{"id":6896,"date":"2014-09-29T13:42:57","date_gmt":"2014-09-29T17:42:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/noaacoastsurvey.wordpress.com\/?p=6896"},"modified":"2014-09-29T13:42:57","modified_gmt":"2014-09-29T17:42:57","slug":"noaa-helps-port-fourchon-determine-safe-anchorage-areas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nauticalcharts.noaa.gov\/updates\/noaa-helps-port-fourchon-determine-safe-anchorage-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"NOAA helps Port Fourchon determine safe anchorage areas"},"content":{"rendered":"

Port officials around the country know they can rely on the expert advice of Coast Survey\u2019s navigation managers<\/a>, cartographic experts, and hydrographers as the ports plan the essential improvements necessary for a thriving maritime economy. One example of Coast Survey assistance is in Port Fourchon<\/a>, Louisiana, where port officials have determined that the volume and density of vessels have reached a level that requires one or more offshore anchorage areas. Sending vessels to a designated anchorage reduces the population in port\u00a0and provides a safe area for vessels to power down their engines (rather than hold in place offshore in dynamic positioning mode), which would improve both safety and efficiency in the area known as the \u201cGulf\u2019s Energy Connection.\u201d
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\nUsing nautical charts of the areas, Coast Survey provided a range of possible sites that helped port officials narrow their anchorage options. After navigation manager Tim Osborn worked with the officials, and with additional requirements in hand, Coast Survey cartographic expert Steve Soherr provided a digital graphic showing\u00a0likely areas, with information that guards against pipeline and platform interference with safe anchorage.
\nAs additional safeguards, hydrographic surveys will likely be\u00a0needed to confirm that the seafloor of the recommended areas are\u00a0free of hazards and do not have uncharted pipelines. Coast Survey will work with the Department of Interior\u2019s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management<\/a> and Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement<\/a> as needed.
\nThe port will bring its recommendations to the U.S. Coast Guard, who has the authority to designate the anchorages.
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Cartographic adviser Steve Soherr, with Coast Survey’s\u00a0Navigation Services Division, produced this graphic showing the lease blocks, pipelines, and platforms offshore of Fourchon and Belle Pass. Port officials and others will use the image to\u00a0examine\u00a0areas offshore that are both free of pipeline hazards and within the depth range required to accommodate offshore service vessels and the other fleets seen at Fourchon.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Port officials around the country know they can rely on the expert advice of Coast Survey\u2019s navigation managers, cartographic experts, and hydrographers as the ports plan the essential improvements necessary for a thriving maritime economy. One example of Coast Survey assistance is in Port Fourchon, Louisiana, where port officials have determined that the volume and … <\/p>\n

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