Coast Guard has issued a safety zone temporarily closing a section of the Stockton Deepwater Channel following the report of downed power lines in the channel

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—



The Coast Guard has issued a safety zone temporarily closing a section of the Stockton Deepwater Channel following the report of downed power lines in the channel, Friday afternoon.

Coast Guard Sector San Francisco Vessel Traffic Service personnel were notified by a tug-barge reporting that a crane on their barge struck the power lines, causing them to enter the channel.

A Coast Guard Station Rio Vista boat crew and Sector San Francisco investigators were dispatched to the scene. San Joaquin Police Department, Solano County Sheriff and PG&E personnel also responded.

The safety zone restricts all navigation in the vicinity of Blackslough Landing from aids-to-navigation lights 29 and 30 to lights 31 and 32 in the Stockton Deepwater Channel. The current safety zone will remain in effect until Sunday night, but will be lifted earlier if navigation in the area is no longer impacted.

“Safety is our top concern. We are working closely with our partner agencies and PG&E to facilitate the removal of any hazards to the waterway and reinstallation of the power lines,” said Chief Warrant Officer Mickey Price, Sector San Francisco waterways safety office. “We thank the community for their patience while we work to reopen the waterway as soon as it is safe to do so, to enable commercial and recreational transit to resume as we head into the weekend.”

DEEPWATER CHANNEL INFO

Channel Depth

35 feet (10.6 meters) – At mean lower, low water
40 feet (12.1 meters) – At average high tide

Channel Capacity

Up to Panamax-size vessels fully loaded sailing at high tide. The waterway has no width restriction and will handle 45,000 to 55,000 ton class ships fully loaded. Up to 80,000 ton class vessels can transit the channel partially loaded.

Navigation Aids

Usual channel markers and lights.

Pilotage

Pilot fee is assessed each way, subject to a (percent) surcharge on vessels over 600 feet (182 meters) but less than 625 feet (190.5 meters) in length, thereafter an additional (percent) surcharge is assessed for each increment of 25 feet (7 meters) over 625 feet (190.5 meters).
Tugs Available
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Bridges

There is a fixed span high level toll bridge across Carquinez Strait, with a minimum clearance of 134 feet (41 meters) above mean high water. The Southern Pacific Railroad lift span bridge crosses Suisun Bay 6.5 miles (10.5 kilometers) upstream from the Carquinez Bridge, with a minimum clearance above mean high water of 70 feet (21.3 meters) when closed and 135 feet (41.1 meters) when open. The horizontal clearance on the lift span is 291 feet (88.7 meters). A third bridge, 22 miles (35.1 kilometers) above the Southern Pacific bridge, is near Antioch. It is a fixed span bridge with a minimum clearance above mean high water of 135 feet (41.1 meters).