MSIB XXI Issue 040 Bayou Sorrel High Water Safety Advisory 6.5' and Falling

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 06/14/2021 04:35 PM EDT

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HIGH WATER SAFETY ADVISORY:

MORGAN CITY-PORT ALLEN ALTERNATE ROUTE

 

As a result of the Bayou Sorrel river gauge reading 6.5 feet and falling, the COTP New Orleans has implemented an advisory with the following restrictions in accordance with the Waterway Action Plan Baton Rouge Annex:

 

Bayou Sorrel Lock area:

All mariners are advised to transit the area at slowest safe speed to minimize wake from MM 37.6 to MM 45. Vessels are advised to use caution when meeting or overtaking in the area. These restrictions will be in effect as long as the Bayou Sorrel Lock landside gauge reading is above 5.5 feet.

This Marine Safety Information Bulletin supersedes Volume XXI, Issue 039 Bayou Sorrel High Water Advisory 6.9 Feet and Falling, dated June 11, 2021.

 

For further information, contact:

Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge: (225) 298-5400

Coast Guard Sector Command Center New Orleans (24 hours):  (504) 365-2543

Bayou Sorrel Lock:  (225) 659-7773 or VHF Channel 14

 

CAPTAIN K. K. DENNING

Acting Captain of the Port New Orleans