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Jan 23, 2022by: Larry Dorminy No Comments
CURRENT LOCAL NOTICES TO MARINERS – Week 03/22
Here are the current Local Notices to Mariners and NAV ALERTS that are relevant to Districts 5, 7 and 8 of the OBX, AICW, OWW, Keys, GIWW and adjacent waters. Open each LNM link for the USCG notice and a chart for each location. Listed north to south to north. NAV ALERTS will also be posted on our Homepage. For previous Weeks, go to the Specific State under Select Region on our Homepage.
Week 03/22
LNM: 2022 Light Lists Now Available
LNM: Hatteras Inlet Buoys Relocated, Pamlico Sound, NC
LNM: More Hatteras Inlet Buoys Relocated, Pamlico Sound, NC
LNM: AICW MM 185 Buoy 2 Missing, Adams Creek, NC
LNM: AICW MM 246, Firing Exercises, New River, NC
LNM: near MM 285 Inlet Buoy 4 Off-Station, Masonboro Inlet, NC
LNM: AICW MM 321 Buoy 47 Relocated, Problem Stretch, Lockwoods Folly, NC
LNM: south of AICW MM 473 Daybeacon 9 Destroyed, Stono River, SC
LNM: AICW MM 633 Daybeacon 11 Destroyed, Sapelo Sound, GA
LNM: AICW MM 643 Daybeacon 158 Destroyed, Old Teakettle Creek, GA
LNM: AICW MM 651 Daybeacon 181 Destroyed, Back River, GA
LNM: AICW MM 663 Light 196 Destroyed, Altamaha River, GA
LNM: AICW MM 672 Light 239 Destroyed, Mackay River, GA
LNM: GIWW MM 46 Daybeacon 28A Destroyed, Lemon Bay, FL
LNM: WFL Waterway, Big Marco Pass Shoaling Reported, Marco Island, FL
LNM: Northern Gulf Hazardous Operations near Pensacola, Panama City and Tallahassee, FL

Week 02/22
LNM: Pamlico Sound, Shoaling, Hatteras Inlet, NC
LNM: AICW MM 185 Daybeacon 6 Destroyed, Adams Creek, NC
LNM: AICW MM 200 Daybeacon 28 Missing, Beaufort, NC
LNM: near AICW MM 205 Daybeacon 3B Destroyed, Beaufort, NC
LNM: AICW MM 246, Firing Exercises, New River, NC
LNM: AICW MM 328 Light 67 Missing, Holden Beach, NC
LNM: near AICW MM 840 Inlet Buoy 8A Missing, Ponce De Leon Inlet, FL
LNM: Peace River, Light 2 Extinguished, Punta Gorda, FL

Week 01/22
LNM: AICW MM 5.5 Light 20 Extinguished, Elizabeth River, VA
LNM: AICW MM 205 Light 2 Destroyed, Morehead City, NC
LNM: near AICW MM 205 Lighted Buoy 3 Missing, Beaufort, NC
LNM: AICW MM 246, Firing Exercises, New River, NC
LNM: AICW MM 319 Daybeacon 28 Destroyed, Long Beach, NC
LNM: AICW MM 458 Permanent No-Wake Zone, Isle of Palms, SC
LNM: near AICW MM 465 Channel Light 13 Off-Station, Charleston Harbor Entrance, SC
LNM: SE of AICW MM 517 Buoy 4B off-Station, St Helena Sound, SC
LNM: near AICW MM 776 Lighted Buoy 59 Missing, St Augustine Inlet, FL
LNM: AICW MM 789 Daybeacon 66 Destroyed, Crescent Beach, FL
LNM: AICW MM 840 Daybeacon 8 Destroyed, Ponce De Leon Cut, FL
LNM: near AICW MM 966 Lighted Buoys 5 and 6 Off-Station, Ft Pierce Inlet, FL
LNM: AICW MM 1054 Daybeacon 68B Destroyed, Hillsboro Beach, FL
LNM: AICW MM 1080 Buoy 7A Off-Station, Bakers Haulover Inlet.
LNM: West FL Waterway, Channel Light 4 Damaged, Gordan Pass, Naples, FL
LNM: GIWW MM 24 Daybeacon Destroyed, Charlotte Harbor, FL
LNM: GIWW MMs 65 and 66, Daybeacons 43 and 51 Destroyed, Sarasota Bay, FL
LNM: GIWW MM 85 Buoy 39 Adrift, Sarasota Bay, FL

Week 52/21
LNM: Offshore Outer Banks, Right Whale Slow Zone until Jan 10, Coastal NC
LNM: near AICW MM 205 Lighted Buoy 3 Missing, Beaufort, NC
LNM: AICW MM 291 Daybeacon 150 Missing, Carolina Beach, NC
LNM: AICW MM 295 Daybeacon 159 Destroyed, Carolina Beach, NC
LNM: AICW MM 316 Daybeacon 28 Destroyed, Long Beach, NC
LNM: AICW MM 316 Daybeacon 28 Relocated, Long Beach, NC
LNM: AICW MM 444 Daybeacon 67 Destroyed, Bulls Bay, SC
LNM: east of AICW MM 776 Inlet Buoy 3 Off-Station, St Augustine Inlet, FL
LNM: AICW MM 832 Daybeacon 48 Damaged, Daytona, FL
LNM: AICW MM 886 Daybeacon 51 Destroyed, Indian River North, FL
Are you Concerned about the St Lucie Rail Bridge? OWW MM 7

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Jan 10, 2022by: Larry Dorminy No Comments 36.758,-76.2969999
NAV ALERT: LNM: AICW MM 7.1 Eight 16-Hr Closures, I-64 High Rise Bridge, Norfolk, VA

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The Coast Guard has granted approval to Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) to set the remaining girders in the center span of the new, fixed I-64 High Rise Bridge. Heavy life equipment will occupy the navigational channel thus requiring complete closure of the navigational span during the below timeframes. With a closed vertical clearance of 65ft, the lift bridge crosses the Waterway at Statute Mile 7.1. There is no alternate route, so adjust your float plan accordingly. Our thanks to Bridge Tender Matt for this notice.

Click link for dates and times: Elizabeth River – I-64 High Rise Bridge Construction – Waterway Closures

Click Here To View the Cruisers Net Va to NC Bridge Directory Listing For I-64 Bridge
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of I-64 Bridge
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Jan 7, 2022by: Larry Dorminy No Comments
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Dec 21, 2021by: Larry Dorminy No Comments 36.7749,-76.29489999
NAV ALERT: LNM: AICW MM 5.8, 64-hr Maintenance Closures, Jan, Feb and Mar, Norfolk Southern #7 RR Bridge, VA

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With a closed vertical clearance of 7ft, the Norfolk Southern #7 Railroad Bridge is the third ICW RR bridge south of Mile Zero. There is no alternate route for this section of the AICW. Our thanks to Matt the Bridge Tender for this notice.
Click here for closure dates: MSIB 477-21 – Elizabeth River – Norfolk Southern #7 Railroad Bridge – Bridge Deviation

Click Here To View the VA to NC Cruisers Net Bridge Directory Listing For Norfolk -Southern Railway Bridge
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Sep 1, 2021by: Larry Dorminy No Comments 27.112,-80.28489999
REMINDER: LNM: USACE: OWW Closure Jan 4-March 31, 2022

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This total closure of St Lucie Lock, the first total closure in 10 years, essentially closes Okeechobee Waterway for three months. Cruisers needing to go from coast to coast during this time will need to loop around the Keys, adding days to a float plan. See News Story.
Thanks Larry for getting the word out so folks can plan. Maintenance repairs are important as emergency closures are longer and more expensive… like making sure you get an oil change/check the levels vs. blowing up your engine! Our folks work long and hard hours to do the dewater and repairs, and do everything they possibly can to get it reopened ASAP!
Erica
9/15/2021

Notice to Navigation 2021-021 Okeechobee Waterway – St. Lucie Lock Extended Closure for Maintenance
USACE

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Jan 23, 2022by: Larry Dorminy No Comments
History of the Southwest Florida Waterway – Part 2
An interesting report on the early development of the Southwest Florida Waterway. See Part 1
Sunday Favorites: History of the Intracoastal Waterway Part 2 – Bradenton Times
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Jan 23, 2022by: Larry Dorminy No Comments
NOAA Releases Map With The Effects Of Vessel Noise On Wildlife
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has announced the release of a “story map” to illustrate the effects of vessel noise on marine wildlife inside sanctuaries.

by Sam Helmy

NOAA Releases Map With The Effects Of Vessel Noise On Wildlife
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Jan 23, 2022by: Larry Dorminy No Comments
Opinion: Boating-Boom Bottom Line: A Derelict Vessel Tsunami by Peter Swanson
Abandoned and derelict boats are a growing problem all along the waterways of America, particularly in places that don’t freeze in winter. Today’s analysis suggests we will soon be seeing a tsunami of wrecks and soon-to-be wrecks, rendering today’s blight almost insignificant by comparison.
In Green Cove Springs, Florida, one boat is aground (there are four altogether) and another is anchored without an owner aboard, which appears to be the case for most of the other 20 or so vessels that have come here over the past few years.
Boating-Boom Bottom Line: A Derelict Vessel Tsunami by Peter Swanson
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Jan 23, 2022by: Larry Dorminy No Comments

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Jan 22, 2022by: Larry Dorminy No Comments

Coastal Happenings – North Carolina Coastal Federation

This year the Federation is celebrating working together for a healthy coast for the past 40 years.

Dear friends of the coast,

Welcome to 2022!

Thanks to you we’re starting this year on a high note: we met our matching challenge for Recycle for Reefs! Your gifts in December put us over the top and we are thrilled to use $60,000 to support oyster shell recycling. Learn more about recycling here.

As you may know by now, there’s another exciting way to support oyster restoration: Adopt an Oyster. The best time to adopt oysters, in our humble opinion, is right now – for Valentine’s Day! Visit the adoption page, here, to honor your loved one, snag one of our limited edition 40th anniversary oyster knives, enjoy a discount coupon for Locals Seafood and their ship anywhere oyster box, which could be a great date night idea! You can also upgrade your adoption and get a custom valentine. To share the love, adopt before February 9th!

Stay safe and warm,
-Your friends at the North Carolina Coastal Federation

This year the Federation is celebrating working together for a healthy coast for the past 40 years. To honor this major milestone we created a video highlighting why we do what we do and how crucial it is that we have help from everyone as we work toward our goal of protecting and restoring the North Carolina coast.

Are you, or do you know, a graduating high school senior living in one of our 20 coastal counties who is dedicated to the coastal environment? There is still time to apply for the Coastal Stewardship Award! In the spring of 2022, we will be awarding three $1,000 awards to graduating high school seniors. Applications must be received by 11:59 pm on February 13th, 2022. The award decision will be announced on April 1st. To learn more, or to apply, click here.

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NAV ALERT: LNM: AICW MM 7.1 Eight 16-Hr Closures, I-64 High Rise Bridge, Norfolk, VA

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NAV ALERT: LNM: AICW MM 5.8, 64-hr Maintenance Closures, Jan, Feb and Mar, Norfolk Southern #7 RR Bridge, VA

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REMINDER: LNM: USACE: OWW Closure Jan 4-March 31, 2022

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History of the Southwest Florida Waterway – Part 2

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NOAA Releases Map With The Effects Of Vessel Noise On Wildlife

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Opinion: Boating-Boom Bottom Line: A Derelict Vessel Tsunami by Peter Swanson

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Last Minute Warm Getaway for 2 this Week, Key Lime Sailing Club, Key Largo, FL

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NAV ALERT: LNM: AICW MM 5.8, 64-hr Maintenance Closures, Jan, Feb and Mar, Norfolk Southern #7 RR Bridge, VA

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REMINDER: LNM: USACE: OWW Closure Jan 4-March 31, 2022

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