LNM08G-4C9E15
Received 23 Sept 2026, 00:00 UTC
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GALVESTON BAY ENTRANCE CHANNEL - HOUSTON SHIP CHANNEL
General / MSIB
Houston Ship Channel - Morgans Point - VTS USI Canal/San Jacinto Bay Channel Directive --- The USI Canal/San Jacinto Bay Channel has become increasingly trafficked over the last 2 years. For various reasons, many tows attempt to reconfigure between Morgans Point and Exxon to go into or come out of the USI Canal. This practice has resulted in several near miss situations between Morgans Point and the Exxon Terminal in the Houston Ship Channel. In order to fulfill the VTS mission of reducing risk of collision, allision, damage, pollution, and injury, the following Directive is in effect and will be written as policy in documentation updates to the U.S. Coast Guard VTS Houston-Galveston User Guide: • Vessel Traffic Service Houston-Galveston Directs no barge work in the Houston Ship Channel between Morgans Point and Exxon for purposes of going into/out of the USI Canal. •
USCG Heartland (Gulf) District Local Notice to Mariners 45/2026