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River Advisory - Barge Traffic
Posted on Jul 20th, 2015
 Boaters should also note that if operating a fiberglass boat in the path of any large vessel, the pilot cannot see you on radar. Fiberglass becomes stealth on radar. An aluminum or steel hull will show up on radar.
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River Advisory
The first of five loads of Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. polyethylene equipment is scheduled to start July 15th or 16th. The barges carrying the gigantic equipment travel from Port Freeport to the San Bernard via the ICW. They will then be inbound on the river to the Pierce Landing ramp, located a quarter mile below the FM 522 bridge, where the equipment will be offloaded. The shipments will continue every 3 to 4 days apart until completed near the end of July.
July 23, 2015
Photo: Mike Goodson
Here comes another doozy seen this afternoon, Thursday, July 23. It takes a professional crew to move the load without mishap. They snugged up on the west bank for the night, just below the FM 521 bridge. Exercise caution when approaching. This is load three of five scheduled loads of Chevron Phillips Chemical equipment.
July 20, 2015
Photo: Mike Goodson
Another Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. shipment, shown here tied up at the barge mooring about five miles upstream from the ICW on Sunday, is headed upriver today, Monday, July 20. This bad boy pressure vessel looks more like a spacecraft headed for a launch pad at a spaceport rather than a piece of refinery equipment headed for Old Ocean.
July 16, 2015
Photo: Mike Goodson
The M/V Grady L. Settoon pushes a barge upriver loaded with a huge pressure vessel that’s heading to the Chevron Phillips Chemical Co. polyethylene facility expansion in Old Ocean. M/V Miss Geri, rounding the curve ahead of the barge, provides the escort service.
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Photos Linda Wright
 Showing the scale of the load being pushed, the arrow points to the speck that’s the captain of the M/V Grady L. Settoon. He is standing outside the wheel house on the deck. Question... so who’s at the helm?
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This photo shows why the loaded barge has an escort. Recreational boaters exercise caution, chances are you can see him but he can't see you.
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