USCG Navigation, Security & Safety Notices
MSIB 06-26 Notice of Port Condition Whiskey (Modified)
MSIB 06-26 Notice of Port Condition Whiskey (Modified) January 31, 2026 Return to Alerts Page The Captain of the Port (COTP), Sector Delaware Bay, has set a modified Port Condition WHISKEY due to the forecast of high winds in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware area beginning within the next 12 hours. A thorough explanation…
Read MoreMSIB 06-26 Notice Of Port Condition Whiskey (Modified)
MSIB 06-26 Notice Of Port Condition Whiskey (Modified) January 31, 2026 Return to Alerts Page Notice of Port Condition Whiskey (Modified) The Captain of the Port (COTP), Sector Delaware Bay, has set a modified Port Condition WHISKEY due to the forecast of high winds in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware area beginning within the…
Read MoreMSIB 04-26 Change In Ice Condition (Update 1)
MSIB 04-26 Change In Ice Condition (Update 1) January 29, 2026 Return to Alerts Page Change In Ice Condition Ice Condition Three The Captain ofthe Port, Sector Delaware Bay has set Ice Condition Three for all waters north of the Tacony Palmyra Bridge The following restrictions are in effect, only steel hull vessels with a…
Read MoreMSIB 05-26 Winter Port Condition Two
MSIB 05-26 Winter Port Condition Two January 28, 2026 Return to Alerts Page The Captain of the Port (COTP), Sector Delaware Bay has set Winter Port Condition Two due to the formation of ice of appreciable thichness and coverage in the navigable waters of the Delaware Bay and River, Chesapeake and Delaware (C&D) Canal, Cape…
Read MoreMSIB 04-26 Change In Ice Condition
MSIB 04-26 Change In Ice Condition January 28, 2026 Return to Alerts Page Change in Ice Condition Ice Condition Three The Captain of the Port, Sector Delaware Bay has set Ice Condition Three for all waters north of the Interstate 95 bridge in Bristol, PA. The following restrictions are in effect, only steel hull vessels…
Read MoreMSIB 02-26 (Update 1) Port Condition Whiskey Lifted
MSIB 02-26 (Update 1) Port Condition Whiskey Lifted January 27, 2026 Return to Alerts Page Port Condition Whiskey Lifted Due to improved visibility and lower forecasted winds, the Captain of the Port, Sector Delaware Bay has lifted Port Condition Whiskey. Mariners are reminded that Winter Port Condition One, and Ice Condition One is in…
Read MoreMSIB 03-26 Ice Condition One
MSIB 03-26 Ice Condition One January 26, 2026 Return to Alerts Page Ice Condition One The Captain of the Port, Sector Delaware Bay has set Ice Condition One for the following safety zones, identified in Title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 165.550, Upper Delaware River and New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway. The following restrictions are…
Read MoreMSIB 02-26 Notice of Port Condition Whiskey
MSIB 02-26 Notice of Port Condition Whiskey January 23, 2026 Return to Alerts Page The Captain of the Port (COTP), Sector Delaware Bay, has set Port Condition WHISKEY due to the forecasted winter storm that will be impacting the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware area beginning within the next 12 hours. The COTP has determined…
Read MoreMSIB 01-26 Winter Port Condition One
MSIB 01-26 Winter Port Condition One January 15, 2026 Return to Alerts Page The Captain of the Port, Sector Delaware Bay has set Winter Port Condition One for navigation on the Delaware River, Delaware Bay, Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, all existing tributaries, and the New Jersey and Delaware Shores. Winter Port Condition One means that…
Read MoreMSIB 25-25 (Update 1) Return to Normal Port Condition
MSIB 25-25 (Update 1) Return to Normal Port Condition December 31, 2025 Return to Alerts Page The Captain of the Port (COTP), Sector Delaware Bay is notifying mariners that the port has secured from modified Port Condition WHISKEY and has returned to Normal Port Condition on the Delaware Bay and River, Cape May Harbor and…
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