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Port Intelligence Brief

Brownsville, United States

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66 Verified Intelligence Items

63Verified
Intelligence

28Official
Sources

91%Overall
Confidence

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CoordinatesN 25 56' 60.0000"
W 97 24' .0000"

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Harbor ProfileGulf of Mexico; North Atlantic Ocean
Size: Small

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EntranceTidal Range: .98 ft
Depth: 41.00 ft

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Port StatusPort of Entry: Yes
Shelter: Good

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Last UpdateJun 28, 2026
09:30 ET

🧭 Approach & Entrance 8 items

🛟 Shelter & Refuge 5 items

⚠ Local Cautions 8 items

🛒 Crew Rest & Resupply 8 items

☎ Harbor / Authority 7 items 🔒

📡 Contacts & VHF 8 items 🔒

🛥 Marinas 6 items 🔒

⛽ Fuel & Utilities 2 items 🔒

🛂 Clearance & Formalities 6 items 🔒

🚑 Medical & Emergency 8 items 🔒

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Current Briefing

Approach & Entrance

Brownsville approach intelligence includes pilotage, entrance channel depths, harbor communications, traffic density, anchoring restrictions, and operational cautions for arrival planning.

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Verified Intelligence

Federal Project Depths Post-Deepening

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

USACE: Entrance and jetty channels deepened to 54 ft; main ship channel authorized to 52 ft (project completion announced 25 Jun 2026).

95% Confidence

Pilotage And Boarding Procedure

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

Pilotage: compulsory for foreign vessels; Brazos Santiago Pilots board 1.0 nm east of the sea buoy; pilots monitor VHF 16 and 12; 24-hr service (weather permitting); 4-hr notice.

95% Confidence

Charting Authority And Primary Charts

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

NOAA Office of Coast Survey charts cover Brazos Santiago Pass; primary chart: NOAA Chart 11302 (Intracoastal Waterway to Port Brownsville).

90% Confidence

Recent Hydrographic Surveys

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

USACE hydrographic surveys published June 2026 for Entrance, Jetty, Laguna Madre and Brownsville Channel (survey maps and XYZ available).

90% Confidence

Tidal Currents And Cross-Current Caution

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

Tidal currents reported up to 6 knots in Brazos Santiago Pass; strong cross currents possible on flood tide and with SE winds.

90% Confidence

Known Dangers And Shoals

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

Coast Pilot: unmarked dangerous wreck ~4.5 nm north of Brazos Santiago Pass entrance buoy; fish haven 1.3 nm north of same buoy.

90% Confidence

Channel Character And Jetties

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

Brazos Santiago Pass is a narrow pass between Padre and Brazos Islands flanked by flared north and south jetties; entrance is engineered and dredged.

88% Confidence

Temporary Operations And Notices

Official Source · Verified Jul 02, 2026

USCG Local Notice to Mariners documented dredging operations, submerged pipelines crossing channel and advised mariners to transit with caution (dredge notice dates to 2024–2026).

88% Confidence