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Active, 2008 and 2007 MSIB

Older MSIBs available upon request.

Active Marine Safety Information Bulletins

MSIB 01-12 - Shoaling Advisory, Sabine River, Black Bayou Cut to Orange, TX

Sabine River Sounding Documents

MSIB 10-09 - Ship Traffic Operating Protocol for the Sabine-Neches Waterway

Link to this document: Ship Traffic Protocol for SNWW 2009.pdf

MSIB 03-11 - Captain of the Port (COTP) Port Arthur - Certificates of Adequacy
MSIB 09-11 - COTP Policy on Letters of Alternative Compliance (LOAC) for Reduced Manning

2012 - Marine Safety Information Bulletins

06-12 22 May 12 Hurricane Season Begins June 1st
05-12 30 Apr 12 Scheduled Channel Closure Neches River, Port Neches, TX
04-12 29 Apr 12 Requirement to Report Vessel Groundings and Other Marine Casualties
03-12 8 Feb 12 Pilot Ladder Safety Notice
02-12 4 Feb 12 SEVERE WEATHER ADVISORY
01-12 25 Jan 12 Shoaling Advisory, Sabine River, Black Bayou Cut to Orange, Texas

2011 - Marine Safety Information Bulletins

14-11 15 Nov 11 Weather Advisory Southeast Texas - Southwest Louisiana
13-11 11 Oct 11 Taylor Bayou Outfall Canal Locks Port Arthur, Texas
12-11 4 Oct 11 Captain of the Port (COTP) Port Arthur - Hotwork Notifications and Permits
11-11 24-25 Sep 11 Scheduled Channel Closure Sabine River, Orange, Texas
10-11 11 Jul 11 Martin Luther King (Gulf Gate) Bridge HWY 82
09-11 1 Jul 11 COTP Policy on Letters of Alternate Compliance for Reduced Manning
08-11 27 May 11 Hurricane Season Begins June 1
07-11 25 May 11 Beaumont Kansas City Southern Railroad Bridge
06-11 20 May 11 Beaumont Kansas City Southern Railroad Bridge
05-11 29 Apr - 1 May 11 Scheduled Channel Closure Neches River, Port Neches, TX
04-11 15 Apr 11 West Port Arthur Bridge, Highway 87, ICWW mile 288.8 Fender Works Repair
03-11 6 Apr 11 Captain of the Port (COTP) Port Arthur Certificates of Adequacy
02-11 1 Apr 11 Channel Closure for Ship Launching Operation Orange Harbor Channel, Orange, TX
01-11 9 Mar 11 Martin Luther King (Gulf Gate) Bridge Highway 82 Port Arthur, TX

2010 - Marine Safety Information Bulletins

018-10 25-26 Sep 10 Scheduled Channel Closure Sabine River, Orange, TX
017-10 12-16 Aug 10 Channel Closure (Safety Zone) Barge Launching Operation)
016-10 25 Jul 10 Stand Down From Hurricane Condition WHISKEY
015-10 23 Jul 10 Set Hurricane Condition WHISKEY
014-10 6 Jul 10 Gulf of Mexico - Port Arthur COTP Zone Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Update III
013-10 2 Jun 10 Gulf of Mexico - Mississippi Canyon 252 Oil Spill Update
012-10 27 May 10 Hurricane Season Begins June 1
011-10 5 May 10 Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill - Information for COTP Port Arthur Stakeholders
010-10 28 Apr 10 Ensuring Availability of Spill Removal Capabilities
009-10 30 Apr - 2 May 10 Scheduled Channel Closure - Neches River, Port Neches, TX
008-10 30 Mar 10 Captain of the Port Port Arthur Four Hour Transfer Notice Requirements
007-10 2 Mar 10 Port Arthur Oil Spill: Coast Guard Formal Hearing scheduled for March 9, 2010
006-10 10 Feb 10 Towing Vessel Bridging Program
005-10 1 Feb 10 COTP Zone Port Arthur - Ballasting Operations
004-10 30 Jan 10 UPDATE - Sabine Neches Waterway
003-10 27 Jan 10 Channel Closure - Sabine Neches Canal
002-10 24 Jan 10 Channel Closure - Sabine Neches Canal
001-10 23 Jan 10 Channel Closure - Sabine Neches Canal

2009 - Marine Safety Information Bulletins

011-09 14 Dec 09 Fog Delays and Ship Traffic
010-09 20 Aug 09 Ship Traffic Operating Protocol for the Sabine-Neches Waterway.
009-09 06 Nov 09 Tropical Depression IDA
008-09 11 Aug 09 Channel Closure Intracoastal Waterway - Mile 310 - 315.
007-09 02 Jul 09 Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur Phone System Degradation.
006-09 10 Jun 09 Sabine-Neches Security Zones - LNG and other Hazardous Cargoes.
005-09 28 May 09 Hurricane Season Begins June 1.
004-09 1-3 May 09 Scheduled Channel Closure May 1-3, 2009 Neches River, Port Neches, TX
003-09 23 Mar 09 Shoaling Advisory, Sabine River, Neches River Intersection to Orange, TX.
002-09 6 Feb 09 Channel Closure for Pipe Laying Operations GIWW Mile 260.
001-09 27 Jan 09 Conditions of Entry (COE) on vessels arriving from Venezuelan Ports.

2008 - Marine Safety Information Bulletins

049-08 9 Dec 08 Water Advisory Low Tide, High Winds, Strong Currents.

048-08 25 Sep 08 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Open

047-08 25 Sep 08 Sabine Neches Waterway Restrictions Lifted

046-08 24 Sep 08 Waterway Restrictions Revised:Calcasieu Waterway - Status: Sabine Neches Waterway and ICWW

045-08 23 Sep 08 Hurricane IKE Waterway Closure ICWW mile 290 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

044-08 22 Sep 08 Waterway Openings and Restrictions Sabine Neches /Calcasieu Waterway

043-08 22 Sep 08 Waterway Openings Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

042-08 20 Sep 08 Revised Waterway Openings and Restrictions Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

041-08 20 Sep 08 Waterway Openings and Restrictions Calcasieu Waterway
040-08 19 Sep 08 Waterway Openings and Restrictions Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

039-08 18Sep 08 Post-Hurricane IKE - Facility Self-Assessment Checklist
038-08 17 Sep 08 Waterway Openings and Restrictions

037A-08 15 Sep 08 Sabine-Neches & Calcasieu Channel Status
037-08 11 Sep 08 Sabine-Neches & Calcasieu Channel Status

036-08 11 Sep 08 Set Hurricane Condition ZULU

035-08 11 Sep 08 Set Hurricane Condition YANKEE
034-08 10 Sep 08 Set Hurricane Condition X-RAY
033-08 9 Sep 08 Set Hurricane Condition WHISKEY
032-08 4 Sep 08 Port Arthur and Lake Charles Port Status
031-08 2 Sep 08 Port Arthur and Lake Charles Port Status
030-08 1 Sep 08 Port Arthur and Lake Charles Port Status
029-08 1 Sep 08 Set Hurricane Condition ZULU
028-08
31 Aug 08
Set Hurricane Condition YANKEE
027-08
30 Aug 08
Set Hurricane Condition X-RAY
026-08
29 Aug 08
Set Hurricane Condition WHISKEY
025-08
7 Aug 08
Swing Bridge OPENING Highway 82 Sabine Lake Causeway
024-08
6 Aug 08
Port Status Update - RESTRICTIONS LIFTED
023-08
6 Aug 08
Port Status Update - Southeast Texas - Southwest Louisiana
022-08
5 Aug 08
Port Condition Zulu - Southeast Texas - Southwest Louisiana (Port Status Information)
021-08
5 Aug 08
Port Condition Zulu - Southeast Texas - Southwest Louisiana
020-08
4 Aug 08
Tropical Storm Edouard (Port Condition X-Ray)
019-08
4 Aug 08
Tropical Storm Edouard (Port Condition WHISKEY)
018-08
3 Aug 08
Weather Advisory (Southeast Texas - Southwest Louisiana)
017-08
25 Jul 08
UPDATE-Bridge Opening Delayed until o/a August 9, 2008
016-08
16 Jul 08
MARSEC Drill
015-08
4 Jul 08
City of Port Arthur 4th of July Fireworks Display

014-08
24 Jun 08
Safety and Security Zone for LNG Ship Transit TRINITY ARROW

013-08
20 Jun 08
Safety and Security Zone for LNG Ship Transit Sabine Pass, TX

012-08
11 Jun 08
Swing Bridge Closure Highway 82 Sabine Lake Causeway

011-08
28 May 08
Hurricane Season Begins June 1.

010-08
3-4 May 08
Scheduled Channel Closure (May 3-4, 2008) Neches River, Port Neches, TX

009-08A
23 Apr 08
Revised/Re-Scheduled Safety/Security Zone for Dead Ship Tow of the Adonis

009-08
22 Apr 08
Safety and Security Zone for Dead Ship Tow of the Adonis

008-08
10 Apr 08
SECURITY ZONE Sabine Pass (Cheniere) LNG Ship Basin

007-08
11 Apr 08
Safety and Security Zone for LNG Ship Transit Sabine Pass, TX

006-08
19 Mar 08
Coast Guard Interaction with Maritime Industry

005-08
18 Mar 08
Weather Advisory Southeast, TX - Southwest, LA

004-08
3 Mar 08
Tornado and Severe Weather Advisory High Island, Texas to Orange, Texas

003-08A
5 Mar 08
Channel Closure Movement Rig-Barge JP Bussell Orange, TX

003-08
3 Mar 08
Channel Closure Movement Rig-Barge JP Bussell Orange, TX

002-08
11 Jan 08
Re-scheduled Channel Blockage, Sabine River, Orange, TX

001-08
10 Jan 08
Channel Blockage, Sabine River, Orange, TX

2007 - Marine Safety Information Bulletins

MSIB 27-07 Port Arthur Captain of the Port Zone Tropical Depression #10

MSIB 26-07 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway/Sabine River Closure

MSIB 25-07 Scheduled Channel Closure (September 22-23, 2007)

MSIB 24-07 Port Status Following Hurricane Humberto

MSIB 23-07 Port Status/Draft Limitations Following Hurricane Humberto

MSIB 22-07 Tropical Storm Humberto - Advisory

MSIB 21-07 To Be Released!

MSIB 20-07 Vessel Traffic Service Operations in Sabine Bank Channel and the Offshore Safety Fairway.

MSIB 19-07 Channel Closure for 4th Fireworks Display

MSIB 18-07 Dredging Behind Texaco Island (Taylor Bayou)

MSIB 17-07 Channel Closure for Movement of the Rigs FORESIGHT DRILLER VII and KS VENTURE Orange, Texas to Sea

MSIB 16-07 HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS JUNE 1.

MSIB 15-07 Rig NEPTUNE moving from Signal Drydock, Port Arthur to Sea.

MSIB 14-07 Certificate of Adequacy (COA)

MSIB 13-07 UPDATE - West Port Arthur Bridge, Highway 87, ICWW mile 288.8 Fender Works Repair

MSIB 12-07 Scheduled Channel Closure (May 12-13, 2007) Neches River, Port Neches, TX

MSIB 11-07 Channel Closure Barge Loading Operation, R&R Marine Service ICWW mile 281 (9 Apr 07)

MSIB 10-07 UPDATE - West Port Arthur Bridge, Highway 87, ICWW mile 288.8 Fender Works Repair

MSIB 09-07 West Port Arthur Bridge, Highway 87, ICWW mile 288.8 Fender Works Repair

MSIB 08-07 Safety Zone / Channel Closure for Dead Ship Tow Transit Neches River Intersection to Texaco Island Port Arthur, TX

MSIB 07-07 UPDATE - Channel Closure - Sabine-Neches Canal at Old River / Bean's East Fleet (15 Mar 07)

MSIB 06-07 UPDATE - Channel Closure - Sabine-Neches Canal at Old River / Bean's East Fleet (14 Mar 07)

MSIB 05-07 UPDATE - Channel Closure - Sabine-Neches Canal at Old River / Bean's East Fleet (14 Mar 07)

MSIB 04-07 UPDATE - Channel Closure - Sabine-Neches Canal at Old River / Bean's East Fleet (13 Mar 07)

MSIB 03-07 Channel Closure - Sabine-Neches Canal at Old River / Bean's East Fleet (12 Mar 07)

MSIB 02-07 No Wake/Minimum Steerageway (22 Feb 07)

MSIB 01-07 Guidance for facility operators on implementation of revisions to MARPOL Annex II and the IBC Code (16 Feb 07)

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06-12	22 May 12	Hurricane Season Begins June 1st
05-12	30 Apr 12	Scheduled Channel Closure Neches River, Port Neches, TX
04-12	29 Apr 12	Requirement to Report Vessel Groundings and Other Marine Casualties
03-12	8 Feb 12	Pilot Ladder Safety Notice
02-12	4 Feb 12	SEVERE WEATHER ADVISORY
01-12	25 Jan 12	Shoaling Advisory, Sabine River, Black Bayou Cut to Orange, Texas

14-11	15 Nov 11	Weather Advisory Southeast Texas - Southwest Louisiana
13-11	11 Oct 11	Taylor Bayou Outfall Canal Locks Port Arthur, Texas
12-11	4 Oct 11	Captain of the Port (COTP) Port Arthur - Hotwork Notifications and Permits
11-11	24-25 Sep 11	Scheduled Channel Closure Sabine River, Orange, Texas
10-11	11 Jul 11	Martin Luther King (Gulf Gate) Bridge HWY 82
09-11	1 Jul 11	COTP Policy on Letters of Alternate Compliance for Reduced Manning
08-11	27 May 11	Hurricane Season Begins June 1
07-11	25 May 11	Beaumont Kansas City Southern Railroad Bridge
06-11	20 May 11	Beaumont Kansas City Southern Railroad Bridge
05-11	29 Apr - 1 May 11	Scheduled Channel Closure Neches River, Port Neches, TX
04-11	15 Apr 11	West Port Arthur Bridge, Highway 87, ICWW mile 288.8 Fender Works Repair
03-11	6 Apr 11	Captain of the Port (COTP) Port Arthur Certificates of Adequacy
02-11	1 Apr 11	Channel Closure for Ship Launching Operation Orange Harbor Channel, Orange, TX
01-11	9 Mar 11	Martin Luther King (Gulf Gate) Bridge Highway 82 Port Arthur, TX

018-10	25-26 Sep 10	Scheduled Channel Closure Sabine River, Orange, TX
017-10	12-16 Aug 10	Channel Closure (Safety Zone) Barge Launching Operation)
016-10	25 Jul 10	Stand Down From Hurricane Condition WHISKEY
015-10	23 Jul 10	Set Hurricane Condition WHISKEY
014-10	6 Jul 10	Gulf of Mexico - Port Arthur COTP Zone Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Update III
013-10	2 Jun 10	Gulf of Mexico - Mississippi Canyon 252 Oil Spill Update
012-10	27 May 10	Hurricane Season Begins June 1
011-10	5 May 10	Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill - Information for COTP Port Arthur Stakeholders
010-10	28 Apr 10	Ensuring Availability of Spill Removal Capabilities
009-10	30 Apr - 2 May 10	Scheduled Channel Closure - Neches River, Port Neches, TX
008-10	30 Mar 10	Captain of the Port Port Arthur Four Hour Transfer Notice Requirements
007-10	2 Mar 10	Port Arthur Oil Spill: Coast Guard Formal Hearing scheduled for March 9, 2010
006-10	10 Feb 10	Towing Vessel Bridging Program
005-10	1 Feb 10	COTP Zone Port Arthur - Ballasting Operations
004-10	30 Jan 10	UPDATE - Sabine Neches Waterway
003-10	27 Jan 10	Channel Closure - Sabine Neches Canal
002-10	24 Jan 10	Channel Closure - Sabine Neches Canal
001-10	23 Jan 10	Channel Closure - Sabine Neches Canal

011-09	14 Dec 09	Fog Delays and Ship Traffic
010-09	20 Aug 09	Ship Traffic Operating Protocol for the Sabine-Neches Waterway.
009-09	06 Nov 09	Tropical Depression IDA
008-09	11 Aug 09	Channel Closure Intracoastal Waterway - Mile 310 - 315.
007-09	02 Jul 09	Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur Phone System Degradation.
006-09	10 Jun 09	Sabine-Neches Security Zones - LNG and other Hazardous Cargoes.
005-09	28 May 09	Hurricane Season Begins June 1.
004-09	1-3 May 09	Scheduled Channel Closure May 1-3, 2009 Neches River, Port Neches, TX
003-09	23 Mar 09	Shoaling Advisory, Sabine River, Neches River Intersection to Orange, TX.
002-09	6 Feb 09	Channel Closure for Pipe Laying Operations GIWW Mile 260.
001-09	27 Jan 09	Conditions of Entry (COE) on vessels arriving from Venezuelan Ports.

049-08	9 Dec 08	Water Advisory Low Tide, High Winds, Strong Currents.
048-08	25 Sep 08	Gulf Intracoastal Waterway Open
047-08	25 Sep 08	Sabine Neches Waterway Restrictions Lifted
046-08	24 Sep 08	Waterway Restrictions Revised:Calcasieu Waterway - Status: Sabine Neches Waterway and ICWW
045-08	23 Sep 08	Hurricane IKE Waterway Closure ICWW mile 290 Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
044-08	22 Sep 08	Waterway Openings and Restrictions Sabine Neches /Calcasieu Waterway
043-08	22 Sep 08	Waterway Openings Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
042-08	20 Sep 08	Revised Waterway Openings and Restrictions Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
041-08	20 Sep 08	Waterway Openings and Restrictions Calcasieu Waterway
040-08	19 Sep 08	Waterway Openings and Restrictions Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
039-08	18Sep 08	Post-Hurricane IKE - Facility Self-Assessment Checklist
038-08	17 Sep 08	Waterway Openings and Restrictions
037A-08	15 Sep 08	Sabine-Neches & Calcasieu Channel Status
037-08	11 Sep 08	Sabine-Neches & Calcasieu Channel Status
036-08	11 Sep 08	Set Hurricane Condition ZULU
035-08	11 Sep 08	Set Hurricane Condition YANKEE
034-08	10 Sep 08	Set Hurricane Condition X-RAY
033-08	9 Sep 08	Set Hurricane Condition WHISKEY
032-08	4 Sep 08	Port Arthur and Lake Charles Port Status
031-08	2 Sep 08	Port Arthur and Lake Charles Port Status
030-08	1 Sep 08	Port Arthur and Lake Charles Port Status
029-08	1 Sep 08	Set Hurricane Condition ZULU
028-08	31 Aug 08	Set Hurricane Condition YANKEE
027-08	30 Aug 08	Set Hurricane Condition X-RAY
026-08	29 Aug 08	Set Hurricane Condition WHISKEY
025-08	7 Aug 08	Swing Bridge OPENING Highway 82 Sabine Lake Causeway
024-08	6 Aug 08	Port Status Update - RESTRICTIONS LIFTED
023-08	6 Aug 08	Port Status Update - Southeast Texas - Southwest Louisiana
022-08	5 Aug 08	Port Condition Zulu - Southeast Texas - Southwest Louisiana (Port Status Information)
021-08	5 Aug 08	Port Condition Zulu - Southeast Texas - Southwest Louisiana
020-08	4 Aug 08	Tropical Storm Edouard (Port Condition X-Ray)
019-08	4 Aug 08	Tropical Storm Edouard (Port Condition WHISKEY)
018-08	3 Aug 08	Weather Advisory (Southeast Texas - Southwest Louisiana)
017-08	25 Jul 08	UPDATE-Bridge Opening Delayed until o/a August 9, 2008
016-08	16 Jul 08	MARSEC Drill
015-08	4 Jul 08	City of Port Arthur 4th of July Fireworks Display
014-08	24 Jun 08	Safety and Security Zone for LNG Ship Transit TRINITY ARROW
013-08	20 Jun 08	Safety and Security Zone for LNG Ship Transit Sabine Pass, TX
012-08	11 Jun 08	Swing Bridge Closure Highway 82 Sabine Lake Causeway
011-08	28 May 08	Hurricane Season Begins June 1.
010-08	3-4 May 08	Scheduled Channel Closure (May 3-4, 2008) Neches River, Port Neches, TX
009-08A	23 Apr 08	Revised/Re-Scheduled Safety/Security Zone for Dead Ship Tow of the Adonis
009-08	22 Apr 08	Safety and Security Zone for Dead Ship Tow of the Adonis
008-08	10 Apr 08	SECURITY ZONE Sabine Pass (Cheniere) LNG Ship Basin
007-08	11 Apr 08	Safety and Security Zone for LNG Ship Transit Sabine Pass, TX
006-08	19 Mar 08	Coast Guard Interaction with Maritime Industry
005-08	18 Mar 08	Weather Advisory Southeast, TX - Southwest, LA
004-08	3 Mar 08	Tornado and Severe Weather Advisory High Island, Texas to Orange, Texas
003-08A	5 Mar 08	Channel Closure Movement Rig-Barge JP Bussell Orange, TX
003-08	3 Mar 08	Channel Closure Movement Rig-Barge JP Bussell Orange, TX
002-08	11 Jan 08	Re-scheduled Channel Blockage, Sabine River, Orange, TX
001-08	10 Jan 08	Channel Blockage, Sabine River, Orange, TX

MSIB 27-07	Port Arthur Captain of the Port Zone Tropical Depression #10
MSIB 26-07	Gulf Intracoastal Waterway/Sabine River Closure
MSIB 25-07	Scheduled Channel Closure (September 22-23, 2007)
MSIB 24-07	Port Status Following Hurricane Humberto
MSIB 23-07	Port Status/Draft Limitations Following Hurricane Humberto
MSIB 22-07	Tropical Storm Humberto - Advisory
MSIB 21-07	To Be Released!
MSIB 20-07	Vessel Traffic Service Operations in Sabine Bank Channel and the Offshore Safety Fairway.
MSIB 19-07	Channel Closure for 4th Fireworks Display
MSIB 18-07	Dredging Behind Texaco Island (Taylor Bayou)
MSIB 17-07	Channel Closure for Movement of the Rigs FORESIGHT DRILLER VII and KS VENTURE Orange, Texas to Sea
MSIB 16-07	HURRICANE SEASON BEGINS JUNE 1.
MSIB 15-07	Rig NEPTUNE moving from Signal Drydock, Port Arthur to Sea.
MSIB 14-07	Certificate of Adequacy (COA)
MSIB 13-07	UPDATE - West Port Arthur Bridge, Highway 87, ICWW mile 288.8 Fender Works Repair
MSIB 12-07	Scheduled Channel Closure (May 12-13, 2007) Neches River, Port Neches, TX
MSIB 11-07	Channel Closure Barge Loading Operation, R&R Marine Service ICWW mile 281 (9 Apr 07)
MSIB 10-07	UPDATE - West Port Arthur Bridge, Highway 87, ICWW mile 288.8 Fender Works Repair
MSIB 09-07	West Port Arthur Bridge, Highway 87, ICWW mile 288.8 Fender Works Repair
MSIB 08-07	Safety Zone / Channel Closure for Dead Ship Tow Transit Neches River Intersection to Texaco Island Port Arthur, TX
MSIB 07-07	UPDATE - Channel Closure - Sabine-Neches Canal at Old River / Bean's East Fleet (15 Mar 07)
MSIB 06-07	UPDATE - Channel Closure - Sabine-Neches Canal at Old River / Bean's East Fleet (14 Mar 07)
MSIB 05-07	UPDATE - Channel Closure - Sabine-Neches Canal at Old River / Bean's East Fleet (14 Mar 07)
MSIB 04-07	UPDATE - Channel Closure - Sabine-Neches Canal at Old River / Bean's East Fleet (13 Mar 07)
MSIB 03-07	Channel Closure - Sabine-Neches Canal at Old River / Bean's East Fleet (12 Mar 07)
MSIB 02-07	No Wake/Minimum Steerageway (22 Feb 07)
MSIB 01-07	Guidance for facility operators on implementation of revisions to MARPOL Annex II and the IBC Code (16 Feb 07)