Saga of the Sinking of Cargo Ship The Marine Electric
Click below for the frightening story of the Coast Guard’s efforts to rescue the crew of the Marine Electric off the coast of Virginia.
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AIWA Posts Membership Gains via Cruisers Net
Pat yourselves on the back, dear Cruisers Net users. Your Cruisers Net Team is very PROUD of YOU! The lobbying work of AIWA is crucial to keeping the Waterway navigable and your membership dollars directly impact their vital work. But let’s not stop here, please continue to join and encourage your boating neighbors to do likewise, regardless of their homeport.
Dear Cruisers Net family,
I wanted to reach out and thank you and your readers for your support in January. From the new membership sign-ups, it is clear how important the Cruisers Net endorsement is. Looking over the month, we can directly link about 25-30 new individual memberships, one Associate membership, and one Corporate membership to your article and follow-up. In dollars and cents, the contributions total at least $1,700!
Thank you again for your ongoing support and joining us in being the Unified Voice of the Waterway, and helping us take a giant step forward in our efforts to raise awareness for the waterway and for the AIWA.
Respectfully,
Brad
Brad Pickel
Executive Director
Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association
5A Market
Beaufort, SC 29906
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Interesting Issue of GPS Jamming on the Southeast Coast
Has this issue of GPS jamming been a problem for any of you? If so, let us hear from you. Our thanks to Ted for sharing this link.
https://theaviationist.com/
2019/02/08/basically-carrier- Ending today February 10, 2019 but still of interest to cruisers. My wife and I will be transiting ICW through this area. “Stop buzzer” supposed to get jamming turned off for pilots. Best argument for paper charts and keeping up with position.strike-group-4-is-jamming-gps- across-u-s-southeast-coast/
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Markers On-Station in Longboat Pass, near GIWW Statute Mile 85
Longboat Pass separates Longbeach and Bradenton Beach south of Tampa Bay north of Sarasota, FL Adjustments to the uncharted ATONS in the Pass are a common and frequent USCG procedure and the last dredging was completed in April of ’17 (https://cruisersnet.net/164177). Our thanks to Bob Dockery for this update on earlier confusing marker positions
CHANNEL MARKS NOW IN PROPER PLACE
Bob DockeryClick Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Longboat Pass
Area Sponsoring Marina
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Longboat Key Club Moorings
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Palm Beach International Boat Show, Mar 28-31, West Palm Beach Waterfront
For details and admission, go the official site, Palm Beach International Boat Show.
Palm Beach International Yacht Show
Announcing the 2019 annual Palm Beach Boat Show, in West Palm Beach, Florida, from Thursday the 28th to Sunday the 31st of March, 2019.
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Donations Sought to Fight Anti-Anchoring Legislation in Florida
The battle with Florida legislators over anchoring privileges has been going on for years and the restrictions on anchoring appear to be raising their ugly heads…AGAIN! For earlier discussions, see Right to Anchor, Restrictive Anchoring, Continued Discussion. Please donate if you can.
We want to thank each of you who has made contributions to help keep Florida anchorages open to cruisers. While contributions from our members and members of SSCA, DeFever Cruisers and MTOA are appreciated, presently, the total contributions are running short of our expectations.
This year, SEVERAL FLORIDA CITIES ARE ACTIVELY ENGAGED IN A HOST OF ANTI-ANCHORING, ANTI-CRUISING BILLS including but not limited to the Cities of Melbourne and Hollywood. These bills can result in the elimination of specific anchorages that you currently enjoy.
Our coalition and the lobbying firm representing us in Tallahassee are working closely with BoatUS lobbyists to stop local governments from passing legislation which would allow them to regulate anchoring in their jurisdictions, but we need your help. Please do not assume that our lobbying efforts can proceed without your help. We can win but it takes resources and commitment throughout the upcoming Legislative Session.
We know that a law passed in Florida will set the precedent for the same maritime treatment in other states along the I95/AICW corridor.
WHETHER YOU CRUISE IN FLORIDA OR NOT, WE NEED YOUR HELP TO STOP THIS ASSAULT ON OUR RIGHTS TO CRUISE AND ANCHOR IN FLORIDA AND BEYOND.
Thanks to all of you for your support!
-Kim
Kimberly Russo
Director
America’s Great Loop Cruisers’ Association
krusso@greatloop.org
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More on Capsized Tug in Jekyll Creek, GA AICW Statute Mile 683
This large tug capsized in December just north of the fixed bridge over Jekyll Creek, Jekyll Island, GA. The tug has now been removed, see Bruce’s comment below. See Sunken Tug and Capsized Tug for earlier reports.
Capsized tugboat floating off Jekyll Island for more than 2 weeks
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Report from Moore Haven Lock, Okeechobee Waterway Statute Mile 78
This report comes from our good friends and partners, Sara and Monty Lewis, of Explorer Charts. Search “Bahamas Chatter” from our Homepage for more on Explorer Charts.
The Moore Haven lock had only one gate open and it was a narrow squeeze for our 17’ wide catamaran. All locks require life jackets now for all persons aboard and they all supply lines to tie up. Some of them hang in the water and are a bit slimy. Good to have a wiper handy.
Sara and MontyClick Here To View the VA to NC Cruisers’ Net Marina Directory Listing For Moore Haven Lock
Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Moore Haven
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AICW Buoy R40 Reported Missing, Ramshorn Creek, SC Statute Mile 570
The reported missing ICW buoy marks the west side of the southbound entrance into a controlled channel at the southern end of Ramshorn Creek. This unconfirmed report by Capt. JoePat Brasfield has been forwarded by James H Newsome from Bob423. Thank you James and JoePat.
Capt JoePat Brasfield reported this morning that R40 near ICW StM 570 at the south end of Ramshorn Creek just north of Beaufort County Free Public Dock at Daufuskie Island is missing.
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NOAA: Change in Raster Chart Channel Depths
These changes are an effort to standardize depth presentation on printed and raster charts.
February 7, 2019
Contact:
Kristen Crossett, 301-325-2113NOAA announces change in channel depths on raster nautical chart products
NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey recently announced plans to change the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) maintained channel depth values on raster chart products, which include paper nautical charts and the corresponding digital raster navigational charts (NOAA RNC®). Minimum depths (also called controlling depths) are collected during periodic USACE sonar surveys of channels. In the past, controlling depths were provided on raster charts but will now be replaced with the original channel design dredging depths used by the USACE (called project depths). Standardizing depth presentation on these products will improve data consistency and overall safety. Implementation begins in early 2019.NOAA’s suite of electronic navigational charts (NOAA ENC®) are not affected by these changes. Mariners are encouraged to use NOAA ENCs for critical safety information as these products are typically updated up to one month ahead of raster products.
For more information, please visit: https://www.nauticalcharts.noaa.gov/updates/?p=171708
NOAA Office of Coast Survey is the nation’s nautical chartmaker. Originally formed by President Thomas Jefferson in 1807, Coast Survey updates charts, surveys the coastal seafloor, responds to maritime emergencies, and searches for underwater obstructions that pose a danger to navigation.
NOAA Office of Coast Survey, 1315 East-West Highway, SSMC3 #6509, Silver Spring, MD 20906
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