Coast Guard Introduces Email Subscription Service for Mariner Notices

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 03/24/2021 07:03 PM EDT

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News Release  

U.S. Coast Guard 13th District Pacific Northwest
Contact: 13th District Public Affairs
Office: (206) 220-7237
After Hours: (206) 251-3237
13th District online newsroom

Coast Guard Introduces Email Subscription Service for Mariner Notices

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The U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center (NAVCEN) has completed its Maritime Safety Information (MSI) upgrade in the Pacific Northwest and now offer Broadcast Notice to Mariners (BNM) via email in addition to radio broadcasts.

The online subscription service is a supplement to the standard BNM broadcasts over VHF-radio that previously were the only way to receive this vital navigational information. Mariners can now use this new service to plan for underway periods and receive updates to navigational hazards in near real-time without having to wait on scheduled VHF-radio broadcasts.

Mariners who operate in Oregon and Washington, including the Columbia and Snake River systems should visit the NAVCEN website and subscribe for email delivery of BNMs at: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=feeds

BNMs are organized by Coast Guard Sector and mariners can subscribe to one, two, or all three Sectors within the 13th District area:

  • Sector North Bend – Southern and central Oregon coast and rivers
  • Sector Columbia River – Northern Oregon coast, southern and central Washington coast, Columbia, Snake, and Willamette Rivers
  • Sector Puget Sound – Northern Washington coast, Strait of Juan de Fuca, San Juan Islands and neighboring straits, Puget Sound, and Lake Washington

Additionally, NAVCEN has developed an online BNM archive that is searchable and available to the public. BNMs can be viewed and downloaded from this database on the NAVCEN website at: https://www.navcen.uscg.gov/bnmmessages/DistrictSearchV1.php?d=13&i=3.

For any questions regarding these new services in the 13th District, please contact the office of Waterways Management at (206) 220-7280 or D13-SMB-D13-LNM@uscg.mil

 

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