USCG Navigation, Security & Safety Notices
MSIB 03-26 Ice Condition One
MSIB 03-26 Ice Condition One January 26, 2026 Return to Alerts Page Ice Condition One The Captain of the Port, Sector Delaware Bay has set Ice Condition One for the following safety zones, identified in Title 33, Code of Federal Regulations, Part 165.550, Upper Delaware River and New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway. The following restrictions are…
Read MoreMSIB 02-26 Notice of Port Condition Whiskey
MSIB 02-26 Notice of Port Condition Whiskey January 23, 2026 Return to Alerts Page The Captain of the Port (COTP), Sector Delaware Bay, has set Port Condition WHISKEY due to the forecasted winter storm that will be impacting the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware area beginning within the next 12 hours. The COTP has determined…
Read MoreMSIB 01-26 Winter Port Condition One
MSIB 01-26 Winter Port Condition One January 15, 2026 Return to Alerts Page The Captain of the Port, Sector Delaware Bay has set Winter Port Condition One for navigation on the Delaware River, Delaware Bay, Chesapeake & Delaware Canal, all existing tributaries, and the New Jersey and Delaware Shores. Winter Port Condition One means that…
Read MoreMSIB 25-25 (Update 1) Return to Normal Port Condition
MSIB 25-25 (Update 1) Return to Normal Port Condition December 31, 2025 Return to Alerts Page The Captain of the Port (COTP), Sector Delaware Bay is notifying mariners that the port has secured from modified Port Condition WHISKEY and has returned to Normal Port Condition on the Delaware Bay and River, Cape May Harbor and…
Read MoreMSIB 26-25 Notice of Port Condition Whiskey (Modified)
MSIB 26-25 Notice of Port Condition Whiskey (Modified) MSIB 26-25 Notice of Port Condition Whiskey (Modified) The Captain of the Port (COTP), Delaware Bay, has set a modified Port Condition WHISKEY due to the forecast of high winds in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware area beginning within the next 12 hours. A thorough explanation…
Read MoreMSIB 25-25 (Update 1) Return to Normal Port Condition
MSIB 25-25 (Update 1) Return to Normal Port Condition December 21, 2025 Return to Alerts Page The Captain of the Port (COTP), Sector Delaware Bay is notifying mariners that the port has secured from modified Port condition WHISKEY and has returned to Normal Port Condition on the Delaware Bay and River, Cape May Harbor and…
Read MoreMSIB 25-25 Notice of Port Condition Whiskey (Modified)
MSIB 25-25 Notice of Port Condition Whiskey (Modified) December 18, 2025 Return to Alerts Page The Captain of the Port (COTP), Sector Delaware Bay, has set a modified Port condition WHISKEY due to the forecast of high winds in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware area beginning within the next 12 hours. A thorough explanation…
Read MoreMSIB 23-25 Notice of Port Condition Whiskey (Modified)
MSIB 23-25 Notice of Port Condition Whiskey (Modified) October 29, 2025 Return to Alerts Page Notice of Port Condition Whiskey (Modified) The Captain of the Port (COTP), Delaware Bay, has set a modified Port Condition WHISKEY due to the forecast of high winds in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware area beginning within the next…
Read MoreMSIB 20-25 (Update 1) NAVY/MARINE CORPS HOMECOMING 250
MSIB 20-25 (Update 1) NAVY/MARINE CORPS HOMECOMING 250 October 17, 2025 Return to Alerts Page NAVY/MARINE CORPS HOMECOMING 250 The Captain of the Port, Sector Delaware Bay, is notifying mariners that the Naval vessels in Philadelphia, PA, Camden, NJ, and Gloucester, NJ, for Navy/Marine Corps Homecoming 250, have departed. Traffic patterns are returned to…
Read MoreMSIB 22-25 (Update 1) Return to Normal Port Condition
MSIB 22-25 (Update 1) Return to Normal Port Condition October 14, 2025 Return to Alerts Page Return to Normal Port Condition The Captain of the Port (COTP), Sector Delaware Bay is notifying mariners that the port has secured from modified Port Condition WHISKEY and has returned to Normal Port Condition on the Delaware Bay and…
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