U.S. Coast Guard, Sector Delaware Bay
Sector Delaware Bay operates as an Integrated Operations Command, responsible for almost 573 active duty personnel and 250 reservists. Sector Delaware Bay encompasses the mid-Atlantic coastal area from Shark River, NJ, to the Delaware-Maryland border, and includes the ports of Philadelphia, Camden and Wilmington on the Delaware River.
One Washington Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19147
(215) 271-4800
Hours of Operations: 0730 - 1130; 1230 - 1600
- 24-Hour Operations Center:
- Search & Rescue, Law Enforcement or Marine Casualty
(215) 271-4940 - Oil/HAZMAT Spill, Port Security or other Marine Emergency Report
(215) 271-4807 - Report all oil and hazardous materials spills to the National Response Center 24-hour Emergency Report Line
(800) 424-8802
News/Updates
- 09/02/10 Notice of Hurricane Earl Readiness Condition 3 for New Jersey and Delaware Shorelines
- 09/01/10 Notice of Hurricane Earl Readiness Condition 4 for New Jersey and Delaware Shorelines
- 08/28/10 USCG Alert Cautions AIS Users to Inadvertent Operation on Different Channels
- 08/25/10 SAFETY BROADCAST NOTICE TO MARINERS - AIS Equipment Monitoring Changes and Manual Excerpts Below:
- 08/24/10 AIS Channel Frequency Instructions
- 06/17/10 Harmonization With the International Maritime Solid Bulk Cargoes (IMSBC) Code for Bulk Solid Hazardous Materials
- 06/14/10 Mantua Creek Anchorage (9) Closure on June 18, 2010
- 06/14/10 Deepwater Range Dredging Operations and Cancellation of MSIBs 10-10, 11-10 and 13-10
- 05/26/10 Revision of LNG and LHG Waterfront Facility General Requirements
- 05/25/10 MARSEC Guidelines for U.S. Vessels Operating in High Risk Waters
- 05/19/10 Oil Spill Response Organization Asset Availability
- 05/07/10 Gulf of Mexico Clean-up Operations Continue
- 05/07/10 Reedy Point South Anchorage Closure for Dredging
- 04/28/10 Availability of Oil Spill Removal Organization (OSRO) Resources
- 04/20/10 Pea Patch Island Anchorage Closure for Dredging
- 04/16/10 Dredging in Mifflin Range and Mantua Creek Anchorage
- 03/11/10 Policy for Existing Systems and Equipment on Uninspected Towing Vessels
- 03/08/10 Cancellation of 2009-2010 Season Ice Conditions
- 03/03/10 Elephant Trunk Access Area Open for Scallop Fishing
- 03/02/10 Downgrade of Condition Three Ice Procedure to Season Alert Status
- 02/24/10 Carbon Dioxide Fire Suppression Systems on Commercial Vessels
- 02/01/10 Long Range Navigation (LORAN-C) Termination on February 8, 2010
- 01/15/10 Interim Policy for the Sharing of Information Collected by the Coast Guard Nationwide Automatic Identification System (NAIS)
- 01/09/10 C & D Canal Condition Three Ice Procedure and Cancelation of MSIB 03-10
- 01/08/10 Cargo Securing Methods for Packages in Transport Vehicles or Freight Containers
- 01/06/10 C & D Canal Condition Three Ice Procedure
- 01/06/10 Increased Limits of Liability That Apply Under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (OPA 90) to Vessels and to Deepwater Ports
- 01/05/10 Seasonal Ice Procedures
Ice Condition Three and Cancelation of MSIB 01-10 - 01/04/10 Seasonal Ice Procedures Ice Conditions Two and Three
- 12/23/09 Notification of Arrival in U.S. Ports; Certain Dangerous Cargoes
- 12/16/09 Main Channel Marcus Hook Range Dredging Operations
- 11/20/09 Notification of the Imposition of Conditions of Entry for Certain Vessels Arriving to the United States, Madagascar
- 11/18/09 Tacony Palmyra Drawbridge Operation Notice of Temporary Deviation from Regulations
- 11/12/09 Expected Heavy Weather and Recommended Safety Precautions
- 10/30/09 Upriver Anchorage Restrictions
- 10/15/09 NPRM Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. Waters Extension of Comment Period
- 10/13/09 Pollution Prevention Equipment Regulations
- 10/08/09 Towing Vessel Bridging Program (TVBP) Announcement
- 09/29/09 Mantua Creek Anchorage 9 Restrictions 10/2 through 10/16/09
- 09/14/09 Public Meetings for NPRM Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. Waters
- 09/01/09 Update of Imposition of Conditions of Entry for Vessels from a Foreign Country Including the Republic of Congo
- 08/31/09 Vessel and Facility Response Plans for Oil: 2003 Removal Equipment Requirements and Alternative Technology Revisions
- 08/31/09 Nontank Vessel Response Plans and Other Vessel Response Plan Requirements
- 08/28/09 Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water Discharged in U.S. Waters
- 08/28/09 Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (DPEIS) for the Rulemaking entitled "Standards for Living Organisms in Ships' Ballast Water"'
- 08/27/09 Notice of Preparations for Tropical Storm Danny
- 08/19/09 Sector Delaware Bay Anchorage Usage Regulations
- 07/21/09 Inadvertent Discharges of Marine Fire Extinguishing Systems
- 07/01/09 Consumer Price Index Adjustments of Oil Pollution Act of 1990 Limits of Liability - Vessels and Deepwater Ports
- 06/25/09 Final Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for Vessel and Facility Response Plans for Oil: 2003 Removal Equipment Requirements and Alternative Technology Revisions
- 06/19/09 ITAR Firearms Compliance
- 06/18/09 Minimum Guidelines for Contracted Security Services in High Risk Waters
- 06/18/09 Guidance on Self-Defense or Defense of Others by US Flagged Commercial Vessels Operating in High Risk Waters
- 06/17/09 Establishment of Permanent Regulated Navigation Area in C&D at Chesapeake City Annually on the Last Saturday in June for Canal Day
- 06/01/09 Notification of Hurricane Seasonal Alert
- 05/01/09 H1N1 Virus (Swine Flu) Sector Delaware Bay Information
- 04/28/09 Crewmember Identification Documents
- 04/28/09 Revision of LNG and LHG Waterfront Facility General Requirements
- 2009 Hurricane Season Plan Information
- COTP Sector Delaware Bay Plan
- Storm Preparation Checklist for Facilities
- Storm Preparation Checklist for Vessels
- Appendix 1: Minimum Recommended Precautionary Measures for Ships
- Appendix 2: Minimum Recommended Precautionary Measures for Barges
- Appendix 3: Storm Preparedness Planning for Oceangoing Vessels "Remaining in Port" Checklist
- 03/17/09 Cancellation of 08-09 Seasonal Ice Procedure
- 03/12/09 Proposal to Establish Permanent Regulated Navigation Area in C&D at Chesapeake City Annually on the Last Saturday in June for Canal Day
- 03/05/09 Speed Restrictions to Protect North Atlantic Right Whales
- 02/03/09 Sector Delaware Bay Temporary Authority to Extend Unescorted Access to Individuals Awaiting Receipt of a Replacement TWIC
- 01/28/09 Conditions of Entry Imposed for Vessels from Venezuela
- 01/17/09 Sector Delaware Bay Seasonal Ice Condition 2 In Effect
- 01/17/09 Security Zones Terminated for Pre-inauguration Events
- 01/16/09 Update of Imposition of Conditions of Entry for Vessels from a Foreign Country
- 01/16/09 Pollution Prevention Equipment Regulations
- 01/16/09 Previous ID Requirements Phased Out After TWIC Implementation
- 01/15/09 Sector Delaware Bay Seasonal Ice Condition 3 In Effect
- 01/12/09 C&D Canal Dredging Completed
- 01/08/09 Security Zones Established for 01/17/09 Pre-inauguration Events
- 12/31/08 Delaware River and Bay Oil Spill Advisory Committee
- 12/31/08 Salvage and Marine Firefighting Requirements; Vessel Response Plans for Oil
- 12/29/08 Removal of Regulations for Tank Level or Pressure Monitoring (TLPM) Devices
- 12/15/08 MSIB 21-08 Safety Zone Termination (Upriver Anchorage Restrictions, MSIB 19-08)
- 11/26/08 MSIB 19-08 Marcus Hook Range Safety Zone
- 11/25/08 MSIB 18-08 Reduced Air Draft for Chester Range
- 11/20/08 S.R. 44 Bridge, Mantua Creek Closed to Navigation December 1 through December 31, 2008
- 11/12/08 MSIB 17-08 Reduced Air Draft for Chester Range
- 11/04/08 Seafarers Shore Access on Marine Transportation Security Act (MTSA) Facilities 10/30/08 New AIS Devices May Not Be Discernible with Older AIS Software
- 10/29/08 MSIB 16-08 Marcus Hook Anchorage Restrictions
- 10/24/08 Port Security Advisories: Conditions of Entry
- 01/16/09 Federal Register Notice: Venezuela
- 10/24/08 Federal Register Notice: Cambodia
- 06/12/08 Port Security Advisory 6-08
- 04/11/08 Port Security Advisory 5-08
- 04/04/08 Federal Register Notice: Cuba
- 03/20/08 Federal Register Notice: Iran
- 03/18/08 Port Security Advisory 3-08
- 03/06/08 Port Security Advisory 2-08
- 03/06/08 Federal Register Notice: Syria
- 02/26/08 Federal Register Notice: Indonesia
- 02/25/08 Port Security Advisory 1-08
- 10/06/08 MSIB 15-08 Security Plan Exercise Notification
- 10/06/08 MSIB 14-08 Marcus Hook Anchorage Restrictions
- 09/29/08 MSIB 13-08 Safety Advisory for Marcus Hook Range
- 09/09/08 Sector Delaware Bay TWIC Compliance Begins December 30, 2008
- 09/07/08 Tropical Storm Hanna, MSIB 09-08: Condition Status Downgrade
- 09/03/08 Tropical Storm Hanna, MSIB 08-08; Set Hurricane Condition 4
- 08/28/08 Owners and operators of facilities located within Captain of the Port Zones Baltimore, Delaware Bay, Mobile, Lower Mississippi River, Ohio Valley, Pittsburgh, and San Diego must implement access control procedures utilizing TWIC no later than December 30, 2008
- 06/30/08 Tank Level or Pressure Monitoring Devices on Single-Hull Tank Ships and Single-Hull Tank Barges Carrying Oil or Oil Residue as Cargo
- 06/25/08 Shipping Regulations Update
- 06/24/08 Delair Railroad Bridge Closure June 25, 2008
- 06/24/08 C&D Canal Regulated Navigation Area Effective June 24 through June 29
- 06/23/08 Nontank Vessel Response Plan Regulations 06/18/08 MSIB 06-08 Safety Advisory for Vessels Transiting the Chesapeake & Delaware (C&D) Canal
- 06/17/08 Implementation of Vessel Security Officer Training and Certification Requirements - Correction to Interim Rule
- 06/12/08 MSIB 05-08 Switlik Liferaft Safety Alert and Recall
- 06/10/08 AMSC Delaware Bay Maritime Transportation System (MTS) Recovery Plan Survey
- 05/29/08 MSIB 04-08: Notification of Hurricane Season Alert
- 05/20/08 Implementation of Vessel Security Officer Training and Certification Requirements
- 05/14/08 CG Proposed Rulemaking for Crewmember Identification Documents
- 05/08/08 CG Temporary Final Rule 6/1/08 & 6/28/08 Regulations
- 05/07/08 TWIC Final Rule Extension of Compliance to 04/15/09
- 05/05/08 MSIB 05-08: Notice of Preparation for Possible Hurricane Impact - Exercise
- 2008 Hurricane Season Plan Information
- COTP Sector Delaware Bay Plan
- Storm Preparation Checklist for Facilities
- Storm Preparation Checklist for Vessels
- Appendix 1: Minimum Recommended Precautionary Measures for Ships
- Appendix 2: Minimum Recommended Precautionary Measures for Barges
- Appendix 3: Storm Preparedness Planning for Oceangoing Vessels "Remaining in Port" Checklist
- 04/29/07 CG Final Rule: LRIT Regulations
- 03/12/08 MSIB 02-08: Anchorage Management Regulations
- 03/06/08 CG Notice: Commandant's Expectations for Interaction with the Maritime Industry
- 02/14/07 Railroad Bridge Spanning the C&D Canal is Inoperable and Fixed in the Down Position
- 02/07/07 Drawbridge Operation Regulations; Lewes and Rehoboth Canal, Lewes, DE and Rehoboth, DE; Mispillion River, Milford, DE
- 01/18/08 MSIB 01-08 Vessel Response Plans/Advance Notice of Transfers
- 11/02/07 MSIB 20-07 Expected Heavy Weather and Recommended Safety Precautions
- 10/12/07 MSIB 19-07 Upriver Anchorage Restrictions
- 09/27/07 MSIB 18-07 Anchorage Usage Restrictions
- 05/07/07 MSIB 11-07 Requirements for Dead Ship Tows
