Notice is given to mariners that Alabama Power will be working on overhead power lines in the vicinity of the Cochrane-Africatown Bridge in the Mobile River. Work is expected to start on 12 April 2021 and finish on 23 April 2021. All support equipment will be on the banks of the river. For further information, Read More

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Florida, Manatee Awareness Notice
FWC: Manatees are on the move! Go slow, look out below The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) is reminding anyone on the water to slow down and look out for manatees while boating in Florida this spring. As water temperatures warm, manatees naturally disperse from their winter habitats, traveling to other areas of the Read More
North Carolina, Onslow Beach Bridge Construction
Onslow Beach Swing Bridge – To facilitate maintenance, the bridge will be maintained in the open-to-navigation position from 8 a.m. to noon, and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Monday – Friday, from April 1, 2021, through May 28, 2021. Work will not occur on April 6, 2021, April 13, 2021, and Federal Holidays. Work will Read More
Florida, Lake Okeechobee, Lake Levels Update
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District Data Ending 2400 hours 29 MAR 2021 Today’s Lake Okeechobee Stage = 14.50 (Feet-NGVD29) Today’s Route 1 Navigational Depth ≈ 8.44 Feet Today’s Route 2 Navigational Depth ≈ 6.64 Feet Bridge Clearance = 49.13 Feet Feet Report Generated 30MAR2021 @ 10:15** Preliminary Data-Subject to Revision** Due to the changing water Read More
Summary Of NJ, MD And VA Marine Events/Fireworks Displays
View a summary of the various marine events and fireworks displays around the Chesapeake Bay for Maryland and Virginia. View a list of the events here. Chuck Baier [email protected]
Summary Of Shoaling Reports, Delaware to North Carolina
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]
CAUTION TO BE USED IN RELIANCE UPON AIDS TO NAVIGATION
The aids to navigation depicted on charts comprise a system of fixed and floating aids to navigation with varying degrees of reliability. Prudent mariners will not rely solely on any single aid to navigation, particularly a floating aid to navigation. With respect to buoys, the buoy symbol is used to indicate the approximate position of Read More
Cancellation of NOAA Paper and Raster Nautical Charts
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is undertaking a multi-year program to end production and maintenance of its suite of over 1,000 traditional paper nautical charts and all associated raster chart products and services, including: Print-on-Demand (POD) paper nautical charts, Full-size chart PDF files, BookletChart™ PDF files, NOAA raster navigational charts (NOAA RNC®), the Read More
Louisiana, Algiers Lock, Bridge and Tunnel Construction
GIWW – Belle Chase Bridge and Tunnel Replacement Project Traylor-Massman, Joint Venture is staging construction equipment for the Belle Chasse Bridge and Tunnel Replacement Project. Commencing March24, 2021 and continuing until February 2025, construction operations will begin in approximate position of 29-52-18.7N 090-00-32.3W, Algiers Canal, GIWW, at Mile 3.8, WHL. Work will be performed Monday Read More
Florida, Okeechobee Waterway, Bridge Schedule Deviation
The Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation from the operating schedule that governs the Seaboard System Railroad Bridge, across the Okeechobee Waterway, mile 28.2, at Indiantown, Florida. The bridge owner requested to start the three hour advance notice for an opening earlier each evening and end it one hour later each morning. This deviation Read More