Report Marine Emergencies Report marine emergencies to the nearest Coast Guard Sector office. Sector Columbia River / Portland Phone: (833) 769-8724 Sector Puget Sound / Seattle Phone: (833) 449-0369
Navigation Safety Information Planning a boat trip in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, or Montana? Wondering if anything has changed in a waterway? Looking for navigation safety information? Click here for the Northwest District Local Notice to Mariners.
Regulated Navigation Areas Code of Federal Regulations Title 33 Navigation and Navigable Waters Part 165.1325, Regulated Navigation Areas; Bars Along the Coasts of Oregon and Washington. For information on bar restrictions, closures, and requirements for lifejacket use, Click here .
Hazardous Bars & Coastal Information To obtain a copy of the Northwest District Special Notice to Mariners with a “Guide to Hazardous Bars” on the Oregon and Washington coast, Click here . For “Bar Camera Images and Latest Observations,” Click here . The following Bar Crossing Handouts are available: Chetco River Rogue River Coquille River Coos Bay Umpqua River Siuslaw River Yaquina Bay Depoe Bay Tillamook Bay Columbia River Grays Harbor Quillayute River Bar Crossing Handouts are not available for Willapa, Nehalem, and Netarts Bays due to the lack of a Coast Guard station.
Waterways Analysis & Management System (WAMS) The WAMS Survey Questionnaire for Tillamook Bay Bar is available. Click here to fill out the form. The WAMS Survey for Columbia River Entrance is closed. Click here to read the end report.
Marine Events Are you holding a marine event in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, or Montana? Click here to see what you need to do.
Bridges & Drawbridge Reporting Need to report a “Delay of Drawbridge Opening”? Click here for the form to submit.
Offshore Energy, AIS & Security Zones Planning an Offshore Renewable Energy Installation (OREI) project? Click here for Coast Guard requirements. Interested in AIS (Automatic Identification System) as an Aid to Navigation? Click here for more information. Interested in the “Future of Navigation – 21st Century Waterways”? Click here for more information. Want to learn about “Protection and Security Zones”? Click here for more information.
Waterways Management Branch Staff Position Desk Teams Branch Chief DESK (206) 220-7273 TEAMS (571) 607-1514 Assistant Branch Chief DESK (206) 220-7274 TEAMS (571) 607-1519 Bridge Administrator DESK (206) 220-7282 TEAMS (571) 607-1518 Bridge Specialist DESK — TEAMS (571) 607-1520 Environmental Specialist DESK — TEAMS (206) 815-5277 Operations Officer DESK (206) 220-7278 TEAMS (571) 608-1009 Notice to Mariners Manager DESK (206) 220-7280 TEAMS (571) 607-1522 Training Team Chief DESK (206) 220-7271 TEAMS (571) 607-1516 Training Team Assistant DESK — TEAMS (206) 820-3648 Planning Officer / Lighthouses DESK — TEAMS (206) 827-3598 ATON Projects Manager DESK — TEAMS (571) 607-1521 PATON / Damage Claims Manager DESK — TEAMS (571) 607-1523 Tongue Point ATON Manager DESK (503) 325-2378 TEAMS (571) 608-3751 ATON Assistant DESK — TEAMS (571) 608-8745
Northwest District ATON Units Unit Phone CGC BLUEBELL (Portland, OR) (503) 240-9362 CGC ELM (Astoria, OR) (503) 325-1601 CGC HENRY BLAKE (Everett, WA) (425) 304-5740 ANT Astoria (Astoria, OR) (503) 325-3301 ANT Coos Bay (Charleston, OR) (541) 888-3441 ANT Kennewick (Kennewick, WA) (206) 815-7263 ANT Puget Sound (Seattle, WA) (206) 815-7434
Mailing & Email Address Commander (dpw) U.S. Coast Guard Northwest District 915 2nd Avenue, Room 3510 Seattle, WA 98174-1067 Attn: (enter department name) Email: NorthwestDistrict-DPW@uscg.mil