SECTOR MOBILE, TERRITORIAL SEA - SECTOR MOBILE, SUBMERGED LAND ACT (SLA)
General / Marine Construction (Excluding Bridges) / Facilities, Barriers, Manmade Reefs, Riprap, Jetties / Dikes
Portersville Bay - Mississippi Sound - Marine Construction --- --- The Coffee Island Living Shoreline Project will take place in Portersville Bay. Operations will consist of the placement of riprap to create a 9,300 ft overlapping segmented breakwater on the southeast shoreline of Coffee Island (Isle aux Herbes). On-scene vessels will include, but are not limited to, push boats, barges, material handlers, and transport vessels. Mariners are requested to transit the area at no-wake speed. VHF-FM Channels: 12 and 16, POC: (251) 751-4127 and 251-895-6378
Valid 2026-08-10 to 2027-05-01.
Position 30-20.07N 088-15.13W
USCG Heartland (Gulf) District Local Notice to Mariners 43/2026