Posted by Claiborne | Posted on 05-12-2009
Intersection of AICW and Mantanzas Inlet
(Statute Mile 793, Eastern Florida AICW)
The Problem: Since at least April, 2010, the Waterway was shoaling badly along its eastern flank, south of marker #80. Repositioning of the various aids to navigation marking this channel as of late April, 2010, helped the worst of this problem, but most importantly, dredging of this AICW Problem Stretch was completed as of 9/20/11, and as early April, 2012, no navigational problems other than the placement of a few new markers has been reported.
The Solution: For the moment, with the completion of dredging in the fall of 2011, traversing this intersection should have no more than usual problems for stretches where the AICW runs behind a tidal inlet. Eventually, shoaling will reappear here, but let’s hope that sad event lies well into the future.
Be SURE to observe and properly pass any new, uncharted markers you may encounter as you cruise through this problem stretch!
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Posted by Claiborne | Posted on 05-09-2009
Intersection of AICW and Bakers Haulover Inlet
(Statute Mile 1080, Eastern Florida AICW)
The Problem – As of March, 2012, shoaling has again appeared all along the AICW’s run past shallow Baker’s Haulover Inlet. Markers were shifted in June, 2011 to better warn navigators away from the new shoaling. It’s a safe bet that this situation will deteriorate further before this Problem Stretch is dredged again.
The Solution Try to traverse this section of the Waterway at mid to high tide, and carefully observe any new or relocated markers, even if they differ from the latest configuration of aids to navigation shown on chart 11467
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