Oct 28, 2021
Draft Harbor Safety Plan for Public Review
The Draft Harbor Safety Plan (2021 Revision) is available for public review. Please submit comments to Harbor Safety Plan Workgroup...
Aug 9, 2021
FY2023 NOAA Admiral Richard T. Brennan Ocean Mapping Matching Fund
NOAA’s Offices of Coast Survey and National Geodetic Survey jointly announce the FY2023 NOAA Admiral Richard T. Brennan Ocean Mapping...
Apr 16, 2021
NAVIGATION ADVISORY: Ice Guidelines Deactivation
Ice conditions in upper Cook Inlet have vastly improved over the last several weeks. Favorable temperature forecasts make it unlikely we...
Apr 7, 2021
NOAA's 2021 Hydrographic Survey Plans
I am excited to be able to share with you all the new link to NOAA's Hydrographic Survey Plans for 2021. The link directly to the Alaska...
Feb 8, 2021
NOAA Custom Chart Update
Coast Survey has released an update of our NOAA Custom Chart (NCC) tool! While we're still not at our final version, based on user...
May 18, 2020
Ship Docking without a tug...
Many have wondered how you can dock a ship without a tug. This video shows an example of a Captain docking a large vessel in extreme...
Feb 18, 2020
Arctic Shield - Sector Anchorage MSTF Final Report
The Marine Safety Task Force Report (12MB PDF) has been finalized for your viewing pleasure, and widest dissemination. We look forward...
Oct 28, 2019
5 Things to Know about the end of Traditional NOAA Paper Nautical Chart Production
NOAA is seeking feedback from chart users and companies that provide products and services based on NOAA raster and electronic...