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STATE OF THE STATE OF THE WATERWAY – 2004WATERWAY – 2004

“Celebrating three decades of service”

1975-2005

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VTS HISTORYVTS HISTORY

February 4, 1975- VTS Commissioned (Pete Arredondo reported aboard…)

August 31, 1982- First HOGANSAC Charter (Tim Leitzell, Rudy Teichman and Ted Thorjoussen among the HOGANSAC Plankowners)

October 1994- VTS safely manages traffic during record flooding and high currents

June 2001- VTS safely manages traffic in the wake of Tropical Storm Allison

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1 Port of South Louisiana2 Houston, TX3 New York, NY and NJ4 Beaumont, TX5 New Orleans6 Huntington, WV7 Corpus Christi, TX8 Long Beach, CA9 Texas City, TX10 Baton Rouge, LA 11 Plaquemines, LA12 Lake Charles, LA13 Los Angeles, CA14 Mobile, AL15 Valdez, AK

197.7190.8145.9 87.5 84.1 77.5 77.1 69.5 61.3 61.1 56.4 53.4 51.1 50.2 49.9

16 Tampa, FL17 Pittsburgh, PA18 Baltimore, MD19 Duluth-Superior20 Philadelphia, PA21 St Louis, MO22 Pascagoula, MS23 Norfolk Harbor, VA24 Freeport, TX25 Portland, ME26 Paulsboro, NJ27 Port Arthur, TX28 Portland, OR29 Marcus Hook, PA30 Charleston, SC

48.341.440.238.333.232.431.331.230.529.327.327.227.226.225.2

(Millions of Tons – 2003 ACOE data)

U. S. Port Rankings 2003U. S. Port Rankings 2003

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VTS MOVEMENTS - 2004VTS MOVEMENTS - 2004User Statistics 150,988 (+3.9% fm ‘03)

Ships 19,750 13.1% of users

Tug/Tow 115,816 76.7%

Public 617 0.4%

Other 14,805 9.8%

Ferries 104, 460

Total w/Ferries 255, 448

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TRANSIT SUMMARY - 2004TRANSIT SUMMARY - 2004

TANKER

FREIGHTER

PUBLIC

OTHER

TOW

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2004 TYPICAL DAY IN THE VTSA2004 TYPICAL DAY IN THE VTSA

AVG HIGH

33 TANKER TRANSITS 55

22 FREIGHTER TRANSITS 43

318 TOW TRANSITS 400

2 PUBLIC VESSEL TRANSITS 8

226 FERRY TRANSITS 255

41 OSV / OTHER TRANSITS 84

18 CDC TRANSITS 39

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1992 – 2004 TRANSITS1992 – 2004 TRANSITS

0

20,000

40,000

60,000

80,000

100,000

120,000

140,000

160,000

1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004

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TRANSIT TRENDSTRANSIT TRENDS

Overall Increase in Transits ’03-’04 (+3.9%) Percentage Change by Type:• Ships: +3.9%• Tows: +0.8%• Public: -37.2%• Other: +42.3%

•Photo courtesy of POHA

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INCIDENT SUMMARY - 2004INCIDENT SUMMARY - 2004

196 INCIDENTS 62 VESSEL CASUALTIES +31.9% 55 GROUNDINGS +27.9% 46 MISCELLANEOUS +24.3%

• 10 Broken Tows/Barge Adrift, 2 Pollution Incidents, 4 Search and Rescue, 3 Fog, 3 Cars in the Water, 2 Dead Ship Movements, 20 Wake Damage, 1 Facility Fires, 1 High Water Action Plan Implementation

14 COLLISIONS -17.6% 17 ALLISIONS +183.3% 2 MDA -33.3%

IMPACT - TRAFFIC DELAYS & CHANNEL CLOSURES

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MAJOR INCIDENTS - 2004MAJOR INCIDENTS - 2004

•Allision of the M/V SCM ATHINA with Offshore Platform in Fairway Anchorage

•01 November 2004

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MAJOR INCIDENTS - 2004MAJOR INCIDENTS - 2004

THREE CARS IN THE WATER AT LYNCHBURG – 05 FEB, 11 JUN, 19 SEP

COLLISION BETWEEN M/V ST HELEN AND T/V DAVID AND COLLEEN – 19 MAR

ALLISION OF M/V UAL RODACH WITH BARGE AT TPC – 30 AUG

M/V CHEMTRANS LYRA LOSES ANCHOR AT LT 125 AFTER ENGINE FAILURE – 05 SEP

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MAJOR INCIDENTS - 2004MAJOR INCIDENTS - 2004

NITRIC ACID RELEASE AT TEXAS MOLECULAR– 06 NOV

T/V THUNDER COLLIDES WITH T/V RITA M AFTER LOSING STEERAGE – 10 DEC

M/V IEVOLI SPLENDOR ALLISION WITH BARGE AT VOPAK DEER PARK – 15 DEC

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PORT SECURITYPORT SECURITY MARSEC 2

• SURGE OPERATIONS (3) Jan, Aug-Sep, Sep-Dec

• PORT COORDINATION TEAM DRILLS (2)

CDC MOVEMENTS • 6441 MOVEMENTS,

• 18 PER DAY

SECURITY ZONE

INCURSIONS – 55 ● 1 INCURSION EVERY 7 DAYS

•Photo courtesy of PADET Houston

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ANCHORAGE MANAGEMENTANCHORAGE MANAGEMENT

832

1327

1677 1588

1997

0

500

1000

1500

2000

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

1,997 VESSELS USED ANCHORAGES IN 2004

25.8% INCREASE FROM 2003

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2004 VESSEL CASUALTIES2004 VESSEL CASUALTIES 62 TOTAL VSL

CASUALTIES +31.9%• 39 SHIP

• 23 TOW

1 VSL CASUALTYPER 2,187 VSL TRANSITS

UP 30.3 % FROM 20030

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

(1 VSL CASUALTY PER 2,849 VSL TRANSITS –2003)

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2004 SHIP CASUALTIES2004 SHIP CASUALTIES

39 TOTAL SHIP CASUALTIES• 5 WITHIN 30 MIN OF GETTING U/W (12.8%)

• 24 PROPULSION FAILURES

• 7 GENERATOR/ELECTRICAL FAILURE

• 7 STEERING CASUALTIES

• 1 GYRO COMPASS FAILURES

1 SHIP CASUALTY PER 506 SHIP TRANSITS• 29.4% INCREASE FROM 2003

(1 SHIP CASUALTY PER 655 SHIP TRANSITS – 2003)

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2004 TOW CASUALTIES2004 TOW CASUALTIES23 TOTAL TOW CASUALTIES

• 4 PROPULSION FAILURES

• 13 STEERING CASUALTIES

• 3 GENERATOR/ELECTRICAL FAILURES

• 1 TOW GEAR/DAMAGED BARGE

• 2 FIRE

1 TOW CASUALTY PER 5035 TOW TRANSITS• 26.8% INCREASE FROM ‘03

(1 TOW CASUALTY PER 6,383 TOW TRANSITS – 2003)

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2004 GROUNDINGS2004 GROUNDINGS

55 TOTAL GROUNDINGS +27.9%

• 49 TOW GROUNDINGSo 1 PER 2,364 TOW

TRANSITSo 35% INCREASE FROM

‘03• 6 SHIP GROUNDINGS

o 1 PER 3,292 SHIP TRANSITS

o 21% DECREASE FROM ‘03 0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

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2004 GROUNDINGS2004 GROUNDINGS 49 TOTAL TOW GROUNDINGS

• 20 GICW AREA +17.6%• 6 LOWER BAY (GB-REDFISH) +500%• 12 UPPER BAY (REDFISH-MP) +9.1%• 10 UPPER CHANNEL +42.9%• 1 TEXAS CITY +100%

6 TOTAL SHIP GROUNDINGS• 2 LOWER BAY (LB4/LT30) -50%• 3 UPPER BAY (LT93) +50%• 1 UPPER CHANNEL +100%

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Galveston Bay

Houston

Galveston

GROUNDINGS 2004GROUNDINGS 2004

GICW -20TX CITY - 1

UPPER CHANNEL -11

LOWER BAY - 8

UPPER BAY - 15

•GALV HBR - 0

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GROUNDINGSGROUNDINGSREPORTED CAUSAL FACTORS

• OPERATOR ERROR - 50.9%• CURRENT - 29.1% • TRAFFIC DENSITY - 10.9% • WIND - 5.5% • VESSEL CASUALTY - 1.8%• FOG - 1.8%

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2004 COLLISIONS2004 COLLISIONS 14 COLLISIONS –17.6%

• 8 SHIP/TOW

• 4 TOW/TOW

• 1 SHIP/SHIP

• 1 TOW/REC BOAT

1 TOW COLLISON PER 8,909 TRANSITS• 62.8% LESS THAN ‘03

1 SHIP COLLISION PER 2,194 TRANSITS • 27.0% LESS THAN ‘03

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2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

18

2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

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2004 ALLISIONS2004 ALLISIONS 17 ALLISIONS +183.3%

12 INVOLVING TOWS• 4 W/DOCKS• 2 W/DOCKED SHIP• 4 W/DOCKED TOW• 1 W/DREDGE PIPELINE• 1 W/BRIDGE1 PER 9,651 TOW TRANSITS

5 INVOLVING SHIPS• 2 W/ DOCKED SHIP• 1 W/ DOCKS• 1 W/ DOCKED TOW• 1 W/ DREDGE PIPELINE1 PER 3,950 SHIP TRANSITS

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2

4

6

8

10

12

14

16

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2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

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2004 CHANNEL CLOSURES2004 CHANNEL CLOSURESReported in hoursReported in hours

435.75

6

37.15

64Loading Operations

Incident Related

Dredge Operations

Fog- Bar Closure

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2004 CHANNEL CLOSURES2004 CHANNEL CLOSURES

FOG- 11.4% DECREASE FROM 2003• Houston Bar Closed 251.5 hours

• Galveston/Texas City Bar Closed 184.25 hours

INCIDENT RELATED- 4.9% INCREASE FROM 2003

DREDGE OPERATIONS- 241.9% DECREASE FROM 2003

LOADING OPERATIONS- 100% INCREASE FROM 2003

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CHANNEL OBSTRUCTONSCHANNEL OBSTRUCTONSFIRST WAVE NEW PARK DRYDOCK

• 21 CHANNEL OBSTRUCTIONS, 2 HRS AVERAGE LENGTH

DECK BARGE ‘BIG JOHN’• 85 LIFTS, 3.5 HRS AVERAGE LENGTH

DEEPENING AND WIDENING PROJECT• 20 CLOSURES, 1.9 HRS AVERAGE LENGTH

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ATON KNOCKDOWNS - 2004ATON KNOCKDOWNS - 2004

52 SELF-REPORTED KNOCKDOWNS(22.1% OF TOTAL FY ’04 KNOCKDOWNS) • 14 BELOW HSC LT 40 (27%)• 10 BTWN HSC LTS 41-70 (19%)• 8 BTWN HSC LTS 71-100 (15%)• 14 ABOVE HSC LT 100 (27%)• 6 REST OF VTSA (12%)

LEADING CAUSES• WIND AND CURRENT (42%)• TRAFFIC DENSITY (30%)

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ATON KNOCKDOWNSATON KNOCKDOWNS(COST/RECOUPMENT BREAKDOWN)(COST/RECOUPMENT BREAKDOWN)

$0

$200,000

$400,000

$600,000

$800,000

$1,000,000

$1,200,000

$1,400,000

2001 2002 2003 2004

CG COST

RECOUPED

486 ATON MESSAGES SENT IN ’04

1ST QTR – 119; 2ND QTR – 125; 3RD QTR – 111; 4TH QTR -123

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VTS MILESTONES - 2004VTS MILESTONES - 2004

COMPLETED RADAR INSTALL AT MORGANS POINT – BEGAN AT GALV

PARTIAL PAWSS IMPLEMENTATION

IMPLEMENTATION OF AIS INTO UNIT OPERATIONS

CHANNEL REOPENING & POST-STORM SURVEY PROTOCOL

COTP CHANNEL OBSTRUCTION POLICY

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VTS MILESTONES - 2004VTS MILESTONES - 2004

ESTABLISHMENT OF PORT COORDINATION TEAM (PCT) CENTER AT VTS

HIERARCHICAL COMMUNICATION NETWORK FOR:• MARITIME SECURITY• HURRICANE RESPONSE• CHANNEL

OPENING/CLOSURE• INCIDENT MANAGEMENT

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CURRENT PROJECTSCURRENT PROJECTS

HOGANSAC and Industry partnerships:• Navigation Operations

• Bridge Allision Prevention

• Navigation Technology

• Safe Harbor Initiative

• Deepdraft Entry Facilitation

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CURRENT PROJECTSCURRENT PROJECTS Port Security MDA Facility Camera

Initiative- Shell, LBC, Port of Houston, Port of Texas City• Security Zone Monitoring

• CDC Monitoring

• PCT held 2 drills

Offshore AIS Monitoring System

Navigation Safety – ATON Knockdown Detection System

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2004 VTS OUTREACH 2004 VTS OUTREACH

VESSEL RIDES (88) WARNINGS/CAUTIONS (11) RECOGNITION OF

PARTNER CONTRIBUTIONS DREDGE LETTERS (9) VTS WEBSITE VISITS

(17,543) MAPS INTERFACE USING

C2PC ASSISTANCE TO

INDUSTRY LETTERS (22) PILOT’S SLACK MOORING

LINE REPORTS (84)

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AIS Problem ReportingAIS Problem Reporting• <http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/ADO/ais_form.asp• <http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/>

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ON THE HORIZONON THE HORIZON

PORT AND WATERWAY SAFETY SYSTEM (PAWSS)

• ESTABLISHED RADAR/CCTV SITE (TX CITY)

• ESTABLISHED CCTV SITE (BOLIVAR)

• RELOCATE EAGLES PT RADAR SITE TO MORGANS PT

• IMPROVED TERMA RADAR UPGRADE FOR ALL RADAR SITES

• ADDITION OF OFFSHORE SECTOR

ESTABLISHMENT OF CG REGIONAL COMMAND CENTER

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VTS Contact InformationVTS Contact Information

CDR Thomas Marian, Commanding Officer• (713)671-5164 tmarian@vtshouston.uscg.mil

LT Sean Komatinsky, Operations Officer• (713)671-5155 skomatinsky@vtshouston.uscg.mil

Vessel Traffic Center, Watch Supervisor 24hrs• (713)671-5103 vtshouws@vtshouston.uscg.mil

VTS Webpage – This presentation, regulatory information & channel resources available• www.uscg.mil/d8/vts/houston-galveston