Sandusky

Size limits

Draught 8.0m, LOA 304.8m, beam 23.78m, 37,690DWT.

Tides

Range 1.8 - 0.7m.

Deepest first. The draught is the largest any of the terminal's berths states; a dash means the source gives none.

Approach

The harbour is entered from Lake Erie through a dredged entrance channel that leads SW from deep water in the lake along the NW side of a jetty extending NE from Cedar Point. Inside Cedar Point, the channel turns SSW across Sandusky Bay. Midway across the bay the channel divides with the deeper channel leading W then S along a deep draught wharf to a turning basin at the SSW corner of the harbour. The shallower channel continues SSW to a channel leading W along the Sandusky docks to the turning basin.

The dredged channels are marked by lighted and unlighted buoys and lighted ranges. The lighted clock tower of the Erie County Courthouse is prominent on the line of 017° Inner Range which marks Upper and Lower Straight channels.

Federal project depths are 7.9m in Moseley Channel, 7.6m in the Upper Straight Channel and Upper Bay Channel, 7.3m in Lower Bay Channel and the turning basin, 6.7m in Dock Channel, and 6.4m in Lower Straight Channel.

Caution: A submarine cable crosses the inner end of Moseley Channel, vessels are cautioned not to drag anchor in this area.

Anchorages

There is an anchorage in a basin on the E side of Sandusky Bay approx 1.3nm SE of the entrance.

Tugs

Tugs are available from Cleveland or Toledo.

Charts and publications

NOAA 14830, 14844, 14845.

ETA and pre-arrival notices

ETA's are relayed through the ships agent to port, tugs, Customs, immigration, stevedore, etc.

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

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

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.

Bunkers, water and stores

Fresh water is available at Sandusky Dock.

Transport

Nearest airport: There is a small airport SE of the city.

Where it is

Sandusky Harbour is located on the southern shore of Lake Erie in the city of Sandusky located about 52nm E of Toledo.

The port

The harbour is a main shipping point for coal and salt.

Traffic

Approx 3,200,000t of cargo handled annually.

What time zone is Sandusky in?

Local time at Sandusky is UTC−5. Clocks go to UTC−4 on 14 Mar 2027. Back to UTC−5 on 7 Nov 2027.

What is the maximum draft at Sandusky?

The deepest berth listed is at Norfolk Southern - Sandusky Terminal: 8.00 m maximum draught. The "Max draft per terminal" table gives each terminal's figure.

Who carries out Port State Control at Sandusky?

Port State Control at Sandusky: US Coast Guard.

What is the UN/LOCODE of Sandusky?

The UN/LOCODE of Sandusky is USSKY.

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