Location
Codes & time
America/Toronto
Now: UTC-4
Standard: UTC-5
DST from 08 Mar 2026 03:00 EDT; standard time from 01 Nov 2026 02:00 EST
Contacts
No contacts researched for Sorel yet. The rescue centre and VHF 16 below always apply.
Nearest rescue centre...
VHF 16distress, safety and calling (156.800 MHz)DSC 70digital selective calling
Active warnings near Sorel
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Catalogue harbor data
- Area
- Gulf of Saint Lawrence; North Atlantic Ocean
- Channel depth (m)
- 11
- Anchorage depth (m)
- 9.4
- Harbor size (World Port Index)
- Small
- Harbor type
- River (Natural)
- Shelter
- Good
Warnings mentioning this port
Active and archived NAVAREA / coastal messages that reference Sorel in their text.
NW-C-4423-26 - NW-C-4423-26
CoastalSt. Lawrence
NW-C-4423-26 Date 2026-10-21 14:18 UTC Status Published Title Low Water Level Areas Montréal to Trois-Rivières Port of Montreal Port of Sorel-Tracy St. Lawrence Categories Low Water Level Description The water level is either below chart datum or will fluctuate back and forth bet
NW-C-4354-26 - NW-C-4354-26
CoastalSt. Lawrence
NW-C-4354-26 Date 2026-10-14 20:43 UTC Status Published Title Waterway Information - Channel Change Areas Port of Sorel-Tracy Vicinity Sorel-Tracy Categories Channel Change Description Following a recent bathymetric survey, the published depth of 7.8 metres at position 46 02.982N
NW-C-3755-26 - NW-C-3755-26
CoastalSt. Lawrence
NW-C-3755-26 Date 2026-08-27 16:12 UTC Status Published Title Shallow Depth Confirmed Areas Montréal to Trois-Rivières Port of Sorel-Tracy Categories Shallow Depth Confirmed Description Shallow depths confirmed at: 46 02.945N 073 07.009W, 7.9 metres. 46 02.990N 073 07.020W, 7.9 m
NW-C-3762-26 - NW-C-3762-26
CoastalSt. Lawrence
NW-C-3762-26 Date 2026-08-27 20:11 UTC Status Published Title Shallow Depth Confirmed Areas Montréal to Trois-Rivières Port of Sorel-Tracy Vicinity Sorel-Tracy Categories Shallow Depth Confirmed Description Shallow depths confirmed at: 46 02.977N 073 06.812W, 3.6 metres. 46 03.00
NW-C-2869-26 - NW-C-2869-26
CoastalSt. Lawrence
NW-C-2869-26 Date 2026-07-07 15:03 UTC Status Published Title Shallow Depth Confirmed Cancels NW-C-2174-26 Areas Montréal to Trois-Rivières Vicinity Sorel-Tracy Categories Shallow Depth Confirmed Description Shallow depths confirmed at 071449 UTC Jul 2026: 46 03.054N 073 06.809W,
NW-C-1803-25 - NW-C-1803-25
CoastalSt. Lawrence
NW-C-1803-25 Date 2025-06-27 15:54 UTC Status Published Title Waterway information Cancels NW-C-2617-24 Areas Port of Sorel-Tracy Vicinity Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel Categories Shallow Depth Reported Description Shallower depths located at: Section 20 east: 10.7 metres, Section 20 wes
NW-C-1863-24 - NW-C-1863-24
CoastalSt. Lawrence
NW-C-1863-24 Date 2024-07-20 03:32 UTC Status Published Title Aids to Navigation Cancels NW-Q-1648-23 Areas Richelieu River and Northern Lake Champlain Vicinity Sorel-Tracy Categories Lights Aids Turcotte Bridge pillar base starboard light Turcotte Bridge pillar base port light D
NW-C-1838-24 - NW-C-1838-24
CoastalSt. Lawrence
NW-C-1838-24 Date 2024-07-19 00:34 UTC Status Published Title Waterway information - Calculation of under-keel clearance Cancels NW-Q-1353-22 Areas Montréal to Trois-Rivières Vicinity Montréal-Est to Verchères Categories Waterway Information (Other) Description Canadian Coast Gua
NW-C-1839-24 - NW-C-1839-24
CoastalSt. Lawrence
NW-C-1839-24 Date 2024-07-19 00:40 UTC Status Published Title Waterway information - Calculation of under-keel clearance Cancels NW-Q-1491-22 Areas Montréal to Trois-Rivières Categories Waterway Information (Other) Description Canadian Coast Guard Marine Communications and Traffi
NW-C-4256-26 - NW-C-4256-26
CoastalSt. Lawrence· Archived
NW-C-4256-26 Date 2026-10-07 15:15 UTC Status Published Title Low Water Level Cancels NW-C-4251-26 Areas Montréal to Trois-Rivières Port of Montreal Port of Sorel-Tracy St. Lawrence Categories Low Water Level Description The water level is either below chart datum or will fluctua
NW-C-4251-26 - NW-C-4251-26
CoastalSt. Lawrence· Archived
NW-C-4251-26 Date 2026-10-07 13:44 UTC Status Published Title Low Water Level Areas Montréal to Trois-Rivières Port of Montreal Port of Sorel-Tracy St. Lawrence Categories Low Water Level Description Low water levels reported between the upstream boundary of the Port of Montreal
NW-C-3921-26 - NW-C-3921-26
CoastalSt. Lawrence· Archived
NW-C-3921-26 Date 2026-09-09 13:55 UTC To 2026-09-25 22:00 UTC Status Published Title Marine Works Areas Montréal to Trois-Rivières Port of Sorel-Tracy Vicinity Sorel-Tracy Categories Diving Operation Description Diving operations taking place daily at the Rio Tinto dock from 120
NW-C-4081-26 - NW-C-4081-26
CoastalSt. Lawrence· Archived
NW-C-4081-26 Date 2026-09-23 17:24 UTC To 2026-09-24 17:24 UTC Status Published Title Drifting Hazard Areas Montréal to Trois-Rivières Vicinity Sorel-Tracy Categories Dock Adrift Description Dock reported adrift in the vicinity of 46 03.05N 073 07.6W at 231715 UTC Sep 2026. Dock
NW-C-3901-26 - NW-C-3901-26
CoastalSt. Lawrence· Archived
NW-C-3901-26 Date 2026-09-07 10:31 UTC Status Published Title Offshore Works Areas Port of Sorel-Tracy Vicinity Sorel-Tracy Categories Drilling Site Operations Description Drilling operations taking place weekdays during daylight hours beginning 081100 UTC Sep 2026 at: 46 02.803N
NW-C-3575-26 - NW-C-3575-26
CoastalSt. Lawrence· Archived
NW-C-3575-26 Date 2026-08-16 07:25 UTC Status Published Title Aids to Navigation Areas Montréal to Trois-Rivières Vicinity Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel Categories Buoys Aids Île Lapierre light buoy S116 LL 2167.1 Description Unreliable, reduced intensity. Position 46° 06.311'N 072° 58.6
NW-C-3576-26 - NW-C-3576-26
CoastalSt. Lawrence· Archived
NW-C-3576-26 Date 2026-08-16 07:25 UTC Status Published Title Aids to Navigation Areas Montréal to Trois-Rivières Vicinity Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel Categories Buoys Aids Îlets Percés light buoy S114 LL 2165 Description Unreliable, reduced intensity. Position 46° 06.804'N 072° 58.049
NW-C-3552-26 - NW-C-3552-26
CoastalSt. Lawrence· Archived
NW-C-3552-26 Date 2026-08-14 07:31 UTC To 2026-08-14 22:00 UTC Status Published Title Routeing Change Areas Montréal to Trois-Rivières Vicinity Sorel-Tracy to Trois-Rivières Categories Regatta or Race Description Kayak event of approximately 200 kayaks taking place from 141130 UT
NW-C-3528-26 - NW-C-3528-26
CoastalSt. Lawrence· Archived
NW-C-3528-26 Date 2026-08-13 07:27 UTC To 2026-08-13 22:00 UTC Status Published Title Routeing Change Areas Montréal to Trois-Rivières Port of Sorel-Tracy Vicinity Montréal to Sorel-Tracy Categories Regatta or Race Description Kayak event of approximately 200 kayaks taking place
NW-C-3440-26 - NW-C-3440-26
CoastalSt. Lawrence· Archived
NW-C-3440-26 Date 2026-08-07 16:34 UTC To 2026-08-08 16:34 UTC Status Published Title Drifting Hazard Areas Montréal to Trois-Rivières Vicinity Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel Categories Dock Adrift Description Dock reported adrift in the vicinity of 46 03.7N 073 03.9W at 071619 UTC Aug 202
NW-C-3163-26 - NW-C-3163-26
CoastalSt. Lawrence· Archived
NW-C-3163-26 Date 2026-07-25 09:11 UTC To 2026-07-25 23:00 UTC Status Published Title Routeing Change Areas Montréal to Trois-Rivières Port of Sorel-Tracy Vicinity Archipel du Lac Saint-Pierre Categories Regatta or Race Description Poker Run taking place from 251300 UTC until 252