🧭 Charting Authority / Primary Publications Official Source · Verified Jul 01, 2026 NOAA Office of Coast Survey (NOAA nautical charts) and NOAA U.S. Coast Pilot (Coast Pilot 2, Ch.6). 98% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Pilotage — Requirement And Boarding Area Official Source · Verified Jul 01, 2026 Pilotage is compulsory for foreign and U.S. vessels under register; pilots board ~1.5 miles east of Narragansett Bay Entrance Whistle Buoy NB (coords provided). 97% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Marked Shoal / Hazard — Brenton Reef Official Source · Verified Jul 01, 2026 Brenton Reef extends ~0.5 NM SSW of Brenton Point; bare in places and marked by a gong buoy. 96% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Principal Approach / Entrance Character Official Source · Verified Jul 01, 2026 East Passage is the principal approach to Newport; approach is well marked; inner/outer harbor divided by Goat Island. 95% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Bridge / Air‑Draft Constraint Official Source · Verified Jul 01, 2026 Pell (Newport) Bridge center span clearance: 213 ft (center); mid 1,000 ft = 205 ft; remainder = 194 ft. Racon and sound signal present. 95% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Harbor Restrictions / Speed Limit Official Source · Verified Jul 01, 2026 A state regulatory buoy at the inner harbor entrance marks a 5 mph no‑wake zone. 94% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment
🧭 Tidal Current Caution (Local) Official Source · Verified Jul 01, 2026 Tidal currents at Brenton Reef may reach about 1.5 knots (max reported). 92% Confidence ✓ Confirm 💬 Comment