Grays Harbor (USGHR)

Grays Harbor is a deep water port with terminals located 16nm from the Pacific Ocean in the Aberdeen, Cosmopolis and Hoquiam areas of Washington State. Grays Harbor has extensive facilities for handling forest products, with the principal cargoes being logs, lumber, aluminium, newsprint, pulp, steel and containers; cruise ships are also accommodated.

Summer.

The Port of Grays Harbor is located at the mouth of the Chehalis River on the SW coast of Washington, approx. 96nm S of the entrance to the Strait of Juan de Fuca and 39nm N of Columbia River.

LOA 200.07m, beam 32.26m, draught 11.9m, 63,800DWT.

Approx 2,900,000t of cargo and 100 vessels handled annually.

There are no specific areas in Grays Harbor designated for anchorage; however, the best anchorage is N of Westport and SE of Damon Point in depths of 9.1-18.2m. The holding ground is good and there is more swinging room than elsewhere in the harbour.

Extra caution is necessary when approaching Grays Harbor in thick weather, as the currents are variable and uncertain. In these conditions, vessels should maintain depths of not less than 37m until the position is assured. Deep draught vessels should not enter the harbour without local knowledge of conditions and depths in the various reaches of the channel. Up to date depths may be ascertained through the local authorities. The approach to the harbour is marked by a lightbuoy "GH" (black and white stripes; white Morse ("A") light; radar reflector; whistle) moored 5.25nm WSW of Grays Harbor Light. The channel is marked by lightbuoys and buoys in accordance with the IALA Maritime Buoyage System (region B). Bar Range Leading Lights lead through the channel across the bar. The front light is exhibited from a red rectangular daymark with a black stripe on a framework tower 5.0m in height, near the SW extremity of Point Brown (46°56'N 124°09.5'W) and the rear light from a similar structure 14m in height, 0.22nm NE of the front light; the lights in line bearing 039°. This lead passes 0.2nm W of the outer end of the S training wall (submerged jetty), which is marked by "No 8" lightbuoy (starboard hand). The project depths: for the Bar Channel is 14m; for the Entrance Range is 12.8m; for Point Chehalin Reach is 12m. The project depth in the dredged channel inside the bay from South Reach (46° 55'N 124°03'W) to Cow Point (46°58'N 123°50'W) is 11m; then 9.1m to Cosmopolis. There is no deep draught navigation above Cosmopolis. Between the training walls, shoals extending S from Point Brown contract the deep water channel to a width of between 2.5 and 0.5nm. The reach in the channel between the training walls is marked by leading lights on Point Chehalis (46°55'N 124°07'W), the front light is exhibited from a white square daymark with a red stripe on a pile close W of the N end of Point Chehalis; the rear light is exhibited from a similar daymark on a framework tower 0.125nm E of the front light; the lights in line bearing 093° lead from those bearing 039° into the entrance to the harbour. A fog signal is sounded from a position on Point Chehalis 0.5nm SW of the front light and a radio beacon transmits from a position 0.3nm E of the rear light.

BA 3125, 4919. Admiralty Pilot NP8, NP286(5).

USCG available on VHF Ch 16. Situated on the S side of Westhaven Cove (46°54'N 124°06'W).

1025.

Berthing arrangements must be made prior to arrival, contact the Marine Terminal Manager.

Pilotage is required for all foreign vessels, and U.S. vessels under enrolment and registered in foreign trade and is available throughout 24hrs. Pilots board vessels 0.8nm NW of Grays Harbor Buoy located 46°52.6'N 124°15.48'W. Pilots require 24hrs advanced notification. Pilot boats when manned monitor VHF Chs16, 13 and 12. If contact is made on Ch16 promptly switch to Ch12. The pilot boat - CHEHALIS - LOA 19.8m, has an orange and green hull. The word 'PILOT' is displayed on both sides of the boat.

Grays Harbor Light (46°53.3'N 124°07'W) is exhibited at an elevation of 37m from a white octagonal pyramidal tower, situated on the SE side of Point Chehalis SW of Westport.

Bridges: ..... Mile above mouth Location and name Type Width normal to channel (m) Max airdraught MLLW (m) MHW (m) Chehalis River, Aberdeen: 0.1 Boone H Streets Bascule 45 13.7 10.6 Hoquiam River: 0.3 Burlington N Railroad Swing 41 6.4 3.3 0.5 Simpson Avenue Bascule 38 10.6 7.6 0.9 6th Avenue (closed) (raised position) Vertical 45 4.2 1.2 24.0 21.0 2.5 Burlington N Railroad Swing 32 4.2 6.5 Wishkah River, Aberdeen: 0.1 Burlington N Railroad Swing 38 5.4 2.4 0.2 Heron Street Swing 22 7.0 2.4 0.4 Wishkah Street Bascule 38 6.0 3.0 1.0 Young/2d Streets Fixed 22 7.6 4.5

Range 3.04m.

Two tugs available, 19t bollard pull each.

GRAYS HARBOR, WASHINGTON 46°58.16'N 123°55.23'W UNCTAD LOCODE: US GHR ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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..... Contact VHF Ch Telephone Number U.S. Coast Guard (Sector Columbia River) 16 (503) 240-9333 (Columbia River)(360) 268-0121 (Westport) U.S. Coast Guard - Westport Bar Conditions and Weather Info. 16 (360) 268-0622 Grays Harbor Pilots 09, 12, 16, 13 (360) 581-0447 or (360) 581-4355 Port of Grays Harbor N/A (360) 533-9528 Security, Port Maritime Terminals N/A (360) 310-0198 Marine Exchange Puget Sound 20 (206) 443-3830 Brusco Tug and Barge, vessel assists and escorts 12 (360) 532-3352 or (360) 431-5142 Chehalis River Bridge - DOT 13, 16 (360) 533-9360 (Bridge require 90mins advanced notice).

There are local officers available.

Please see country information for details of documentation requirements.

Vessels arriving in first US port: Please see country information.

Coastguard Vessel Inspection: Please see country information.

Quarantine regulations are enforced. Vessels subject to quarantine are boarded abeam of Hoquiam or at their first loading berth. Ship Sanitation Control Certificates: Please see country information.