31 Jul 2015 / United States, Boston

Severe Winter Storm

The Captain of Port Boston has released a Port Bulletin about the forecasted major Nor'easter that could adversely impact the regional Maritime Transportation System over the next couple of days. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning and Coastal Flood Warnings for Boston and surrounding communities along the coast from Monday evening (26 January) through Wednesday morning (28 January). The Captain of the Port (COTP) of Boston has set the following conditions in advance of the expected severe weather conditions: 1. Port status will remain open to all commercial traffic. 2. The COTP is requiring that the owners, operators, or certified agents of self-propelled oceangoing vessels over 500GT and all oceangoing barges and their supporting tugs remaining in port shall complete a Remaining in Port Checklist and submit this checklist to the COTP within 12 hours for acceptance. The COTP is requiring that all MTSA regulated facilities submit the Facility Pre-Storm Assessment Survey. These forms can be obtained on Sector Boston Homeport Page, Please submit via [email protected] For information about operations in the USA contact GAC USA at [email protected]

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