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 the message below as deadheads are frequent in the canal, especially after flooding. A big thank you to Jim Healy for this warning from today’s Healy Report as Sanctuary makes way south. The Alligator River – Pungo River Canal is a 21-mile (33.8 km) man-made canal connecting the southern Alligator River with the northern Pungo River.

BE ADVISED that in the Alligator-Pungo Canal at approximately MM116-117, there is a LARGE DEADHEAD in almost the visual center of the canal. It is easy to spot, as it sticks up at least a foot above the water line. It appears to be the remains of a piling. Peg and Jim Healy aboard Sanctuary Monk 36 Hull #132 MMSI #367042570 AGLCA #3767 MTOA #3436