[EXPIRED] Severe Shoaling Reported at Oregon Inlet, Pamlico Sound, Outer Banks, NC, 6/15/11
Oregon Inlet is the northern-most inlet in North Carolina and is an important passage for the Outer Banks’ famed charter fishing fleets and commercial fishing vessels between Pamlico Sound and the briny blue.The shoaling is found astride the center span of the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge. It should be noted that the presence of STRONG tidal currents and constantly shifting shoals over the years have prompted Cruisers’ Net to recommend that this inlet NEVER be used by cruising craft.
The Coast Guard is reporting severe shoaling to 3ft. under the center span of the Oregon Inlet bridge. Both power and sail boaters should take notice!
http://coastguardnews.com/coast-guard-warns-mariners-of-shoaling-at-oregon-inlet-nc/2011/02/25/
Captain George Barr, Manteo Waterfront Marina
More from Captain Barr:
The USACE just completed the survey on the 23rd. I help out at the Manteo Waterfront Marina and heard the security call on the VHF and checked it out. Also note that there is a pdf of the survey available here :
http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/nav/MANTEO-OREGON/Oregon_Inlet/oi_bridge.pdf
which shows just how bad it is if you just zoom in on the center span of the Bonner bridge.
LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS: Week 09/11
An Army Corps. of Engineers survey conducted 15 February, 2011 indicates shoaling to a depth of 5.0 feet MLW on the west side of the Bonner Bridge. Mariners are advised to transit the area with extreme caution. Chart: 12204.
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