Gloucester (USGLO)

Gloucester is a port of entry. One of the most important fishing ports in the United States, the harbour is safe and deep enough for medium size vessels. The area has an inner and an outer harbour. There are many small wharves and jetties in the Inner Harbour area, mostly used for the fishing industry. Five main quay areas have been listed. Cargo handled: Fish processing and export of frozen fish, flour, general cargo and grain. There are two offshore LNG vapour offloading SBM terminals, known as Northeast Gateway and Neptune, sited 13 and 7nm SSE respectively from Gloucester. These offshore terminals are under separate entries.

Summer Zone for ships over 100m in length and Winter Seasonal Area for ships of 100m or less in length, Winter Nov 1 to Mar 31, Summer Apr 1 to Oct 31.

Gloucester is located on the N shore of Massachusetts Bay at Cape Ann, 32nm N of Boston.

LOA 145m, draught 7.3m.

Approx 100,000t of cargo handled annually.

Good anchorage SE off Tenpound Island in SE harbour in 9.0m depth, bottom muddy and sticky. Western Harbor, the semicircular cove northwestward of Tenpound Island in the northern part of Gloucester Harbour, is also good anchorage, soft mud and clay bottom in 7.3m to 9.0m. A dredged anchorage, approx 270m south west of the Gloucester State Fish Pier, is available in Inner Harbour in depths of about 4.0m to 5.0m.

A breakwater extends 0.5nm WNW from Eastern Point to Dog Bar. The channel between Dog Bar and Round Rock Shoal is narrow, depth 6.0m. The W channel between Round Rock Shoal and Mussel Point has a width of 0.6nm and depths of 11.5-14.0m. This is the recommended approach channel. A channel dredged to 6.0m leads from the NE part of the outer harbour to the head of the inner harbour.

BA 1227, 2487; NOAA 13281, 13279. Admiralty Pilot NP68.

Coast guard: USCG Tel: +1 978 283 0705

Pilotage is compulsory for all foreign originating vessels over 350GT and/or 2.1m draught and for US vessels over 10,000GT. Pilotage service for Gloucester is provided by Eastern Point pilots, Tel: +1 978 9483900. Pilots are available throughout 24 hours. A 8.2m pilot boat "Vigilant" has a 300hp jet drive engine with a grey hull and white superstructure. Pilot boarding station is approx 15nm S of Eastern Point Light (42°04'N 070° 40'W). Approx 1 hour before vessel arrival the pilot boat monitors VHF Ch 16, working Ch 12, 06. Arrival notice is requested 24 hours ahead of ETA with an update at minus 8 hours. For departure sailing, a 4 hour min notice is requested. Vessels are requested to provide a leeward side for boarding with a secure ladder 1.0m above the water.

The inner harbour limits begin at a line between Black Rock Danger Day beacon and Fort Point.

Eastern Point Light (42°34'N 070° 39'W), 17.3m above the water, is shown from a 10.9m white conical tower; there is a fog signal at the light. A breakwater extends 685m WNW from shore near Eastern Point light and is marked at its outer end by Gloucester Breakwater Light (42° 34'N 070° 40'W), 13.7m above the water and shown from a 11.2m white house and tower on a brown square skeleton framework structure, there is a fog signal is at the light.

Dog Bar, on which the breakwater is built, extends 90m westward of the end of the breakwater where it is marked by a buoy. Round Rock Shoal is a rocky ledge, covered to about 4.0m, 0.3nm W of the breakwater light. It is marked on its NE edge by a buoy and on its SW edge by a lighted buoy. Green Rock, 160m E of Tenpound Island, is marked by a day beacon. Tenpound Island Ledge and Mayflower Ledge, on the E side of the approaches to the Inner Harbour, are covered 5.8m to 4.8m respectfully. A buoy is of the NW side of Mayflower Ledge. Rocky Neck, a high and partly wooded island on the eastern side at the entrance to Inner Harbor, is connected with the easterly shore by a causeway. Black Rock, about 90m off the western end of Rocky Neck, is marked by a daybeacon

Range 2.9m average, springs 4.2m, neaps- 2.7m.

The pilot boat can assist docking vessels up to 6,000GT, for larger vessels tugs are available from Boston.

Prevailing winds: S-SW'ly summer; NW-W'ly winter. Ice rarely extends outside Tenpound Island at the entrance to Inner Harbour. The movement of vessels generally keeps Inner Harbour open.

GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS 42°36.61'N 70°39.50'W UNCTAD LOCODE: US GLO ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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..... Port: VHF: Ch 16, 12, 14. Tel: +1 978 2823012. Fax: +1 978 2814188. Gloucester Marine Radio: VHF: Ch 25. Eastern Point Pilots: VHF: Ch 16, 06, 12. Tel: +1 978 948 3900.

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

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. Max speed within the inner harbour is 5mph.

No action initiated unless there is illness onboard. Ship Sanitation Control Certificates: Please see country information.