Morehead City (USMRH)

Morehead City is a deepwater port with 1,678m of continuous wharf. The port is operated by North Carolina State Ports Authority (NCSPA). In addition to facilities for general, bulk and breakbulk cargoes there are Ro-Ro and tanker berths.

Summer.

Morehead City is situated in North Carolina on the Newport River, 4nm along the Beaufort Inlet from the Atlantic Ocean.

LOA 213m, beam 32.26m, 61,358DWT.

Approx 2,300,000t of cargo and 140 vessels handled annually.

Anchorage is available outside Morehead City Channel. Outer Anchorages: Vessels required to await a pilot are advised to select an anchorage on a line E of 34°38.4'N 076°39.4'W. Good anchorage for large vessels may also be found towards Lookout Bight. Generally the holding ground is good, sand-shell but the anchorages are exposed to SW winds. Caution: A dangerous wreck lies approximately 3nm S of Shackleford point.

Morehead City is approached through Onslow Bay and entered through Beaufort Inlet (34°42'N 076°32'W), between Shackleford Pt, 8.3nm NW of Cape Lookout (34° 35'N 076°32'W) and a point 1nm WNW. ..... Depth (m) Width (m) Ocean bar channel 14.3 137 Inside harbour channel 13.7 122 183 236 250 E turning basin 13.7 424 W turning basin 10.6 366 Morehead City Channel leads to a turning basin off Morehead City wharves. The channel is marked by Morehead City channel leading light structure, the front (pile structure, white rectangular topmark with a black stripe) stands on Shackleford Point, and the rear (framework tower with a similar topmark to the front light structure) 0.3nm SE of the front light structure and in line astern bearing 127°, lead through Morehead City Channel. Morehead City Channel is marked by lightbuoys. The S side of the turning basin is marked by a light beacon and a beacon.

BA 3686, 2864. Admiralty Pilot NP69.

1025.

Compulsory. Pilots obtained from Morehead City Pilots Association, Morehead City, North Carolina 28557. Tel: +1 919 726 4068. Pilots board vessels in the vicinity of the outer lightbuoy off the entrance channel, from the pilot boat by day or night. Vessels should maintain a speed of about 5kts and provide a pilot ladder about 1m above the water. The pilot boat is white and equipped with a radio telephone. The pilot station is on the E side of Radio Island near its N end. Requests for pilots should be made well in advance through vessel's agents.

Mean tidal range 0.88m. Current velocities 2 - 3knts.

There are 2 tugs available, 1 x 2,600hp, 1 x 2,400hp. Tugs are required to assist seagoing vessels to berth and depart. Contact Morehead City Towing, Tel: +1 919 726 8106.

Prevailing winds: SW'ly.

MOREHEAD CITY, NORTH CAROLINA 34°42.94'N 76°41.68'W UNCTAD LOCODE: US MRH ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

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WEEKLY CORRECTIONS FROM UKHO NtM WEEK 30/20 United States Notice to Mariners 27/20, (RSDRA2020000160432), 30/20 ________________________________________________________________________________ ___________

VHF: Coast Guard Ch 16, 83, 81.

Morehead City is a Customs port of entry.

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.

No action initiated unless there is illness onboard. Ship Sanitation Control Certificates: Please see country information. Quarantine is enforced in accordance with the US Public Health Service regulations.