Important – Deadheads on Alligator – Pungo Canal
7/14/09
Deadheads (nauticalese for logs or stakes temporarily anchored to the bottom) can really ruin your whole day on the water, if they make contact with your underwater hardware! Pay close attention to Captain message below. This is just the sort of navigational warning that the Cruisers’ Net excels at getting the word out!
Subject: StM107-121 Deadheads on Alligator River – Pungo River Canal
Cruising News: We traveled through the Alligator River – Pungo River Canal on July 11th and found it littered with deadheads/snags. There is one marked (PA) on the chart – it is in the channel just south of the centre. We also found numerous other logs between mile 107 and 121. Most were between mile 115 and 121 and were all pretty close to the centre of the channel. By the time you get there they may be gone due barges running over them, but be aware for them.
If they haven’t moved, we saw the deadhead logs in the following positions moving Northbound on the ICW:
Obstn PA on chart
Mile 120
35°43.61N 76°19.07W
35°34.68N 76°18.99W
35°34.69N 76°18.57W
35°34.71N 76°18.47W
35°34.92N 76°17.27W
35°34.97N 76°17.00W
35°35.00N 76°16.82W
35°35.07N 76°16.43W
35°35.10N 76°16.29W
35°35.19N 76°15.70W (floating, may not be there now)
Mile 115
35°38.28N 76°09.15W
Geoff
SV Geru
Several large deadheads in ICW around entrance to canal but warned by cruisers in front of us – thanks to them.
John Thayer
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