NOTICE TO MARINERS – 2020 CANAL SEASON OPENING SCHEDULE The New York State Canal Corporation today announced that much of the 524-mile Canal system will open for through navigation of the locks by July 4, 2020 as maintenance and construction projects are set to resume on a regional basis under the “NY Forward Reopening” plan. Read More
BLACK WARRIOR AND TOMBIGBEE WATERWAY, ALABAMA TENNESSEE-TOMBIGBEE WATERWAY, MISSISSIPPI This bulletin replaces previous bulletins #20-18, #20-49, and #20-50. Notice is given to mariners that two locks on the Mobile District’s waterways will be shut down for maintenance this summer (FY-20). The shutdown specifics for each location are shown respectively below: Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway – Jamie Whitten Read More
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District Data Ending 2400 hours 30 APR 2020 Today’s Lake Okeechobee Stage = 11.44 (Feet-NGVD29) Today’s Route 1 Navigational Depth ≈ 5.38 Feet Today’s Route 2 Navigational Depth ≈ 3.58 Feet Bridge Clearance = 51.91 Feet Feet Report Generated 01MAY2020 @ 09:15** Preliminary Data-Subject to Revision** Due to the changing Read More
The US Navy will conduct offshore testing from April 27 – July 31, 2020 with a manned submersible vehicle piloted by two personnel. The submersible will transit on the surface from Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) in vicinity of Riviera Beach west of Peanut Island, south on the ICW to the Port of Palm Beach turning basin. Read More
Significant shoaling exists in Carolina Beach Inlet to a depth of less than 3 feet at mean low water in various locations throughout the inlet. Multiple aids to navigation may be unreliable and not marking good water. Mariners are advised to use extreme caution while navigating this area. Chart 11541 View the area on our Read More
There will be many bridge closures and restrictions due to construction, weather events, holidays and special events along the Intracoastal Waterway. The list is long and too extensive for us to post here, but you can view them all from the Local Notice To Mariners, Seventh Coast Guard District. Be sure and check the list for Read More
A summary of marine events along the waterways of Florida, taken from The Local Notice To Mariners. These events can be for your enjoyment, but can sometimes close or restrict waterways. View a list of the events here. Chuck Baier [email protected]
Dredging and marine construction projects currently underway from New Jersy, Pennsylvania, and Delaware to North Carolina, from the U.S. Coast Guard, District 5, Local Notice To Mariners. View the list here. Chuck Baier [email protected]
View a summary of all shoaling reports from Delaware to North Carolina, taken from the 5th U.S. Coast Guard District Local Notice To Mariners, update weekly. View the report here. Chuck Baier [email protected]
Notice is given to mariners that the lock closures scheduled for the summer of 2020 have been postponed until summer of 2021 due to COVID-19. Tentatively, the closures will begin on 30-JUNE- 2021 and conclude on 30-JULY-2021. Another Navigation Bulletin will be distributed once the new schedule has been confirmed. The sites affected are as Read More
