Limited Access Channel to reopen

01 May 2024 / Baltimore, United States

The Fort McHenry Limited Access Channel will be reopened to a depth of 45-feet on or about May 10 following the expected removal of the Dali vessel.

The channel will be open to commercially essential vessels from 8pm until 7am and have a 300-foot horizontal clearance and a vertical clearance of 214 feet due to BGE powerlines.

Deep draft vessels using this channel will require a Maryland Pilot and a two tug escort. Transits must be at the slowest safe speed but not to exceed 10 knots.

The three other temporary channels currently in use (the 20, 14, and 11-foot deep channels) remain open and should be utilized by vessels that do not require the deeper channel.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers expects to reopen the Port of Baltimore’s permanent 700-foot wide, 50-foot deep channel by the end of May.

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Source: Port of Baltimore notice dated 30 April 2024

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