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May 2017 MAINE COASTAL NEWS Page 5. Port Safety Forum Minutes


Date: March 22, 2017; Location: Uni- versity Maine, Hutchinson Center, Belfast Introductions and Administration: Introductions – The meeting was called


to order at 10:00 by the Port Safety Forum Co-Chair John Henshaw representing the Maine Port Authority with Commander An- drew Meyers as the Co-Chair representing the Coast Guard. A quorum was comprised of 25 individuals. Review and Approval of the December 14, 2016 Port Safety Forum Meeting Min- utes – Hearing no objections to the content of the December 14, 2016 minutes, Mr. Henshaw accepted the minutes as approved. One modifi cation to the agenda was made to remove the Monhegan Wind Project update from Agenda Item 2 “Port Activities” due to unavailability of the speaker.


Port Activities Update:


Amy Powers – Cruise Maine USA Amy Powers (Cruise Maine USA) de-


livered a presentation outlining the current state of the cruise ship industry in the State of Maine which is an extremely bright spot in our regional shipping industry. Cruise- MaineUSA is a port marketing coalition serving 12 ports in Maine and two in At- lantic Canada. Cruise Maine works under the umbrella of the Maine Port Authority to represent the cruise ship marketing and community relations eff orts. This season (2017) will bring 440 cruise ship visits to our ports. Maine, as a cruise destination, re- mains popular with a growing season. 2017 will be 10 days longer than 2016 with the fi rst cruise ship arrival on April 23. The last visit of the season will occur on November 2. 2017 shows promise with higher passenger volumes throughout Maine: Portland 125,000 passengers (28% in- crease over 2017) with 23 more cruise ship visits.


Rockland 15,068 passengers (31%


increase over 2017) with 5 more cruise ship visits.


Bar Harbor 230,468 passengers (46%


increase over 2017) with 66 more cruise ship visits.


In 2017, Maine will welcome two new


cruise brands: Disney Cruises (Disney Mag- ic); and TUI (Mein Schiff 6). Several diff erent ships (new to Maine)


will also start calling on Maine ports in 2017 including: American Constellation – 200 passengers; Victory I and II - 220 passengers


each; Vision of the Seas - 2,000 passengers; and Norwegian Jade - 2,388. Ms. Powers also summarized some


global geo-political and economic trends that suggest higher volumes of cruise ships that are already deployed or entering the market will be increasingly more focused on North American destinations which Maine is well positioned to attract.


Recommended Federal Anchorage Captain David Gelinas, Penobscot Bay and River Pilots


Following an initial presentation at the


December 2016 Port Safety Forum, Captain Gelinas outlined a proposal to improve deep draft vessel anchoring options in Rockland Harbor following the positive results of the 2016 NOAA survey and the elimination of a charted wreck off Owls Head. Due to the tight confi nes of Rockland


Harbor, coupled with some shallow depths between 21-26’ (near or within the anchor- age) make much of Anchorage A unusable to cruise ships. Large cruise ships often need to use dynamic positioning systems to maintain position within the restricted anchorage, however, dynamic positioning isn’t always available or desired in all situa- tions necessitating a longer-term anchorage solution.


Illustrating the diff erent hypothetical


swing radii of cruise ships, the yellow inner circle shows a 600’ ship’s radius with 4 shots (360’) of anchor chain. The red outer circle represents a larger 900’ ship with the extra anchor chain needed for the larger vessel (6 shots or 540’). Note that the larger vessel will swing over dangerous shallow spots (26’ or less). The pilots suggest to introduce a new


anchorage to the East; in deeper water. This option had not been feasible until the 2016 NOAA survey determined the non-exis- tence of an old wreck in the area. The red box off Broad Cove in the bottom fi gure is the Pilots’ approximate depiction of what a Federal Anchorage may look like (not to scale), if approved. Creating a Federal anchorage requires a Federal Rule making led by the Coast Guard and would entail a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, potential public hearings with comment periods, fol- lowed by a Final Rule making (if approved). Recognizing that this could be a lengthy process (perhaps measured in years) it could improve navigation safety and reliability in


an area that is forecasted to see higher cruise ship volumes including the Queen Mary 2 which exceeds 1000’ in length with a draft of over 30’.


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Continued on Page 6.


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