[EXPIRED] 2016 Dredging Underway at AICW/Mason Inlet Intersection, Statute Mile 280
The SSECN has had a Navigation Alert posted for this intersection since August 5, 2013 due to reports and LNMs about severe shoaling. Until the dredging is completed, the need for caution in any passage through the Waterway/Mason Inlet intersection is still warranted.
NC ‘“ MASON INLET – DREDGING
Mariners are advised that the Dredge CHESAPEAKE will commence dredging operations in the Mason Inlet area on January 21, 2016. The project includes dredging in Mason Inlet, Mason Creek and the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. A pipeline will be placed along the shore of Mason Creek crossing Banks Channel and onto the Figure 8 Island beach on the Atlantic Ocean side. The project will continue until approximately March 31, 2016. The project will be conducted 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The dredge operator will be standing by on channels 13 and 16 VHF-FM. Any concerned traffic should call 30 minutes prior to expected time of passage.
Chart 11541 LNM 4/16
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