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Port Intelligence Brief

Corpus Christi, United States

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62 Verified Intelligence Items

60Verified
Intelligence

47Official
Sources

91%Overall
Confidence

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CoordinatesN 27 49' .0012"
W 97 24' .0000"

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Harbor ProfileGulf of Mexico; North Atlantic Ocean
Size: Medium

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EntranceTidal Range: .00 ft
Depth: 45.92 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 7 items

🛒 Crew Rest & Resupply 7 items

☎ Harbor / Authority 4 items 🔒

📡 Contacts & VHF 5 items 🔒

🛥 Marinas 6 items 🔒

⛽ Fuel & Utilities 5 items 🔒

🛂 Clearance & Formalities 7 items 🔒

🚑 Medical & Emergency 8 items 🔒

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Current Briefing

Approach & Entrance

Corpus Christi 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 Channel System — Authorized Depth And Length

Official Source · Verified Jun 28, 2026

Corpus Christi federal channel system ≈ 35 nautical miles; principal ship channels dredged/operated to 45 ft (MLLW) (documented USACE).

95% Confidence

Shoaling / Survey Caution

Official Source · Verified Jun 28, 2026

USACE channel survey maps include explicit note: 'information ... represents results of surveys made on the dates indicated and can only be considered as indicating the general conditions existing at that time. These conditions are subject to rapid change due to shoaling events.' (Survey date: latest 13 June 2025).

95% Confidence

Authorized Deeper Basins / Survey Datum

Official Source · Verified Jun 28, 2026

USACE channel survey maps (June 2025) show specific inner basins/turning basins with 'Authorized Depth: -54 ft' (MLLW) in project drawings.

92% Confidence

Notices: Local Notice To Mariners (Lnm) Coverage

Official Source · Verified Jun 28, 2026

U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center publishes District/Gulf LNMs that include Sector Corpus Christi (CC) notices; mariners must consult current LNMs/BNMs for ATON changes, security zones, and temporary restrictions.

92% Confidence

Entrance / Jetty Channel Character

Official Source · Verified Jun 28, 2026

Entrance/jetty channel described as a jetted/jetty entrance; entrance/jetty reach length ~3.9 miles (USACE project documentation).

90% Confidence

Regulated Navigation / Safety Zones And Cotp Authority

Official Source · Verified Jun 28, 2026

33 CFR (USCG) includes safety/security zones for the Corpus Christi Ship Channel (e.g., §165.808/related notices); COTP Sector Corpus Christi may restrict transits and issues LNMs/BNMs; example contact instruction: request permission via VHF-FM channel 16 or telephone 361-939-0450 (as published in relevant Coast Guard notices).

90% Confidence

Aids To Navigation Management

Official Source · Verified Jun 28, 2026

U.S. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi (ATON program) manages ATON and reports maintaining/managing buoys and shore aids for the ship channels; sector issues Local Notice to Mariners and Broadcast Notices to Mariners for ATON changes.

88% Confidence

Tide/Current Official Data Availability And Station Status

Official Source · Verified Jun 28, 2026

NOAA CO-OPS station 'Bob Hall Pier, Corpus Christi' (station ID 8775870) is the NOAA tide station for Corpus Christi; NOAA notes the station will be offline for about two years due to long‑term pier construction and provides guidance to approximate values using Aransas Pass offsets.

88% Confidence