Dutch Harbor

Size limits

Draught 11.9m, LOA 300.04m, beam 42.8m, 93,558DWT.

Water density

1025.

Load line zone

North Pacific Winter Seasonal Zone, Winter Oct 16 to Apr 15, Summer Apr 16 to Oct 15.

Tides

Mean High Water 3.4m (Higher 3.7m) , Mean Low Water 1.2m.

Anchorages

Vessels can anchor as convenient in Dutch Harbor in depths from 25.0-40m, mud, avoiding a small foul area 0.42nm WSW of Spithead. The best shelter will be found off the NW shore, under the high land of Amaknak Island, but clear of a storage area for buoys, 200m wide and in 400m length, between 2 ruined wharves. There are several mooring buoys in mid channel of the harbour.

Restrictions

A fixed highway bridge with a clearance of 6.0m crosses South Channel, approx 304m SSE of Expedition Island and connects Unalaska and Amaknak Islands.

Tugs

Padilla Tug Co; Dunlop Towing.

Charts and publications

BA 4969. Admiralty Pilot NP23, NP286(5).

ETA and pre-arrival notices

Vessels arriving in first US port: Please see country information.

Communications

VHF: Harbour Master Ch 16.

Documents

Please see country information for details of documentation requirements.

Health

No action initiated unless there is illness onboard.

Ship Sanitation Control Certificates: Please see country information.

Customs and immigration

Immigration: For crew not to be detained onboard, each crew member must have a visa in their passport or Seaman's Book.

Notices and regulations

Coastguard Vessel Inspection: Please see country information.

Port State Control here: US Coast Guard.

Foreign ships are examined by the US Coast Guard. File the Advance Notice of Arrival 96 hours ahead (33 CFR 160).

ISPS

ISPS Designated Authority: United States Coast Guard, Office of Compliance. Address: 2100 Second St, SW, Washington DC, 20593, USA. Tel: +1 202 267 2978. Fax: +1 202 267 4858. Email: [email protected]. For further ISPS information see IMO website http://www2.imo.org/ISPSCode.

Repairs

Available.

Bunkers, water and stores

Fresh water: Available.

Bunkering: Available.

Fuel: Available.

Medical

Iliuliuk Family & Health Service, 4km.

Transport

Nearest airport: Unalaska Airport located at Dutch Harbor, 1.6km.

Airport facilities: Daily flights to Anchorage.

Nearest railway: Anchorage (1,287km).

Working hours

Throughout 24 hours.

Where it is

Dutch Harbor is a harbour on Amaknak Island in Unalaska, Alaska. Located on a low strip of land between the SW shore of East Channel and a stream flowing W into Iliuliuk Harbor.

The port

Dutch Harbor is located within the Aleutian Islands of Alaska, more precisely on Amaknak Island in the Fox Islands. It is the logistics centre for the Bering Sea and North Pacific fishing fleet. Dutch Harbor is now the home of an important fishing industry.

Traffic

Approx. 1,680,000t of cargo and 60,000TEU and 175 vessels handled annually.

What are the pilot arrangements at Dutch Harbor?

Alaska Marine Pilots.

What time zone is Dutch Harbor in?

Local time at Dutch Harbor is UTC−9. Clocks go to UTC−8 on 14 Mar 2027. Back to UTC−9 on 7 Nov 2027.

What is the water density at Dutch Harbor?

1025.

Which load line zone is Dutch Harbor in?

North Pacific Winter Seasonal Zone, Winter Oct 16 to Apr 15, Summer Apr 16 to Oct 15.

Who carries out Port State Control at Dutch Harbor?

Port State Control at Dutch Harbor: US Coast Guard.

What is the UN/LOCODE of Dutch Harbor?

The UN/LOCODE of Dutch Harbor is USDUT.

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