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SAFETY/SOUTH NEWPORT RIVER-TYBEE-GA/ATON/SEC CHS BNM 0028-26
SOUTH NEWPORT RIVER DAYBEACON 126 (LLNR 36625) IS RPTD DESTROYED A TRUB IS IN POSN 31-33-53.852N/081-11-41.133W (31°33.8975N / 081°11.6855W, 31.564959 / -81.194759) . BT
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WW: blat (31.56464), blon (-81.19166), bWWid (5), bMM (630.9), bDOffWW (0.2), bAbbrev (AIWW), bWWName (Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.gpx)
SAFETY/GA – LITTLE ST. SIMONS ISLAND – HAMPTON RIVER/ATON/SEC CHS BNM 0026-26
HAMPTON RIVER DAYBEACON 23 (LLNR 6015) FOUND DISTROYED IN POSN 31-18-000N 081-22-399W (31°18.0000N / 081°28.6500W, 31.300000 / -81.477500) . ALL MARINERS ARE REQUEST TO TRANSIT WITH CAUTION. BT Â
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WW: blat (31.31603), blon (-81.36224), bWWid (5), bMM (659.6), bDOffWW (1.3), bAbbrev (AIWW), bWWName (Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.gpx)
SAFETY/GA – LITTLE ST. SIMONS ISLAND – HAMPTON RIVER/ATON/SEC CHS BNM 0025-26
HAMPTON RIVER DAYBEACON 14 (LLNR 5980) HAS BEEN REPORTED MISSING. ALL MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO TRANSIT THE AREA WITH CAUTION. BT
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WW: blat (31.31364) , blon (-81.34643) , bWWid (5) , bMM (658.6) , bDOffWW (3.7) , bAbbrev (AIWW) , bWWName (Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.gpx)
SAFETY/GA – ST SIMONS SOUND – TURTLE RIVER/ATON/SEC CHS BNM 0024-26
1. TURTLE RIVER LIGHTED BUOY 3 (LLNR 6324) IS REPORTED OFFSTATION. ALL MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO TRANSIT THE AREA WITH CAUTION. BT
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WW: blat (31.14681) , blon (-81.42892) , bWWid (5) , bMM (676.2) , bDOffWW (5.1) , bAbbrev (AIWW) , bWWName (Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.gpx)
SAFETY/ST SIMONS SOUND/ATON/SEC CHS BNM 0017-26
ST SIMONS SOUND ENTRANCE LBB 24 (LLNR 6215) HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY RELOCATED TO GPS POSN 3106’18.828″N 08127’02.592″W IN 32FT OF WATER. AP TO MPP 31.7YDS 345 DEG T. ALL MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO TRANSIT THE AREA WITH CAUTION. BT
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WW: blat (31.09611) , blon (-81.44019) , bWWid (5) , bMM (680.6) , bDOffWW (0.9) , bAbbrev (AIWW) , bWWName (Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.gpx)
SAFETY/ST SIMONS SOUND/ATON/SEC CHS BNM 0016-26
ST SIMONS SOUND ENTRANCE LB 9 (LLNR 6075) HAS BEEN TEMPORARILY RELOCATED TO GPS POSN 31-05’58.848″N 081-20’05.172″W IN 23FT OF WATER. AP TO MPP 36.9YDS 222 DEG T. ALL MARINERS ARE REQUESTED TO TRANSIT THE AREA WITH CAUTION. BT
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WW: blat (31.20777) , blon (-81.42689) , bWWid (5) , bMM (671.5) , bDOffWW (9.2) , bAbbrev (AIWW) , bWWName (Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway.gpx)
Morningstar Marina at Golden Isles, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, lies along the southern reaches of the Frederica River, between Lanier and St. Simons Islands, south of the charted 9 foot bridge.
Located on St. Simons Island, GA Morningstar Marina Golden Isles is right off the ICW Marker 675 with easy access to the ocean. The Frederica River provides no vertical obstructions, and we are a deep craft marina, making us a welcome stop for yachts and sailboats for overnight & transient dockage. Our Golden Isles location is home to highly trained dock masters who pair their extensive training and knowledge with superior service, delivering exceptional experiences that go beyond the norm. The overnight & transient dockage facilities for boats at Golden Isles have been designed to serve the specialized needs of today’s boaters offering 1,100 linear feet of transient dock with high-speed fuel pumps, in-slip pump out, free On Spot Wi-Fi, and 30/50/100-amp shore power service. Additional amenities include secure bathroom and shower facilities, laundry facilities, a fully stocked marina ship store, courtesy bicycles and vehicle, a swimming pool, with an onsite restaurant and coffee shop. Beyond the marina facilities, we are two miles away from St. Simons Island and the Golden Isles where you can enjoy the beaches, historic sites, golf, tennis, shopping, and amazing dining. Please submit a request by filling out the form below.
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Brownbag PresentationFebruary 11th, 2025Brownbag 12:00PM-1:00PMScience After Party 1:00PM-2:30PMBrownbag will be held at the Susan Shipman Environmental Learning Center @ GADNR Coastal Regional Headquarters One Conservation Way, Brunswick, GA 31520 Please join the GA Coastal Management Program for a Brownbag Presentation on Collecting Acoustic Data in the Coastal Ocean: New Insights from Autonomous Underwater Vehicles by Dr. Catherine Edwards and Frank McQuarrie with the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography. Gliders are autonomous underwater vehicles, or ocean robots, that fly by changing their buoyancy and center of gravity, which makes them a relatively quiet platform for collecting acoustic data in the coastal ocean. Catherine Edwards will give an overview of her recent work in coastal Georgia using gliders for acoustic telemetry and real-time monitoring of right whales using passive acoustics, give some examples of how understanding environmental conditions can help inform interpretation of the acoustic data, and consider how to leverage these data streams to design smart systems for fisheries science and management. Science After Party: In the science after-party, Frank McQuarrie will dig into the data from recent acoustic telemetry work at Gray’s Reef National Marine Sanctuary in more detail, and consider what processes control the effectiveness of telemetry on tidal, daily, weather, and seasonal time scales, showing data from Gray’s Reef as evidence. The second half of the after party will be a group discussion to consider the practical implications for interpretation of the data for management purposes.
Speaker Bios: Dr. Catherine Edwards is a physical oceanographer and Associate Professor at the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography and in the Department of Marine Sciences at University of Georgia. Edwards’s research focuses on answering fundamental questions in coastal oceanography and fisheries sciences with autonomous underwater vehicles, developing novel ways to optimize their use with engineering principles and real-time data streams from models and observations. Her work has been featured in local, regional, and national press, including NPR’s All Things Considered, Science Magazine, WIRED, Forbes, and The Weather Channel. Frank McQuarrie is a PhD candidate in the Edwards Lab at the Skidaway Institute of Oceanography focusing on acoustic telemetry efficiency. He first saw a glider at Rutgers in 2011 and they have fascinated him since, he loves deploying/piloting/retrieving them as acoustic receiver platforms around the South Atlantic Bight. Acoustics in the Ocean Calendar Download LinkPlease reach out to Kelly Hill with questions at Kelly.Hill@dnr.ga.gov |
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Morningstar Marina at Golden Isles, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, lies along the southern reaches of the Frederica River, between Lanier and St. Simons Islands, south of the charted 9 foot bridge.
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window Zoomed To the Location of Golden Isles Marina
Morningstar Marina at Golden Isles, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, lies along the southern reaches of the Frederica River, between Lanier and St. Simons Islands, south of the charted 9 foot bridge.
“Was pretty cool to see this at our transient dock today. All carbon fiber and Kevlar. Captain said she will do 33knts. Couldn’t imagine what she costs but she’s one of a kind.”
Marina Staff
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window Zoomed To the Location of Golden Isles Marina
The Coast Guard doing what they do so well. Our thanks to Ted Arisaka for this report.
The saga of the transport Golden Ray, with its incredible photography in which cars looked like bugs pouring out of a hive, has finally come to a close. The Golden Ray went aground and partially capsized in Georgia’s St. Simons Sound on September 7, 2019. With numerous delays, the wreck of the capsized PCTC has taken more than two years to remove from St. Simons Sound. See Heavy Lift Barge Departs. Note: if you missed them, the earlier extraordinary photos can be accessed by typing “golden ray” in the search window of our Homepage.
The suit cites the numerous oil leaks during the salvage (USCG photo)
Golden Ray’s Owners and Salvage Company Sued for Negligence in Salvage
Maritime Executive
Walburg Creek Anchorage is off the AICW and accessed from MM 619 or 623.5. Our thanks to Ted Arrisaka for sharing this photo. This editor and crew have spent many a night here.
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One of Georgia's gems! Sandy beach by the north entrance at low tide. Beautiful sunset over the marsh to the west. Good protection. From the wind E thru SSE. Good holding, ground tackle comes up clean.
The saga of the transport Golden Ray, with its incredible photography in which cars looked like bugs pouring out of a hive, has finally come to a close. The Golden Ray went aground and partially capsized in Georgia’s St. Simons Sound on September 7, 2019. With numerous delays, the wreck of the capsized PCTC has taken more than two years to remove from St. Simons Sound. See Heavy Lift Barge Departs. Note: if you missed them, the earlier extraordinary photos can be accessed by typing “golden ray” in the search window of our Homepage.
Oil leaking from the Golden Ray in the summer of 2021 (St. Simons Sound Incident response photos)
Georgia Proposed $3 Million Pollution Fine for Golden Ray’s Operators
Maritime Executive
The entrance to Sapelo Sound has been a shoal prone area for some time. See Shoaling Reported. Our thanks to Robert J Norman for this report.
| Severe shoaling has been reported by a cruising boat while entering Sapelo Sound, Georgia, between R6 and R8 causing significant damage to rudder and rig. Robert J Norman |
The saga of the transport Golden Ray, with its incredible photography in which cars looked like bugs pouring out of a hive, is finally coming to a close. The Golden Ray went aground and partially capsized in Georgia’s St. Simons Sound on September 7, 2019. With numerous delays, the wreck of the capsized PCTC has taken more than two years to remove from St. Simons Sound, Georgia. See Last Section. Note: if you missed them, the earlier extraordinary photos can be accessed by typing “golden ray” in the search window of our Homepage.
VB 10,000 carries out one of its very last lifts for the Golden Ray wreck removal, Oct. 2021 (St. Simons Sound Incident Response)
Heavy Lift Barge Departs Golden Ray Site After Yearlong Wreck Removal
Maritime Executive
The saga of the transport Golden Ray, which went aground and partially capsized in Georgia’s St. Simons Sound on September 7, 2019, may finally be coming to a close. With numerous delays, the wreck of the capsized PCTC has taken more than two years to remove from St. Simons Sound, Georgia. See Last Section Emerges.
Last Section of Golden Ray Removed From St. Simons Sound
Maritime Executive
The saga of the transport Golden Ray, which went aground and partially capsized in Georgia’s St. Simons Sound on September 7, 2019, may finally be coming to a close. With numerous delays, the wreck of the capsized PCTC has taken more than two years to remove from St. Simons Sound, Georgia. See Photos: Salvors Lift Final Section.
Damage to hull structure is visible at lower right (upper port) side of the hull (St. Simons Sound Incident Response)
Video: Last Section of Golden Ray Emerges From the Water
Maritime Executive
Spaceport Camden is a proposal to build a rocket launch facility in Camden County, Georgia. Our thanks to Ted Arisaka of Save Georgia’s Anchorages for sharing this information. See A Call for More Study and Monthly Closures of St. Andrews Sound.
There’s a reason why launches take place directly at the water’s edge. Rockets fail. Debris falls. Fires rage.
Spaceport Camden will have to launch over Cumberland Island and Little Cumberland Island to reach open water.
Ted Arisaka
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