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Ferndale
USFDT
Including -
- Cherry Point - USCPO - 48° 52.00′ N, 122° 45.00′ W
Also see
Bellingham and
General before first USA port
OVERVIEW:
Three jetties located at Ferndale/Cherry Point. Consists of BP, Alcoa and Phillips
66 facilities. Deadweight limit in Puget Sound is 125,000 tons.
LOCATION:
On Puget Sound, in the vicinity of Georgia Strait. Approx. 20 km. NW of Bellingham
CHARTS:
Digital: CA370368, CA370368, US4WA30M, US4WA30M and US5WA41M.
Paper: BA 4951.
US 18400 and 18431.
Publications:
NP25, British Columbia Pilot Vol 1.
DOCUMENTS:
See
General – Documents before first USA port.
MAX. SIZE:
Ferndale:
Bulk:
Depth 36 ft.
Tankers:
Depth 43 ft., LOA 1,000 ft.
Cherry Point:
Tankers:
Depth 65 ft.
RESTRICTIONS:
Vessels enter any hour day or night.
Regulations prohibit tankers larger than 125,000 d.w.t. in US waters east of a line
from Discovery Island Light to New Dungeness Light.
PILOTAGE:
Pilotage is compulsory for all vessels except…
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