Coos Bay (USCOB)

This port is primarily used for exporting forest products to Japan, Korea, China, Australia and other Asian/ Pacific Rim locations. The port is one of the most important harbour between San Francisco and the Columbia River.

Summer.

Coos Bay is the largest deep draught coastal harbour between San Francisco Bay and Puget Sound. Located at 33 miles N of Cape Blanco. The port can be entered at any time except in extreme weather.

LOA 210m, 54,347DWT, beam 37.2m.

Approx 2,000,000t of cargo handled annually.

Anchoring is not advised off the Oregon coast, except in emergency situations.

The port is entered via a dredged channel to the end of the bay, then: Through the entrance channel which is marked by leading lights: Front Light: (red daymark, black strip on dolphin) (43°21.0'N 124°19.5'W) Rear Light: (similar daymark on red tower) (0.44nm ESE of front light), then: Along the bearing of 246.5° astern of the intensified sector of Coos head light, then: Along the bearings of Inside Range B Leading Lights: Front Light (red rectangular daymark, black strip on piles) (1.5nm NE of Coos Head Light) Rear Light (Similar daymark on framework tower) (0.1nm NNE of front light), then: Along the Main channel which is marked by leading lights, lights and light buoys. Channel depth: 14.3m MLLW at ocean bar; channel depth is maintained at 11.2m for the length of the 15.2nm channel. Width: The deep draught navigation channel is of appropriate width to allow safe transit of vessels entering the bay. Channel width is approximately 350m at the entrance mark, reducing to approximately 213m at Channel Mile 0, then reducing through the entrance jetties to Channel Mile 1.0. From that point to the railroad bridge at Channel Mile 9.2 authorized width is 91.5m; authorized width from Channel Mile 9.2 through Channel Mile 15.0 is 122m. There are turning Basins at Mile 12.2 and Mile 14.6 (upper bay).

US NOAA 18587. BA 4917. Admiralty Pilot NP8, NP286(5).

USCG Station Coos Bay, Charleston, OR. Tel: +1 541 888 3267.

1025.

Pilotage is compulsory in Oregon. Pilots are available 24 hours a day; weather permitting for the Coos Bay entrance bar and channel. The Association maintains three pilots and two pilot boats/ship assist vessels. Pilots normally board 1nm NW of Coos Bay Approach Lt Buoy.

Cape Arago Light (43°20.5'N 124°22.5'W)

Clearances, 60m horizontal clearance at railroad bridge, channel Mile 9.2; 45.4m vertical restriction (0 tide) at McCullough Highway Bridge, channel Mile 9.5.

Mean 1.7m; diurnal 2.2m; max 3.7m; tidal ebb to 3kts.

Traffic is controlled by the pilots.

Available from local companies. Six tugs from 1,600-4,000hp available.

Prevailing winds: Prevailing winds are from the NW. Storm events may produce winds from the SW and SE.

COOS BAY, OREGON 43°21.36'N 124°19.27'W UNCTAD LOCODE: US COB ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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WEEKLY CORRECTIONS FROM UKHO NtM WEEK 34/21 US Coast Pilot 10 2nd Edition (2021) and Coos Bay Port website, (RSDRA2021000218037), 34/21

VHF: Coos Bay Pilots: Ch 12, 13, 16, 18A.

Immigration: For crew not to be detained onboard vessels, each crew member must have a visa in their passport or Seaman's Book.

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