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CHESAPEAKE & DELAWARE CANAL (FROM DELAWARE RIVER ENTRANCE TO DELAWARE/MARYLAND STATELINE) Open Open with Restrictions - * Ref MSIB 10-26 - The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has amended the restrictions for the C&D Canal. The following restrictions are in effect, only steel hull vessels may transit the C&D Canal between Emily Point, MD and Town Point, MD. The canal dispatcher on duty should be contacted regarding conditions and requirements for vessels using the C&D Canal at (410) 885-5580.
DE COAST AND DE ICW Open Open with Restrictions - Set Winter Port Condition 2 * MSIB 05-26 The Captain of the Port (COTP), Sector Delaware Bay has set Winter Port Condition Two due to the formation of ice of appreciable thickness and coverage in the navigable waters of the Delaware Bay and River, Chesapeake and Delaware (C&D) Canal, Cape May Harbor and Canal, New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, and Delaware Shore.
DELAWARE BAY (INCLUDING THEIR TRIBUTARIES) Open Lift Ice Condition Restrictions * Ref MSIB 10-26 -The COTP, Sector Delaware Bay has set Ice Condition Two for all navigable waters of the Upper Delaware River, north of the Betsy Ross Bridge. The following restrictions are in effect: only steel hull vessels with 1,500 minimum shaft horsepower and a main engine cooling system design that prevents blockage from ice, may enter, operate in, or transit the Upper Delaware River. The COTP, Sector Delaware Bay has lifted all Ice Condition restrictions for all waters of the Delaware Bay, south of Artificial Island to the entrance of the Delaware Bay.
DELAWARE RIVER (INCLUDING THEIR TRIBUTARIES) Open Lift Ice Condition Restrictions * Ref MSIB 10-26 - The COTP, Sector Delaware Bay has lifted all Ice Condition restrictions for all navigable waters of the Delaware River, south of the Betsy Ross Bridge to Artificial Island, in New Jersey, including the navigable waters of the Schuylkill River, Salem River, and Christina River.
NJ COAST AND NJ ICW Open Open with Restrictions - Set Ice Condition: 2 * Ref MSIB 10-26 - The COTP, Sector Delaware Bay has set Ice Condition Two for all waters of the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, including all tributaries. The following restrictions are in effect: only steel hull vessels with 1,500 minimum shaft horsepower and a main engine cooling system design that prevents blockage from ice, may enter, operate in, or transit through the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway, including all tributaries.