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“Report” from Matanzas Pass Entry Channel, Fort Myers Beach, FL

Posted by Larry | Posted on 09-26-2012

They say a picture is worth a thousand words and Capt. Armstrong provides “‘nuf said” about the entry channel into Matanzas Pass where shoaling has drastically shifted the deep water. Click link below for a recent Navigation Alert posted on Salty Southeast Cruisers’ Net.

Hi Claiborne,
Lastest info on Matanzas Pass…don’t follow “red, right, returning”…safe to outside green markers #5 & #7, depths 8′ to 13′ on the tides.
Capt. Art Armstrong
State of the Art
In God We Trust

Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To A “Navigation Alert” Position at Matanzas Pass Channel Light #5

Click Here To Read Earlier Comments about shoaling in This Area

 

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