United States Coast Pilot 2 Atlantic Coast - Cape Cod, MA to Sandy Hook, NJ 2016

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11    ¢    345 one of the city’s five boroughs are situated on islands. (163) Many tropical storms have influenced the area. Elevations range from less than 50 feet (15.2 m) over Hurricane Gloria passed within 20 nautical miles east of most of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens to almost 300 the Kennedy airport in September 1985. Gloria had winds feet (91.4 m) in the northern part of Manhattan and the approaching 75 knots at time of landfall, about halfway Bronx, and over 400 feet (122 m) in Richmond (Staten between Kennedy airport and Islip. Only two days earlier, Island). Gloria was a more respectable 125-knot hurricane. (158) Despite its nearness to the ocean and the numerous bays and rivers nearby, New York City has a climate (164) The National Weather Service maintains several which more closely resembles the continental type of offices in New York where barometers can be compared. climate than it does the maritime type. Its modified (See Appendix A for addresses.) continental climate follows from the fact that weather conditions affecting the city usually approach from a (165) (See Appendix B for the Manhattan climatological westerly direction and not from the ocean on the east. table and the Kennedy Airport climatological table.) Some important exceptions to this must be noted, since the oceanic influence is by no means entirely absent. (166) During the summer, local “sea breezes,” winds blowing onshore from the cool water surface often moderate the Pilotage, New York Harbor and Approaches afternoon heat; and most often in winter, coastal storms, (167) Foreign vessels and U.S. vessels under register accompanied by easterly winds, produce, on occasion, considerable amounts of precipitation. entering or departing from the Port of New York and New (159) From November through April the prevailing winds Jersey must employ a pilot licensed by the State of New are from the northwest; for the remainder of the year the York or New Jersey. Enrolled vessels must have on board prevailing winds are southwesterly. Gales with velocities or employ a pilot licensed by the Federal Government. of 35 knots or more are predominately from the northwest. (168) State and Federal pilotage service for vessels (160) At New York/Kennedy the average annual entering the Port of New York and New Jersey through temperature is 54°F (12.2°C). The average high is 61°F Lower Bay and intra-harbor movements is available (16.1°C) and the average low is 47°F (8.3°C). July is from the United New York New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilot the warmest month with an average high of 83°F (28°C) Association, 201 Edgewater Street, Staten Island, NY and an average low of 69°F (20.6°C). January is the 10305, telephone 718–448–3900, FAX 718–876–8055, coolest month with an average high of 39°F (3.9°C) e-mail: [email protected]. and an average low of 26°F (-3.3°C). The warmest (169) The Sandy Hook pilot vessel maintains station temperature on record for New York/Kennedy is 104°F approximately 1.5 miles southeast of the Ambrose (40°C) recorded in July 1966 and the coldest temperature Channel Lighted Whistle Buoy A. All traffic passes on record is -2°F (-18.9°C) recorded in January 1985. On through a precautionary area transiting to the pilot station. average, ten days each year record high temperatures in Most vessels choose to approach the pilot station directly excess of 90°F (32.2°C) and 78 days record minimum since Ambrose Light was disestablished. Traffic within temperatures below 32°F (0°C). An average of only the precautionary area may consist of vessels making the one day each year has an extreme minimum below 5°F transition between operating in Ambrose or Sandy Hook (-15°C). Channel and one of the traffic lanes. Mariners are advised (161) Precipitation is both moderate and distributed to exercise extreme care in navigating within this area.The evenly throughout the year with a spread of only 1.06 pilot vessels have a black hull and white superstructure, inches (28 mm) between the wettest and driest months. with the name PILOT NO. 1 or PILOT NO. 2 in yellow on May is the wettest month with an average precipitation each side and are equipped with AIS and transmit either total of 3.92 inches (991 mm) and February the driest “PILOT NO.1” or “PILOT NO.2” A pilot vessel is always with 2.86 inches (74 mm). Average annual precipitation on station; boarding is made from smaller boats which is about 41 inches (1041 mm). Most of the rainfall from are also AIS equipped and broadcast “P/B (name).” The June through September comes from thunderstorms, pilot vessel monitors VHF-FM channels 16, 13, and 73, therefore, is usually of brief duration, but relatively and works on 73. intense. Thunderstorm days average 24 each year. From (170) Pilot services are arranged in advance through ships’ October to April, however, precipitation is generally agents. A 24-hour advance notice of ETA, with a 3-hour associated with widespread storm areas, so that day-long update is requested. rain or snow is common. (171) Pilotage for these waters for U.S. enrolled vessels (162) Snow falls an average 30 days each year and averages in coastwise trade is also available from the Interport 22 inches (559 mm) in any given year. The snowiest Pilots Agency, Inc., http://www.interportpilots.com, 906 month is February with an average of eight inches (203 Port Monmouth Road, Port Monmouth, NJ 07758-0236, mm). Snow has fallen in each month, October through telephone 732–787–5554 (24 hours), email interport@ April. The greatest 24-hour total snowfall was 20 inches verizon.net. The Interport Pilots office monitors VHF- (508 mm) which fell in February 1969. FM channels 16 and 65A during business hours. Pilot boats are KEN JOHNSON, 47-foot, blue hull and white superstructure with the word PILOT displayed on both sides, and INTERPORT PILOT, 50-foot with the same colors. Boats monitor VHF-FM channels 16 and 13 one

346    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11   and a half hours prior to the vessel’s scheduled ETA, work (179) on channel 65A, and are equipped with AIS and transmit ‘PILOTBOAT (NAME)'. Towage (172) Vessels are generally boarded in the charted, designated pilot boarding area, located southeast of the (180) The Port of New York and New Jersey has several Ambrose Channel Lighted Whistle BuoyAat 40°26'47\"N., towing companies with radio-equipped tugs with over 73°48'27\"W. Arrangements for pilot services are made 4,000 hp. Arrangements for tugs are usually made in advance through ship’s agents or directly to Interport in advance by ships’ agents. Fireboats are stationed Pilots Agency, Inc. throughout the harbor. (181) New York is a customs port of entry and the headquarters of the Regional Commissioner. (173) (182) Pilotage, New York Harbor from Long Island Sound Quarantine, customs, immigration, and agricultural (174) Foreign vessels and U.S. vessels under register quarantine (183) (See chapter 3, Vessel Arrival Inspections, and entering or departing from the Port of New York and Appendix A for addresses.) New Jersey from Long Island Sound must employ a pilot (184) Quarantine is enforced in accordance with licensed by the State of New York. Enrolled vessels must regulations of the U.S. Public Health Service. (See Public have on board or employ a pilot licensed by the Federal Health Service, chapter 1.) Government. Pilotage service for vessels entering the Port of New York and New Jersey from Long Island (185) Sound is available from the United New York New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilot Association (see above). The pilot boat Coast Guard boarding area is off Execution Rocks. The pilot boat ties (186) A Coast Guard station is at Rosebank on Staten up at a pier on the east side of City Island about 0.4 mile northward of Belden Point. The pilot station, on the pier, Island. A Coast Guard Command Center including and the pilot boat monitor VHF-FM channel 13 when a Captain of the Port office and Marine Inspection vessels are scheduled to arrive. The 48-foot pilot boat Office are at Fort Wadsworth, Staten Island. Additional has a black hull with the word PILOT in red letters on information can be found at http://homeport.uscg.mil/ each side of the house. Arrangements for pilots are made newyork. in advance either directly by the vessel or through ships’ agents. Notification is mandatory 24 hours prior to arrival (187) and ETA updates are required 12 and 6 hours prior to arrival. Harbor regulations (175) Masters of vessels entering the Port of New York and (188) The administration of the Port of New York and New New Jersey are requested, prior to the time of boarding, to contact the pilot boat to ascertain a proper boarding Jersey and the enforcement of its laws are vested in no speed, make a lee for the pilot boat, and have a pilot ladder single body, but are divided among various departments over the side about 1 meter above the water. of the Federal, State, and Municipal Governments. (176) Pilotage for U.S. enrolled vessels in the coastwise trade is available from the United New York New (189) Jersey Sandy Hook Pilot Association (see above) and Interport Pilots Agency, Inc. (see above). Pilot boats Speed are KEN JOHNSON, 47-foot with blue hull and white (190) The Coast Guard desires to warn masters and pilots of superstructure with the word PILOT displayed on both sides, and INTERPORT PILOT, 50-foot with the same all types of vessels that possible action may result against colors. Boats monitor VHF-FM channels 16 and 13 their licenses and criminal procedures may be exercised, two hours prior to the vessel’s scheduled ETA, work on when the wash of a vessel proceeding at excessive speed channel 65A, and are equipped with AIS. Interport Pilots in confined waters endangers life, limb, or property. board vessels bound from Long Island Sound into New Damage to vessels moored at docks and terminals has York Harbor via the East River at any LIS port, Montauk been reported. The parting of a mooring line may cause Point, Point Judith Pilot Station, or in the vicinity of a serious oil fire or damage to pipelines or barges which Execution Rocks. are being loaded or discharged at chemical and petroleum company terminals. Damage caused by excessive speed (177) may also lead to a possible suit by the injured party against owners, masters, or pilots for monetary recovery. Pilotage, Hudson River (178) See Pilotage, Hudson River (indexed as such), chapter 12. (191) The New York Economic Development Corporation administers the piers along the New York City waterfront. The office is at 110 William Street. Additional information can be found at http://www. nycedc.com/RealEstate/AssetManagement. (192) The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey is an executive body appointed by the Governors of New York and New Jersey. The Authority’s Port Department serves as a bistate port development, operations, maintenance, and promotion organization. The Port

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11    ¢    347 Authority administers piers in Manhattan, Brooklyn, facilities are engaged in various types of marine repair Hoboken, Port Newark, and Port Elizabeth. The office work. These firms maintain ships and portable equipment of the Authority is at the 233 Park Avenue South, New for making above-waterline repairs and for installation of York, NY 10003. equipment, gear, and machinery on all types of craft at berth. Several salvage companies also perform all types (193) of salvage work. (202) The largest floating drydock, east of Red Hook Wharves Channel and on the east side of Erie Basin, has a lifting (194) The Port of New York and New Jersey has over capacity of 16,000 tons, an overall length of 580 feet, a maximum clear inside width of 100 feet, and a depth of 1,100 waterfront facilities. Most of these facilities are 28 feet over the keel blocks. The largest graving dock privately owned and operated, and the rest are owned or is on the east side of Wallabout Bay at the site of the operated by either the railroads serving the port, the Port former New York Naval Shipyard. The dock has a clear Authority of New York and New Jersey, the City of New length of 1,092 feet, clear gate width of 143 feet, top and York, the States of New York and New Jersey, the Federal bottom inside widths of 150 feet, and 34 feet over the Government, or other municipalities. keel blocks; cranes to 200 tons are available. The largest (195) The major steamship passenger terminal, the New marine railway, on the east side of East Mill Basin in York City Passenger Ship Terminal, is along the east Jamaica Bay, can handle vessels up to 300 tons of 120 side of the Hudson River (North River) above The feet long. Battery. Containership terminals are throughout the port, but principally at Elizabeth, Newark, Jersey City, (203) and Weehawken, NJ. Other containership facilities are at Howland Hook, Staten Island, and Brooklyn. Break- Communications bulk general cargo terminals are throughout the port but (204) The Port of New York and New Jersey is served principally along the east side of Upper New York Bay, on the East River, and at Port Newark. Petroleum and by three trunkline and one short-line railroads, numerous other liquid cargo facilities are along Arthur Kill, on the trucking firms engaged in long- and short-haul freight Passaic and Hackensack Rivers, and along Newtown service, and several bus companies. Over 100 shipping Creek, Brooklyn. companies connect the port with the principal U.S. and (196) General cargo in the port is usually handled to and foreign ports. from vessels by ship’s tackle. Heavy lifts up to 500 tons, (205) Three major airports, John F. Kennedy (New York) floating cranes up to 500 tons, and derricks are available International, La Guardia, and Newark, provide frequent in port. Most of the waterfront facilities throughout the scheduled service between New York and domestic and port have highway and railroad connections. overseas points. (197) The wharves and piers of New York City along the waterfronts of the Hudson and East Rivers are numbered (206) beginning at The Battery and follow in sequence eastward along the East River and northward along the Hudson Chart 12350 River. For a complete description of the waterfront facilities throughout the Port of New York and New (207) Rockaway Inlet, the entrance to Jamaica Bay, is Jersey refer to Port Series No. 5, published and sold by between Rockaway Point on the southeast side and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (See Appendix A for Manhattan Beach and Barren Island on the north side.A address.) breakwater, marked near the outer end by a light, extends south from Rockaway Point. The entrance channel (198) extends westward of the breakwater and is marked by lighted and unlighted buoys. A shifting sandbar is located Supplies about 0.6 mile southeast of the breakwater light. A shoal (199) Provisions and supplies of all kinds are available with depths of less than 1 foot and marked by breakers is west of the entrance channel. Numerous obstructions lie in the Port of New York and New Jersey. All grades of from southeast to southwest of the breakwater light and heavy marine bunker fuel, lubricants, and diesel fuel can numerous wrecks are farther inside the inlet; the chart is be obtained. Large vessels are usually bunkered at their the best guide. berths by tank barges or self-propelled tankers. Water is available at most of the piers and wharves. (208) In 1980, shoaling to about 3 feet was reported in the inlet about 1.75 miles west of the Gil Hodges Memorial (200) Bridge in about 40°34'21\"N., 73°55'29.5\"W. Repairs (209) Gil Hodges Memorial (Marine Parkway) Bridge, (201) The Port of New York and New Jersey has extensive crossing Rockaway Inlet between Rockaway Point and Barren Island, has a vertical lift span with a clearance of facilities for making all types of repairs to vessels of all 55 feet down and 152 feet up. The bridgetender monitors sizes. The shipyards at Brooklyn, Hoboken, Staten Island VHF-FM channel 13 (156.65 MHz); call sign, KIL–819. and Queens can drydock some of the largest ocean-going (See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.795, chapter vessels, and can make major repairs to hull, electronic 2, for drawbridge regulations.) equipment, machinery, and propulsion plants. Also within the port area, a number of firms without waterfront

348    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11   (212) N Rockaway Inlet and Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge Image courtesy of Airphoto/Jim Wark (2004) (210) York City, and a small section of the eastern extremity, consisting of parts of Motts Basin and Head of Bay, is in Currents Nassau County. (211) The tidal current In the entrance channel near (214) Rockaway Point has a velocity of about 2.2 knots. The ebb attains a greater velocity than the flood and probably Anchorages exceeds 3 knots at times. In 1975, a strong east-to-west (215) Special anchorages are in Jamaica Bay. (See 33 CFR current, believed to have been the result of tidal flow, was observed at the entrance to Rockaway Inlet near the 110.1, and 110.60(s) and (s–1), chapter 2, for limits and seaward end of the jetty. This current is of sufficient regulations.) strength to cause a vessel to veer suddenly off course when entering or exiting the channel. South of Barren (216) Island the velocity is about 2 knots; east of Barren Island it is about 1.5 knots. (See Tidal Current Tables for No-Discharge Zone predictions.) (217) The State of New York, with the approval of the Environmental Protection Agency, has established a No- Discharge Zone (NDZ) in the open waters and tributaries (213) Jamaica Bay is on the south shore of Long Island of Jamaica Bay (see chart 12350 for limits). about 15 miles southeastward of The Battery, New York (218) Within the NDZ, discharge of sewage, whether City. The bay is characterized by numerous meadows, treated or untreated, from all vessels is prohibited. hassocks, and marshes. The north and east shores are Outside the NDZ, discharge of sewage is regulated by bordered by marshlands which extend inland for a short 40 CFR 140 (see chapter 2). distance. Several small tidal creeks enter the bay from the north. Channels and basins have been dredged to project depths of 12 to 20 feet for use of craft operating in the bay. Rockaway Beach forms the south shore. The bay (219) The commercial vessel traffic in Jamaica Bay is about 7 miles long and 3.5 miles wide, and covers an consists of motor tankers, barges, and tugs. The bay is area of about 22.5 square miles. The greater portion of used extensively by pleasure craft. the bay is in the Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens, New (220) Jamaica Bay has excellent transportation facilities. Highways connect with all of Long Island and New 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

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11    ¢    349 with stations at Far Rockaway and Inwood serving the (231) Dead Horse Bay makes into the southwest side Motts Basin area. of Barren Island eastward of the highway bridge across (221) Ice is a problem in Jamaica Bay, mainly in the Gerritsen Inlet. A marina, on the north side of the bay, has tributaries and basins, from early January to about mid- berths and moorings. Numerous wrecks and obstructions March. are in the entrance to the bay and in the southwest corner (222) Sheepshead Bay, on the northern side of the eastern of the marina. The chart is the best guide. extremity of Coney Island and northward of Manhattan Beach, is well protected and is used by numerous (232) Island Channel leads northerly from just eastward pleasure and party fishing craft. Numerous wrecks and of Barren Island to Bergen Beach, thence northeasterly obstructions were charted from a 2014 hydrographic in North Channel to Howard Beach. In 1998, depths survey (see chart 12350). Use caution when navigating of about 12 feet can be carried to Howard Beach. The and anchoring. The entrance channel is marked by buoys. channels are marked by lighted and unlighted buoys. A private light marks the outer limit of a sewer outfall that extends southward from the bay. (233) Big Fishkill Channel and Pumpkin Patch Channel lead in a northeasterly direction from Runway Channel (223) just west of Ruffle Bar and join North Channel 0.3 mile west of the North Channel Bridge at Howard Beach. Anchorages (224) Special anchorages are in Sheepshead Bay. (See (234) Mill Basin is northward of Barren Island on the west side of Jamaica Bay. Commercial traffic in the basin 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.60(x), chapter 2, for limits and consists of occasional barge shipments of petroleum. regulations.) (235) (225) Small-craft facilities Small-craft facility (236) Small-craft facilities in the basin can provide berths (226) A small-craft facility in the bay can handle craft with electricity, gasoline, water, ice, marine supplies, and to 1½ tons. Mooring, electricity, diesel fuel, water, ice, complete hull and engine repairs; a 50-ton marine railway marine supplies and storage are available. and lifts to 20 tons are available. (227) Plumb Beach Channel, northward of Rockaway (237) The Shore Parkway bascule highway bridge with a Inlet, is the common approach to Gerritsen Inlet, Shell clearance of 34 feet crosses Mill Basin between Barren Bank Creek, Gerritsen Creek, and Mill Creek. A fixed Island and Brooklyn. (See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 highway bridge that crosses the inlet is under construction and 117.795, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) (2014). A safety zone surrounds the bridge. (See 33 CFR The bridgetender monitors VHF-FM channel 13; call 165.T01–0471, chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) sign KX–8185. Mariners are requested to avoid causing The channel is marked by buoys. Mariners are advised bridge openings during peak commuter hours of 0700 to to follow the buoys through the inlet closely. Two shoal 0900 and 1600 to 1800 Monday through Friday. areas are near Plumb Beach Channel Buoy 7. The first is north-northeast of the buoy with a least depth of 2 feet; (238) East Mill Basin is about 0.4 mile northeastward of it extends to midchannel where the least depth is 4 feet. Mill Basin. Small-craft facilities in the basin can provide The other is about 0.1 mile southeast of the buoy with a berths with electricity, water, marine supplies, a 15-ton least depth of 2 feet. forklift, a 100-ton travel lift and marine railways to 300 tons; complete hull and engine repairs are available. (228) From the highway bridge over Gerritsen Inlet, Shell Bank Creek leads westerly and Gerritsen Creek and (239) Bergen Beach is a community about 2 miles north Mill Creek lead northwesterly. There are dangerous of Barren Island. Paerdegat Basin, just north of Bergen pilings and remains of old barges along the south side Beach, has a midchannel depth of about 11 feet. A fixed of Shell Bank Creek, and several submerged wrecks in highway bridge across the basin near the mouth has a Gerritsen and Mill Creeks. The fixed highway bridge over clearance of 29 feet; replacement of the bridge was under Mill Creek is in ruins; mariners are advised to exercise construction in 2010.Amarina at the head of the basin can caution in this area as some parts of the bridge structure haul out craft up to 15 tons. Gasoline, marine supplies, have fallen into the water and are an obstruction to and water are available. No repairs are available for the navigation. public. In 1981, a reported depth of 8 feet could be taken to the marina. Several yacht clubs are also in the basin; a (229) pumpout facility is available. Small-craft facilities (240) Canarsie, a town on the northwestern shore of (230) Small-craft facilities on Shell Bank Creek can Jamaica Bay, is a part of New York City. Canarsie Pier, on the northwest shore of Jamaica Bay between Paerdegat provide berths with electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, Basin and Fresh Creek, has two prominent flagpoles near water, ice, marine supplies, a pumpout facility, lifts to its center. The pier is structurally unsafe, and landing is 60 tons, and a 90-foot marine railway; complete hull and not permitted. The pier is a part of Gateway National engine repairs are available. Recreation Area.

350    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11   (241) Fresh Creek, 0.6 mile northeastward of the pier at in the southeast corner of the basin receives sand, gravel Canarsie, has a midchannel depth of about 8 feet. A fixed and stone by barge. A small-craft facility in the basin has highway bridge across the creek near the entrance has berths, electricity, water, open storage, and lifts to 72 tons. a clearance of 21 feet. A replacement bridge was under Repairs for fishing boats can be made. construction in 2010; a temporary bridge with a design (251) Winhole Channel, a natural channel marked by clearance of 21 feet was being built just north of the buoys, seasonal lights, and a daybeacon, extends 1 mile existing bridge. Hendrix Creek, 0.4 mile northeastward northward to Grassy Bay from the junction of Beach of Fresh Creek, is the site of a water pollution control Channel with Grass Hassock Channel. Winhole Channel plant. Sludge vessels operate from the pier at the has a least depth of about 11 feet, except for reported southwestern entrance to the creek. Old Mill Creek, 1.1 shoaling to 4 feet extending into the channel northeast miles northeastward of Fresh Creek, bares at low water from Winhole Channel Light 3 in about 40°36.8'N., just above the entrance. Fresh, Hendrix, and Old Mill 73°48.4'W. Winhole Channel Shoal Daybeacon marks Creeks were little used in 1971. the center of a shoal near the north end of the channel. The daybeacon should not be passed close aboard. A lighted (242) Howard Beach, about 2.5 miles eastward of buoy marks the junction of Beach, Grass Hassock, and Canarsie, on the north side of Jamaica Bay, has several Winhole Channels. basins for boats. North Channel Bridge, just south of (252) Grass Hassock Channel joins Beach Channel off Howard Beach, has a fixed span with a clearance of 26 Brant Point and continues in a northeasterly direction feet. to Head of Bay. In 1998, the controlling depth was 12 feet (15 feet at midchannel). The shallowest water is (243) Shellbank Basin, just west of Howard Beach, abeam Brant Point between Buoy 14 and Buoy 16 and extends northward about 1 mile from North Channel. at the junction with Negro Bar Channel in the vicinity of There is shoaling upon entering the channel with a 4-foot Lighted Buoy 23. obstruction at 40°38'57.5\"N., 073°50'10.7\"W. The basin (253) Sommerville Basin, about 1.2 miles eastward of has numerous small piers, float landings, and other small- the railroad bridge at Rockaway Beach, has depths of 27 craft facilities along the west side. Berths with electricity, to 40 feet inside. In 1981, depths of about 15 feet were water, a 15-ton lift, and complete hull and engine repairs reported in the approach. Several charted sunken wrecks are available. are in the basin. A boatyard at the head of the basin has berths, electricity, gasoline, water, ice, limited marine (244) Hawtree Basin, about 0.25 mile eastward of supplies, storage facilities, a launching ramp, a 45-foot Shellbank Basin, has depths ranging from 5 to 24 feet marine railway, and a 7-ton mobile hoist; engine and hull and an obstruction covered 6 feet at 40°39'03.9\"N., repairs can be made. 073°49’52.0\"W. A fixed pedestrian bridge, about 0.3 mile (254) Motts Basin, a tidal inlet in the eastern part of above the mouth, has a clearance of 17 feet. Jamaica Bay, entered through Negro Bar Channel, partially separates the communities of Inwood and Far (245) Arailroad bridge across North Channel, at Hamilton Rockaway. Two branch channels lead from inside the Beach, 0.5 mile east of the North Channel Bridge, has a entrance to the northeasterly and southeasterly ends of fixed span with a clearance of 26 feet. the basin. In 1998, the controlling depth was 10 feet (15 feet at midchannel) in the entrance channel, thence 11 feet (246) Rockaway Beach is a popular summer resort on the (15 feet at midchannel) in the northeastern branch, thence barrier beach forming the southern extremity of Jamaica 9 feet (15 feet at midchannel) in the southeastern branch Bay. Train and bus transportation is available to New to just below the head of each channel. Ice may obstruct York City. Excursion boats operate between New York vessel movement in the basin during severe winters. and Rockaway Beach during the summer only. (255) Overhead power cables across Motts Basin have the following clearances: one over the northerly arm, 70 feet; (247) Beach Channel is on the north side of Rockaway two over the southerly arm, least clearance 92 feet; and Beach. A Federal project provides for a channel 18 feet one over the cut on the south side of the southerly arm, 60 deep from Rockaway Inlet to about 700 yards above Gil feet. A retractable boom is on the south shore of the basin Hodges Memorial Bridge, thence 15 feet deep to the about 90 yards northwest of the overhead cable tower. A junction with Grass Hassock Channel. light is shown from the boom when it is extended into the water. (248) CrossBayMemorialBridge,crossingBeachChannel (256) Depths alongside the wharves in Motts Basin range at Rockaway Beach, has a fixed span with a clearance from 10 to 20 feet. Waterborne commerce in the basin is of 52 feet. The railroad bridge over Beach Channel, 0.5 chiefly in petroleum products. mile eastward, has a swing span with a clearance of 26 (257) Head of Bay joins Grass Hassock Channel near feet. (See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.49, chapter 2, for Northwest Point and extends in a northeasterly direction drawbridge regulations.) East Broad Channel is closed on the south side of John F. Kennedy (New York) to navigation at the railroad trestle of this bridge. International Airport. Depths of about 15 feet are in (249) Barbadoes Basin is adjacent to the Beach Channel railroad bridge. A facility in the southeast corner of the basin receives broken concrete by barge for recycling. (250) Vernam Basin is northeast of Barbadoes Basin. A facility in the southwest corner of the basin receives petroleum products by barge. In 2007, the controlling depth at the facility was reported to be 15 feet. A facility

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11    ¢    351 (272) N Verrazano Narrows Bridge Image courtesy of Airphoto/Jim Wark (2004) the entrance channel and channel in the bay; aids mark the (261) Safety and security zones are in the vicinity of channels. In 2007, it was reported that a draft of 16 feet John F. Kennedy International Airport, Bergen Basin, could be taken to the facilities at Uncle Daniels Point, 14 and Thurston Basin. (See 33 CFR 165.1 through 165.7, feet could be taken to facilities on Motts Creek, and 14 165.20 through 165.33, and 165.169, chapter 2, for feet could be taken to facilities at Norton Point. Several limits and regulations.) Within the safety and security small marinas in the bay can provide berths, electricity, zone, a boom 1,500 feet in length is approximately 60 water, ice, marine supplies, storage facilities, and a feet offshore on the east side of the Bergen basin. launching ramp; minor engine and hull repairs can be made. (262) (258) Thurston Basin, at the northeastern extremity of Head of Bay, has reported depths of 10 feet at the entrance Chart 12402 decreasing to 2 feet at the head. (259) Grassy Bay, along the southwestern side of John (263) Coney Island, on the northern side of the entrance F. Kennedy (New York) International Airport in the to New York Harbor, is a large summer amusement northeastern part of Jamaica Bay, is blocked at the resort. Numerous stacks, towers, and amusement southeastern end by an airport runway. The runway rides, including a red steel parachute tower 303 feet continues into the marshlands on the southerly side of high, are prominent on the island. Coney Island Light the bay. (40°34'36\"N., 74°00'42\"W.), 75 feet above the water, is (260) Bergen Basin, at the northern extremity of Grassy shown from a white square skeleton tower on Norton Bay, has depths of about 15 feet with lesser depths in Point, the westernmost extremity of the island. the eastern arm of the basin. The entrance is marked by buoys. Conspicuous are a yellow brick circular tank about (264) Coney Island Channel is a buoyed passage along 40 feet high on the southwestern side of the entrance and the south side of Coney Island that leads from deep water the numerous oil storage tanks at the head of the basin in Lower Bay to Rockaway Inlet. It is used principally by on the eastern shore. Coastal tankers and sand-and-gravel vessels going to Jamaica Bay and Coney Island. A shoal barge tows account for most of the commerce in the basin. area with a least depth of 6 feet is about 0.1 mile west of In 1988, a sunken wreck was reported in the eastern arm Buoy 3. of the basin in about 40°39.7'N., 73°49.1'W. (265) Gravesend Bay, northward of Coney Island, affords good anchorage; a general anchorage is in the bay. (See

352    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11   33 CFR 110.1 and 110.155(e), chapter 2, for limits and Channel. Gowanus Flats is at the north end of Bay Ridge regulations.) Flats. Jersey Flats, the area on the New Jersey side west (266) Coney Island Creek is at the southeastern end of of Anchorage Channel, is much shoaler with a least depth Gravesend Bay and on the north side of Coney Island. of 5 feet. Channels have been dredged through these shoal Commercial traffic on the creek consists mainly of areas to provide access to the piers on both sides of the occasional barge shipments of sand and gravel. The area bay. northward of the entrance to the creek is being filled, and piling is along the northern side of the creek at the filling (276) site. Numerous obstructions and wrecks are in the creek; mariners are advised to seek local knowledge before Channels entering. The creek is crossed by three fixed bridges (277) Bay Ridge Channel, Red Hook Channel, and having a least clearance of 3 feet. The ruins of a fourth bridge exist about 0.17 mile above the third bridge in Buttermilk Channel follow the Brooklyn piers from about 40°34'49\"N., 73°58'42\"W. A boatyard about 0.8 The Narrows to East River. Midchannel depths in these mile above the creek entrance provides berths, electricity, channels are generally 25 to 40 feet with lesser depths gasoline, water, ice, storage, marine supplies, and hull on the sides; the area is subject to shoaling. See the latest and engine repairs. Lifts to 14 tons are available. In 1981, chart for guidance. Caution should be exercised when a reported depth of 4 feet could be carried to the boatyard. docking and undocking vessels along the southeasterly (267) 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 (268) services operate extensively in Buttermilk Channel. (278) Gowanus Bay, at the junction of Bay Ridge and Red Small-craft facility Hook Channels, is a bight in the Brooklyn shore at the (269) 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. (279) The improved section of Gowanus Canal above (270) 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 (271) 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. The Verrazano 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 (280) The Hamilton Avenue and Ninth Street drawbridges, vertical clearance of 215 feet for a midchannel width of 1 and 1.2 miles above the entrance of Gowanus Bay, 2,000 feet. Note: A traveling maintenance platform, respectively, are equipped with radiotelephones. The when in operation, reduces the vertical clearances by 15 bridgetenders monitor VHF-FM channel 13; call signs feet. A sound signal is sounded from the eastern end of KX–8183 and KX–8186, respectively. the bridge. A safety zone is near the eastern end of the bridge. (See 33 CFR 165.1 through 165.9, 165.20 (281) Erie Basin, just north of Gowanus Bay, is entered through 165.23, and 165.172, chapter 2, for limits and from Red Hook Channel. The entrance is marked by regulations.) a light and the basin is marked by private lighted and unlighted buoys. (273) (282) East River is a 14-mile-long tidal strait that connects Coast Guard Station Upper Bay with Long Island Sound. For description of (274) Coast Guard Station New York is on the east side of East River and the route to New York Harbor from Long Island Sound, see East River (indexed as such), chapter Staten Island about 0.6 mile northwest of the Verrazano 9. Narrows Bridge. (283) Governors Island is at the Upper Bay entrance to East River. The hexagonal-shaped Fort Jay is prominent on the northeast side of the island, and the circular Castle (275) Upper Bay is that portion of New York Harbor William is on the northwest side. The main channel is between The Narrows and The Battery. Anchorage westward of the island. Lighted buoys and sound signals Channel, marked by lighted buoys, is the main passage are near the southern tip and a light is on the northwest through the middle of the bay. Bay Ridge Flats is a side of the island, on top of Castle William. shoal area with depths of 8 to 20 feet east of Anchorage

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11    ¢    353 (290) N Sandy Hook, New Jersey Image courtesy of Airphoto/Jim Wark (2004) (284) Liberty Island, on the eastern part of Jersey Flats (287) across the main channel from Governors Island, is marked by the Statue of Liberty, a colossal structure more than Charts 12327, 12401 305 feet high; the figure faces southeastward. In 2000, depths of 15 to 21 feet were available in the dredged area (288) Sandy Hook Bay is the southern part of Lower near the pier on the west side of the island. The U.S. Park Bay, westward of Sandy Hook and eastward of Point Police marine unit operates from a floating platform on Comfort. The bay is an excellent anchorage, the depths the northwest end of Ellis Island. of water ranging from 30 feet just inside Sandy Hook to 15 feet near its southern part; the shoaling is gradual and (285) 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 with the lower half brown and the upper half white, on part of the bay. Vessels of more than 24-foot draft will the southeastern part of Jersey Flats. not find good anchorage out of the channel until above Fort Wadsworth. Extensive shoals make off northward (286) Pierhead Channel leads from the main channel and eastward from Point Comfort, but as the depths of about 0.7 mile southward of Liberty Island, thence water decrease gradually, soundings will give sufficient along the New Jersey pierhead line to Kill Van Kull. The warning of too close an approach to the shore. Shallow- channel connects several channels which lead to various draft vessels can reportedly find satisfactory anchorage facilities along the New Jersey waterfront including: the in Horseshoe Cove, on the east side of the bay. In 1999, Army Corps of Engineers Caven Point Terminal, New the spit of land that forms Horseshoe Cove was reported York Waterway Ferry Landing, Claremont Terminal, visible only at extreme low water. Shoals extend an New York Cross Island Railroad Terminal, Port Jersey additional 200 yards southeastward from the end of the Imported Automobile Terminal and Global Terminal charted spit to about 40°26.7'N., 73°59.9'W. Mariners are and Container Services. A Federal project provides for a cautioned not to navigate over this finger of land. Heavy depth of 20 feet in the channel. (See Notice to Mariners fish traps extend out to a depth of 20 feet in places on the and the latest edition of the chart for controlling depths.) shoals on the southwest side of Sandy Hook Bay between The channels are well marked with lighted and unlighted Atlantic Highlands and Point Comfort. buoys. (289) Sandy Hook, the southern point at the entrance to New York Harbor and the northern point of the New

354    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11   (293) N Shrewsbury River, New Jersey Image courtesy of Airphoto/Jim Wark (2004) Jersey coast, is low and sandy. The hook, including Plum (295) Island at the mouth of the Shrewsbury River, is part of Gateway National Recreation Area. Large areas of the Caution park are bird nesting areas, and landing is not permitted. (296) All submarine cables within the area in about A light, Sandy Hook Coast Guard Station, standpipe and a radio tower on the north end of Sandy Hook are 40°24'12″N., 73°59'00″W., in Shrewsbury River have prominent. The area around Sandy Hook is changeable been abandoned. Mariners are cautioned that the cables and subject to severe shoaling; extreme caution is remain in place. advised. (297) (291) No-Discharge Zone Charts 12325, 12324 (298) The State of New Jersey, with the approval of the (292) Shrewsbury River and Navesink River empty Environmental Protection Agency, has established a No- through a common entrance into the southern extremity Discharge Zone (NDZ) in the waters of the Shrewsbury of Sandy Hook Bay eastward of the Highlands of and Navesink Rivers. The NDZ extends south from the Navesink. Highlands/Route 36 Bridge and covers all waters of the Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers (see chart for limits). (294) A Federal project provides depths of 12 feet from (299) Within the NDZ, discharge of sewage, whether Sandy Hook Bay to a point just above the bascule bridge treated or untreated, from all vessels is prohibited. at Highlands, thence 9 feet in Shrewsbury River to Outside the NDZ, discharge of sewage is regulated by the Branchport Avenue Bridge at Long Branch, about 40 CFR 140 (see chapter 2). 7.4 miles above the mouth. The Navesink River has a project depth of 6 feet from where it connects with the (300) Shrewsbury River to the head of the project at Red Bank, about 4.9 miles above the mouth. (See Notice to Mariners Currents and the latest editions of charts for controlling depths.) (301) At Highlands bridge, the currents have a velocity of about 2.6 knots. At Sea Bright bridge the velocity is about 1.6 knots.

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11    ¢    355 (302) highway, 6 feet; Oceanport Creek (Oceanport Bridge) fixed railroad, 4 feet; Parkers Creek, fixed railroad, 4 feet. Ice (317) The channel in Navesink River is crooked but well (303) Navigation in Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers is marked by seasonal buoys. The Oceanic highway bridge across the river between Rumson and Locust Point generally suspended because of ice from December to has a bascule span with a clearance of 22 feet. (See 33 March, inclusive. CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.734,chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) (304) (318) Rumson is a town on the south side about 1.7 miles above the entrance to Navesink River. Small-craft Supplies facilities just west of the bridge at Rumson can provide (305) Gasoline, lubricants, marine supplies, and provisions berths, electricity, gasoline, water, ice, and storage. Hull and engine repairs can be made, and a 7-ton mobile hoist can be obtained at most of the towns along the shores of is available. In 1981, a reported depth of 5 feet could be the Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers. carried to the boatyards. (319) Fair Haven is on the south side of Navesink River (306) about 1 mile above the bridge at Rumson. A boatyard and two yacht clubs are at Fair Haven. The boatyard can Communications provide berths, electricity, gasoline, water, ice, storage, (307) Railroad, ferry, or bus connects with New York to marine supplies, and hull, engine, and radio repairs; lifts to 15 tons are available. In 1987, a reported depth of about points on the New Jersey coast. 7 feet could be taken to the boatyard. (320) Red Bank, a town near the head of navigation on the Navesink River, has railroad connections with New York. (308) Highlands is a summer resort on the west side of (321) The dredged channel that extends for 1.5 miles above Shrewsbury River 1.5 miles inside the entrance. the landings at Red Bank had a reported midchannel controlling depth of 2 feet to the second highway bridge, (309) The State Route 36 highway bridge (Highlands and thence less than 1 foot for the rest of the dredged Bridge) across Shrewsbury River at Highlands has a fixed section in 1985. The channel is privately marked by span with a clearance of 61 feet. The east side of the buoys and stakes. Three bridges cross the river near Red river northward of the bridge and the west side 0.3 mile Bank: a fixed highway bridge, 4.8 miles above the mouth, southward of the bridge are used as anchorages for small with a clearance of 12 feet; a fixed railroad bridge, 450 craft. yards above the fixed bridge, with a clearance of 19 feet; and a fixed highway bridge, connecting Red Bank and (310) River Plaza, with a clearance of 9 feet. Caution (322) (311) Caution should be exercised at the junction of Charts 12327, 12401, 12402 the Shrewsbury and Navesink Rivers, about 0.6 mile southward of the State Route 36 highway bridge at (323) Atlantic Highlands is a town on the south side of Highlands, to avoid the submerged stone jetty. Craft Sandy Hook Bay about 2 miles west of Sandy Hook. A entering Navesink River should pass westward of the breakwater, marked by a light at its eastern end, forms an lighted junction buoy. The submerged jetty is marked by anchorage basin. three seasonal buoys. (324) The basin is used by numerous pleasure and party fishing craft. Numerous piles and ruins of former wharves are westward of the basin. (312) The State Route 520 highway bridge (Sea Bright Bridge) over Shrewsbury River between Rumson and (325) Sea Bright has a bascule span with a clearance of 15 feet at the abutment. (See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and Small-craft facilities 117.755, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) (326) Small-craft facilities in the basin can provide berths, (313) Pleasure Bay, at the southeast end of Shrewsbury electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, storage, marine River, is crossed by a fixed highway bridge with a supplies, launching ramps, pump-out station and hull and clearance of 25 feet. Branchport is a small town on the engine repair; mobile lifts up to 50 tons are available. east side of Pleasure Bay at the head of navigation. (314) The privately dredged and marked channels in Little Silver Creek, Town Neck Creek, Oceanport Creek, (327) Terminal Channel, entered from Sandy Hook and Blackberry Bayhad controlling depths of about 5 Channel about 1 mile west-southwestward of Sandy feet in 1965-67. Parkers Creek was reported to have a Hook, leads south-southwestward to a turning basin and controlling depth of 6 feet in 1999. to the deepwater ammunition handling piers of the U.S. (315) A fixed highway bridge with a clearance of 24 feet crosses the westerly part of Shrewsbury River, just eastward of its junction with Parkers and Oceanport Creeks. (316) 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

356    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11   Naval Ammunition Depot. (See Notice to Mariners and Beach are summer resorts and amusement areas on the latest editions of the charts for controlling depths.) The southeast side of the island. A public pier for small-craft channel is marked by lighted and unlighted buoys and is located between the resorts. by a private 207.5°lighted range. A side channel leads (336) Staten Island Flats are extensive shoals making off southward from the southeastern end of the turning basin from the southeast side of Staten Island. Parts of these to an ammunition barge-loading pier. The deepwater piers flats are Old Orchard Shoal and West Bank, which and barge pier are connected to the shore by a trestle that border on the main channel up the bay. Hoffman Island extends 1.6 miles across the flats from Leonardo. and Swinburne Island, artificial islands on West Bank, (328) A security zone surrounds the U.S. Naval are part of Gateway National Recreation Area; landing Ammunition Depot and Terminal Channel. (See 33 is not permitted. A channel, used by local vessels of less CFR 165.1 through 165.9, 165.30, 165.33, and 165.130, than 8-foot draft, leads westward of West Bank. From chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) the gong buoy 2.5 miles southward of Fort Wadsworth, (329) A restricted area surrounds Terminal Channel, steer southwestward through the dredged channel and turning basin, and piers of the U.S. Naval Ammunition then steer a course for Old Orchard Shoal Light. Depot. (See 33 CFR 334.1 through 334.6 and 334.102, chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) (337) (330) A dredged channel, about 0.4 mile eastward of the trestle at Leonardo, leads southward from Sandy Hook Charts 12331, 12327 Bay to the entrance and basin of a State marina. The channel is marked by private aids to navigation. Transient (338) Raritan Bay is that part of Lower Bay lying berths, electricity and water are available in the basin. westward of Point Comfort and southward of Staten A boatyard with a 45-foot marine railway is about 0.5 Island. The bay is full of shoals with depths of 7 to 18 feet. mile eastward of the boat basin; complete hull and engine repairs can be made. (339) (331) Compton Creek, 4 miles westward of Sandy Hook, is used extensively as a harbor of refuge by small fishing Channels craft. The creek is entered through a dredged channel (340) A Federal project provides for a 35-foot channel that leads from Sandy Hook Bay, thence through Belford Harbor (Shoal Harbor) to about 0.4 mile above the extending through Lower Bay, the northern part of mouth. (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of the Raritan Bay, to the junction with Arthur Kill. (See Notice charts for controlling depths.) The entrance channel is to Mariners and latest editions of the charts for controlling marked by lighted and unlighted buoys. A passenger ferry depths.) terminal is located on the east side of the channel with service to Manhattan. The creek is navigable by small (341) boats for about 1 mile. A seasonal auxiliary marine police station is on the east side of the creek. Anchorages (332) A boatyard is on the south side of Compton Creek (342) General anchorages are in Raritan Bay. (See 33 about 0.45 mile above the mouth. Marine supplies, hull and engine repair facilities, and a 90-foot marine railway CFR 110.1 and 110.155(j), chapter 2, for limits and are available. A town dock, supervised by a dockmaster, regulations.) is just downriver of the boatyard. (333) Port Monmouth, a village at the head of Compton (343) Creek, is a shipping point for fresh fish, shellfish, and inedible animal products. Several private landings and a Ice town landing are available. (344) In ordinary winters ice does not seriously interfere (334) Pews Creek, about 1 mile northwest of Compton Creek, is marked at the entrance by a private light. In with navigation in Raritan River or Arthur Kill, but in 1981, it was reported that 3½ feet could be carried to severe winters the ice sometimes prevents the movements a marina in the creek. Berths with electricity, gasoline, of vessels for periods of 2 weeks at a time. In easterly water, ice, marine supplies, a pump-out station, storage, a winds the drift ice in Lower Bay collects in Raritan Bay 15-ton lift, a 40-foot marine railway, and hull and engine and obstructs navigation, but usually only for a short repairs are available. A highway bridge crosses the creek time, as the prevailing westerly winds drive the ice out about 0.2 mile above the mouth and has a 31-foot fixed of the bay. span with a clearance of 12 feet. (335) Staten Island forms the northwest side of Lower (345) Bay. The high wooded ridge of the island has elevations of 100 to over 400 feet. South Beach and Midland Pilotage, Raritan River and Arthur Kill (346) 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 New Jersey Sandy Hook Pilot Association. Pilotage is also available from the Interport Pilots Agency, Inc. See Pilotage, New York Harbor and Approaches (indexed as such) earlier this chapter.

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11    ¢    357 (347) (361) A special anchorage is adjacent to the amusement pier. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.6(z), for limits and Towage regulations.) (348) Tugs are used by the larger vessels and are available (362) Waackaack Creek and Thorns Creek, about in New York. (See Towage, New York Harbor, discussed 0.6 mile southwest of Point Comfort, have a common earlier in this chapter.) entrance protected by floodgates. The gates are lowered, (349) Customs, quarantine, immigration, and thereby closing the harbor, when tides above 4½ feet are agricultural quarantine inspections are discussed sustained for a period of time. An overhead power cable earlier in this chapter under New York Harbor. with a clearance of 32 feet crosses the creek entrance at the floodgates. Small-craft facilities on Thorns Creek (350) provide berths, electricity, ice, water, gasoline, marine supplies, and a 20-ton forklift and a 12-ton mobile hoist Supplies for hull and engine repairs. In 1982, the channels into the (351) Water can be had at most of the wharves in Perth creeks were reported dredged to 7 feet. Amboy and South Amboy. Provisions and marine (363) Keyport Harbor, 3 miles westward of Point supplies can be had at Perth Amboy, Tottenville, New Comfort, is a shallow harbor on the south side of Raritan Brunswick, and South Amboy. Bay between Conaskonk Point and Matawan Point. A buoyed approach channel leads southward from the bay (352) to a dredged marked channel that leads through the harbor to the mouth of Matawan Creek; the Federal project depth Chart 12331 is 8 feet. (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of charts for controlling depths.) (353) Great Kills Harbor, a shallow bight on the south side of Staten Island northwestward of Old Orchard Shoal (364) Matawan Creek, entered at the head of Keyport Light, is used as an anchorage by small craft. The chart Harbor, is used mostly by local craft. In 2010, the is the best guide for entering the harbor. The channel controlling depth was 3.8 feet to the first highway bridge, is marked by buoys and a light. Great Kills Light thence 1.2 feet to the Route 35 highway bridge, thence in (40°31'18\"N., 74°07'54\"W.), 35 feet above the water, 1981, 2 feet to shoaling to bare was reported to the railroad is shown from a skeleton tower with a red and white bridge about 1.5 miles above the mouth. Greater depths diamond-shaped dayboard on a red concrete base east of are available with local knowledge. (See chart 12327.) the channel entrance. Three fixed bridges, one railroad and two highway, cross the creek; least clearances are 49 feet horizontal and 6 (354) feet vertical. Least clearance of overhead power cables crossing the creek is 54 feet. Anchorage (355) A special anchorage is in Great Kills Harbor. (See (365) Keyport is a town on the east side of the entrance to Matawan Creek. 33 CFR 110.1and 110.60(d)(3), chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) (366) Small-craft facilities (367) There are several small-craft facilities on Matawan (356) Great Kills, on the west side of Great Kills Harbor, has several small-craft facilities with berths, electricity, Creek and on the southeast side of Keyport Harbor at gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, storage, and marine Keyport. Berths with electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, supplies. A public launching ramp is located in the water, ice, marine supplies, sewage pump-out, lifts to 30 northeast corner of the harbor. tons, marine railways to 40 feet, and complete hull and engine repairs are available. Vessels proceed to the small- (357) Lemon Creek, 0.2 mile westward of Seguine Point, craft facilities at Keyport at high water. is a narrow shallow stream used only by local boats which enter at high water. The midchannel controlling depth over the bar is about 2 feet with deeper water inside. The abutment of a former bridge is on the south side of (368) A privately dredged channel, about 25 feet wide the creek just inside the mouth. Overhead power cables in places, leads about 0.3 mile southwesterly from the crossing the creek at the bridge abutment have a clearance mouth of Matawan Creek to a marina basin at the entrance of 47 feet. to Luppatatong Creek. In 1981, a reported depth of 4 feet was available to the marina. (358) A small marina on the creek can haul out craft up to 8 tons for minor engine and hull repairs; berths, electricity, (369) Cheesequake Creek and Stump Creek, sharing water, ice, and outside storage are available. a common entrance and leading southwesterly and southeasterly, respectively, are on the south side of Raritan (359) A prominent tower of a former lighthouse with a Bay 6 miles westward of Point Comfort. The entrance statue on top is on the south side of Staten Island, 0.8 is between two stone jetties. The east jetty is awash at mile westward of Seguine Point. Prominent buildings are high water. The outer ends of jetties are marked by a near the point at Red Bank, 0.3 mile southwestward of light. A dredged channel leads between the jetties to the the tower. (360) Keansburg, on Point Comfort on the south side of Raritan Bay, is a summer resort. The wharves on the west side of Point Comfort are in ruins and no longer used.

358    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11   (379) Raritan River, New Jersey N Image courtesy of Airphoto/Jim Wark (2004) railroad bridge about 0.3 mile above the jetties. In 2009, (375) the channel was shoal to bare with 4.3 feet available in the right outside quarter. In 1987, the reported controlling Small-craft facilities depth was 3½ feet in Stump Creek. (376) There are small-craft facilities that can provide (370) Local boats from Lower Bay usually head for a point about 1.6 miles east-northeastward of the jetties, and then berths with electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, shape a course to enter between the jetties at the entrance marine supplies, a pump-out station, storage facilities, to Cheesequake and Stump Creeks. lifts to 35 tons, and a 50-foot marine railway; complete hull and engine repairs are available. (371) (377) Caution (372) Caution should be exercised to avoid the sunken Chart 12332 wrecks, 0.2 mile eastward of the east jetty and 0.2 mile (378) Raritan River empties into the western end of northeast of the west jetty. Raritan Bay between Perth Amboy and South Amboy. The channel from South Amboy to New Brunswick is 11 miles long and very crooked, but is well marked with navigational aids. Waterborne commerce on the river is (373) The State Route 35 highway bridge, 0.2 mile inside in coal, ore, and petroleum products. the jetties, has a bascule span with a clearance of 25 feet. The overhead power cable just north of the bridge (380) has a clearance of 89 feet. The railroad bridge, 0.3 mile inside the jetties, has a bascule span with a clearance of Channels 3 feet. The bridgetender monitors VHF-FM channel 13; (381) Vessels enter Raritan River from the east by way of call sign KT-3859. (See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.709, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) The Great Beds Reach and from the north by way of Arthur twin fixed highway bridges over Cheesequake Creek, 1.1 Kill via Raritan River Cutoff Channel. A Federal project miles inside the jetties, have clearances of 16 feet. provides for a 20-foot channel in Raritan River Cutoff, a 25-foot channel from Great Beds Reach in Raritan Bay to (374) Laurence Harbor is a summer resort on the east the head of Red Root Reach about 1.9 miles above Garden side of Stump Creek, and Morgan is a settlement on the State Parkway bridge, and thence a 15-foot channel west side of Cheesequake Creek. to the junction with Washington Canal. (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of the charts for controlling

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11    ¢    359 (385) 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 Overhead power cable 125 (south draw) 140 40°29'46\"N., 74°16'51\"W. 0.5 Victory Bridge (fixed) 40°30'32\"N., 74°17'27\"W. 1.6 354 110 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. depths.) Above Washington Canal, the controlling depth the port is in fuel oils, coal, sand, and gravel. Depths in Raritan River was about 9 feet at midchannel to New alongside the wharves and piers range from about 6 to Brunswick in 1962. 30 feet. Water, provisions, and marine supplies can be (382) A dredged channel in Titanium Reach and South obtained here, and berths with electricity, water, ice, and Channel branches south from Raritan River about 0.6 winter dry storage are available at a boat club. mile above Garden State Parkway bridge. The Federal (389) Sayreville is 6 miles above South Amboy on the project depths are 25 feet in Titanium Reach and 15 to 10 south bank of the Raritan River. Most of the wharves are feet in South Channel to Crossman Dock. (See Notice to privately owned. Mariners and latest editions of the charts for controlling (390) South River is a town on the west side of South depths.) In 1991, the channels were not being maintained River 7.5 miles above South Amboy. A marina about 200 near project depth and the project above Crossman Dock yards north of the highway bridge at Old Bridge provides was not being maintained. berths, water, marine supplies, a 2-ton lift, and engine (383) A dredged channel in Washington Canal branches repairs. In 1981, a reported depth of about 1 foot could south from Raritan River about 4.3 miles above Garden be carried to the marina. State Parkway bridge and connects with South River. A (391) The Delaware and Raritan Canal, closed to dredged channel leads south for about 3.4 miles in South navigation since 1933, had its entrance to the Raritan River. In 1961, the midchannel controlling depths were River at New Brunswick. 12 feet in Washington Canal, thence 10 feet in South (392) Highland Park is across Raritan River opposite River to the first highway bridge, thence 8 feet for about New Brunswick. In 1981, a reported depth of about 3½ 1 mile, thence ½ foot to a point 800 yards north of the feet was available from the head of the Federal project to highway bridge at Old Bridge. Highland Park, the practical head of navigation. (393) (384) A sunken drydock, marked by a lighted buoy, is on Charts 12333, 12331 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 (394) Arthur Kill is the narrow body of water separating all stages of the tide. Staten Island from New Jersey. The cities of Perth Amboy, Tottenville, Elizabeth, many large factories, (386) and oil refineries and storage facilities are on its shores. Northern Arthur Kill and Kill Van Kull are the major Currents channels for bulk, containerized, and petroleum cargo in (387) The tidal current has a velocity of about 1.5 knots at New York Harbor. the Victory Highway Bridge at Perth Amboy. (388) South Amboy is a city on the south side of the entrance to Raritan River. Waterborne commerce at

360    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11   (395) (412) Channels Supplies (396) Federal project depth in Arthur Kill is 35 feet. (413) Diesel oil, diesel fuel, gasoline, water, lubricants, (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of charts for and marine supplies are available at Perth Amboy. controlling depths.) (397) (414) Outerbridge Crossing Bridge, 1.7 miles above Caution Ward Point, has a fixed span with a clearance of 143 feet (398) Numerous sunken and visible wrecks are adjacent across Arthur Kill between Perth Amboy and Tottenville. A private sound signal is at the bridge. A marina at to both sides of the channel in Arthur Kill; caution is Tottenville provides berths, electricity, water, storage advised. facilities, and a 15-ton mobile hoist for do-it-yourself repairs. In 1981, a reported depth of about 5 feet could be carried to the facility. (399) A liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) facility is on the (415) Port Socony, on the east side of Arthur Kill 2.9 west side of Arthur Kill immediately south of Morses miles above Ward Point, is a bulk oil storage terminal. Creek.Amoving safety zone has been established around A privately maintained dredged channel leads from the loaded LPG vessels transiting between Scotland Lighted main channel in Arthur Kill to the oil company dock. In Whistle Buoy S at the entrance to Sandy Hook Channel 2008, a depth of 22 feet was alongside the south half of the and the LPG facility. (See 33 CFR 165.1 through 165.7, dock with 12 to 28 feet available alongside the northern 165.20 through 165.25, and 165.160, chapter 2, for half in 2007, except for shoaling to 8 feet along the north limits and regulations.) edge of the channel. (400) (416) Smith Creek enters Arthur Kill from northward about 3.3 miles above Ward Point. The entrance channel Anchorages is privately marked by buoys. In 1981, a reported depth (401) General anchorages are in Arthur Kill. (See 33 of 3 feet was available to just above the first bend in the channel. The creek is used principally by small craft. CFR 110.1 and 110.155 (i), chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) (417) (402) Small-craft facilities (418) Several small-craft facilities are along Smith Creek. Currents (403) Throughout Arthur Kill the flood sets from Raritan Berths with electricity, gasoline, water, ice, marine railways to 40 feet, and partial hull and engine repairs Bay to Newark Bay and the ebb in reverse direction. are available. Velocities of current vary with the location from about 1 to 1.5 knots. (404) In 1991, tidal currents in Arthur Kill were reported to deviate significantly from official predictions published by (419) Port Reading, 4.5 miles above Ward Point on the NOAA. Mariners should exercise caution and discretion north side of Arthur Kill, has several oil storage facilities. in the use of published tidal current predictions. Depths of 18 to 36 feet are reported alongside. Fresh Kills enters Arthur Kills from eastward about 6 miles (405) above Ward Point. Chart 12331 (420) (406) Perth Amboy is on the point at the junction of Chart 12333 Raritan River and Arthur Kill at the western end of Raritan Bay. The principal wharves are along the west (421) Rahway River enters Arthur Kill from westward, bank ofArthur Kill. The greatest draft entering is about 30 about 7.2 miles above Ward Point, and extends westward feet. The wharves have depths of 14 to 30 feet alongside. for about 4.5 miles to the town of Rahway. It is used only Good anchorage is found abreast some wharves in 30 by small craft. In 1981, a reported depth of 5 feet could feet. be taken to Lamberts Wharf about 2.1 miles above the mouth and about 0.5 mile above the New Jersey Turnpike (407) bridge. Anchorage (422) An overhead power cable with a clearance of 165 (408) A special anchorage is south of Perth Amboy. (See feet crosses Arthur Kill about 1.7 miles north of the Rahway River entrance. 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.60(aa), chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) (423) The Goethals Bridge, 10 miles above Ward Point, (409) Perth Amboy is a customs port of entry. is under construction (2014). The railroad bridge above Goethals Bridge has a vertical lift span with a clearance (410) of 31 feet down and 135 feet up. The bridgetender at the railroad bridge monitors VHF-FM channel 13; call Repairs (411) Several ship and boat repair yards are in Perth Amboy. Small-craft engine and hull repairs can be made.

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11    ¢    361 (428) N Kill Van Kull and Constable Hook, New Jersey Image courtesy of Airphoto/Jim Wark (2004) sign KXS-237. (See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and dredged channel north of Shooters Island to Arthur 117.702, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) Kill. The dredged channel south of Shooters Island has (424) Elizabethport, about 11 miles above Ward Point, a project depth of 30 feet. (See Notice to Mariners and is the eastern part of the city of Elizabeth. It is at the latest editions of charts for controlling depths.) northern end of Arthur Kill at its junction with Newark (431) Shoals, obstructions, and numerous wrecks are Bay. along both sides of the dredged channel in Kill Van Kull. (425) Most of the wharves along the Elizabeth waterfront Numerous sunken and visible wrecks are in the channel are of the bulkhead-marginal type. Depths alongside southward of Shooters Island; caution is advised. range from 3 to 32 feet. Waterborne commerce at these (432) Bayonne Bridge, a fixed span with a minimum wharves is in petroleum, sand and gravel, chemicals and clearance of 138 feet over the channel (151 feet centerline), petrochemicals, and vegetable and animal oils. crosses Kill Van Kull near the southwestern end of the (426) Elizabeth River enters Arthur Kill from westward city of Bayonne, and connects Bergen Point with Staten at Elizabethport. The overhead power cables just above Island. In 2014, the bridge was under construction. the entrance have a reported clearance of 23 feet. There are numerous bridges further up the Elizabeth River. (See (433) 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.718, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) Currents (427) Kill Van Kull separates the southern shore of the (434) The flood current sets westward and the ebb eastward. city of Bayonne from Staten Island and connects the Upper Bay of New York Harbor with Newark Bay and In the bight on the south side of the channel between West Arthur Kill. Kill Van Kull is a major channel for petroleum New Brighton and Port Richmond there is more or less and bulk cargo in New York Harbor, and has extensive of an eddy when the current is at strength. through traffic and large factories on its shores. (435) In 1991, tidal currents in Kill Van Kull were reported to deviate significantly from official predictions (429) published by NOAA. Mariners should exercise caution and discretion in the use of published tidal current Channels predictions. (430) A Federal project provides for a 45-foot dredged channel leading through Kill Van Kull and a 35-foot (436) Constable Hook and Port Johnson, on the north shore of Kill Van Kull, are parts of the city of Bayonne.

362    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11   They are commercially important for the shipment of 12 feet. In 1996, a rock with 36 feet of water over it was petroleum and other products. A dredged channel 23 feet reported in about 40°40'26.6\"N., 74°7'57.1\"W., about deep, marked by buoys, leads from the easterly end of 200 yards NNE of Buoy 14. Kill Van Kull to the wharf on the north side of Constable (449) A large container-handling complex with extensive Hook. lift-on/lift-off and roll-on/roll-off systems is at the (437) Several private yacht and boat clubs, and a public terminal. Included in this complex are cranes up to 50 marina are on the southwestern shore of Bayonne above tons, mobile straddle carriers with 32-ton capacities, Bergen Point. A 90-ton crane at the marina can haul cargo-handling buildings with more than 1-million square out craft for engine and hull repairs; berths, electricity, feet of storage space, and a large area for open storage. gasoline, water, ice, and marine supplies are available. A Class I railroad provides the terminal with direct rail (438) New Brighton, Port Richmond, and Mariners services. Excellent cargo handling and storage facilities Harbor are on the south shore of Kill Van Kull. The are available. largest of several shipyards and floating drydocks on the south shore can handle vessels up to 6,400 tons, 400 feet (450) long, 85 feet wide, and 26 feet in draft. All kinds of repairs can be made. Channels (451) Federal project depth in Elizabeth Channel, leading (439) to the terminal from the main channel in Newark Bay, Charts 12333, 12337 is 50 feet. (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of charts for controlling depths.) (440) Newark Bay has a length of about 4 miles from Kill Van Kull to the junction of the two channels leading to Passaic and Hackensack Rivers. The greater part of the bay is very shoal, but a dredged channel leads through (452) Port Newark Terminal, operated by the Port the bay to the rivers. The channel is well marked by Authority of New York and New Jersey, is on the western lights and buoys. Strangers in small vessels should have side of Newark Bay 2.7 miles above the south entrance, no difficulty when using the chart as a guide. Deep-draft northward of the Port Elizabeth Marine Terminal. It is vessels should employ a pilot. in the heart of the New Jersey industrial area, adjacent to the New Jersey Turnpike and Newark Airport. There (441) are 37 deep-draft berths; reported depths alongside, 32 to 35 feet; deck heights, 11 to 12 feet; many transit and Channels storage areas and excellent cargo handling facilities, used (442) Federal project depth in the main channel to about for the receipt and shipment of general cargo, metals, vegetable oils, petroleum, automobiles and machinery, 0.3 mile north of the branch channel to the Port Elizabeth and for the receipt of bananas, rubber products, lumber Marine Terminal is 45 feet, thence 40 feet to Port Newark, and pulpwood, and chemicals. A Class I railroad provides thence 35 feet to the junction of Passaic and Hackensack the terminal with direct rail service. Rivers. (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of charts for controlling depths.) (453) (443) Channels (454) Federal project depth in Port Newark Channel and Anchorages (444) General and special anchorages are in Newark Bay. Port Newark Pierhead Channel, leading to the terminal from the main channel in Newark Bay, is 40 feet. (See (See 33 CFR 110.1, 110.60(q), (r), and 110.155(h), Notice to Mariners and latest editions of charts for chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) controlling depths.) (445) Ice (455) The New Jersey Turnpike (IS 78) bridge, 0.7 mile (446) Ice sometimes closes navigation during a part of above the entrance to Port Newark Terminal, has a fixed span with a clearance of 135 feet. The railroad bridge, January and February. 0.2 mile above the New Jersey Turnpike bridge, has a vertical-lift span with a clearance of 35 feet down and 135 feet up. (See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and 117.735, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) The bridgetender (447) The Port Elizabeth Marine Terminal operated at the railroad bridge monitors VHF-FM channel 13; call by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, is sign KS–9968. on Newark Bay in Elizabeth, NJ, on the south side of Elizabeth Channel south of Port Newark. The facility is (456) A marina on the east side of Newark Bay about 0.9 about 8 miles from The Narrows via Kill Van Kull. It is mile above the New Jersey Turnpike bridge provides adjacent to the New Jersey Turnpike and Newark Airport berths, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, electricity, ice, storage, in the heart of the New Jersey industrial area, about 25 marine supplies, and a 25-ton lift; hull and engine repairs minutes by highway from Manhattan. can be made. (448) The terminal has 25 deep-draft berths with depths of 32 to 40 feet reported alongside, and deck heights of

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11    ¢    363 (461) 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 Pulaski Skyway bridge (fixed) 40°44'06\"N., 74°07'02\"W. 2.0 520 135 (up) 135 Overhead power cables 40°44'22\"N., 74°07'04\"W. 2.4 103 (N draw) 135 Notes 1 and 2 CONRAIL bridge (swing) 40°44'30\"N., 74°07'15\"W. 2.6 104 (S draw) 16 Call sign KR-6938 Overhead power cable 40°44'30\"N., 74°07'17\"W. 2.6 319 135 Note 1 New Jersey Turnpike (fixed) 40°44'32\"N., 74°07'22\"W. 2.7 72 100 Notes 1 and 2 Jackson Street bridge (swing) 40°44'01\"N., 74°09'19\"W. 4.6 200 18 Call sign WRY-593 Amtrack bridge (vertical lift) 40°44'10\"N., 74°09'41\"W. 5.0 24 (down) 80 138 (up) Note 1 Overhead power cables 40°44'10\"N., 74°09'41\"W. 5.0 170 Bridge Street bridge (swing) 40°44'42\"N., 74°09'57\"W. 5.6 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 35 (down) Note 1 135 (up) Clay Street bridge (swing) 40°45'04\"N., 74°09'55\"W. 6.0 75 Note 1 Railroad bridge (bascule) 40°45'16\"N., 74°09'52\"W. 6.3 126 8 Bridge left open 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. (457) river consists of barge shipments of sand, gravel, and petroleum products. Chart 12337 (459) (458) Passaic River, which flows into the northwest end of Newark Bay, is used by vessels to Passaic, a Channels manufacturing city at the head of navigation 13 miles (460) A Federal project provides for a 30-foot channel above the mouth. Above the Wall Street bridge at Passaic the river is obstructed by boulders partly showing above from Newark Bay to a point about 0.5 mile above the the water for 1.5 miles to the Dundee Dam. The city of Lincoln Highway Bridge; thence 20 feet to the Jackson Newark extends along the river for a distance of nearly Street bridge; thence 16 feet to the railroad bridge at 5 miles above the mouth. The towns of Belleville,Arlin Arlington; thence 10 feet to the Eighth Street Bridge at gton,Rutherford, and Nutley, and several villages are Passaic. (See Notice to Mariners and latest editions of on the river between Newark and Passaic. The channel charts for controlling depths.) entrance is well marked. Waterborne commerce on the (462) 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

364    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11   (469) 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 General Pulaski Skyway bridge (fixed) 40°44'07\"N., 74°05'40\"W. 2.2 300 135 (up) 135 Overhead power cables 40°44'23\"N., 74°05'00\"W. 3.0 139 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. pier. Mariners should use extreme caution when passing water, ice, storage, and marine supplies are available between the former bridge remains. along the river below Kearny. (463) Freshets overcome the flood current down as far as Newark and sometimes to the mouth of the river. Ordinary freshets usually of a few hours duration cause a rise of about 2 feet and a current velocity of about 3 (466) Hackensack River flows into the northeast end of knots at Newark. Destructive freshets occasionally occur Newark Bay and is navigable for about 17.8 miles to the at intervals of years, generally in the spring and fall. dams at New Milford. (464) (467) Small-craft facilities Channels (465) There are several boatyards along the Passaic River (468) A Federal project provides for a 30-foot channel between the entrance and Passaic. A marine railway at from Newark Bay to a 25-foot turning basin about 0.3 Arlington can handle vessels to 40 feet long for complete mile above the railroad bridge at Marion. (See Notice to engine and hull repairs. Berths, electricity, gasoline, Mariners and latest editions of charts for controlling depths.) Above this point in 1971, depths of 11 feet were available for varying widths with local knowledge to the

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 11    ¢    365 N.Y.S. & W.R.R. bridge at Hackensack, 14.2 miles above the mouth. The channel is well marked with aids. (474) BerrysCreekCanalflowsintotheHackensackRiver (470) from westward 8.5 miles above the mouth. A midchannel depth of about 11 feet is available to the bridge about 1 Currents mile above the entrance. Two fixed highway bridges with (471) The river has little freshet flow, and the tidal currents a least clearance of 35 feet cross the creek just above the entrance. The bridge about 1 mile above the entrance has are rarely affected by it. a clearance of 40 feet, and the overhead power cable close southward of the bridge has a clearance of 45 feet. (472) (475) Overpeck Creek flows into the Hackensack River Small-craft facilities from eastward, nearly 14 miles above the mouth. The (473) There are several boatyards and marinas on the bridges at the entrance have bascule and swing spans with a minimum clearance of 3 feet. (See 33 CFR 117.1 Hackensack River at Little Ferry and at Carlstadt, through 117.59 and 117.738, chapter 2, for drawbridge opposite Secaucus. A mobile hoist at Carlstadt can regulations.) A dam, about 0.8 mile above the mouth, handle boats to 50 tons, and a marine railway can handle forms the head of navigation on the creek. craft to 32 feet long for complete engine and hull repairs. Berths, electricity, gasoline, water, ice, storage, and marine supplies are available.

366    ¢    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    ¢    367 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

368    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12   is most favorable as regards wind and current; with a documentation could be the basis for opening a civil strong northwest wind, tows will follow the west shore 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 tug and same variables that affect the tides. The times of slack its tow. Additional information is available at: http:// water and the velocities and durations of flood and ebb www.uscgboating.org/safety/publications.htm 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: http://homeport.uscg.mil and in the weekly Local obtained by applying the differences and ratios listed for Notice to Mariners at: http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/lnm/ these places in the tables. d1/ or by Safety Radio Broadcasts (See Chapter Radio: (36) During the summer of 2004, tidal observations were Navigation Warnings, Information and Weather). Title 46 made in the Hudson River near Haverstraw and it was Part 185.304 of the Code of Federal Regulations, states: found that there were significant differences in the timing \"The operator of a vessel should pay special attention of the tidal current phases as compared with the predicted in regards to the potential caused by their wake.\" The tidal current phases. The greatest time difference was operation of a vessel in a negligent manner is a violation observed in the slack before ebb, which on average may of federal law that may carry a monetary penalty. In occur one hour later than the predictions given in the 2005 addition, vessel operators may incur civil liability for Tidal Current Tables. NOAA's Center for Operational the damage caused to other persons or property. Parties Oceanographic Products and Services issued special alleging the creation of an excessive wake may document daily tidal current predictions for the Hudson River at their concerns via videotape or pictures. This type of 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    ¢    369 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.

370    ¢    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 clearance of 195 feet, mainly by barges, have reported depths of 12 to 30 feet and the tops of the towers are about 600 feet above the alongside. water. When the traveller platform is in use, the bridge clearance is reduced to 180 feet. (68) (78) Anchorage Chart 12346 (69) Three anchorage areas are south of the George (79) Alpine is a prominent landing at Mile 16W. A boat Washington Bridge. (See 33 CFR 110.1, 110.155(c)(1), basin here, operated by the Palisades Interstate Park and 110.155(c)(5), chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) Commission, affords shelter for numerous small craft; A special anchorage is on the north side of George berths, gasoline, electricity, and water are available. In Washington Bridge at North Manhattan. (See 33 2013, 4 feet was reported in the basin. CFR 110.1 and 110.60(o-3), chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) (80) 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    ¢    371 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 CFR110.1 and 110.60(o) and River between Piermont and Croton Point, 8 miles to the (o-1), chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) northward. (94) Tappan Zee Bridge (IS 87/287), 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 is at the bridge. just north of Yonkers; guest moorings are available. (See 33 CFR 165.T01-0174, chapter 2, for limits and regulations.) A racon is atop the center of the main (83) Hastings-on-Hudson, Mile 19E, has a prominent channel span of the southernmost bridge. water tank at its waterfront. A yacht club, north of the waterfront, is adjoined by a special anchorage. (See (95) Tarrytown, Mile 24E, has about 1 mile of developed 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.60(p), chapter 2, for limits and waterfront, part of which has been improved by dredging. regulations.) Limited guest berths are available. In 1981, Tarrytown Light (41°05'03\"N., 73°52'28\"W.), 54 feet a reported depth of 4 feet could be carried to the fuel dock. above the water, is shown from a white cast iron and concrete tower. (84) The boundary line between the States of New Jersey and New York extends northwestward from a point (96) A Federal project provides for depths of 12 feet in on the west side of Hudson River at Mile 19. The river is both the northwest and southwest connecting channels 0.8 mile wide at this point. in Tarrytown Harbor and also in the waterfront channel. (See Notice to Mariners and latest edition of the chart (85) Dobbs Ferry is a town at Mile 20.5E. A stack on the for controlling depths.) An obstruction, consisting of waterfront and several cupolas are prominent. rocks, is on the east edge of the waterfront channel in about 41°04'48\"N., 73°52'10\"W. Both access channels (86) Irvington, Mile 22E, has a large lumber terminal at are buoyed. the southern end of the waterfront, and a small private wharf at the northern end. In 1981, alongside depths of (97) Tarrytown Harbor usually is open to navigation 7 to 10 feet were reported at the lumber wharf. A private throughout the year, but in severe winters ice floes from boat club is just north of the terminal wharves; guest the upper river may temporarily block the channels. moorings are available. (98) (87) At Piermont, Mile 22W, an earthen embankment extends 0.8 mile channelward from the shore to Piermont Anchorage Pier. There is a Class I railroad terminus at the inner end (99) A special anchorage is at Tarrytown. (See 33 of the embankment; several buildings in Piermont are prominent. A T-head pier, used by Columbia University CFR 110.1 and 110.60(p-1), chapter 2, for limits and to moor its geological research vessels, extends from the 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) Aspecial anchorage is at Nyack. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.60(o-2), chapter 2, for limits and regulations.)

372    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12   (116) (106) Upper Nyack, about 0.6 mile north of Nyack, has Anchorage a boatyard with a 50-ton mobile hoist and a 20-ton fixed (117) A special anchorage is at Haverstraw. (See 33 crane. The boatyard wharf has depths of about 5 feet at the face. Berths, electricity, gasoline, water, diesel fuel, CFR 110.1 and 110.60(p–3), chapter 2, for limits and ice, marine supplies, and complete engine and hull repairs regulations.) are available. (107) Hook Mountain, 730 feet high, is on the west side of Tappan Zee at Mile 27W. The summit is only 0.3 mile (118) Grassy Point is on the west side of Haverstraw Bay inland and is very prominent from the river. at Mile 34W. A gypsum pier, marked on its outer end by a private light, is on the south side of the point; depths of (108) Ossining is on the east side of Tappan Zee at Mile about 31 feet are reported alongside. 29E. In 1981, depths of 5 to 6 feet were reported on the flats off the oil storage receiving facility piers at Ossining. (119) Sing Sing Correctional Facility, a State penitentiary, is on the low flat shore on the south side of Ossining. Two Small-craft facilities water towers near the prison are prominent. A marina at (120) Numerous small-craft facilities are north and south the north end of town can handle craft to 15 tons for hull and engine repairs; marine supplies are available. There of Grassy Point. Berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, are also two boat clubs and a yacht club at Ossining; water, ice, storage, marine supplies, a pump-out facility, gasoline, water, ice, and guest berths are available. In lifts to 40 tons, and engine and hull repairs are available. 1981, a reported depth of 4 feet could be carried to the In 2001, a reported depth of 17 feet could be carried into yacht club gasoline dock. the cove south of the point. (109) From Hook Mountain, Mile 27W, northward to Haverstraw, Mile 33W, the west bank of the Hudson River rises precipitously to heights of more than 800 feet. (121) Stony Point, Mile 35W, is marked at the outer end by a light. (110) Croton Point, Mile 30E, is a long peninsula that extends 1.5 miles channelward from the main shore. (122) Verplanck Point, Mile 35.5E, is marked on its Croton Point Park is on the southwest part of the peninsula. northwestern side by prominent gray eroded banks of There are several prominent brick buildings at Harmon, tailings from a trap-rock plant. Two oil receiving facilities near the inner end of Croton Point. at Verplanck Point have depths of 8 to 12 feet reported alongside. (111) Haverstraw Bay is the wide stretch of Hudson River between Croton Point and Stony Point, 5 miles to (123) the northward; the greatest width is about 2.5 miles. The extensive flats in the eastern half of the bay have depths Small-craft facilities of 5 to 9 feet. The dredged channel through Haverstraw (124) Small-craft facilities on the point can provide berths, Bay is marked by seasonal lighted buoys and two lighted ranges. electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, storage, and limited marine supplies; lifts to 30 tons are available for (112) Croton-on-Hudson, on the east side of Haverstraw hull and engine repairs. In 1981, reported depths of 4 feet Bay at Mile 31.5E, has a yacht club. could be carried to the facilities. (113) High Tor, 820 feet high, is on the west side of Haverstraw Bay at Mile 32W. (125) Indian Point, on the east side of Hudson River, (114) Haverstraw, on the west side of Haverstraw Bay 1.7 miles northward of Verplanck Point, is the site of a at Mile 33W., has several abandoned brickyards along nuclear powerplant. A tall red and white banded stack, its waterfront. Prominent on Bowline Point (41°12.2'N., lighted on top, and two large domes are conspicuous on 73°57.6'W.) are the cement stacks and large red rectangular the point. buildings of a powerplant. A T-shaped pier, operated by the powerplant and marked by private lights, extends off (126) Tomkins Cove, a town at Mile 36W, has a large Bowline Point. stone quarry, a rock crusher, and a trap-rock plant. The offshore pier connected to the shore by a conveyor system (115) Two marginal wharves, used by barges and operated has 700 feet of berthing space with dolphins; depths of 15 by sand, stone, and gravel companies, are about 0.7 mile to 25 feet are reported alongside. Crushed rock is shipped southward of Bowline Point. In 1981, depths of 7½ feet by barge. Numerous beached barges south of the pier were reported alongside the wharves. A small private boat are prominent. A powerplant pier, just northward of the club is in the cove immediately northward of the more wharf, consists of four cement steel-filled cells, the center northerly wharf. two of which are connected to each other and the shore by a steel catwalk. Depths of about 40 feet were reported alongside. (127) An overhead power cable with a clearance of 160 feet crosses the Hudson River north of Tompkins Cove. (128) Peekskill is at the head of a shallow bight at Mile 38E. A dredged U-shaped channel extends northeastward from deep water in Hudson River to the wharf area and thence northwestward back to deep water. The southern

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12    ¢    373 channel is marked by buoys and a light. In 1990, the to set toward the rock; caution is advised. The area 800 controlling depths were 5 feet in the south channel, 4½ yards N of Con Hook and along the western shoreline is feet in the north channel, and 2½ feet in the channel west extremely shallow and dangerous and should be avoided of the wharves except for shoaling to 1½ feet near the due to a large shoal. When southbound on the Hudson ramps in the southeast corner of the turn leading from River approaching Con Hook, mariners must take care the south channel to the waterfront. not to confuse the lights on navigation aids with the lights (129) A yacht club at Peekskill has guest berths, electricity, from the railroad track on the west bank, the lights from water, ice, and engine repairs. bridge in the distance, and other background lighting in general to avoid vessel grounding. (130) (142) A tower at Highland Falls, Mile 44W, is prominent. Highland Falls has a small marina with transient berths Caution for small craft up to 35 feet. The reported depth alongside (131) In 1985, it was reported that the channel on the north the dock is 30 feet; electricity and water is available. A launching ramp is at the marina. side of Peekskill Bay was obstructed by a sewer outfall (143) A yacht club at Garrison, Mile 45E, has depths of extending across from the entrance to Annsville Creek; about 20 feet alongside its fuel dock. Craft up to 60 feet in caution is advised. length can be accommodated at the slips; gasoline, water, electricity, and some marine supplies are available. (144) West Point, Mile 45W, is the site of the U.S.Military Academy. The academy is easily recognized from the (132) Annsville Creek is a very shallow creek on the prominence of the buildings and the road leading up north side of Peekskill. The railroad bridge over the the hillside from the railroad station and wharfs on the entrance has a bascule span with a clearance of 3½ feet. riverbank. The bridge is maintained in the closed position. (See 33 CFR 117.805, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) (145) The highway bridge about 0.2 mile above the railroad bridge has a fixed span with a clearance of 19 feet. Anchorage (146) A special anchorage is at West Point. (See 33 (133) An oil receiving pier at Roa Hook, on the north side of Peekskill, has a reported depth of about 13 feet CFR 110.1 and 110.60(p-2), chapter 2, for limits and alongside. regulations.) (134) Dunderberg Mountain, 1,110 feet high, is a densely wooded mountain at Mile 38W. The mountain slopes eastward to Jones Point, which is low and flat. (147) The northeastern extremity of West Point descends to Gees Point, a rocky feature which is marked by a light. (135) The river becomes much narrower at Jones Point About 0.2 mile south of Gees Point, another light marks and has an average width of 0.3 mile for the next 8 miles the outer edge of a rocky shallow area along the west between the bases of the highlands on both sides. When bank. approaching the sharp turns in this reach, caution should be exercised and a warning signal should be given. (148) Worlds End, a sharp bend in the Hudson River at Mile 46, has depths of more than 100 feet. Extreme caution (136) Iona Island, formerly a naval depot at Mile 40W, is should be exercised when passing through Worlds End; controlled by the Palisades Interstate Park Commission. the view is obstructed and vessels should reduce speed A light, shown from a skeleton tower on the north side of and sound a warning signal. the island, is conspicuous. (149) Constitution Island is on the upper side of Worlds (137) A rock, with a depth of 10 feet over it and marked End at Mile 46.5E. Magazine Point, on the channel side by a buoy, is 0.2 mile north-northwestward of the of the island, is marked by a light. northernmost point of Iona Island. When descending the river, particularly with a strong fair current, a careful (150) Crows Nest, Mile 47W, is 1,403 feet high and watch should be maintained to avoid being set on this prominent. A boat club is at Cold Spring, Mile 47.3E. rock. (151) Little Stony Point, Mile 48E, is the site of a rock (138) Bear Mountain State Route 6, Mile 40.3W, is quarry. 1,305 feet high and has its summit about 1 mile inland. There are wharves at Day Line Park, on the riverbank (152) Storm King Mountain, 1,355 feet high, is prominent at the foot of the mountain. at Mile 49W. (139) Anthonys Nose, 900 feet high, is a steep, thickly (153) Breakneck Point, on the opposite side of Hudson wooded hill at Mile 40.5E. River from Storm King Mountain, is marked by one highway tunnel and two railroad tunnels; the lights are (140) Bear Mountain Bridge, Mile 40.6 crosses the prominent at night. Behind Breakneck Point is Breakneck Hudson River from Bear Mountain to Anthonys Nose. Ridge, 1,196 feet high. The suspension span has a clearance of 155 feet. (154) Cornwall-on-Hudson is at Mile 50W. The wharf at (141) Con Hook, a small island at Mile 43W, is marked on Cornwall is in ruins. A boat club and a yacht club, about its channel side by a light. A rock, with a depth of 7 feet 0.6 mile southeastward of the wharf in ruins, can provide over it and marked by a seasonal lighted buoy, is about gasoline, water, and ice; guest moorings and a launching 0.3 mile southward of Con Hook. When descending the river, particularly with a fair current, there is a tendency

374    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12   ramp are available. In 1981, the reported depths were 10 The nearby overhead cables have a clearance of 43 feet feet at the gasoline dock and 3 feet in the basin. over the creek. The fixed highway bridge about 300 yards (155) Pollepel Island, Mile 50E, is a private estate with above the railroad bridge has a clearance of 12 feet. An buildings that resemble a medieval castle. A light is overhead power cable at the bridge has a clearance of 47 shown from a skeleton tower 0.1 mile off the west side feet. An overhead power cable with a clearance of 31 feet of the island. crosses the creek about 1.5 miles above the mouth. (156) Newburgh, Mile 53W, is a major petroleum (165) Diamond Reef, with a depth of 5 feet over it and distribution center. Most of the piers of the major oil marked by a seasonal lighted buoy, lies in about the companies are at New Windsor, the southern end of the middle of Hudson River 0.2 mile above the entrance 2-mile waterfront at Newburgh. Depths at the piers are to Wappinger Creek. Between Diamond Reef and reported to range from about 14 feet at the northern end Poughkeepsie the west side of the river should be favored to 35 feet at the southern end of the waterfront. to avoid two 18-foot spots which are buoyed. (157) The yacht club landing near the north end of the (166) A marina at New Hamburg, just north of the Newburgh waterfront has reported depths of about 10 entrance to Wappinger Creek, has berths, electricity, feet alongside. The marine railways here can handle craft gasoline, water, ice, a 12-ton lift, and marine supplies; up to 46 feet for minor engine and hull repairs; berths, hull and engine repairs can be made. In 1981, depths of electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, launching 20 feet were reported alongside the gasoline dock and 3 ramps, and marine supplies are available. A shipbuilding feet alongside the berths. company at Newburgh can make emergency repairs to (167) A boat club at Marlboro, Mile 59.7W, can provide commercial vessels. A marine railway at the yard can gasoline and water. handle vessels to 140 feet, and cranes to 150 tons are (168) Poughkeepsie, Mile 66E, is an important industrial available. center specializing in manufactured goods, oil, and (158) Beacon, on the east bank of the Hudson River lumber. opposite Newburgh, has some manufacturing facilities. (169) Mid Hudson Bridge (U.S. 44), a fixed span with a An oil pier at the southern end of the waterfront has a clearance of 134 feet, and a fixed railroad bridge with a reported depth of 5 feet alongside. A seasonal swimming clearance of 167 feet, 0.5 mile northward, cross the river area in the river at Beacon is marked by private buoys. at Poughkeepsie; both bridges are well lighted at night. The Newburgh-Beacon Bridge (IS 84), two spanned The Mid Hudson Bridge is equipped with a private sound fixed highway bridges, with a clearance of 147 feet for a signal and a racon in the middle of the span. Submerged middle 760-foot width and 172 feet at the center, crosses pilings, covered 2 feet, are reported to exist on the the river between Beacon and Newburgh. A private sound westerly side of the Hudson River between the second signal is at the bridge and a racon is atop the center of the and third abutments of the railroad bridge. main channel span of the southernmost bridge. (170) Several bulk oil receiving wharves with reported (159) Two submerged obstructions are reported about 150 depths of 13 to 20 feet alongside are on the east shore yards south of seasonal Lower Hudson River Lighted about 1 mile south of the Mid Hudson Highway Bridge. Buoy 52, Mile 55. A submerged obstruction, covered ½ A town park and a small-craft launching ramp are about foot, is reported about 700 yards west of Buoy 52. 0.2 mile north of the highway bridge. (160) Chelsea, Mile 56.5E, has a boatyard and yacht club; (171) A marina, on the east side of the river near Mile 68E, berths, electricity, gasoline, water, ice, marine supplies, has berths, electricity, gasoline, water, ice, a launching and complete hull and engine repairs are available. A 12- ramp, marine supplies, and a 20-ton crane; hull, engine, ton mobile crane is available for do-it-yourself repairs. and electronic repairs can be made. In 2001, 17 feet was (161) Danskammer Point, Mile 58W, is marked by a reported alongside the docks. conspicuous powerplant with two large buildings, four (172) Hyde Park, Mile 71E, is the birthplace of Franklin stacks, a radio tower, and an oil receiving pier. There are Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States. numerous brickyards on both sides of the river between The residence and library are about 0.4 mile inland. Newburgh and Danskammer Point, but most of them have been abandoned. (173) (162) Anchorage (174) A general anchorage is just west of Hyde Park. (See Chart 12347 33 CFR110.1 and 110.155(c)(6), chapter 2, for limits and (163) Wappinger Creek is entered at Mile 58.5E through regulations.) a channel that leads to just below Wappingers Falls, 1.6 miles above the entrance. In 1977, it was reported that the creek had silted in and was no longer navigable. (175) The Hyde Park Pilot Station (41°49'55\"N., (164) The railroad bridge across the mouth of Wappinger 073°56'32\"W.) is located on the eastern shore of the Creek has a bascule span with a clearance of 1 foot. (See Hudson River in Mills-Norrie State Park just above the 33 CFR 117.813, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) anchorage. Vessels transiting the river to destinations above Kingston, NY will be required to embark another pilot at this point. The pilot station is manned only while

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12    ¢    375 boarding ships in transit and maintains a watch on VHF- (183) FM channel 13 an hour prior to ETA for Norrie Point. The Hudson River Pilot office may be reached at 718– Bridges 448–3900. (184) Rondout Creek is crossed by a fixed highway bridge (176) The Poughkeepsie Yacht Club, about 0.5 mile north of the anchorage area, has berths, electricity, gasoline, with a clearance of 56 feet, about 1 mile above the diesel fuel, water, a 15-ton mobile hoist, ice, and a sewage entrance, a highway suspension bridge with a clearance pump-out facility. In 1981, 8 feet was reported available of 86 feet, about 0.1 mile above the fixed bridge, and the alongside the gasoline dock. fixed railroad bridge with a clearance of 144 feet, about 2 (177) Esopus Island, Mile 73, is marked by a light on the miles above the entrance. An overhead power cable with south end. A ledge, partly bare at low water and extending a clearance of 75 feet crosses the creek about 0.45 mile about 300 yards from the north end, is marked by a buoy. above the railroad bridge. The better channel is westward of the island. A prominent large graystone building is on the west side of the river (185) above Esopus, about 1 mile north of Esopus Island. (178) Indian Kill flows into the Hudson River at Mile Small-craft facilities 73.8E. At the entrance to Indian Kill is a small-boat basin (186) There are several small-craft facilities on Rondout operated by the State of New York as part of Taconic State Park. Private seasonal lights mark the entrance to the boat Creek. Berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, basin. In 1981, the reported controlling depth was 7½ marine supplies, launching ramps, a pump-out facility, feet in the entrance channel with 5½ feet available in the and wet and dry storage are available as far upstream as basin. Gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, a sewage pump- Eddyville. Lifts to 35 tons and a 75-foot marine railway out facility, and a 20-foot concrete launching ramp are can handle craft for hull and engine repairs. available in the basin. Supplies can be obtained nearby. (179) A shoal about 0.6 mile long and 150 yards wide with (187) a least depth of about 16 feet is just west of the center of the channel, about 1.1 miles above Indian Kill entrance. Charts 12347, 12348 The shoal is marked by a seasonal lighted buoy about midway along the east edge. (188) In the Hudson River above Kingston many shoals (180) Esopus Meadows Light, Mile 75.8, 52 feet above with depths less than 3 feet are in midriver or extend the water, is shown from a white brick lighthouse on the from the shore on either side. The bottom is rocky at west side of the main channel. Shoals with depths less many of the bar crossings. Most of the channels through than 3 feet extend as much as 0.4 mile from either shore the critical areas are marked with lights and buoys, but from about 1 mile below the light to Rondout Creek at strangers in all except small boats are advised to take a Kingston. The shoal area on the east side of the river is pilot. Pilots are engaged at New York. marked by buoys. (181) Rondout Creek is entered from the Hudson River at (189) Mile 79W through a dredged channel that leads between two long, submerged jetties to Eddyville, about 3 miles Chart 12347 above the channel entrance. The jetties are marked by lights at the outer ends and by seasonal daybeacons. In (190) Kingston Point, Mile 80W, is an oil terminal. Tugs 2008, the controlling depth was 14 feet from the entrance and barges drawing 15 to 20 feet transport petroleum to the second highway bridge about 1.1 miles above the products both up and down the river from this terminal. mouth, thence 10 feet to the railroad bridge, thence 6.5 feet to the southwest end of Gumaer Island, thence 5 (191) Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge State Route 199 feet to the head of the dredged channel at Eddyville. crosses the Hudson River at Mile 82.7. The fixed channel An obstruction is at 41°55'20.5\"N., 73°58'12.4\"W. The spans have a clearance of 135 feet. A private sound signal channel is partially marked by buoys.The head of practical is at the bridge and a racon is in the center of the west navigation is at the lock of the abandoned Delaware and channel span. Hudson Canal, 3.3 miles above the entrance. The lower 2-mile portion of Rondout Creek serves as a harbor for (192) Esopus Creek is entered at Mile 88.5W. The Kingston. entrance is between two dikes; both are marked by lights. (182) Kingston is partly on the lowlands adjacent to the Saugerties is on the north bank of the creek about 1 mile north bank of Rondout Creek and partly on the elevated above the entrance. In 2008, the controlling depth was plateau to the north and westward of it. Waterborne traffic 4.9 feet to the steamboat wharf about 0.7 mile above the consists chiefly of sand, gravel, crushed rock, brick, and entrance. Above the steamboat wharf several shoals bare petroleum products. at low water and there are many large boulders. Small craft, with local knowledge, use this area as an anchorage, but it should be avoided by strangers. A dam crosses the creek about 1.3 miles above the entrance. (193) Small-craft facilities (194) Small-craft facilities below the steamboat wharf can provide berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, outside storage, and some marine supplies. A forklift can handle craft to 2 tons for engine and hull repairs;

376    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12   launching ramps are also available. In 1981, depths of 15 is in petroleum products. The bulk petroleum pier has to 20 feet were reported alongside the fuel dock. reported depths of about 10 feet alongside. Gasoline, berths, electricity, water, and a launching ramp are available at a boat club at Hudson. In 1981, depths of 20 feet were reported alongside the gasoline dock. (195) A rescue vessel of the Ulster County Sheriff’s (205) Athens is on the west side of the Hudson River Department is at Saugerties. The Sheriff’s office can be opposite Hudson. An asphalt receiving facility and a bulk contacted through the Coast Guard on VHF-FM channel petroleum storage facility are at Athens. Barges call at 16 or directly by telephone at 845–338–3640. these facilities, which have reported depths of about 7 to 15 feet alongside. In 1981, shoaling to an unknown (196) In 2004, shoaling to 9 feet was reported at the extent was reported north of Middle Ground Flats; southern boundary of Green Flats. Vessels are advised barges approach Athens through the channel south of the to transit along the centerline of the channel in the vicinity flats only. In 1990, shoaling to an unknown extent was of Hudson River Lighted Buoy 94. reported in the area between Athens and Middle Ground Flats. (197) The Maelstrom is a dangerous whirlpool on the east side of the main channel about 2 miles north of Esopus (206) Creek. Small-craft facility (198) Several large cement manufacturing plants that have (207) A small-craft facility at the north end of town has prominent buildings and elevators are near Cementon, Mile 92.5W. Another cement factory is at Dewitt Point, berths, electricity, gasoline, water, ice, and limited marine 2 miles above Cementon. A wharf just below the point supplies, and can make minor engine repairs. has a reported depth of 30 feet at the face. The landing for North Germantown is across the river opposite this (208) wharf. Chart 12348 (199) Catskill Creek, marked at the entrance by buoys, is entered at Mile 97.5W. Catskill is about 1 mile above (209) Coxsackie is at Mile 108W. Berths, gasoline, the mouth. In 2008, the centerline controlling depth was electricity, water, and ice are available at a yacht club at 6.4 feet to about 100 yards below the highway bridge, the north end of town. A State-owned 20-foot concrete 0.9 mile above the mouth. The bridge has a fixed span launching ramp is also available at Coxsackie. with a vertical clearance of 11 feet. An overhead power cable about 200 yards above the bridge has a clearance (210) Cement and coal are shipped and gypsum is received of 60 feet. The north edge of the channel leads close to at facilities about 1 mile above Coeymans; the marginal the end of the wharf at the entrance, then passes 75 feet wharf has 666 feet of berthing space with dolphins and off the first small pier, lying 200 yards inside the end of 32 feet reported alongside. the wharf, and then passes close to the next small pier on the north side. The best water is then in midcreek when (211) approaching the first sharp bend to avoid a rock with 4 feet over it about 50 feet off the western end of the wharf. Anchorage The channel then favors the south bank until about 350 (212) A 32-foot buoyed anchorage basin is on the east bank yards from the highway bridge, then follows the north bank to the highway bridge. of the river north of Stuyvesant about 3.1 miles above Coxsackie. (200) A long wharf extends along the north side of Catskill Creek from the entrance to Catskill. (201) (213) A boatyard at New Baltimore, Mile 113.5W, can provide berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, Small-craft facilities storage, and marine supplies. A launching ramp and a (202) Several small-craft facilities are on the creek. Berths, 20-ton mobile hoist are available; hull and engine repairs can be made. In 1981, a reported depth of 20 feet was electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, storage facilities, water, available at the fuel dock with 6 feet at the berths. ice, marine supplies, a sewage pump-out facility, and lifts to 20 tons are available; hull and engine repairs can be (214) Coeymans, Mile 115W, has a boatyard that can made. provide berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, water, ice, and a 12-ton lift; hull and engine repairs can be made. (215) A submerged jetty, marked by daybeacons, is just E (203) Rip Van Winkle Bridge State Route 23 crosses of Coeymans. the Hudson River at Mile 98.7. The fixed span over the channel has a clearance of 142 feet.Aracon is at the center (216) The fixed railroad bridge with a clearance of 139 of the main channel span. High-voltage power cables feet crosses the Hudson River at Mile 117.8. An overhead with a clearance of 145 feet cross the river about 2.4 power cable just southward of the bridge has a clearance miles above the bridge. Red lights are atop the suspension of 185 feet. The Castleton-on-Hudson Bridge (New towers on both sides of the river. York State Thruway, IS 90 E-W), a fixed highway bridge, about 150 yards above the railroad bridge has a (204) Hudson, Mile 102E, is on a slope that rises from the clearance of 135 feet. east bank of the Hudson River. Waterborne commerce

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12    ¢    377 (217) Castleton-on-Hudson, Mile 119E, has a boat club and 117.791, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) that can provide berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel fuel, An overhead power cable at the railroad bridge has a water, ice, and a launching ramp. Gin poles are available clearance of 135 feet. at the boat club for stepping masts. In 1982, depths of 9 feet were reported alongside the docks. (231) (218) The Castleton Fire Department maintains a rescue Weather, Albany and vicinity vessel at the boat club for emergency medical assistance, (232) The climate at Albany is primarily continental firefighting, lifesaving, and damage control. The rescue vessel can be contacted through the Coast Guard on VHF- in character, but is subject to some modification from FM channel 16, or by telephone at 518–272–5501. the maritime climate which prevails in the extreme southeastern portion of New York State. The moderating (219) effect on temperatures is more pronounced during the warmer months than in the cold winter season when Anchorage outbursts of cold air sweep down from Canada with (220) A special anchorage is at Mile 120W, just below greater vigor than at other times of the year. In the warmer portion of the year temperatures rise rapidly during the Cedar Hill. (See 33 CFR 110.1 and 110.60(w), chapter daytime to moderate levels. As a rule, temperatures fall 2, for limits and regulations.) rapidly after sunset so that the nights are relatively cool. Very occasionally, the area experiences extended periods of oppressive heat up to a week or more in duration. (233) The highest temperature of record is 100°F (37.8°C) (221) Overhead power cables crossing the river at Mile recorded both in July and September 1953. The extreme 122.9 and Mile 123.1 have clearances of 169 and 194 minimum temperature at Albany is -28°F (-33.3°C) feet, respectively. recorded in January 1971. The average temperature for Albany is 48°F (8.9°C). The average high is 58°F (222) Albany, Mile 126W, is the capital of New York State (14.4°C) and the average low is 37°F (2.8°C). July is the and the principal port on the river above New York City. warmest month with an average high of 83°F (28.3°C) The port of Albany is the terminus for deep-draft vessels and an average low of 60°F (15.6°C). January is the on the Hudson River and serves as a transshipping point coldest month with an average high of 31°F (-0.6°C) and for the immediate vicinity, large areas of New England, an average low of 13°F (-10.6°C). An average of 11 days and most of the areas accessible by waterways. each year records maximum temperatures in excess of 90°F (32.2°C) and an average of 147 days record extreme (223) Waterborne commerce at the port is mostly in minimums below 32°F (0°C). An average of 22 days each petroleum products, but grain, automobiles, coal, year will have an extreme minimum below 5°F (-15°C). molasses, scrap iron, aggregates, lumber, wood (234) Precipitation is sufficient to serve the economy of the byproducts, bananas, steel, chemicals, and general cargo region in most years, and only occasionally do periods are also handled. of drought become a threat. A considerable portion of the rainfall in the warmer months is from showers (224) The Albany Port District includes the lower harbor associated with thunderstorms, but hail is not usually between points about 0.2 mile below and 1.9 miles above of any consequence. Average annual precipitation totals the entrance to Island Creek (42°36'26\"N., 73°45'50\"W.), nearly 36 inches (914 mm) and is evenly distributed and the upper harbor extending northward of this point throughout the year. The difference between the driest to the northern limits of Albany on the west side and month, February, and the wettest month, June, averages Rensselaer on the east side. exactly one inch (25.4 mm). Precipitation falls an average 205 days each year with the early winter season being (225) the most likely time. Thunderstorms occur on average 24 days each year with June, July, and August being the Channels most favored period. (226) The Federal project depth is 32 feet from New York (235) Winters are usually cold and occasionally fairly severe. Maximum temperatures during the colder Harbor to Albany. Above the Port of Albany, the project winter months often are below freezing, and nighttime depth is 14 feet to the Troy Lock and Dam. (See Notice to low temperatures frequently drop to 10°F (-12.2°C) or Mariners and latest editions of the charts for controlling lower. Sub-zero temperatures (<-17.8°C) occur rather depths.) infrequently, about a dozen times a year. Snowfall in the area is quite variable and over some of the higher nearby (227) areas ranges up to 75 inches (1905 mm) or more for a season. Snow flurries are quite frequent during the cold Anchorages months. The average annual snowfall is 63 inches (1600 (228) The restricted width of the river at Albany is not mm) and snow can be expected each month, October sufficient to permit vessels to swing at anchor without interfering with passing craft. However, in an emergency, vessels sometimes anchor in midstream to wait for berthing space. (229) Bridges (230) The Dunn Memorial fixed highway bridge with a clearance of 60 feet crosses Hudson River at Albany at Mile 126.4. The railroad bridge has a swing span with a clearance of 25 feet. (See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59

378    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12   through May. January is the snowiest month averaging (252) West side of Hudson River below Island Creek over 16 inches (406 mm). The 24-hour snowfall record is (42°36'26\"N., 73°45'50\"W.): 22 inches (559 mm), and occurred in March 1993. (236) On the whole, wind velocities are moderate. The (253) Sears Oil Co. Tanker Wharf: about 1.2 miles north-south Hudson River Valley has had a marked southward of Island Creek; offshore wharf, 191 feet with effect on the lighter winds and the warm months usually dolphins; 31 feet alongside; deck height, 10 feet; pipelines average out as a south wind. Destructive winds occur extend from wharf to storage tanks, total capacity of 2 infrequently. million barrels; receipt of petroleum products; owned and (237) The area enjoys one of the highest percentages of operated by Sears Oil Co., Inc. sunshine that can be found in the State. This is true of the Hudson Valley area from Albany southward to the coast (254) Texaco North Wharf: about 0.85 mile southward of with slightly more sunshine progressively southward. Island Creek; offshore wharf, 230 feet with dolphins; 32 Seldom does the area experience extended periods of feet alongside; deck height, 14 feet; pipelines extend from cloudy days or extended periods of smog. Occasionally wharf to storage tanks, total capacity of 838,000 barrels; during the warm months, there are short periods when receipt and shipment of petroleum products; owned and high humidity associated with temperatures above 85°F operated by Texaco Inc. (29.4°C) is rather uncomfortable. (238) (See Appendix B for Albany climatological table.) (255) West side of Hudson River above Island Creek: (256) Agway Petroleum Wharf: about 0.1 mile northward (239) of Island Creek; offshore wharf, 260 feet with dolphins; Pilotage, Albany 30 feet alongside; deck height, 11 feet; pipelines extend (240) See Pilotage, Hudson River (indexed as such), from wharf to storage tanks, total capacity of 334,000 barrels; receipt and shipment of petroleum products; earlier this chapter. owned and operated by Agway Petroleum, Inc. (257) Cibro Petroleum Ship Dock: about 0.5 mile (241) northward of Island Creek; bulkhead wharf, 1000 feet; 28 to 32 feet alongside; deck height, 16½ feet; pipelines Towage extend from wharf to storage tanks, total capacity of (242) Tugs up to 6,800 hp, based at New York City, and about 193,000 barrels of asphalt, 955,000 barrels of fuel oil, and 450,000 barrels of crude oil; receipt of crude oil tugs up to 1,800 hp, based at Rensselaer, are available and petroleum products; receipt and shipment of asphalt; at Albany. Arrangements for tugs are usually made in owned by Albany Port District Commission and operated advance by ships’ agents. by Cibro Petroleum Products, Inc. (243) Albany is a customs port of entry. (258) Albany Port District Commission Berths 1 through 9: provide 3,770 feet of continuous berthing; (244) depths of 32 feet alongside; deck heights, 16½ feet; water and electrical shore power connections; owned by Quarantine, customs, immigration, and agricultural Albany Port District Commission. quarantine (259) Berths 7, 8, and 9: about 0.8 mile northward of (245) (See chapter 3, Vessel Arrival Inspections, and Island Creek; 1,270-foot marginal wharf; 10½-million- Appendix A for addresses.) bushel grain elevator; special grain-handling equipment; (246) Quarantine is enforced in accordance with the conveyor-belt loading system, rate 1,340 long tons per regulations of the U.S. Public Health Service. (See Public hour; pipelines extend from wharf to molasses storage Health Service, chapter 1.) tanks; total capacity of 4½ million gallons; shipment of (247) Albany has several hospitals. grain; receipt and shipment of molasses; operated by Albany Port District Commission, National Molasses (248) Co., and Cargill, Inc. (260) Berths 5 and 6: immediately northward of Berth Harbor regulations 7; 750-foot marginal wharf; 60,000 square feet covered (249) Local rules and regulations for the port are handled storage; 35 acres open storage; pipelines extend from wharf to storage tanks, total capacity of 7½ million by the Albany Port District Commission. gallons of molasses and 1 million gallons of liquid fertilizer; receipt and shipment of general cargo and (250) liquid fertilizer; receipt of molasses; operated by Albany Port District Commission, Pacific Molasses Co., and Wharves Allied Chemical Corp. (251) There are about 30 waterfront facilities at Albany (261) Berth 4: immediately northward of Berth 5; 425-foot marginal wharf; 26,000 square feet of covered storage; and Rensselaer; most are located on the west side of the 28 acres open storage; receipt and shipment of general Hudson River at Albany. All have highway connections cargo; receipt of automobiles; operated by Albany Port and, with the exception of the petroleum berths, railroad District Commission. connections. Cargo is generally handled by ships’ tackle. Crawler and truck cranes up to 140 tons can be rented. The alongside depths given for each facility are reported; for information on the latest depths, contact the operator. Only the major facilities are described. For a complete description of the port facilities refer to Port Series No. 6, published and sold by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (See Appendix A for address.)

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12    ¢    379 (262) Berth 3: immediately northward of Berth 4; 425–foot (272) Port of Albany Rensselaer Wharf: about 1.25 miles marginal wharf; 72,000 square feet of covered storage; above Island Creek; marginal wharf, 1,205 feet; 32 feet receipt of bananas; operated by Albany Port District alongside; deck height, 16½ feet; pipeline extends from Commission and United Brands, Inc. wharf to storage tank, total capacity 500,000 gallons; 20 acres open storage; 43,000 square feet covered storage; (263) Berth 2: immediately northward of Berth 3; 300- receipt of caustic soda, shipment of scrap metal; owned foot marginal wharf; 28 acres open storage; receipt by Albany Port District Commission, operated by Albany and shipment of general cargo; receipt of automobiles; Port District Commission and Ashland Chemical Co. operated by Albany Port District Commission. (273) (264) Berth 1: immediately northward of Berth 2; 600– foot marginal wharf; 45,000 square feet of covered Supplies storage; receipt and shipment of general cargo; receipt (274) Bunkering services for deep-draft vessels are not of automobiles; operated by Albany Port District Commission. available at Albany; this service is obtained in New York. Diesel fuel, through metered pumps, is available (265) Mobil Oil Corp. Ship Dock: about 200 yards for small vessels; water, marine supplies, and provisions northward of Berth 1; offshore wharf, 200 feet with are available. dolphins; 29 feet alongside; deck height, 16 feet; freshwater connections; pipelines extend from wharf to (275) storage tanks, storage tanks have a total capacity of 2¼ million barrels; receipt of petroleum products; owned and Repairs operated by Mobil Oil Corp. (276) There are no drydocks or marine railway facilities (266) East Side of Hudson River: for ocean-going vessels at the port of Albany. All types (267) Amerada Hess Corp. Wharf: about 0.3 mile of repairs not requiring hauling out are available for steel and wooden hulls; machinery and boiler repairs and northward of Island Creek; offshore wharf, 290 feet with machine shop work are available. dolphins; 30 feet alongside; deck height, 8 feet; pipelines (277) A marine repair facility at Cohoes, on the west side extend from wharf to storage tanks, total capacity of 1 of the river 8 miles above Albany and 1.5 miles above million barrels; receipt of petroleum products; owned by the Troy Lock and Dam, is equipped to make all types Amerada Hess Corp., operated by Amerada Hess Corp. of above-the-waterline repairs to tugs, barges, and other and Sun Refining and Marketing Co. small vessels. The State of New York operates a drydock (268) Ultramar PetroleumWharf: about 0.5 mile northward adjacent to Lock 3 of the Erie Canal at Waterford, just of Island Creek; offshore wharf; 180 feet with dolphins; north of Cohoes. The graving dock is 450 feet long, 42 12 feet alongside; deck height, 11 feet; pipelines extend feet wide at the entrance, and has a depth of 14 feet over from wharf to storage tanks, total capacity of 1 million the keel blocks. barrels; receipt and shipment of petroleum products; owned and operated by Ultramar Petroleum, Inc. (278) (269) Atlantic-Richfield Co. Rensselaer Wharf: about 0.65 mile northward of Island Creek; offshore wharf, Small-craft facilities 295 feet with dolphins; 33 feet alongside; deck height, (279) A yacht club is on the east side of the Hudson River 11 feet; water connections; pipelines extend from wharf to storage tanks, total capacity 1½ million barrels; receipt at Rensselaer at Mile 126.4, about 0.2 mile south of the of petroleum products; owned by Atlantic-Richfield Co., fixed highway bridge; berths, electricity, gasoline, diesel operated by Atlantic-Richfield Co., Gulf Oil Products Co. fuel, and water are available. In 1981, reported depths of and Amoco Oil Co. 15 feet were available on the west side of the yacht club (270) Petroleum Fuel and Terminal Co. Rensselaer Marine dock with 8 feet on the east side. A municipal launching Terminal: about 0.75 mile northward of Island Creek; ramp is at Mile 127.2W. offshore wharf, 375 feet with dolphins; 32 feet alongside; deck height, 14 feet; pipelines extend from wharf to (280) storage tanks, total capacity of 668,000 barrels; receipt and shipment of petroleum products; owned and operated Communications by Petroleum Fuel and Terminal Co. (281) Albany is served by air and rail communications. (271) Bray Terminals: about 0.8 mile northward of Island Creek; offshore wharf, 250 feet with dolphins; 23 feet The Delaware and Hudson Railroad serves facilities on alongside; deck height, 12 feet; water and electrical shore the west side of the river while ConRail serves facilities power connections; receipt and shipment of petroleum on both sides of the river. The Albany Port Railroad products; pipelines extend from wharf to storage tanks, Corporation, a terminal switching line, serves the total capacity of 646,000 barrels; owned by Bray waterfront facilities and property owned by the Albany Terminals, Inc., operated by Bray Terminals, Inc., and Port District Commission and connects with the main line Getty Refining and Marketing Co. railroads. (282) The Patroon Island Bridge (IS 90), a fixed highway bridge, with a clearance of 60 feet crosses the Hudson River just above Albany at Mile 127.8. (283) The Troy-Menands Bridge (State Route 378), a fixed highway bridge, crossing the Hudson River at

380    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12   South Troy, Mile 130.5, has a clearance of 61 feet. The New York State Canal System may be obtained from the overhead power cables between Albany and Troy have a New York State Canal Corporation, Office of Canals, 200 least clearance of 87 feet. Red lights are shown from the Southern Boulevard, P.O. Box 189, Albany, NY 12201- suspension towers on both sides of the river. 0189; 1–800–4CANAL4; or http://www.canals.state. (284) Troy, Mile 132E, is a manufacturing center. ny.us. Watervliet, on the west side of the river opposite Troy, is the site of the United States Arsenal with a 755-foot (292) stone bulkhead. The harbor extends from the southern limits of the city of Troy to the Troy Lock and Dam. Controlling dimensions of channels, locks, and Vessels usually berth on arrival, because the narrow width bridges of the river and character of the bottom are not suitable (293) The Great Lakes-Hudson River Waterway for anchorage. Improvement is that part of the barge canal system (285) The Congress Street Bridge (State Route 2) including the Erie Canal from Waterford west to Three connecting Watervliet and Troy, at Mile 132.2, has a fixed Rivers and thence the Oswego Canal to Lake Ontario. This span with a clearance of 55 feet. The vertical lift highway section of the system, funded by the U.S. Government bridge 0.5 mile upstream has a clearance of 29 feet down and maintained by the State of New York, has a project and 60 feet up. (See 33 CFR 117.1 through 117.59 and depth of 14 feet at normal pool level between locks and 117.791, chapter 2, for drawbridge regulations.) A rock 13 feet at normal pool level through all locks and guard ledge is on the east side of the river at the bridge in about gates. These channels have widths of 104 feet in earth 42°44'07\"N., 73°41'22\"W. The Green Island Bridge cuts, 120 feet in rock cuts, and 200 feet in river and lake (State Route 7), a fixed highway bridge at Mile 132.9, sections. has a clearance of 61 feet. (294) Elsewhere in the New York State Canal System, the (286) Well-equipped wharves at Troy have berthing space project depth is 12 feet in all channels and through all of about 2,400 feet and depths of 9 to 14 feet alongside. locks and guard gates. These channels have widths of 75 A mile-long concrete bulkhead extends along the feet in earth cuts, 94 feet in rock cuts, and generally 200 waterfront. The only public docking facility is at the State feet in canalized rivers. barge canal terminal. The oil storage terminals on the (295) Usable dimensions of the locks in the New York island under the railroad bridge have depths up to 14 feet State Canal System are 300 feet in length and 43½ feet alongside. Facilities for repairs to hulls, machinery, and in width. The locks and guard gates have depths of 12 boiler equipment are available for vessels not requiring feet over the sills at normal pool level, except 13 feet hauling out. over the sills in the Great Lakes-Hudson River Waterway (287) The Troy Lock and Dam is about 8 miles above Improvement. Albany. The lock dimensions are: length 492.5 feet; (296) The least clearance of bridges and cables over the width 44.4 feet; depth over upper miter sill 16.3 feet at Great Lakes-Hudson River Waterway Improvement is 20 normal pool level; and depth over lower miter sill 13 feet. The least clearance of bridges and cables over the feet at lowest low water. The lift at the lowest stages other waterways of the New York State Canal System is is 17.3 feet. (See 33 CFR 207.50 and 207.60, chapter 15 feet. 2, for navigation regulations for the lock and operating (297) The navigation season is normally from the first part regulations for the dam.) of May to the latter part of November. (288) Caution (298) Erie Canal, a 294-mile waterway, extends from the (289) The area within about 500 feet below the Troy Dam pool of the Troy dam in the Hudson River at Waterford westerly through the Mohawk River and landcuts to is extremely dangerous because of the turbulence caused Oneida Lake, thence through Oneida, Seneca, and Clyde by water discharge from the dam. The danger area is Rivers, landcuts, an artificial channel, and Tonawanda marked by buoys. Creek to Niagara River at Tonawanda. The Niagara River connects the Erie Canal with Lake Erie at Buffalo. (299) Oswego Canal, a 21-mile waterway, extends (290) The Hudson River above the Troy Lock and Dam northward from the Erie Canal, 141 miles westward of joins with the New York State Canal System to form a the Troy dam, to Oswego where it joins Lake Ontario. For connecting waterway westward to Lake Erie and Lake the most part the canal follows the Oswego River from Ontario, and northward to Lake Champlain. its confluence with the Oneida and Seneca Rivers. (291) The New York State Canal System, comprising (300) Cayuga and Seneca Canal extends southward from Erie Canal, Oswego Canal, Cayuga and Seneca Canal, the Erie Canal 177 miles west to the Troy dam. The canal and Champlain Canal, is under the jurisdiction of the follows the improved Seneca River to Cayuga Lake and State of New York. Navigation on the State canals is extends through the lake to Ithaca at the south end. From free except for mooring, dockage, wharfage, storage, or the north end of Cayuga Lake, the canal follows Seneca use of canal equipment or facilities for which a permit is River west to Seneca Lake and extends through the lake required. Detailed data regarding movement through the to Watkins Glen at the south end.A2.2-mile canal extends

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Chapter 12    ¢    381 south from Watkins Glen to Montour Falls. These lakes clearance for bridges across Canal de Chambly in the are two of the so-called Finger Lakes of central New York vicinity of the city of St. Jean, Quebec, is 29 feet. The and are each about 30 miles in length. navigation season is from about the middle of April to the (301) Champlain Canal, a 52-mile waterway, follows the middle of November. Hudson River northward from Waterford for about 32 (304) Permit requirements and toll charge information for miles to Fort Edward, thence through a landcut and Wood Canal de Chambly and St. Ours Lock may be obtained Creek to Whitehall at the entrance to Lake Champlain. from the Superintendent, Quebec Canals (see Appendix (302) Lake Champlain, about 97 miles long from A for address). Whitehall to the Canadian border and up to 10 miles wide at its widest part, has considerable water commerce (305) between the ports along its shores. The controlling depth is about 12 feet at low lake level through the main channel Charts and Coast Pilot Information to the Canadian border and to the principal ports. The (306) NOAA's nautical chart coverage of the New York least overhead clearance is 92 feet at a fixed bridge at Crown Point, about 32 miles above Whitehall. State Canal System is as follows: chart 14786, all the (303) An international waterway for commerce is available canals from the Hudson River at Troy, NY, westward to between the United States and Canada by the use of Lyons, NY, and to Lake Ontario at Oswego; chart 14788, Champlain Canal, Lake Champlain, and the Riviere Oneida Lake; and chart 14791, Cayuga and Seneca Lakes. Richelieu and Canal de Chambly, which extend from Charts of Lake Champlain are published by NOAA. Coast the northerly end of Lake Champlain for about 70 miles Pilot information for the above waterways is contained in in Canadian waters to the St. Lawrence River, 40 miles U.S. Coast Pilot 6. below Montreal. The size of vessels that can navigate (307) Coverage of the canal system from Syracuse, west this route is controlled by the least dimensions of the to the Niagara River at Tonawanda, NY, is contained in Canal de Chambly locks which are: usable length, 111 The Cruising Guide to the New York State Canal System, feet, 5 inches; width, 23 feet; depth over sills, 6½ feet. available from the New York State Canal Corporation at Bridges over the waterway are provided with draws; the http://www.canals.ny.gov. least overhead clearance of cables is 120 feet. The least (308) Charts and pilot information for the Riviere Richelieu, Canal de Chambly and other Canadian waters are available from the Canadian Hydrographic Chart Distribution Office (see Appendix A for address).

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 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Appendix A    ¢    383 Appendix A (1) Pilot volumes can be found at http://www.nauticalcharts. noaa.gov/mcd/dole.htm. Sales Information (22) (2) NOAA publications, nautical charts and unclassified National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) nautical Chart validity charts are sold by authorized sales agents in many U.S. (23) CAUTION: A NOAA nautical chart is not a valid ports and in some foreign ports. Information on obtaining charting products and a listing of authorized agents can document until its publication is announced in the NGA be found at http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov. Weekly Notice to Mariners. This also applies to NOAA nautical publications such as Coast Pilot. The date of a (3) chart is also of vital importance to the navigator. When charted information becomes obsolete, further use of the Charts, Publications and Services–NOAA chart for navigation may be dangerous. (4) (24) Reporting corrections to Nautical Charts and Coast Coast Pilot Pilots (25) U.S. Coast Pilot 1, Atlantic Coast, Eastport to Cape (5) Users are requested to report all significant discrepancies or additions to NOAA charts and Coast Cod. Pilots, including depth information in privately (26) U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Atlantic Coast, Cape Cod to maintained channels and basins; obstructions, wrecks, and other dangers; new, relocated, or demolished Sandy Hook. landmarks; uncharted fixed private aids to navigation; (27) U.S. Coast Pilot 3, Atlantic Coast, Sandy Hook to deletions or additions of small-craft facilities and any other information pertinent to safe navigation. This Cape Henry. information may be submitted using the NOAA Office (28) U.S. Coast Pilot 4, Atlantic Coast, Cape Henry to of Coast Survey website: http://nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/ discrepancy. All correspondence should be addressed to: Key West. (6) Department of Commerce, NOAA (29) U.S. Coast Pilot 5, Atlantic Coast-Gulf of Mexico, (7) Nautical Data Branch (8) N/CS261, Station 7331 Puerto Rico, and Virgin Islands. (9) 1315 East-West Highway (30) U.S. Coast Pilot 6, Great Lakes, Lakes Ontario, Erie, (10) Silver Spring, MD 20910-3282. Huron, Michigan and Superior, and St. Lawrence River. (11) (31) U.S. Coast Pilot 7, Pacific Coast, California, Oregon, Nautical Charts Washington, and Hawaii (12) United States Coastal and Intracoastal waters, and (32) U.S. Coast Pilot 8, Pacific Coast Alaska, Dixon possessions. Entrance to Cape Spencer. (13) Great Lakes, Lake Champlain, New York State (33) U.S. Coast Pilot 9, Pacific and Arctic Coasts, Alaska- Canals, and the St. Lawrence River-St. Regis to Cornwall, Cape Spencer to Beaufort Sea. Canada (14) Catalogs of Charts and Publications: (34) (15) Catalog 1-Atlantic Coast (16) Catalog 2-Pacific Coast Distance Tables (17) Catalog 3-Alaska (35) Distances Between United States Ports (available (18) Catalog 4-Great Lakes (19) Catalog 5-Gulf Coast at http://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/nsd/distances- ports). (20) (36) Dates of Latest Editions (21) Information concerning the dates of latest editions Tide Tables (37) East Coast of North and South America, including for the full suite of NOAA’s nautical charts and U.S. Coast 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. (41) Tidal Current Tables (42) Atlantic Coast, North America.

384    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Appendix A   (43) Pacific Coast, North America and Asia. (66) The National Weather Service provides Radio Facsimile Weather Information for east coast waters (44) through the Coast Guard Communication Station Boston (NMF). Broadcasts are made on the following Regional Tide and Tidal Current Table frequencies: 4235 (02z, 08z), 6340.5, 9110, 12750 (45) New York to Chesapeake Bay. (14z) kHz. For carrier frequency, subtract 1.9 kHz. Fax schedules are transmitted at 0243 and 1405 GMT, and (46) provide area coverage and descriptions of services. For further information, go to http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/ National Ocean Service Center for Operational marine/radiofax.htm. Oceanographic Products and Services (67) (47) Marine Weather Forecasts For Tide and Tidal Current Observations and Predic- (68) Scheduled coastal marine forecasts are issued four tions, PORTS® data,Tidal Datums, Levels and Bench Mark Sheets: times daily by National Weather Service Offices. For (48) Oceanographic Division (N/OPS3) further information on coastal marine forecasts as well (49) 1305 East-West Highway, 7th floor as additional types of forecasts, go to http://www.nws. (50) Silver Spring, MD 20912-3281 noaa.gov/om/marine/forecast.htm. (51) Tel: 301–713–2815 Ext. 0 (52) Fax: 301–713–4500 (24 hours) (69) (53) Email: [email protected] (54) Web: http://www.tidesandcurrents.noaa.gov Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC) (70) The Space Weather Prediction Center provides (55) real-time monitoring and forecasting of solar and National Weather Service Offices geophysical events which impact satellites, power (56) The following offices provide marine weather grids, communications, navigation and many other technological systems. forecasts and warnings by telephone; refer to the local (71) NOAA, National Weather Service telephone directory for numbers. (72) National Centers for Environmental Prediction (57) Bridgeport, CT: Sikorsky Memorial Airport, (73) Space Weather Prediction Center, W/NP9 Stratford, CT 06497. (74) 325 Broadway (58) Hartford, CT: Bradley International Airport, (75) Boulder, CO 80305 Windsor Locks, CT 06096. (76) http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/ (59) Newark, NJ: Newark International Airport, Building 51, Room 421, 07114. (77) (60) New York, NY: 30 Rockefeller Plaza, Mezzanine Floor Room 9, 10112. Charts and Publications–Other U.S. Govern- (61) Providence, RI: T.F. Green Airport, 562 Airport ment Agencies Road, Warwick, RI 02886. (62) (63) (78) A partial list of publications and charts considered of navigational value is included for the ready reference NOAA Weather Radio of the mariner. In addition to the agents located in the principal seaports handling publication sales, certain (64) National Weather Service VHF-FM radio stations libraries have been designated by the Congress of the provide mariners with continuous FM broadcasts of United States to receive the publications as issued for weather warnings, forecasts, radar reports, and surface public review. weather observations. Reception range is typically 20 to 40 nautical miles from the antenna site, but can be as (79) much as 100 nautical miles for stations at high elevations. The following VHF-FM radio stations with location of Government Printing Office antenna are in or near the area covered by this Coast Pilot: (80) Publications of the U.S. Government Printing Office (65) may be ordered at http://bookstore.gpo.gov. Orders may also be placed by phone (866–512–1800; 202–512–1800 Call Sign Station Location Frequency in the DC area), FAX (202–512–2104), or mail (U.S. Government Printing Office, P.O. Box 979050, St. Louis, KHB-35 Boston, MA 42°12′N., 71°06′W. 162.475 MO 63197-9000). KEC-73 Hyannis, MA 42°41′N., 70°20′W. 162.55 (81) WXJ-39 Providence, RI 41°48′N., 71°28′W. 162.40 National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Procure- ment Information WXJ-42 Meriden, CT 41°33′N., 72°50′W. 162.40 (82) Unclassified publications produced by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) are KHB-47 New London, CT 41°26′N., 72°08′W. 162.44 available from the U.S. Government Printing Office, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, 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    ¢    385 Pittsburgh, PA 15250-1954. Orders can be placed on the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Procurement U.S. Government Online Bookstore (http://bookstore. Information above). gpo.gov), by phone (202–512–1800) or by FAX (202– (96) 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 (97) 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). (83) (98) The Nautical Almanac, the Air Almanac, and Astronomical Almanac: Published by U.S. Naval Nautical Charts Observatory; for sale by Government Printing Office. (84) U.S. Waters: (see Government Printing Office, early this appendix.) (85) Apalachicola, Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers (99) 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. (100) 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 (86) Flood Control and Navigation Maps of the Information above). Mississippi River, Cairo, IL to the Gulf of Mexico: (101) Marine Product Dissemination Information: Published by Mississippi River Commission and for sale maintained by the National Weather Service; http://www. by U.S. Army Engineer District Vicksburg, 4155 Clay nws.noaa.gov/om/marine/home.htm. Street, Vicksburg, MS 39183-3435, Attn: Map Sales; (102) Navigation Rules: Navigation Rules, International- telephone, 601–631–5042. Inland (COMDTINST M16672.2 series): Published by (87) Upper Mississippi River Navigation Charts the U.S. Coast Guard; for sale by Government Printing (Mississippi River, Cairo, IL to Minneapolis, MN): Office. (See Government Printing Office, early this Published and for sale by U.S. Army Engineer District appendix.) Rock Island, Clock Tower Bldg., P.O. Box 2004, Rock (103) Federal Requirements for Recreational Boats: Island, IL 61204-2004; telephone, 309–794–5338. Published by U.S. Coast Guard; http://www.uscgboating. (88) Charts of the Illinois Waterway, from Mississippi org. River at Grafton, IL to Lake Michigan at Chicago and (104) 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. (89) Foreign Waters: Published by National Geospatial- IntelligenceAgency (see National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Procurement Information above). (90) (105) Publications Offices and Services-Other U.S. Government Agencies (91) Notices to Mariners: (92) Local Notices to Mariners are posted weekly by (106) the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center at http://www. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers(USACE) Offices navcen.uscg.gov/. The National Geospatial-Intelligence (107) New England District Office: 696 Virginia Road, Agency, U.S. Notice to Mariners are available at: http:// msi.nga.mil/NGAPortal/MSI.portal. Concord, MA 01742-2751; http://www.nae.usace.army. (93) Special Notice to Mariners are published annually mil/navigation. in National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Notice to (108) The New England District covers all of New Mariners 1. These notices contain important information England except western Vermont and small portions of considerable interest to all mariners. Interested parties of Massachusetts and Connecticut along their western are advised to read these notices. boundaries, and includes small portions of southeastern (94) Light Lists (United States and Possessions): New York, all embraced in the drainage basins tributary Published by U.S. Coast Guard; for sale by the to Long Island Sound and the Atlantic Ocean east of the Government Printing Office. (See Government Printing New York-Connecticut State line. It also includes Fishers Office, early this appendix.) Island, NY. (95) List of Lights (Foreign Countries): Published (109) New York District Office: 26 Federal Plaza, New by National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (see York, NY 10278-00090.

386    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Appendix A   (110) The New York District includes western Vermont, (128) Alexandria, VA 20598-7310 small portions of western Massachusetts and Connecticut, eastern and south-central New York, including Long (129) 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 (130) 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 Guard District is comprised of: Maine; New Hampshire; (111) It exercises jurisdiction, however, over all matters Vermont; Massachusetts; Rhode Island; Connecticut; pertaining to the improvement of the Great Lakes to New York except that part north of latitude 42°N. and Hudson River waterway. Under the direction of the west of longitude 74°39'W.; that part of New Jersey Secretary of the Army, the district engineer, as Supervisor north of latitude 40°18'N., east of longitude 74°30.5'W., of New York Harbor, also exercises jurisdiction under the and northeast of a line from 40°18'N., 74°30.5'W., laws enacted for the preservation of the tidal waters of north-northwesterly to the New York, New Jersey and New York Harbor, its adjacent or tributary waters, and the Pennsylvania boundaries at Tristate; all U.S. Naval waters of Long Island Sound. reservations on shore at Newfoundland; the ocean area encompassed by the Search and Rescue boundary between (112) Canada and the United States easterly to longitude 63°W.; thence due south to latitude 41°N.; thence southwesterly Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Offices along a line bearing 219°T to the point of intersection (113) Regional offices and States in the EPA coastal at 37°N., 67°13'W., with a line bearing 122°T from the New Jersey shoreline at latitude 40°18'N., (just south of regions: the Shrewsbury River); thence northwesterly along this (114) Region I (New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine, line to the coast. (131) Within each Coast Guard District are Coast Guard Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island): J. F. Kennedy Sectors. A Sector Office combines the functions of the Federal Bldg., Room 2203, Boston, MA 02203. Captain of the Port and Marine Inspection Office. (115) Region II (New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico, (132) Coast Guard Sector Boston, 427 Commercial Virgin Islands): 26 Federal Plaza, Room 1009, New York, Street, Boston, MA 02109. 617–223–3123. The NY 10278. boundaries of Sector Boston start at 42°52'20\"N., (116) Region III (Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, District 70°49'02\"W., (Massachusetts/New Hampshire coastal of Columbia, Pennsylvania): 841 Chestnut Street, boundary); thence east to the outermost extent of the Philadelphia, PA 19107. EEZ at 42°52'18\"N., 67°43'53\"W.; thence southeast (117) Region IV (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, along the outermost extent of the EEZ to 42°08'00\"N., South Carolina, North Carolina): 345 Courtland Street, 67°08'17\"W.; thence west to 42°08'00\"N., 70°15'00\"W.; NE., Atlanta, GA 30365. thence southwest to the Massachusetts coast near (118) Region V (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Manomet Point at 41°55'00\"N., 70°33'00\"W.; thence Ohio, Wisconsin): 230 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, northwest to 42°04'00\"N., 71°06'00\"W.; thence to IL 60604. 42°01'08\"N., 71°22'53\"W., (Massachusetts/Rhode Island (119) Region VI (Louisiana, Texas): 1445 Ross Avenue, boundary); thence west along the southern boundary of Dallas, TX 75270. Massachusetts, except the waters of Congamond Lakes, (120) Region IX (California, Hawaii, Guam): 215 Fremont to 42°02'59\"N., 73°29'49\"W., (Massachusetts/New Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 York boundary); thence north along the Massachusetts/ (121) Region X (Alaska, Oregon, Washington): 1200 New York boundary to 42°44'45\"N., 73°15'54\"W., Sixth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98101. (Massachusetts/New York/Vermont boundaries); thence east along the entire extent of the northern Massachusetts (122) boundary to the point of origin. (133) Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England, U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center (NAVCEN) 1 Little Harbor Road, Woods Hole, MA 02543. 866– (123) The Coast Guard Navigation Center provides cutting 819–9128. The boundaries of Sector Southeastern New England start on the Massachusetts coast at 41°55'00\"N., edge services for safe, secure, and efficient maritime 70°33'00\"W., (Manomet Point); thence northeast to transportation. The center operates the Navigation 42°08'00\"N., 70°15'00\"W.; thence east to the outermost Information Service (NIS), the Maritime Differential extent of the EEZ at 42°08'00\"N., 67°08'17\"W.; thence GPS (DGPS) and the developing Nationwide Differential southalongtheoutermostextentoftheEEZto38°24'45\"N., Global Positioning System (NDGPS). In addition, 67°41'26\"W.; thence northwest to a point near Watch Hill NAVCEN serves as the civilian interface for the Global Light, RI at 41°18'14\"N., 71°51'30\"W.; thence northeast Positioning System and manages other navigation-related to Westerly, RI at 41°21'00\"N., 71°48'30\"W.; thence projects. north to 41°25'00\"N., 71°48'00\"W.; thence north along (124) For further information and/or operational questions regarding GPS and DGPS, visit: (125) http://www.navcen.uscg.gov or contact: (126) NAVCEN MS 7310 (127) 7323 Telegraph Road

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Appendix A    ¢    387 the Connecticut/Rhode Island boundary, including the (139) waters of Beach Pond, to the Massachusetts boundary; thence east along the Massachusetts/Rhode Island Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachments boundary to the northeastern most corner of Rhode (140) Cape Cod, MA: Coast Guard Air Station, 3162 Island; thence northeast to 42°04'00\"N., 71°06'00\"W.; thence southeast to the point of origin. Herbert Road, 02542 (134) Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound, 120 (141) NewBedford,MA,918S.RodneyFrenchBoulevard, Woodward Avenue, New Haven, CT, 06512-3698. The boundaries of Sector Long Island Sound start 02744-1223 at 40°35′24″N., 73°46′36″W., thence northeast to 40°40′00″N., 73°40′00″W.; thence to 40°52′30″N., (142) 73°37′12″W.; thence northwest to 40°58′00″N., 73°40′00″W., (south shore of Manursing Island); thence Coast Guard Stations north to 41°01′30″N., 73°40′00″W., (Connecticut/ (143) The stations listed are in the area covered by this New York boundary); thence north along the western boundary of Connecticut to 42°02′59″N, 73°29′15″W., Coast Pilot. They have search and rescue capabilities (Massachusetts/Connecticut boundary); thence east and may provide lookout, communication, and/or patrol along the southern boundary of Massachusetts, including functions to assist vessels in distress. The National VHF- the waters of the Congamond Lakes, to 42°00′29″N., FM Distress System provides continuous coastal radio 71°47′57″W., (Rhode Island boundary); thence south coverage outwards to 20 miles on channel 16. After along the Connecticut/Rhode Island boundary, excluding contact on channel 16, communications with the Coast the waters of Beach Pond, to 41°24′00″N., 71°48′00″W.; Guard should be on channel 22A. If channel 22 is not thence south to 41°21′00″N., 71°48′30″W., near Westerly, available to the mariner, communications may be made RI; thence southwest to a point near Watch Hill Light, on channel 12. Selected stations guard the International RI, at 41°18′14″N., 71°51′30″W.; thence southeast to the Radiotelephone Distress, Safety and Calling Frequencies. outermost extent of the EEZ at 38°24′45″N., 67°41′26″W.; (144) Massachusetts: thence southwest along the outermost extent of the (145) Cape Cod Canal (41°46.4'N., 70°30.0'W.). East EEZ to 37°56′50″N., 69°18′15″W.; thence northwest to entrance to the canal, near Sandwich, MA. 38°28′00″N., 70°11′00″W.; thence northwest to the point (146) Cape Cod Coast Guard Air Station (41°37.5'N., of origin. 70°31.5'W.). On Cape Cod at Otis Air Force Base. (135) Coast Guard Sector New York, 212 Coast Guard (147) Provincetown (42°02.7'N., 70°11.6'W.). On Drive, Staten Island, NY, 10305-5005. The boundaries southwest side of harbor, about 0.4 mile southwest of of Sector New York start near the south shore of Long town pier. Island at 40°35′24″N., 73°46′36″W., thence southeast (148) Chatham (41°40.3'N., 69°57.0'W.). Southeastern to 38°28′00″N., 70°11′00″W.; thence northwest to the Cape Cod, near Chatham Light. New Jersey coast at 40°18′00″N., 73°58′40″W.; thence (149) Woods Hole (41°31.2'N., 70°40.0'W.). On west side west to 40°18′00″N., 74°30′30″W.; thence northwest of Little Harbor, about 450 yards northward of Juniper to 41°21′27″N., 74°41′42″W., (New York/New Jersey/ Point. Pennsylvania boundaries near Tristate); thence northwest (150) Brant Point (41°17.4'N., 70°05.5'W.). On west side along the east bank of the Delaware River to 42°00′00″N., of entrance to Nantucket Harbor, near Brant Point Light. 75°21′28″W.; thence east to 74°39′00″W; thence north (151) Menemsha (41°21.0'N., 70°45.9'W.). West end of to 43°36′00″N.; thence east through Whitehall, NY, Martha’s Vineyard, near Menemsha Light. to 43°33′03″N., 73°15′01″W., (New York/Vermont (152) Rhode Island: border); thence south along the New York boundary to (153) Castle Hill (41°27.7'N., 71°21.5'W.). On west shore 41°01′30″N., 73°40′00″W.; thence south to 40°58′00″N., of Newport Neck, near Castle Hill Light. 73°40′00″W., (south shore of Manursing Island); thence (154) Point Judith (41°21.7'N., 71°28.9'W.). On Point southeasterly to 40°52′30″N., 73°37′12″W.; thence south Judith near Point Judith Light, 0.5 mile east of Point to 40°40′00″N., 73°40′00″W.; thence southwest to the Judith Harbor of Refuge. point of origin. (155) Connecticut: (156) New London (41°20.7'N., 72°05.7'W.). At Fort (136) Trumbull, on west side of main channel northward of Greens Harbor. (137) (157) New Haven (41°16.4'N., 72°54.2'W.). On the north side of the jutting point, about 1.5 miles northward of Coast Guard Sector Field Office Lighthouse Point. (138) East Moriches, NY: 100 Moriches Island Rd, 11940 (158) New York: (159) Fishers Island (41°15.4'N., 72°01.9'W.). In Silver Eel Cove, on east end of island (manned during summer months only). (160) Eatons Neck (40°57.3'N., 73°23.9'W.). Near Eatons Neck Light, north shore of Long Island, east side of entrance to Huntington Bay.

388    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Appendix A   (161) Montauk Point (41°04.3'N., 71°56.1'W.). In (182) 13089.0 kHz, 0630, 1100, 1230, 1700, and 1830 Montauk Harbor, Long Island. e.s.t. (162) Shinnecock (40°51.0'N., 72°30.3'W.). East side of (183) 17314.0 kHz, 1230 e.s.t. Ponquogue Point, 1.3 miles northwest of Shinnecock Inlet. (184) (163) Moriches (40°47.3'N., 72°45.0'W.). On the east side U.S. NAVTEX Transmitting Stations of the entrance to Tuthill Cove. (185) NAVTEX coverage is reasonably continuous to 200 (164) Fire Island (40°37.5'N., 73°15.6'W.). Near west end NM off the U.S. East, Gulf and West Coasts; Puerto Rico; of island, 1.9 miles west-southward of Fire Island Light. Southwest Alaska; Hawaii; and 100 NM off Guam. U.S. Coast Guard NAVTEX broadcast stations and message (165) Jones Beach (40°35.4'N., 73°33.4'W.). Near west content follow: end of Jones Beach. (186) (166) Kings Point (40°48.8'N., 73°45.9'W.) at the entrance to Little Neck Bay. STATION ID BROADCAST SCHEDULE (UTC) (167) New York (40°36.7'N., 74°03.7'W.). On the west side Boston (NMF) F 0050, 0450, 0850, 1250, 1650, 2050 of the Narrows, about 0.5 mile above Fort Wadsworth at Rosebank, Staten Island. Chesapeake (NMN) N 0210, 0610, 1010, 1410, 1810, 2210 (168) New Jersey: Charleston (NMN) E 0040, 0440, 0840, 1240, 1640, 2040 (169) Sandy Hook (40°28.1'N., 74°00.5'W.). On the Bay Miami (NMA) A 0000, 0400, 0800, 1200, 1600, 2000 side, 0.5 mile south of the northern extremely of Sandy Hook. San Juan (NMR) R 0250, 0650, 1050, 1450, 1850, 2250 (170) New Orleans (NMG) G 0100, 0500, 0900, 1300, 1700, 2100 Coast Guard Radio Broadcasts (187) Boston (NMF)(Station F) (171) Urgent, safety, and scheduled marine information (188) First Coast Guard District Broadcast Notices to broadcasts are made by Coast Guard radio stations. In Mariners. general, these broadcasts provide information vital to (189) Distress Urgent, and Safety messages. vessels operating in the approaches and coastal waters of (190) International Ice Patrol Reports (in season). the United States including Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin (191) Gale, storm, and hurricane warnings. Islands. Transmissions are as follows: (192) Offshore marine weather forecasts for: (172) By radiotelephone: (a) upon receipt; (b) repeated (193) New England continental shelf to 1000 fathoms; 15 minutes later, (for urgent messages only); (c) text (194) Gulf of Maine; only on the first scheduled broadcast unless canceled; (d) (195) Georges Bank; additional broadcasts at the discretion of the originator. (196) South of New England; (173) Urgent broadcasts are preceded by the urgent (197) South of Nova Scotia. signal PAN-PAN. Both the urgent signal and message (198) Chesapeake (NMN)(Station N) are transmitted on VHF-FM channel 16. (199) Fifth Coast Guard District Broadcast Notices to (174) Safety broadcasts are preceded by the signal SECURITY. After the preliminary safety signal is Mariners. broadcast on VHF-FM channel 16, broadcast stations (200) Distress, Urgent, and Safety messages. will shift to VHF-FM channel 22A. (201) Gale, storm, and hurricane warnings. (175) Up-to-date U.S. Coast Guard radio broadcast (202) Offshore marine weather forecasts for the west schedules may be found at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/ om/marine/home.htm. central North Atlantic from 32°N to 40°N and west of 65°W including the continental shelf to 1000 fathoms. (176) (203) Charleston (NMN) (Station E) (204) Seventh Coast Guard District Broadcast Notices to Radio Weather Broadcasts Mariners. (177) Taped or direct broadcasts of marine weather (205) Distress, Urgent and Safety Messages. (206) Gale, storm and hurricane warnings. forecasts and storm warnings are made by commercial (207) Offshore Marine Weather Forecast from Murrells and Coast Guard radio stations in the area covered by Inlet, SC to Flagler Beach, FL. this Coast Pilot. The Coast Guard broadcasts coastal (208) Miami (NMA)(Station A) and offshore marine weather forecasts at the times and (209) Seventh Coast Guard District Broadcast Notices to frequencies indicated: Mariners. (178) NMN, Portsmouth, VA: (210) Distress, Urgent, and Safety messages. (179) 4426.0 kHz, 0030, 0500, and 2300 e.s.t. (211) Gale, storm, and hurricane warnings. (180) 6501.0 kHz, 0030, 0500, 0630, 1100, 1700, 1830, (212) Offshore marine weather forecasts for the southwest and 2300 e.s.t. North Atlantic south of 32°N and west of 65°W. (181) 8764.0 kHz, 0030, 0500, 0630, 1100, 1230, 1700, (213) San Juan (NMR)(Station R) 1830, and 2300 e.s.t. (214) Seventh Coast Guard District Broadcast Notices to Mariners. (215) Distress, Urgent, and Safety messages.

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Appendix A    ¢    389 (216) Gale, storm, and hurricane warnings. (244) Southeast Region (South Carolina, North Carolina, (217) Offshore marine weather forecasts for: Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, (218) Puerto Rico and Virgin Islands water out 20 NM; Puerto Rico): 60 Eight Street, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30309. (219) Eastern Caribbean Sea east of 75°W. (220) New Orleans (NMG)(Station G) (245) Midwest Region (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, (221) Eighth Coast Guard District Broadcast Notices to Wisconsin): 20 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60602. Mariners. (246) Southwest Region (Texas): 3032 Bryan Street, (222) Distress, Urgent, and Safety messages. Dallas, TX 75204. (223) Gale, storm, and hurricane warnings. (224) Offshore marine weather forecasts for the Gulf of (247) Pacific Region (California, Hawaii, Alaska, Washington, Oregon): 50 U.N. Plaza, San Francisco, CA Mexico. 94102. (225) (248) Customs Ports of Entry and Stations Department of Agriculture,Animal and Plant Health (226) Vessels may be entered and cleared at any port Inspection Service(APHIS)Offices (249) Listed below are ports covered by this volume of entry or customs station, but at the latter only with where APHIS inspectors are available to inspect plants, advance authorization from the Customs and Border and plant and animal products, and locations of Animal Protection district director. Current contact information Import Centers where livestock and birds are inspected. is available at http://www.cbp.gov. (250) Information on importation of plants, animals, and (227) Northeast Region plant and animal products is available from APHIS, (228) Boston District: Department of Agriculture, 4700 River Road, Riverdale, (229) Port of Entry: New Bedford and Fall River, MA; MD 20737. New London, Hartford, New Haven, and Bridgeport, CT (251) Telephone: 301–734–0841 (plant related); 301– (230) Customs Station: Provicetown, MA (supervised by 734–7833 (animal related). Plymouth port of entry) (252) Visit http://www.aphis.usda.gov for more (231) Providence District: information. (232) Ports of Entry: Newport and Providence, RI (253) Connecticut: (233) New York Region (254) Wallingford: Federal Bldg., P.O. Box 631, 06492. (234) New York District: (255) Massachusetts: (235) Ports of Entry: Albany and New York, NY; Perth (256) Boston: U.S. Custom House 02109; Logan Amboy, NJ International Airport, East Boston 02128. (257) New Jersey: (236) (258) Hoboken: 209 River Street 07030. (259) New York: Public Health ServiceQuarantine Stations (260) Albany: 80 Wolf Road, Suite 503, 12205. (237) Stations where quarantine examinations are (261) New York: 26 Federal Plaza 10007. (262) New York; John F. Kennedy International Airport, performed: International Arrivals Bldg., Jamaica 11430. (238) Boston:U.S.QuarantineStation.LoganInternational (263) Rhode Island:. (264) Warwick: 48 Quaker Lane, West Warwick 02893. Airport, East Boston, MA 02128. (265) Animal Import Centers: (239) New York: U.S. Quarantine Station, International (266) Honolulu, HI: 300 Ala Moana Boulevard, 96850. (267) Miami, FL: 8120 NW 53rd Street, Suite 102, 33166. Arrivals Bldg., J.F. Kennedy International Airport, (268) Rock Tavern, NY: New York Animal Import Center, Jamaica, NY 11430-1081. Stewart Airport, Rural Route 1, Box 74, 12575. (240) At other ports, quarantine and/or medical examinations are usually performed by Public Health (269) Service contract personnel or by quarantine inspectors from the nearest quarantine station. Inquiries concerning Immigration and Naturalization Service Offices quarantine matters should be directed to the nearest (270) Connecticut: quarantine station. (271) Hartford: Ribicoff Federal Bldg., 450 Main Street (241) 06103-3060. (272) Massachusetts: Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Regional Of- (273) Boston: John F. Kennedy Federal Bldg., Government fices (242) Northeast Region (New York, Maine, Connecticut, Center 02203. New Hampshire, Vermont, Rhode Island): 830 Third (274) New Jersey: Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11232. (275) Newark: Federal Bldg., 970 Broad Street 07102. (243) Mid-Atlantic Region (Delaware, Pennsylvania, (276) New York: Virginia, Maryland, Ohio, New Jersey): U.S. (277) Albany: U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, 445 Customhouse, 2nd and Chestnut Streets, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Broadway 12207.

390    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Appendix A   (278) Flushing: Flushing Federal Savings Bldg., 136-21 (291) Roosevelt Avenue 11354. Measured Courses (279) New York: 26 Federal Plaza 10278. (292) The positions of measured courses are shown on (280) Rhode Island: (281) Providence: John O. Pastore Federal Bldg.-U.S. Post the chart and their description is included in the Coast Pilots when information is reported to NOAA. Courses Office, Exchange Terrace 02903. are located in the following places covered by this Coast Pilot: (282) (293) Captain Harbor, on south side of Great Captain Island 12367. Federal Communications Commission Offices (294) Eatons Neck, on west side of Eatons Neck 12365. (283) District Field Offices: (295) Port Jefferson, off Port Jefferson Harbor 12362. (284) Boston MA: 1 Batterymarch Park, Quincy, MA (296) The pages in the text describing the courses can be obtained by referring to the index for the geographic 02169-7495. places; chart numbers follows the names. (285) New York, NY: 201 Varick St., Suite 1151, New (297) York, NY 10014-4870. (286) Telephone toll-free: 888–225–5322 (888– Canadian Government Agencies CALLFCC) to report radio communications interference issues. (287) (298) Director General, Canadian Hydrographic Service, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Ottwaw, Ontario, Radio shore stations providing medical advice K1A OE6, Canada. (288) Messages to shore stations may be transmitted in (299) Hydrographic Chart Distribution Office, Department code groups or plain language; messages should be signed of Fisheries and Oceans, P.O. Box 8080, 1675 Russell by the master and be prefixed RADIOMEDICAL. The Road, Ottawa, Ontario, K1G 3H6, Canada. following stations will provide radio services for medical advice. (See Medical advice, chapter 1.) (300) Canadian Coast Guard, Department of Fisheries and Oceans, 340 Slater Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A ON7, (289) NMF, Sandwich, Cape Cod, MA, U.S. Coast Guard Canada. on HF single-sideband radiotelephone channels 424 (4134 kHz), 601 (6200 kHz), 816 (8240 kHz), or 1205 (301) Canadian Communications Group, 45 Sacre-Coeur (12242 kHz). Boulevard, Hull, Quebec K1A 0S9, Canada. (290) WCC, Chatham, Cape Cod, MA, RCA Global Communications, Inc. maintains a continuous guard on 500 kHz.

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Appendix B    ¢    391 Appendix B (1)  Climatological Data  Meteorological Data  Atmospheric Pressure Conversion  Mean Surface Water Temperatures and Densities  Table for Estimating Time of Transit  Determination of Wind Speed by Sea Condition  Distances Between Ports  Distances of Visibility for Objects Having Various Elevations  Conversion of Degrees to Points  Standard Abbreviations Used in Broadcasts  Conversion Factors  Measurements and Equivalencies  Tips for Boating Clean and Green

392    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Appendix B   (2) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA – NANTUCKET, MA (41°15’N, 70°04’W) 43 feet (13.1 m) WEATHER ELEMENTS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC YEAR YEARS OF RECORD SEA LEVEL PRESSURE (station pressure reduced to sea level) Mean (millibars) 1016.0 1015.6 1014.0 1014.6 1015.6 1014.7 1015.6 1015.9 1018.1 1017.7 1016.4 1017.1 1016.0 29 TEMPERATURE (°F) 52.8 61.8 68.5 68.5 62.7 54.3 45.9 36.4 49.6 34 59.7 68.5 75.1 74.9 69.4 61.0 52.2 42.9 56.1 34 Mean 31.5 31.6 36.8 44.5 45.4 54.5 61.4 61.6 55.5 47.0 39.1 29.4 42.6 34 84 90 92 100 86 82 74 60 100 34 Mean daily maximum 38.0 37.9 42.9 51.0 28 35 47 39 34 22 18 34 -3 -3 Mean daily minimum 24.5 24.7 30.2 37.4 31.2 22.2 30.9 34.5 56.1 51.7 38.7 29 45.8 34.5 Extreme (highest) 63 58 62 77 20.4 17.7 16.3 20.9 25.0 26.4 18.3 29 16.8 20.1 20.5 20.9 19.6 20.0 18.4 18.7 20.9 29 Extreme (lowest) -1 0 7 20 16.2 19.3 20.1 19.3 17.2 16.8 16.8 18.7 18.1 29 46.5 42.9 43.0 39.0 38.2 36.8 46.4 14.8 16.2 29 RELATIVE HUMIDITY 47.9 44.8 3.2 2.2 2.5 3.2 3.4 3.4 4.1 34 Average percentage 35.5 30.7 15.1 21.4 10.3 6.8 7.4 6.7 9.4 7.4 7.8 4.3 41.4 34 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8 1.2 9.7 60.3 34 CLOUD COVER 6.4 2.6 4.3 3.3 4.9 3.0 4.9 1.3 25.3 34 15 12 12 13 12 13 16 4.2 6.4 28 Percent of time clear 20.6 21.7 22.7 21.9 19 180 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.2 28 Percent of time scattered 14.3 16.1 16.0 15.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 2.7 5.9 29.6 28 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.7 73.4 28 Percent of time broken 12.8 13.7 13.5 14.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 2.2 28 0 0 0 0 0 Miss 2 T T 28 Percent of time overcast 52.3 48.6 47.9 48.3 15.5 14.9 0.03 0.00 0.00 0.04 0.17 0.14 0.28 42 29 PRECIPITATION (inches) 11.1 10.2 9.4 9.3 10.0 11.0 11.4 9 29 0.38 Mean amount 4.0 3.6 3.7 3.5 5.1 3.5 3.6 4.9 6.0 7.1 7.6 0.27 11.3 29 5.2 4.7 3.2 5.4 8.1 7.4 5.8 12.0 29 Greatest amount 8.2 7.9 8.8 8.4 5.1 4.9 3.5 5.3 8.1 7.9 4.6 6.3 29 5.1 3.7 2.6 3.3 6.1 5.9 4.1 7.6 5.3 29 Least amount 1.1 0.7 0.6 1.3 3.9 3.1 2.9 3.4 4.9 5.0 3.7 3.8 4.9 29 4.0 3.1 2.9 3.5 3.5 4.2 3.5 3.4 4.1 29 Maximum amount (24 hours) 2.7 2.2 2.3 3.1 5.2 4.1 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.5 3.9 3.7 3.8 29 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.2 5.0 4.2 4.2 3.8 3.4 29 Mean number of days 19 16 18 15 6.9 8.5 9.3 8.8 7.1 5.4 5.6 2.8 3.7 29 9.9 12.9 13.1 11.8 7.4 5.3 4.6 2.8 4.3 29 SNOW 13.9 18.6 18.8 15.0 11.0 8.6 6.4 3.6 6.3 29 12.5 13.1 14.6 12.7 9.7 9.0 6.5 5.0 7.4 29 Mean amount 7.7 8.7 6.3 0.8 5.5 5.8 6.7 6.4 6.1 6.4 7.1 3.7 10.3 29 3.7 3.3 3.3 3.8 4.1 6.7 11.5 4.4 9.8 29 Greatest amount 38.9 35.1 40.2 9.5 3.5 2.2 2.4 2.6 3.5 6.0 11.6 6.3 6.9 29 4.2 2.4 2.5 3.1 4.5 5.5 7.6 7.0 7.9 29 Least amount T T T 0.0 1.4 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.8 2.0 1.7 13.6 8.0 29 16.3 6.3 Maximum amount (24 hours) 12.8 14.9 13.6 7.3 11.2 10.1 9.8 9.8 11.2 11.8 11.6 10.5 1.6 29 13.0 12.1 11.0 11.5 11.9 12.5 11.7 2.0 29 Mean number of days 11 10 8 2 12.9 11.8 10.0 10.5 10.3 12.3 10.2 11.7 29 11.7 10.4 9.1 9.4 10.3 10.8 11.0 11.8 12.8 29 WIND 10.4 9.3 7.9 8.4 9.0 9.6 10.6 11.8 11.9 29 11.0 9.8 8.6 9.2 10.3 11.5 12.0 11.0 11.4 29 Percentage with gales 0.22 0.42 0.41 0.34 10.9 9.5 8.6 8.5 9.6 10.6 11.5 11.5 10.6 29 10.4 9.6 8.5 9.0 10.0 9.6 10.9 11.3 11.5 29 Mean wind speed (knots) 12.4 12.8 12.9 12.4 9.8 9.4 9.2 8.8 9.5 9.5 11.6 13.0 11.0 29 11.1 10.2 10.1 9.6 10.6 10.7 11.7 13.3 10.7 29 Direction (percentage of observations) 11.3 10.4 10.1 9.5 9.8 11.3 11.7 12.8 10.3 29 12.1 10.9 10.0 9.9 10.5 11.7 12.5 11.3 11.0 29 North 8.1 7.8 7.3 6.8 10.4 10.1 9.2 8.8 8.8 10.6 11.3 12.1 10.8 29 9.9 9.9 8.7 7.9 9.0 10.6 11.9 12.0 11.6 29 North Northeast 3.6 4.1 5.0 7.0 10.5 9.9 8.5 8.2 9.4 11.9 11.6 13.5 11.2 29 11.4 10.1 9.6 10.5 11.4 12.2 12.4 12.2 11.9 29 Northeast 2.9 4.4 4.4 4.7 12.2 12.1 19 21 23 22 17 14 14 12.4 12.2 28 East Northeast 3.0 3.7 4.4 4.1 12.6 200 East 2.7 3.6 4.6 3.8 13 East Southeast 2.6 3.5 4.0 3.3 Southeast 2.9 3.0 3.6 3.9 South Southeast 3.2 3.5 3.4 4.3 South 4.0 4.0 4.9 6.1 South Southwest 4.6 3.9 4.6 6.7 Southwest 4.6 5.6 6.5 10.4 West Southwest 6.2 6.9 7.8 12.0 West 7.9 8.4 8.0 7.7 West Northwest 14.3 13.4 10.5 6.3 Northwest 16.3 13.6 11.1 6.2 North Northwest 11.4 8.8 8.9 6.0 Calm 2.1 1.6 1.2 1.1 Direction (mean speed, knots) North 11.9 12.4 12.9 13.2 North Northeast 13.3 14.1 15.1 15.0 Northeast 13.9 13.4 13.9 13.0 East Northeast 12.9 12.6 13.5 12.7 East 12.3 12.8 13.1 12.2 East Southeast 11.7 13.7 14.0 12.3 Southeast 12.8 13.4 12.9 12.4 South Southeast 12.8 13.4 12.7 12.2 South 11.4 12.1 12.1 11.8 South Southwest 12.7 12.7 13.0 12.4 Southwest 12.3 12.0 11.5 11.9 West Southwest 12.6 12.7 13.0 12.8 West 12.4 13.6 12.9 12.0 West Northwest 13.0 13.8 13.1 11.8 Northwest 12.8 13.0 13.4 12.2 North Northwest 13.1 12.5 13.2 12.1 VISIBILITY Mean number of days with fog 14 12 15 16 T = trace (not measurable) amount of precipitation Miss or blank is a missing value These tables were prepared by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service (NESDIS), NOAA

 U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Appendix B    ¢    393 (3) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA – NEWPORT, RI (41°32’N, 71°21’W) 10 feet (3 m) WEATHER ELEMENTS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC YEAR YEARS OF RECORD SEA LEVEL PRESSURE (station pressure reduced to sea level) Mean (millibars) 1019.6 1018.2 1017.3 1017.8 1017.8 1015.7 1016.2 1017.7 1019.8 1018.7 1017.0 1018.3 1017.9 2 TEMPERATURE (°F) 56.2 65.0 71.1 70.9 64.6 55.2 45.9 35.3 51.1 34 64.4 72.9 78.6 78.1 72.1 62.8 53.0 42.4 58.6 34 Mean 30.8 31.6 38.2 47.0 47.4 56.6 63.1 63.2 56.6 47.1 38.3 27.6 43.1 34 89 93 96 98 93 81 75 65 98 34 Mean daily maximum 38.1 38.9 45.6 55.1 25 37 41 41 35 26 11 34 -5 -9 Mean daily minimum 23.0 23.8 30.3 38.4 10.1 10.3 18.6 13.9 15.7 15.6 12.4 3 29.5 22.4 15.0 17.5 19.1 19.9 22.2 11.3 12.3 3 Extreme (highest) 65 65 74 86 26.7 26.9 29.4 26.6 23.6 26.2 29.7 31.9 23.7 3 33.8 40.4 37.0 42.0 41.6 38.3 35.7 17.1 24.5 3 Extreme (lowest) -9 -3 3 10 39.7 39.5 3.5 3.0 2.9 3.2 3.6 3.3 4.5 35 CLOUD COVER 8.9 9.2 6.4 12.9 10.6 6.4 9.8 4.3 45.0 35 0.8 0.6 0.8 0.4 0.2 1.5 0.8 8.9 63.4 35 Percent of time clear 11.7 10.6 6.6 10.2 4.8 3.0 3.2 4.4 7.8 2.7 3.9 0.9 27.6 35 16 14 14 14 13 12 15 3.1 7.8 14 Percent of time scattered 26.0 29.0 27.5 26.1 17 178 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 0.5 32 Percent of time broken 24.0 21.2 22.4 19.9 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 6.0 3.4 20.3 32 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 13.6 44.5 32 Percent of time overcast 38.3 39.2 43.5 43.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 T 6.0 0.0 1.5 32 0 0 0 0 0 Miss 1 11.0 20.0 14 PRECIPITATION (inches) 26 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.15 0.00 0.17 0.00 5 2 Mean amount 3.8 3.6 4.4 4.2 7.1 6.1 5.1 5.6 6.2 7.3 9.2 0.10 2 0.19 7.5 Greatest amount 11.8 6.5 10.6 10.5 7.6 3.0 6.4 7.5 10.1 8.2 8.8 9.0 2 8.3 6.3 4.6 4.9 8.4 6.0 7.8 8.8 2 Least amount 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.1 12.0 6.4 8.0 8.5 9.9 10.8 6.3 13.7 6.6 2 1.2 0.5 1.6 2.1 2.6 2.2 1.3 7.8 9.0 2 Maximum amount (24 hours) 2.7 2.6 4.4 3.7 4.9 3.4 3.6 2.4 1.8 1.8 1.5 5.5 1.8 2 2.3 1.4 1.0 1.9 1.9 2.0 1.0 0.6 3.0 2 Mean number of days 16 15 16 16 6.3 5.5 6.2 4.3 4.7 6.8 2.9 1.3 1.6 2 2.5 1.1 3.3 1.9 3.7 2.0 1.9 1.5 4.7 2 SNOW 6.3 8.8 10.7 9.3 10.2 7.0 3.1 2.8 2.0 2 11.4 14.6 12.7 13.0 9.4 8.0 4.8 0.8 6.6 2 Mean amount 7.2 6.6 2.5 0.2 20.6 28.9 21.2 21.1 18.5 21.3 20.3 2.1 8.8 2 4.8 6.7 4.6 6.7 3.7 6.7 10.9 3.6 19.6 2 Greatest amount 30.5 28.0 15.0 5.0 3.5 2.7 3.4 3.3 4.7 5.2 8.4 13.3 6.1 2 2.1 3.9 3.1 1.9 2.3 2.3 6.1 10.8 6.4 2 Least amount 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 5.1 5.9 8.1 6.0 6.8 12.2 12.0 3.5 2 2.1 1.3 3.3 2.8 1.5 2.8 2.7 6.8 8.6 2 Maximum amount (24 hours) 10.0 20.0 6.5 5.0 57.9 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.5 56.8 80.7 14.0 2.6 2 3.2 20.3 Mean number of days 7841 6.2 5.7 5.5 4.7 6.9 6.9 6.7 0.2 2 6.5 4.6 5.3 5.1 6.2 11.7 11.3 7.5 2 WIND 6.8 5.3 5.0 5.2 5.2 7.1 7.3 9.7 8.0 2 6.7 6.0 4.9 6.1 3.6 4.3 4.5 8.5 7.1 2 Percentage with gales 0.47 0.00 0.16 0.00 6.4 5.4 5.1 5.1 4.8 4.4 5.4 7.0 6.5 2 6.2 4.9 6.0 5.8 4.2 3.8 9.0 5.7 6.0 2 Mean wind speed (knots) 8.9 9.4 8.7 8.4 6.8 5.7 4.9 5.7 3.9 5.8 9.4 4.3 6.3 2 7.0 4.3 4.6 5.7 5.1 6.2 9.8 9.9 6.4 2 Direction (percentage of observations) 7.0 5.5 5.1 5.4 7.7 7.0 8.7 9.5 6.5 2 7.0 5.7 5.2 6.1 6.9 7.6 9.7 5.2 6.8 2 North 10.4 12.9 9.9 7.7 8.2 6.6 5.7 6.2 7.1 7.9 10.5 8.8 7.2 2 6.9 6.7 4.9 5.7 5.7 7.1 9.4 10.3 8.4 2 North Northeast 4.9 6.4 8.4 6.5 7.2 7.4 5.3 5.0 5.2 7.7 10.8 9.3 8.1 2 7.9 6.9 3.6 4.5 4.0 5.4 8.2 10.1 8.2 2 Northeast 8.0 10.1 8.7 13.7 7.4 7.6 4.6 5.1 6.4 8.0 8.4 9.3 7.3 2 7.6 6.9 4.6 5.3 7.8 7.4 8.7 9.1 7.8 2 East Northeast 1.9 3.3 2.3 1.7 8.8 7.4 9 10 12 9 7 6 4 7.4 14 East 2.8 3.3 5.4 2.9 77 2 East Southeast 0.8 0.8 1.9 2.6 Southeast 2.7 1.3 5.4 7.2 South Southeast 0.6 1.5 2.0 3.1 South 3.9 3.1 6.2 6.5 South Southwest 5.4 4.3 6.8 10.2 Southwest 15.7 20.6 12.2 20.5 West Southwest 7.4 5.1 4.2 3.2 West 14.3 7.8 8.7 4.1 West Northwest 3.9 3.8 4.8 2.4 Northwest 15.3 11.2 10.9 4.4 North Northwest 1.9 4.5 2.0 2.7 Calm 0.0 63.7 0.2 0.7 Direction (mean speed, knots) North 8.2 9.3 8.8 7.4 North Northeast 9.6 8.7 10.5 7.4 Northeast 8.5 8.4 8.0 9.6 East Northeast 6.7 10.1 8.5 7.4 East 7.5 6.6 7.2 6.5 East Southeast 4.6 7.6 6.7 8.7 Southeast 8.0 7.6 6.3 8.2 South Southeast 4.0 10.8 8.9 6.9 South 8.7 7.5 8.5 7.0 South Southwest 8.2 7.5 9.2 9.3 Southwest 10.2 11.4 11.2 9.5 West Southwest 9.9 10.0 9.1 10.1 West 9.2 9.7 7.4 7.9 West Northwest 7.3 7.8 9.0 8.7 Northwest 9.3 9.2 7.7 6.4 North Northwest 7.1 9.6 8.7 7.9 VISIBILITY Mean number of days with fog 3 4 5 6 T = trace (not measurable) amount of precipitation Miss or blank is a missing value These tables were prepared by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service (NESDIS), NOAA

394    ¢    U.S. Coast Pilot 2, Appendix B   (4) CLIMATOLOGICAL DATA – PROVIDENCE, RI (41°44’N, 71°26’W) 56 feet (17.1 m) WEATHER ELEMENTS JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC YEAR YEARS OF RECORD SEA LEVEL PRESSURE (station pressure reduced to sea level) Mean (millibars) 1016.8 1016.8 1015.2 1014.7 1015.4 1014.5 1015.3 1016.3 1018.4 1018.7 1017.3 1017.9 1016.4 48 TEMPERATURE (°F) 58.1 67.4 73.1 71.6 63.7 53.7 44.1 33.2 51.0 48 67.8 77.0 82.2 80.6 73.2 63.5 52.5 41.0 59.8 48 Mean 28.8 30.3 38.0 48.4 47.9 57.3 63.6 62.1 53.8 43.4 35.2 24.8 41.6 48 94 97 102 104 100 88 81 70 104 48 Mean daily maximum 36.8 38.4 46.1 57.7 29 41 48 40 32 20 -10 -13 48 6 Mean daily minimum 20.3 21.6 29.3 38.7 29.1 20.3 28.3 38.0 58.6 61.6 53.7 39.3 48 47.5 Extreme (highest) 69 72 80 98 19.0 18.5 17.2 21.4 25.3 30.4 27.0 23.7 48 15.9 19.5 20.8 20.3 18.5 16.7 24.3 13.4 16.3 48 Extreme (lowest) -13 -7 1 14 16.1 18.4 20.6 19.4 14.8 13.6 15.7 11.0 14.7 48 43.4 37.5 35.0 33.3 36.2 35.2 12.4 45.1 40.6 48 RELATIVE HUMIDITY 43.3 3.5 2.8 3.0 3.9 3.4 3.5 4.2 45.1 48 Average percentage 43.1 43.0 26.8 21.8 10.5 11.0 8.0 11.1 7.9 11.8 4.4 10.7 67.5 48 0.7 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.7 0.4 11.0 0.5 25.4 48 CLOUD COVER 5.1 2.9 4.7 6.3 4.7 5.3 0.8 3.4 6.3 48 16 14 14 14 13 12 3.5 17 178 48 Percent of time clear 27.2 28.4 24.8 21.3 15 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 6.5 35.2 48 Percent of time scattered 13.4 13.0 14.3 13.8 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 1.0 19.8 70.7 48 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 8.0 0.0 6.2 48 Percent of time broken 11.5 11.4 11.6 14.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 0.0 10.6 18.3 48 Miss 0 0 0 0 Miss 8.0 10 45 48 Percent of time overcast 44.2 43.9 45.1 45.0 3 0.00 0.01 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.02 0.08 0.03 48 PRECIPITATION (inches) 9.1 8.5 8.0 7.8 8.0 8.2 0.05 9.3 9.0 48 8.9 Mean amount 3.9 3.5 4.2 4.0 6.6 5.1 4.8 5.9 8.3 8.6 9.7 7.8 48 6.3 4.7 3.1 4.6 5.9 6.8 8.7 5.4 5.7 48 Greatest amount 11.6 7.1 8.8 12.7 6.5 4.2 3.0 4.2 5.7 5.0 5.6 3.4 4.6 48 3.5 2.6 1.7 2.6 3.0 2.4 4.1 1.9 2.6 48 Least amount 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.4 2.0 1.7 1.4 1.7 1.7 1.5 2.5 1.2 1.6 48 1.6 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.5 1.1 1.3 48 Maximum amount (24 hours) 2.9 2.5 3.1 4.3 6.0 4.1 4.2 3.4 3.1 2.7 1.3 1.7 3.3 48 10.2 9.1 7.9 6.5 5.6 4.7 2.3 2.2 5.8 48 Mean number of days 16 15 16 16 10.9 12.6 11.5 10.4 8.5 7.3 4.0 4.7 8.1 48 7.3 9.6 11.4 10.1 8.2 6.4 6.6 5.3 7.1 48 SNOW 7.5 10.6 13.0 11.1 8.9 8.4 5.8 7.1 8.2 48 6.0 7.9 8.7 8.1 7.0 7.6 7.8 8.5 7.3 48 Mean amount 9.8 10.1 7.1 0.7 5.0 6.2 6.5 7.1 6.5 7.3 8.0 8.2 6.9 48 6.2 6.9 7.3 7.3 6.9 8.4 8.1 12.2 9.3 48 Greatest amount 31.7 30.9 31.6 7.6 5.8 5.9 6.2 6.2 7.9 8.0 10.0 12.7 9.2 48 5.1 4.3 4.8 5.5 6.8 7.8 10.2 10.2 7.3 48 Least amount 0.2 T T 0.0 3.4 3.1 3.3 4.1 4.7 6.1 8.5 4.9 4.1 48 5.1 Maximum amount (24 hours) 10.4 18.3 14.7 7.3 9.2 8.3 7.8 7.9 8.3 8.6 9.3 9.2 48 10.0 9.8 8.5 8.8 9.7 10.3 9.1 9.8 10.2 48 Mean number of days 12 10 8 2 10.2 9.6 8.4 9.0 9.2 10.0 9.6 10.0 9.9 48 8.7 8.2 7.1 7.6 8.0 9.0 9.3 8.3 8.4 48 WIND 7.2 6.7 6.0 6.4 6.0 6.2 8.7 7.4 6.8 48 7.4 7.3 6.8 7.7 6.8 8.6 6.7 8.1 7.9 48 Percentage with gales 0.05 0.01 0.07 0.01 9.1 8.8 8.8 8.5 8.7 8.5 9.0 9.5 9.0 48 9.6 8.9 9.0 8.8 8.5 8.6 8.8 8.7 9.1 48 Mean wind speed (knots) 9.5 9.8 10.3 10.2 8.7 8.2 8.1 8.0 8.1 7.9 8.7 8.0 8.3 48 10.0 8.8 8.8 8.5 9.0 9.0 8.6 10.0 9.4 48 Direction (percentage of observations) 10.4 9.3 8.8 8.4 8.8 9.1 10.0 9.3 9.4 48 9.3 8.8 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.1 9.7 8.9 8.9 48 North 9.6 9.8 10.0 7.1 8.4 8.3 7.4 7.5 7.2 7.8 9.2 9.1 8.6 48 10.1 9.2 8.3 8.0 8.0 8.9 8.6 10.8 10.2 48 North Northeast 5.5 6.3 6.9 6.9 10.4 9.3 8.6 8.1 8.3 9.2 10.1 10.9 10.3 48 9.8 8.9 8.1 8.4 8.2 8.7 10.1 10.4 9.9 48 Northeast 3.1 4.3 5.7 6.2 9.9 15 16 17 17 15 14 12 166 48 East Northeast 1.8 2.4 3.0 3.1 13 East 0.9 1.4 1.8 2.0 East Southeast 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.8 Southeast 1.6 2.2 3.6 4.2 South Southeast 2.5 3.5 5.5 7.7 South 4.7 5.1 6.6 8.6 South Southwest 5.1 4.3 4.9 6.3 Southwest 6.2 6.1 4.9 6.3 West Southwest 7.9 6.9 5.2 5.6 West 8.5 7.0 5.9 6.3 West Northwest 13.4 12.7 11.4 8.9 Northwest 13.9 13.0 11.5 9.2 North Northwest 9.9 9.6 8.9 7.1 Calm 4.9 4.3 3.0 2.7 Direction (mean speed, knots) North 9.9 10.2 10.5 10.0 North Northeast 10.3 11.0 11.3 11.3 Northeast 9.6 10.1 10.9 11.0 East Northeast 7.7 8.6 9.1 9.5 East 6.0 6.7 7.5 7.6 East Southeast 7.2 8.1 9.0 8.2 Southeast 8.4 8.9 9.3 10.0 South Southeast 8.1 9.0 9.7 10.4 South 8.1 8.2 8.8 9.3 South Southwest 10.2 9.5 10.5 10.6 Southwest 9.6 10.3 10.8 11.1 West Southwest 9.2 9.8 10.3 10.3 West 9.5 9.8 10.2 9.2 West Northwest 11.1 11.7 11.6 11.7 Northwest 11.0 11.3 11.5 11.5 North Northwest 10.7 10.6 11.5 11.1 VISIBILITY Mean number of days with fog 11 10 13 13 T = trace (not measurable) amount of precipitation Miss or blank is a missing value These tables were prepared by the National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), National Environmental Satellite, Data & Information Service (NESDIS), NOAA