Coast Guard port conditions for 7th District

News Release

September 14, 2017 U.S. Coast Guard MIAMI Office: 305-415-6683 786-367-7649 U.S. Coast Guard  PUERTO RICO Office: 787-729-2381 787-510-7923 U.S. Coast Guard TAMPA BAY Office: 727-535-1437 Ext. 2142, 2143 305-965-4672 U.S. Coast Guard JACKSONVILLE Office: 904-714-7606/7607 305-318-1864

Coast Guard port conditions for 7th District

 

Seaman Kevin King keeps an eye on the electronic chart system as the 45-foot Response Boat-Medium passes by a buoy in the Tampa Bay area Sept. 12, 2017. The Coast Guard in St. Petersburg spent the day evaluating the condition of the ports in the Tampa area in order to reopen the port to traffic. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Strohmaier. 

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MIAMI — The Coast Guard continues to reopen ports throughout the southeastern United States following Hurricane Irma.

 

Below is list of all ports in the Coast Guard’s Seventh District and their current port status.

 

Despite ports being open, mariners are urged to use caution while transiting waters in areas impacted by Hurricane Irma. Following hurricanes and other tropical weather systems aids to navigation are often missing or damaged.  Additionally, debris is often swept out to sea from wind and storm surge.  Mariners are asked to report any missing or damaged aids to navigation and debris that may pose a danger to safe navigation to the Coast Guard via VHF FM marine radio channel 16 or by contacting the nearest Coast Guard sector.

 

Florida

Miami River

• Open with restrictions: All areas south of Jones Boatyard open

 Port Canaveral

• Open with restrictions – Hurricane Condition IV

 Port Everglades

• Open with no restrictions

Port of Fernandina

• Open – Port Condition IV

 Port Fort Pierce

• Open with no restrictions

 Port of Jacksonville

• Open – Port Condition IV

 Port Key West

• Closed

Port Manatee

• Open with restrictions – Port Condition IV

 Port Miami

• Open with no restrictions

Port Palm Beach

• Open with no restrictions

Port of St. Peterburg

• Open with restrictions – Port Condition IV

Port Tampa

• Open with restricitons – Port Condition IV

 

Puerto Rico

 

All ports in the San Juan area of responsibility are open with no restrictions with the exceptions below:

 

Guayama -Only tug and barges, no ships greater than 500 gross tons and no deep draft vessels

 

Christiansted, St. Croix - Daylight only

 

St. John, Cruz Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands - Ferry traffic only

 

St. Thomas, Redhook, U.S. Virgin Islands - Ferry traffic only

South Carolina

Beufort

• Open with no restrictions

Port of Charleston

• Open with no restrictions

Port of Georgetown

• Open with no restrictions
  

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IMPORTANT LINKS

U.S. Coast Guard Hurricane Irma Response News

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