Urgent Nav Alerts

NY: Erie Canal, Tribes Hill to Yosts, low water

  • Date Reported: Sep 23, 2024
  • Reporter: Ted Stehle
  • Source: NY Canals
  • Description:
    Mariners are advised that the water level from Erie Canal Lock E-12 in Tribes Hill to Lock E-13 in Yosts will be approximately 1 foot...
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  • Lat / Lon: N 42° 56.501' / W 074° 20.147'

NY: Champlain Canal, Waterford to Stillwater Closed to Navigation

  • Date Reported: Sep 23, 2024
  • Reporter: Ted Stehle
  • Source: NY Canals
  • Description:
    Mariners are advised that Champlain Canal Lock C-1 in Waterford to Lock C-4 in Stillwater is closed to navigation due to a mechanical issue at...
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  • Lat / Lon: N 42° 54.746' / W 073° 40.625'

VA: Norfolk, Elizabeth River, Norfolk Southern #5 RR Bridge, Proposed Schedule Deviation

  • Date Reported: Sep 20, 2024
  • Reporter: Ted Stehle
  • Source: CG SEC VA MSIB 247-24
  • Description:
    The US Coast Guard is seeking public comment for a requested bridge deviation for the Norfolk Southern #5 Railroad Bridge. The Norfolk Southern #5 Bridge...
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  • Lat / Lon: N 36° 50.371' / W 076° 16.538'

LA: GIWW, Harvey Canal, Harvey Lock, Closure

  • Date Reported: Aug 28, 2024
  • Reporter: Ted Stehle
  • Source: CG 8th District (Gulf) LNM 08g35/24
  • Description:
    Continuing until further notice, the Harvey Lock is closed due to low water on the Mississippi River and hazardous reverse head conditions. Algiers Lock can...
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  • Lat / Lon: N 29° 54.811' / W 090° 05.069'

FL: AIWW, MIle 1024.7, Southern Blvd (SR700/80) Bridge, Temporary Deviation

  • Date Reported: Aug 22, 2024
  • Reporter: Ted Stehle
  • Source: CG 7th District LNM 0734/24
  • Description:
    The U. S. Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation to drawbridge operation regulation, 33 CFR §117.261(w) that governs the Southern Boulevard (SR 700/80) Bridge,...
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  • Lat / Lon: N 26° 40.561' / W 080° 02.808'

FL: AIWW, Mile 1022.6, SR704 (Royal Park) Bridge, Temporary Deviation

  • Date Reported: Aug 22, 2024
  • Reporter: Ted Stehle
  • Source: CG 7th District LNM 0734/24
  • Description:
    The U. S. Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation to drawbridge operation regulation, 33 CFR §117.261(v) that governs the Royal Park (SR 704) Bridge,...
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  • Lat / Lon: N 26° 42.435' / W 080° 02.786'

FL: AIWW, Mile 1021.8, Flagler Memorial Bridge, Temporary Deviation

  • Date Reported: Aug 22, 2024
  • Reporter: Ted Stehle
  • Source: CG 7th District LNM 0734/24
  • Description:
    The U. S. Coast Guard has issued a temporary deviation to drawbridge operation regulation, 33 CFR §117.261(u) that governs the Flagler Memorial Bridge, across Atlantic...
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  • Lat / Lon: N 26° 43.133' / W 080° 02.818'

Tenn-Tom Waterway, Mile 357.5, Aberdeen Lock, Closure

  • Date Reported: Jul 4, 2024
  • Reporter: Ted Stehle
  • Source: CG 8th District (Gulf) LNM 08g27/24
  • Description:
    Commencing September 4, 2024 and continuing through October 4, 2024, the Aberdeen Lock on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, Mile 357.5, will be closed to marine traffic...
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  • Lat / Lon: N 33° 49.881' / W 088° 31.199'

Tenn-Tom Waterway, Mile 334.7, Stennis Lock, Closure

  • Date Reported: Jul 4, 2024
  • Reporter: Ted Stehle
  • Source: CG 8th District (Gulf) LNM 08g27/24
  • Description:
    Commencing September 3, 2024 and continuing through October 3, 2024, the John C. Stennis Lock on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway, Mile 334.7, will be closed to...
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  • Lat / Lon: N 33° 31.187' / W 088° 29.352'

Ohio River, Mile 606.8, McAlpine Locks, Portland Canal Restrictions

  • Date Reported: Jul 4, 2024
  • Reporter: Ted Stehle
  • Source: CG 8th District (Rivers) LNM 08r27/24
  • Description:
    Commencing July 8, 2024, and continuing through November 30, 2024, contractors will be repairing the retaining wall on the Kentucky bank, at the upstream entrance...
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  • Lat / Lon: N 38° 16.602' / W 085° 47.209'

VA: Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal, North Landing Bridge, Special Operating Schedule

  • Date Reported: May 15, 2024
  • Reporter: Ted Stehle
  • Source: CG 5th District LNM 0520/24
  • Description:
    Mariners are advised that the highway drawbridge – S165 (North Landing Bridge) over North Landing River, mile 20.2, at Chesapeake, VA, is not capable of normal...
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  • Lat / Lon: N 36° 43.093' / W 076° 06.061'

BA: Whale Cay Cut Sunken Sailboat

  • Date Reported: Mar 27, 2024
  • Reporter: Addison Chan
  • Source: Facebook
  • Description:
    Long Run an 36' mono-hull sailboat broached in heavy seas at the Whale Cay Cut and sank on March 26, 2024. The top of the...
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  • Lat / Lon: N 26° 43.061' / W 077° 14.876'

SC: Beaufort River, Lady's Island Bridge, Temporary Deviation

  • Date Reported: Mar 6, 2024
  • Reporter: Ted Stehle
  • Source: CG SEC Charleston MSIB 06-24
  • Description:
    The Lady’s Island (Woods Memorial) Bridge across the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway (Beaufort River), mile 536.0, in Beaufort, South Carolina, has an approved temporary deviation to...
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  • Lat / Lon: N 32° 25.660' / W 080° 40.209'

BA: Kidd Cove - George Town .Two large boulders have fallen off of a barge

  • Date Reported: Jan 30, 2024
  • Reporter: Addison Chan
  • Source: sv Tackless Too via Facebook
  • Description:
    Two large boulders that were intended for the construction of the breakwater leading into Exuma Yacht club have fallen off of a construction barge. The...
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  • Lat / Lon: N 23° 30.295' / W 075° 45.918'