SECTOR COLUMBIA RIVER, SUBMERGED LAND ACT (SLA) - COLUMBIA
General / Miscellaneous
West Coast Hopper Maintenance Dredging will be conducting pipeline installation and movement of equipment operations at the East Sand Island (RM 04+00 to RM 15+90) from 19 Oct 2026 through 20 Nov 2026. Operations and vessel transits will be conducted 7 days per week, 24 hours per day. Working vessels include a hopper dredge, M/V Dredge Bayport, 03 crew boats, M/V John M, M/V Aggie and M/V Flasher and 04 tugboats, M/V Ocean Joy, M/V Voyager, M/V Jax, and M/V Ernie G. All pipeline is temporary and will have danger buoys and lights marking them. Mariners are urged to transit at their slowest safe speed to minimize wake and proceed with caution after passing arrangements have been made. Working vessels will be monitoring VHF-FM channels 13 and 16. For additional information, contact Paul Karscay, Dredge Bayport Captain (562) 762-5450, Taylor McRae, Project Manager (904) 228-5782, Rebecca Read, Project Engineer (904) 466-2564, and Juan Valdez at (904) 697-6099. Location Information: Placement: East Sand Island Submerged pipe, mid-point: 46-15.61N 123-58.97W; Offshore end: 46-15.51N 123-59.16W.
Position 46-15.60N 123-58.68W
USCG Northwest District Local Notice to Mariners 44/2026