The Captain of the Port (COTP), Delaware Bay is notifying mariners to proceed with caution while operating in the Delaware River and its tributaries, the Delaware Bay, and the NJ and DE coasts. Due to inclement weather and significant ice conditions, some aids to navigation remain off station and not watching properly. Synthetic aids to navigation will be temporarily placed in the most critical of these positions along the river until ice and weather permit repositioning and correction.
Synthetic aids to navigation have been established to assist mariners transiting the channel. A synthetic aid is Automated Identification System (AIS) aid to navigation message broadcast (typically from shore) to an assigned position where a corresponding buoy/beacon should be located. The following aids are broadcasting with an AIS signal:
- Upper Delaware River Lighted Buoy 15 (LLNR 3735), MMSI 993672696
- Upper Delaware River Lighted Buoy 69 (LLNR 4135), MMSI 993672697
Mariners are encouraged to report any off-station aids to navigation or other unsafe conditions immediately to the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay Command Center may be contacted at (215) 271-4995.
If you have any questions regarding the contents of this bulletin or the expectations of the COTP, please contact the Waterways Management staff at (215) 271-4889 or the Situation Unit Controller at (215) 271-4807.
Additional Info
Attachments :Â MSIB_08_18_Activation_of_Synthetic_Aids_Upper_Del.pdf