway bridge 0.5 mile Only the major facilities are listed in the table (Facilities upstream has a clearance of 29 feet down and 60 feet up. in the Port of Albany.) (See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.791, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) A rock ledge is on the (243) east side of the river at the bridge in about 42°44'07\"N., 73°41'22\"W. TheGreen Island Bridgea fixed highway Supplies bridge at Mile 132.9, has a clearance of 61 feet. (244) Bunkering services for deep-draft vessels are not (255) The Troy Lock and Dam is about 8 miles above available at Albany; this service is obtained in New Albany. The lock dimensions are: length 492.5 feet; York. Diesel fuel, through metered pumps, is available width 44.4 feet; depth over upper miter sill 16.3 feet at for small vessels; water, marine supplies, and provisions normal pool level; and depth over lower miter sill 13 are available. feet at lowest low water. The lift at the lowest stages is 17.3 feet. (See 33 CFR 207.50 and 207.60, chapter (245) 2, for navigation regulations for the lock and operating regulations for the dam.) Repairs (246) Repairs to hulls of all types, engine repair and (256) general repairs to small craft is available at a boatyard Caution on the west side of the river just north of Island Creek. A (257) The area within about 500 feet below the Troy Dam marine railway here will haul/launch vessels of 300 tons, 110 feet (30-foot beam) and a draft of 12 feet. is extremely dangerous because of the turbulence caused by water discharge from the dam. The danger area is (247) marked by buoys. Small-craft facilities (248) A yacht club is on the east side of the Hudson River (258) The Hudson River above the Troy Lock and Dam at Rensselaer at Mile 126.4, about 0.2 mile south of the joins with the New York State Canal System to form a fixed highway bridge; berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel connecting waterway westward to Lake Erie and Lake fuel, and water are available. In 1981, reported depths of Ontario, and northward to Lake Champlain. 15 feet were available on the west side of the yacht club dock with 8 feet on the east side. A municipal launching (259) The New York State Canal System, comprising ramp is at Mile 127.2W. Erie Canal, Oswego Canal, Cayuga and Seneca Canal, and Champlain Canal, is under the jurisdiction of the (249) State of New York. Navigation on the State canals is free except for mooring, dockage, wharfage, storage, or Communications use of canal equipment or facilities for which a permit is (250) Albany is served by air and rail communications. required. Detailed data regarding movement through the New York State Canal System may be obtained from the The Delaware and Hudson Railroad serves facilities on New York State Canal Corporation, Office of Canals, 200 the west side of the river while ConRail serves facilities Southern Boulevard, P.O. Box 189, Albany, NY 12201- on both sides of the river. The Albany Port Railroad 0189; 1–800–4CANAL4; or canals.ny.gov. Corporation, a terminal switching line, serves the waterfront facilities and property owned by the Albany (260) Port District Commission and connects with the main line railroads. Controlling dimensions of channels, locks, and bridges (261) The Great Lakes-Hudson River Waterway Improvement is that part of the barge canal system (251) The Patroon Island Bridge, a fixed highway bridge, including the Erie Canal from Waterford west to Three with a clearance of 60 feet crosses the Hudson River just Rivers and thence the Oswego Canal to Lake Ontario. This above Albany at Mile 127.8. section of the system, funded by the U.S. Government and maintained by the State of New York, has a project (252) The Troy-Menands Bridge, a fixed highway bridge, depth of 14 feet at normal pool level between locks and crossing the Hudson River at South Troy, Mile 130.5, has a clearance of 61 feet. The overhead power cables between Albany and Troy have a least clearance of 87 feet. Red lights are shown from the suspension towers on both sides of the river.
386 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12 13 feet at normal pool level through all locks and guard (270) Lake Champlain, about 97 miles long from gates. These channels have widths of 104 feet in earth Whitehall to the Canadian border and up to 10 miles cuts, 120 feet in rock cuts, and 200 feet in river and lake wide at its widest part, has considerable water commerce sections. between the ports along its shores. The controlling depth (262) Elsewhere in the New York State Canal System, the is about 12 feet at low lake level through the main channel project depth is 12 feet in all channels and through all to the Canadian border and to the principal ports. The locks and guard gates. These channels have widths of 75 least overhead clearance is 92 feet at a fixed bridge at feet in earth cuts, 94 feet in rock cuts, and generally 200 Crown Point, about 32 miles above Whitehall. feet in canalized rivers. (263) Usable dimensions of the locks in the New York (271) An international waterway for commerce is available State Canal System are 300 feet in length and 43½ feet between the United States and Canada by the use of in width. The locks and guard gates have depths of 12 Champlain Canal, Lake Champlain, and the Riviere feet over the sills at normal pool level, except 13 feet Richelieu and Canal de Chambly, which extend from over the sills in the Great Lakes-Hudson River Waterway the northerly end of Lake Champlain for about 70 miles Improvement. in Canadian waters to the St. Lawrence River, 40 miles (264) The least clearance of bridges and cables over the below Montreal. The size of vessels that can navigate Great Lakes-Hudson River Waterway Improvement is 20 this route is controlled by the least dimensions of the feet. The least clearance of bridges and cables over the Canal de Chambly locks which are: usable length, 111 other waterways of the New York State Canal System is feet, 5 inches; width, 23 feet; depth over sills, 6½ feet. 15 feet. Bridges over the waterway are provided with draws; the (265) The navigation season is normally from the first part least overhead clearance of cables is 120 feet. The least of May to the latter part of November. clearance for bridges across Canal de Chambly in the vicinity of the city of St. Jean, Quebec, is 29 feet. The navigation season is from about the middle of April to the middle of November. (266) Erie Canal, a 294-mile waterway, extends from the pool of the Troy dam in the Hudson River at Waterford (272) Permit requirements and toll charge information for westerly through the Mohawk River and landcuts to Canal de Chambly and St. Ours Lock may be obtained Oneida Lake, thence through Oneida, Seneca, and Clyde from the Superintendent, Quebec Canals (see Appendix Rivers, landcuts, an artificial channel, and Tonawanda A for address). Creek to Niagara River at Tonawanda. The Niagara River connects the Erie Canal with Lake Erie at Buffalo. (273) (267) Oswego Canal, a 21-mile waterway, extends Charts and Coast Pilot Information northward from the Erie Canal, 141 miles westward of (274) NOAA's nautical chart coverage of the New York the Troy dam, to Oswego where it joins Lake Ontario. For the most part the canal follows the Oswego River from State Canal System is as follows: chart 14786, all the its confluence with the Oneida and Seneca Rivers. canals from the Hudson River at Troy, NY, westward to Lyons, NY, and to Lake Ontario at Oswego; chart 14788, (268) Cayuga and Seneca Canal extends southward from Oneida Lake; and chart 14791, Cayuga and Seneca Lakes. the Erie Canal 177 miles west to the Troy dam. The canal Charts of Lake Champlain are published by NOAA. Coast follows the improved Seneca River to Cayuga Lake and Pilot information for the above waterways is contained in extends through the lake to Ithaca at the south end. From U.S. Coast Pilot 6. the north end of Cayuga Lake, the canal follows Seneca (275) Coverage of the canal system from Syracuse, west River west to Seneca Lake and extends through the lake to the Niagara River at Tonawanda, NY, is contained in to Watkins Glen at the south end.A2.2-mile canal extends The Cruising Guide to the New York State Canal System, south from Watkins Glen to Montour Falls. These lakes available from the New York State Canal Corporation at are two of the so-called Finger Lakes of central New York canals.ny.gov. and are each about 30 miles in length. (276) Charts and pilot information for the Riviere Richelieu, Canal de Chambly and other Canadian waters (269) Champlain Canal, a 52-mile waterway, follows the are available from the Canadian Hydrographic Chart Hudson River northward from Waterford for about 32 Distribution Office (see Appendix A for address). miles to Fort Edward, thence through a landcut and Wood Creek to Whitehall at the entrance to Lake Champlain.
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Appendix A ¢ 387 Appendix A (1) (20) Sales Information Dates of Latest Editions (21) Information concerning the dates of latest editions (2) NOAA publications, nautical charts and unclassified National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) nautical for the full suite of NOAA’s nautical charts and U.S. Coast charts are sold by authorized sales agents in many U.S. Pilot volumes can be found at nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ ports and in some foreign ports. Information on obtaining mcd/dole.htm. charting products and a listing of authorized agents can be found at nauticalcharts.noaa.gov. (22) (3) Chart validity (23) CAUTION: A NOAA nautical chart is not a valid Charts, Publications and Services–NOAA document until its publication is announced in the NGA (4) Weekly Notice to Mariners. This also applies to NOAA nautical publications such as Coast Pilot. The date of a Reporting corrections to Nautical Charts and Coast chart is also of vital importance to the navigator. When Pilots charted information becomes obsolete, further use of the (5) Users are requested to report all significant chart for navigation may be dangerous. discrepancies or additions to NOAA charts and Coast Pilots, including depth information in privately (24) maintained channels and basins; obstructions, wrecks, and other dangers; new, relocated, or demolished Coast Pilot landmarks; uncharted fixed private aids to navigation; (25) U.S. Coast Pilot 1, Atlantic Coast, Eastport to Cape deletions or additions of small-craft facilities and any other information pertinent to safe navigation. Cod. This information may be submitted using the NOAA (26) U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Atlantic Coast, Cape Cod to Office of Coast Survey site at ocsdata.ncd.noaa.gov/ idrs/discrepancy.aspx. All correspondence should be Sandy Hook. addressed to: (27) U.S. Coast Pilot 3, Atlantic Coast, Sandy Hook to (6) Department of Commerce, NOAA (7) Nautical Data Branch Cape Henry. (8) N/CS261, Station 7331 (28) U.S. Coast Pilot 4, Atlantic Coast, Cape Henry to (9) 1315 East-West Highway (10) Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282. Key West. (29) U.S. Coast Pilot 5, Atlantic Coast-Gulf of Mexico, (11) Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands. Nautical Charts (30) U.S. Coast Pilot 6, Great Lakes, Lakes Ontario, Erie, (12) United States Coastal and Intracoastal waters, and Huron, Michigan and Superior, and St. Lawrence River. possessions. (31) U.S. Coast Pilot 7, Pacific Coast, California, Oregon, (13) Great Lakes, Lake Champlain, New York State Washington, and Hawaii Canals, and the St. Lawrence River-St. Regis to Cornwall, (32) U.S. Coast Pilot 8, Pacific Coast Alaska, Dixon Canada (14) Catalogs of Charts and Publications: Entrance to Cape Spencer. (15) Catalog 1-Atlantic Coast (33) U.S. Coast Pilot 9, Pacific and Arctic Coasts, Alaska- (16) Catalog 2-Pacific Coast (17) Catalog 3-Alaska Cape Spencer to Beaufort Sea. (18) Catalog 4-Great Lakes (19) Catalog 5-Gulf Coast (34) Distance Tables (35) Distances Between United States Ports (available at nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/nsd/distances-ports). (36) Tide Tables (37) East Coast of North and South America, including Greenland. (38) West Coast of North and South America, including Hawaii. (39) Central and Western Pacific and Indian Oceans. (40) Europe and West Coast of Africa, including the Mediterranean Sea.
388 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Appendix A (41) (65) The National Weather Service provides Radio Facsimile Weather Information for east coast waters Tidal Current Tables through the Coast Guard Communication Station (42) Atlantic Coast, North America. Boston (NMF). Broadcasts are made on the following (43) Pacific Coast, North America and Asia. frequencies: 4235 (02z, 08z), 6340.5, 9110, 12750 (14z) kHz. For carrier frequency, subtract 1.9 kHz. Fax (44) schedules are transmitted at 0243 and 1405 GMT, and provide area coverage and descriptions of services. For Regional Tide and Tidal Current Table further information, visit nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/ (45) New York to Chesapeake Bay. radiofax.htm. (46) (66) National Ocean Service Center for Operational Marine Weather Forecasts Oceanographic Products and Services (67) Scheduled coastal marine forecasts are issued four (47) times daily by National Weather Service Offices. For further information on coastal marine forecasts as well For Tide and Tidal Current Observations and Predic- as additional types of forecasts, go to nws.noaa.gov/om/ tions, PORTS® data,Tidal Datums, Levels and Bench marine/forecast.htm. Mark Sheets: (48) Oceanographic Division (N/OPS3) (68) (49) 1305 East-West Highway, 7th floor (50) Silver Spring, MD 20910-3281 Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) (69) The Space Weather Prediction Center provides (51) Tel: 301–713–2815 Ext. 0 real-time monitoring and forecasting of solar and (52) Fax: 301–713–4500 (24 hours) geophysical events which impact satellites, power grids, communications, navigation and many other (53) Email: [email protected] technological systems. (70) NOAA, National Weather Service (54) Web: tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov (71) National Centers for Environmental Prediction (72) Space Weather Prediction Center, W/NP9 (55) (73) 325 Broadway (74) Boulder, CO 80305 National Weather Service Offices (75) swpc.noaa.gov (56) The following offices provide marine weather (76) forecasts and warnings by telephone; refer to the local telephone directory for numbers. Charts and Publications–Other U.S. Govern- (57) Bridgeport, CT: Sikorsky Memorial Airport, ment Agencies Stratford, CT 06497. (58) Hartford, CT: Bradley International Airport, (77) A partial list of publications and charts considered Windsor Locks, CT 06096. of navigational value is included for the ready reference (59) Newark, NJ: Newark International Airport, Building of the mariner. In addition to the agents located in the 51, Room 421, 07114. principal seaports handling publication sales, certain (60) New York, NY: 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Mezzanine libraries have been designated by the Congress of the Floor Room 9, 10112. United States to receive the publications as issued for (61) Providence, RI: T.F. Green Airport, 562 Airport public review. Road, Warwick, RI 02886. (78) (62) Government Printing Office NOAA Weather Radio (79) Publications of the U.S. Government Printing Office (63) National Weather Service VHF-FM radio stations may be ordered at bookstore.gpo.gov. Orders may also provide mariners with continuous FM broadcasts of be placed by phone (866–512–1800; 202–512–1800 weather warnings, forecasts, radar reports, and surface in the DC area), FAX (202–512–2104), or mail (U.S. weather observations. Reception range is typically 20 to Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, 40 nautical miles from the antenna site, but can be as MO 63197-9000). much as 100 nautical miles for stations at high elevations. The following VHF-FM radio stations with location of (80) antenna are in or near the area covered by this Coast Pilot: (64) National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Procure- ment Information Call Sign Station Location Frequency (81) Unclassified publications produced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) are KHB-35 Boston, MA 42°12′N., 71°06′W. 162.475 available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, KEC-73 Hyannis, MA 42°41′N., 70°20′W. 162.55 WXJ-39 Providence, RI 41°48′N., 71°28′W. 162.40 WXJ-42 Meriden, CT 41°33′N., 72°50′W. 162.40 KHB-47 New London, CT 41°26′N., 72°08′W. 162.44 WXM-80 Riverhead, NY 40°53′N., 72°43′W. 162.475 KWO-35 New York, NY 40°45′N., 73°58′W. 162.55
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Appendix A ¢ 389 Pittsburgh, PA 15250-1954. Orders can be placed on National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Procurement the U.S. Government Online Bookstore (bookstore. Information above). gpo.gov), by phone (202–512–1800) or by FAX (202– (95) Sailing Directions (Foreign Countries): Published 512–2250). Classified NGA publications and charts are by National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (see available to authorized users from the Defense Supply National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Procurement Center Richmond (Attn: JNAA), 8000 Jefferson Davis Information above). Highway, Richmond, VA 23297-5336. Defense Supply (96) Radio Navigational Aids, Pub. 117: Published Center Richmond, Customer Assistance Office may be by National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (see contacted at 800–826–0342. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Procurement Information above). (82) (97) The Nautical Almanac, the Air Almanac, and Astronomical Almanac: Published by U.S. Naval Nautical Charts Observatory; for sale by Government Printing Office. (83) U.S. Waters: (see Government Printing Office, early this appendix.) (84) Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers (98) American Practical Navigator (Bowditch) (Pub. 9): Published by National Geospatial-Intelligence Navigation Charts, Alabama River Charts, and Black Agency (see National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Warrior-Tombigbee Rivers River Charts: Published and Procurement Information above). for sale by U.S. Army Engineer District Mobile, P.O. (99) InternationalCodeofSignals(Pub.102):Published Box 2288, Mobile, AL 36602, Attn: Map Sales, LM-SR; by National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (see telephone, 251–441–5631. National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Procurement (85) Flood Control and Navigation Maps of the Information above). Mississippi River, Cairo, IL to the Gulf of Mexico: (100) Marine Product Dissemination Information: Published by Mississippi River Commission and for sale maintained by the National Weather Service; nws.noaa. by U.S. Army Engineer District Vicksburg, 4155 Clay gov/om/marine/home.htm. Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183-3435, Attn: Map Sales; (101) Navigation Rules and Regulations Handbook: telephone, 601–631–5042. Publication produced by the United States Coast (86) Upper Mississippi River Navigation Charts Guard Navigation Standards Branch, which contains (Mississippi River, Cairo, IL to Minneapolis, MN): International and Inland Rules of the Road and Navigation Published and for sale by U.S. Army Engineer District Regulations. Available for download or viewing at Rock Island, Clock Tower Bldg., P.O. Box 2004, Rock navcen.uscg.gov under the link Navigation Rules. Island, IL 61204-2004; telephone, 309–794–5338. (102) Federal Requirements for Recreational Boats: (87) Charts of the Illinois Waterway, from Mississippi Published by U.S. Coast Guard; uscgboating.org. River at Grafton, IL to Lake Michigan at Chicago and (103) Port Series of the United States: Published and Calumet Harbors: Published and for sale by U.S. Army sold by U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Institute for Water Engineer District Rock Island, Clock Tower Bldg., P.O. Resources, Navigation Data Center, (CEIWR-NDC-N), Box 2004, Rock Island, IL 61204-2004; telephone, 309– 7701 Telegraph Road, Casey Building, Alexandria, VA 794–5338. 22315-3868; telephone 703–428–8059. (88) Foreign Waters: Published by National Geospatial- IntelligenceAgency (see National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Procurement Information above). (89) (104) Publications Offices and Services-Other U.S. Government (90) Notices to Mariners: Agencies (91) Local Notices to Mariners are posted weekly by (105) the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center at navcen. uscg.gov. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Offices U.S. Notice to Mariners are available at msi.nga.mil/ (106) New England District Office: 696 Virginia Road, NGAPortal/MSI.portal. (92) Special Notice to Mariners are published annually Concord, MA 01742-2751; www.nae.usace.army.mil. in National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Notice to (107) The New England District covers all of New Mariners 1. These notices contain important information of considerable interest to all mariners. Interested parties England except western Vermont and small portions are advised to read these notices. of Massachusetts and Connecticut along their western (93) Light Lists (United States and Possessions): boundaries, and includes small portions of southeastern Published by U.S. Coast Guard; for sale by the New York, all embraced in the drainage basins tributary Government Printing Office. (See Government Printing to Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean east of the Office, early this appendix.) New York-Connecticut State line. It also includes Fishers (94) List of Lights (Foreign Countries): Published Island, NY. by National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (see (108) New York District Office: 26 Federal Plaza, New York, NY 10278-00090.
390 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Appendix A (109) The New York District includes western Vermont, (127) Alexandria, VA 20598-7310 small portions of western Massachusetts and Connecticut, eastern and south-central New York, including Long (128) Island, and northeastern New Jersey embraced in the drainage basins tributary to Lake Champlain and the St. Coast Guard District and Sector Offices Lawrence River system east thereof and to the Atlantic (129) Commander, First Coast Guard District, 408Atlantic Ocean from the New York-Connecticut State line to, but not including, Manasquan Inlet, NJ. Avenue, Boston, MA 02110-3350. The First Coast (110) It exercises jurisdiction, however, over all matters Guard District is comprised of: Maine; New Hampshire; pertaining to the improvement of the Great Lakes to Hudson River waterway. Under the direction of the Vermont; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Connecticut; Secretary of the Army, the district engineer, as Supervisor of New York Harbor, also exercises jurisdiction under the New York except that part north of latitude 42°N. and laws enacted for the preservation of the tidal waters of west of longitude 74°39'W.; that part of New Jersey New York Harbor, its adjacent or tributary waters, and the north of latitude 40°18'N., east of longitude 74°30.5'W., waters of Long Island Sound. and northeast of a line from 40°18'N., 74°30.5'W., north-northwesterly to the New York, New Jersey and (111) Pennsylvania boundaries at Tristate; all U.S. Naval Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Offices (112) Regional offices and States in the EPA coastal reservations on shore at Newfoundland; the ocean area regions: encompassed by the Search and Rescue boundary between (113) Region I (New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, Canada and the United States easterly to longitude 63°W.; Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island): J. F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., Room 2203, Boston, MA 02203. thence due south to latitude 41°N.; thence southwesterly (114) Region II (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands): 26 Federal Plaza, Room 1009, New York, along a line bearing 219°T to the point of intersection NY 10278. at 37°N., 67°13'W., with a line bearing 122°T from the (115) Region III (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, District New Jersey shoreline at latitude 40°18'N., (just south of of Columbia, Pennsylvania): 841 Chestnut Street, the Shrewsbury River); thence northwesterly along this Philadelphia, PA 19107. (116) Region IV (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, line to the coast. South Carolina, North Carolina): 345 Courtland Street, NE., Atlanta, GA 30365. (130) Within each Coast Guard District are Coast Guard (117) Region V (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Sectors. A Sector Office combines the functions of the Ohio, Wisconsin): 230 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Captain of the Port and Marine Inspection Office. IL 60604. (118) Region VI (Louisiana, Texas): 1445 Ross Avenue, (131) Coast Guard Sector Boston, 427 Commercial Dallas, TX 75270. (119) Region IX (California, Hawaii, Guam): 215 Fremont Street, Boston, MA 02109. 617–223–3123. The Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 boundaries of Sector Boston start at 42°52'20\"N., (120) Region X (Alaska, Oregon, Washington): 1200 70°49'02\"W., (Massachusetts/New Hampshire coastal Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. boundary); thence east to the outermost extent of the EEZ at 42°52'18\"N., 67°43'53\"W.; thence southeast (121) along the outermost extent of the EEZ to 42°08'00\"N., 67°08'17\"W.; thence west to 42°08'00\"N., 70°15'00\"W.; U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center (NAVCEN) thence southwest to the Massachusetts coast near (122) The Coast Guard Navigation Center provides cutting Manomet Point at 41°55'00\"N., 70°33'00\"W.; thence northwest to 42°04'00\"N., 71°06'00\"W.; thence to edge services for safe, secure, and efficient maritime 42°01'08\"N., 71°22'53\"W., (Massachusetts/Rhode Island transportation. The center operates the Navigation boundary); thence west along the southern boundary of Information Service (NIS), the Maritime Differential GPS (DGPS) and the developing Nationwide Differential Massachusetts, except the waters of Congamond Lakes, Global Positioning System (NDGPS). In addition, to 42°02'59\"N., 73°29'49\"W., (Massachusetts/New NAVCEN serves as the civilian interface for the Global York boundary); thence north along the Massachusetts/ Positioning System and manages other navigation-related New York boundary to 42°44'45\"N., 73°15'54\"W., projects. (Massachusetts/New York/Vermont boundaries); thence (123) For further information and/or operational questions regarding GPS and DGPS, visit: east along the entire extent of the northern Massachusetts (124) navcen.uscg.gov or contact: (125) NAVCEN MS 7310 boundary to the point of origin. (126) 7323 Telegraph Road (132) Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England, 1 Little Harbor Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543. 866– 819–9128. The boundaries of Sector Southeastern New England start on the Massachusetts coast at 41°55'00\"N., 70°33'00\"W., (Manomet Point); thence northeast to 42°08'00\"N., 70°15'00\"W.; thence east to the outermost extent of the EEZ at 42°08'00\"N., 67°08'17\"W.; thence southalongtheoutermostextentoftheEEZto38°24'45\"N., 67°41'26\"W.; thence northwest to a point near Watch Hill Light, RI at 41°18'14\"N., 71°51'30\"W.; thence northeast to Westerly, RI at 41°21'00\"N., 71°48'30\"W.; thence north to 41°25'00\"N., 71°48'00\"W.; thence north along
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Appendix A ¢ 391 the Connecticut/Rhode Island boundary, including the (139) NewBedford,MA,918S.RodneyFrenchBoulevard, 02744-1223 waters of Beach Pond, to the Massachusetts boundary; (140) thence east along the Massachusetts/Rhode Island Coast Guard Stations boundary to the northeastern most corner of Rhode (141) The stations listed are in the area covered by this Island; thence northeast to 42°04'00\"N., 71°06'00\"W.; thence southeast to the point of origin. Coast Pilot. They have search and rescue capabilities and may provide lookout, communication, and/or patrol (133) Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound, 120 functions to assist vessels in distress. The National VHF- FM Distress System provides continuous coastal radio Woodward Avenue, New Haven, CT, 06512-3698. coverage outwards to 20 miles on channel 16. After contact on channel 16, communications with the Coast The boundaries of Sector Long Island Sound start Guard should be on channel 22A. If channel 22 is not at 40°35′24″N., 73°46′36″W., thence northeast to available to the mariner, communications may be made 40°40′00″N., 73°40′00″W.; thence to 40°52′30″N., on channel 12. Selected stations guard the International 73°37′12″W.; thence northwest to 40°58′00″N., Radiotelephone Distress, Safety and Calling Frequencies. 73°40′00″W., (south shore of Manursing Island); thence (142) Massachusetts: north to 41°01′30″N., 73°40′00″W., (Connecticut/ (143) Cape Cod Canal (41°46.4'N., 70°30.0'W.). East New York boundary); thence north along the western entrance to the canal, near Sandwich, MA. boundary of Connecticut to 42°02′59″N, 73°29′15″W., (144) Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station (41°37.5'N., (Massachusetts/Connecticut boundary); thence east 70°31.5'W.). On Cape Cod at Otis Air Force Base. (145) Provincetown (42°02.7'N., 70°11.6'W.). On along the southern boundary of Massachusetts, including southwest side of harbor, about 0.4 mile southwest of the waters of the Congamond Lakes, to 42°00′29″N., town pier. 71°47′57″W., (Rhode Island boundary); thence south (146) Chatham (41°40.3'N., 69°57.0'W.). Southeastern along the Connecticut/Rhode Island boundary, excluding Cape Cod, near Chatham Light. the waters of Beach Pond, to 41°24′00″N., 71°48′00″W.; (147) Woods Hole (41°31.2'N., 70°40.0'W.). On west side thence south to 41°21′00″N., 71°48′30″W., near Westerly, of Little Harbor, about 450 yards northward of Juniper RI; thence southwest to a point near Watch Hill Light, Point. RI, at 41°18′14″N., 71°51′30″W.; thence southeast to the (148) Brant Point (41°17.4'N., 70°05.5'W.). On west side outermost extent of the EEZ at 38°24′45″N., 67°41′26″W.; of entrance to Nantucket Harbor, near Brant Point Light. thence southwest along the outermost extent of the (149) Menemsha (41°21.0'N., 70°45.9'W.). West end of EEZ to 37°56′50″N., 69°18′15″W.; thence northwest to Martha’s Vineyard, near Menemsha Light. 38°28′00″N., 70°11′00″W.; thence northwest to the point (150) Rhode Island: of origin. (151) Castle Hill (41°27.7'N., 71°21.5'W.). On west shore of Newport Neck, near Castle Hill Light. (134) Coast Guard Sector New York, 212 Coast Guard (152) Point Judith (41°21.7'N., 71°28.9'W.). On Point Judith near Point Judith Light, 0.5 mile east of Point Drive, Staten Island, NY, 10305-5005. The boundaries Judith Harbor of Refuge. (153) Connecticut: of Sector New York start near the south shore of Long (154) New London (41°20.7'N., 72°05.7'W.). At Fort Island at 40°35′24″N., 73°46′36″W., thence southeast Trumbull, on west side of main channel northward of to 38°28′00″N., 70°11′00″W.; thence northwest to the Greens Harbor. New Jersey coast at 40°18′00″N., 73°58′40″W.; thence (155) New Haven (41°16.4'N., 72°54.2'W.). On the north west to 40°18′00″N., 74°30′30″W.; thence northwest side of the jutting point, about 1.5 miles northward of to 41°21′27″N., 74°41′42″W., (New York/New Jersey/ Lighthouse Point. Pennsylvania boundaries near Tristate); thence northwest (156) New York: along the east bank of the Delaware River to 42°00′00″N., (157) Fishers Island (41°15.4'N., 72°01.9'W.). In Silver 75°21′28″W.; thence east to 74°39′00″W; thence north Eel Cove, on east end of island (manned during summer to 43°36′00″N.; thence east through Whitehall, NY, months only). to 43°33′03″N., 73°15′01″W., (New York/Vermont (158) Eatons Neck (40°57.3'N., 73°23.9'W.). Near Eatons border); thence south along the New York boundary to Neck Light, north shore of Long Island, east side of 41°01′30″N., 73°40′00″W.; thence south to 40°58′00″N., entrance to Huntington Bay. 73°40′00″W., (south shore of Manursing Island); thence (159) Montauk Point (41°04.3'N., 71°56.1'W.). In southeasterly to 40°52′30″N., 73°37′12″W.; thence south Montauk Harbor, Long Island. to 40°40′00″N., 73°40′00″W.; thence southwest to the (160) Shinnecock (40°51.0'N., 72°30.3'W.). East side of point of origin. Ponquogue Point, 1.3 miles northwest of Shinnecock Inlet. (135) Coast Guard Sector Field Office (136) East Moriches, NY: 100 Moriches Island Rd, 11940 (137) Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachments (138) Cape Cod, MA: Coast Guard Air Station, 3162 Herbert Road, 02542
392 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Appendix A (161) Moriches (40°47.3'N., 72°45.0'W.). On the east side (182) of the entrance to Tuthill Cove. U.S. NAVTEX Transmitting Stations (162) Fire Island (40°37.5'N., 73°15.6'W.). Near west end (183) NAVTEX coverage is reasonably continuous to 200 of island, 1.9 miles west-southward of Fire Island Light. NM off the U.S. East, Gulf and West Coasts; Puerto Rico; (163) Jones Beach (40°35.4'N., 73°33.4'W.). Near west Southwest Alaska; Hawaii; and 100 NM off Guam. U.S. end of Jones Beach. Coast Guard NAVTEX broadcast stations and message content follow: (164) Kings Point (40°48.8'N., 73°45.9'W.) at the entrance (184) to Little Neck Bay. STATION ID BROADCAST SCHEDULE (UTC) (165) New York (40°36.7'N., 74°03.7'W.). On the west side of the Narrows, about 0.5 mile above Fort Wadsworth at Boston (NMF) F 0050, 0450, 0850, 1250, 1650, 2050 Rosebank, Staten Island. Chesapeake (NMN) N 0210, 0610, 1010, 1410, 1810, 2210 (166) New Jersey: (167) Sandy Hook (40°28.1'N., 74°00.5'W.). On the Bay Charleston (NMN) E 0040, 0440, 0840, 1240, 1640, 2040 side, 0.5 mile south of the northern extremely of Sandy Miami (NMA) A 0000, 0400, 0800, 1200, 1600, 2000 Hook. San Juan (NMR) R 0250, 0650, 1050, 1450, 1850, 2250 (168) New Orleans (NMG) G 0100, 0500, 0900, 1300, 1700, 2100 Coast Guard Radio Broadcasts (169) Urgent, safety, and scheduled marine information (185) Boston (NMF)(Station F) (186) First Coast Guard District Broadcast Notices to broadcasts are made by Coast Guard radio stations. In general, these broadcasts provide information vital to Mariners. vessels operating in the approaches and coastal waters of (187) Distress Urgent, and Safety messages. the United States including Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin (188) International Ice Patrol Reports (in season). Islands. Transmissions are as follows: (189) Gale, storm, and hurricane warnings. (170) By radiotelephone: (a) upon receipt; (b) repeated (190) Offshore marine weather forecasts for: 15 minutes later, (for urgent messages only); (c) text (191) New England continental shelf to 1000 fathoms; only on the first scheduled broadcast unless canceled; (d) (192) Gulf of Maine; additional broadcasts at the discretion of the originator. (193) Georges Bank; (171) Urgent broadcasts are preceded by the urgent (194) South of New England; signal PAN-PAN. Both the urgent signal and message (195) South of Nova Scotia. are transmitted on VHF-FM channel 16. (196) Chesapeake (NMN)(Station N) (172) Safety broadcasts are preceded by the signal (197) Fifth Coast Guard District Broadcast Notices to SECURITY. After the preliminary safety signal is broadcast on VHF-FM channel 16, broadcast stations Mariners. will shift to VHF-FM channel 22A. (198) Distress, Urgent, and Safety messages. (173) Up-to-date U.S. Coast Guard radio broadcast (199) Gale, storm, and hurricane warnings. schedules may be found at nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/ (200) Offshore marine weather forecasts for the west home.htm. central North Atlantic from 32°N to 40°N and west of (174) 65°W including the continental shelf to 1000 fathoms. (201) Charleston (NMN) (Station E) Radio Weather Broadcasts (202) Seventh Coast Guard District Broadcast Notices to (175) Taped or direct broadcasts of marine weather Mariners. (203) Distress, Urgent and Safety Messages. forecasts and storm warnings are made by commercial (204) Gale, storm and hurricane warnings. and Coast Guard radio stations in the area covered by (205) Offshore Marine Weather Forecast from Murrells this Coast Pilot. The Coast Guard broadcasts coastal Inlet, SC to Flagler Beach, FL. and offshore marine weather forecasts at the times and (206) Miami (NMA)(Station A) frequencies indicated: (207) Seventh Coast Guard District Broadcast Notices to (176) NMN, Portsmouth, VA: Mariners. (177) 4426.0 kHz, 0030, 0500, and 2300 e.s.t. (208) Distress, Urgent, and Safety messages. (178) 6501.0 kHz, 0030, 0500, 0630, 1100, 1700, 1830, (209) Gale, storm, and hurricane warnings. and 2300 e.s.t. (210) Offshore marine weather forecasts for the southwest (179) 8764.0 kHz, 0030, 0500, 0630, 1100, 1230, 1700, North Atlantic south of 32°N and west of 65°W. 1830, and 2300 e.s.t. (211) San Juan (NMR)(Station R) (180) 13089.0 kHz, 0630, 1100, 1230, 1700, and 1830 (212) Seventh Coast Guard District Broadcast Notices to e.s.t. Mariners. (181) 17314.0 kHz, 1230 e.s.t. (213) Distress, Urgent, and Safety messages. (214) Gale, storm, and hurricane warnings. (215) Offshore marine weather forecasts for: (216) Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands water out 20 NM;
U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Appendix A ¢ 393 (217) Eastern Caribbean Sea east of 75°W. (244) Southwest Region (Texas): 3032 Bryan Street, (218) New Orleans (NMG)(Station G) Dallas, TX 75204. (219) Eighth Coast Guard District Broadcast Notices to (245) Pacific Region (California, Hawaii, Alaska, Mariners. Washington, Oregon): 50 U.N. Plaza, San Francisco, CA (220) Distress, Urgent, and Safety messages. 94102. (221) Gale, storm, and hurricane warnings. (222) Offshore marine weather forecasts for the Gulf of (246) Mexico. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) Offices (223) (247) Listed below are ports covered by this volume where APHIS inspectors are available to inspect plants, Customs Ports of Entry and Stations and plant and animal products, and locations of Animal (224) Vessels may be entered and cleared at any port Import Centers where livestock and birds are inspected. (248) Information on importation of plants, animals, and of entry or customs station, but at the latter only with plant and animal products is available from APHIS, advance authorization from the Customs and Border Department of Agriculture, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, Protection district director. Current contact information MD 20737. is available at cbp.gov. (249) Telephone: 301–734–0841 (plant related); 301– (225) Northeast Region 734–7833 (animal related). (226) Boston District: (250) aphis.usda.gov for more information. (227) Port of Entry: New Bedford and Fall River, MA; (251) Connecticut: New London, Hartford, New Haven, and Bridgeport, CT (252) Wallingford: Federal Bldg., P.O. Box 631, 06492. (228) Customs Station: Provicetown, MA (supervised by (253) Massachusetts: Plymouth port of entry) (254) Boston: U.S. Custom House 02109; Logan (229) Providence District: International Airport, East Boston 02128. (230) Ports of Entry: Newport and Providence, RI (255) New Jersey: (231) New York Region (256) Hoboken: 209 River Street 07030. (232) New York District: (257) New York: (233) Ports of Entry: Albany and New York, NY; Perth (258) Albany: 80 Wolf Road, Suite 503, 12205. Amboy, NJ (259) New York: 26 Federal Plaza 10007. (260) New York; John F. Kennedy International Airport, (234) International Arrivals Bldg., Jamaica 11430. (261) Rhode Island:. Public Health Service Quarantine Stations (262) Warwick: 48 Quaker Lane, West Warwick 02893. (235) Stations where quarantine examinations are (263) Animal Import Centers: (264) Honolulu, HI: 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, 96850. performed: (265) Miami, FL: 8120 NW 53rd Street, Suite 102, 33166. (236) Boston:U.S.QuarantineStation.LoganInternational (266) Rock Tavern, NY: New York Animal Import Center, Stewart Airport, Rural Route 1, Box 74, 12575. Airport, East Boston, MA 02128. (237) New York: U.S. Quarantine Station, International (267) Arrivals Bldg., J.F. Kennedy International Airport, Immigration and Naturalization Service Offices Jamaica, NY 11430-1081. (268) Connecticut: (238) At other ports, quarantine and/or medical (269) Hartford: Ribicoff Federal Bldg., 450 Main Street examinations are usually performed by Public Health Service contract personnel or by quarantine inspectors 06103-3060. from the nearest quarantine station. Inquiries concerning (270) Massachusetts: quarantine matters should be directed to the nearest (271) Boston: John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., Government quarantine station. Center 02203. (239) (272) New Jersey: (273) Newark: Federal Bldg., 970 Broad Street 07102. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Regional Of- (274) New York: fices (275) Albany: U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, 445 (240) Northeast Region (New York, Maine, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island): 830 Third Broadway 12207. Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232. (276) Flushing: Flushing Federal Savings Bldg., 136-21 (241) Mid-Atlantic Region (Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, New Jersey): U.S. Roosevelt Avenue 11354. Customhouse, 2nd and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, (277) New York: 26 Federal Plaza 10278. PA 19106. (278) Rhode Island: (242) Southeast Region (South Carolina, North Carolina, (279) Providence: John O. Pastore Federal Bldg.-U.S. Post Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Puerto Rico): 60 Eight Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30309. Office, Exchange Terrace 02903. (243) Midwest Region (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin): 20 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60602.
394 ¢ U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Appendix A (280) (289) Federal Communications Commission Offices Measured Courses (281) District Field Offices: (290) The positions of measured courses are shown on (282) Boston MA: 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA the chart and their description is included in the Coast 02169-7495. Pilots when information is reported to NOAA. Courses (283) New York, NY: 201 Varick St., Suite 1151, New are located in the following places covered by this Coast Pilot: York, NY 10014-4870. (291) Captain Harbor, on south side of Great Captain (284) Telephone toll-free: 888–225–5322 (888– Island 12367. (292) Eatons Neck, on west side of Eatons Neck 12365. CALLFCC) to report radio communications interference (293) Port Jefferson, off Port Jefferson Harbor 12362. issues. (294) The pages in the text describing the courses can be obtained by referring to the index for the geographic (285) places; chart numbers follows the names. Radio shore stations providing medical advice (295) (286) Messages to shore stations may be transmitted in Canadian Government Agencies code groups or plain language; messages should be signed by the master and be prefixed RADIOMEDICAL. The (296) Director General, Canadian Hydrographic Service, following stations will provide radio services for medical Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Ottwaw, Ontario, advice. (See Medical advice, chapter 1.) K1A OE6, Canada. (287) NMF, Sandwich, Cape Cod, MA, U.S. Coast Guard on HF single-sideband radiotelephone channels 424 (297) Hydrographic Chart Distribution Office, Department (4134 kHz), 601 (6200 kHz), 816 (8240 kHz), or 1205 of Fisheries and Oceans, P.O. Box 8080, 1675 Russell (12242 kHz). Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 3H6, Canada. (288) WCC, Chatham, Cape Cod, MA, RCA Global Communications, Inc. maintains a continuous guard on (298) Canadian Coast Guard, Department of Fisheries and 500 kHz. Oceans, 340 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A ON7, Canada. (299) Canadian Communications Group, 45 Sacre-Coeur Boulevard, Hull, Quebec K1A 0S9, Canada.
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