T&T: Alligator River grounding - revisited (literally)...

[Ralph J. Malozzi]

Around July 5th or 6th, 2005 I nervously navigated this area and found 4.5' 
(I draw 4').

I thought I had somehow screwed up, but it sounds like I'm not the only one.

Ralph Malozzi
m/v Sabella
MS390
New Bern, NC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeffrey Siegel" <jeffrey.siegel@activecenter.com>
To: <trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 5:33 PM
Subject: T&T: Alligator River grounding - revisited (literally)...


>A week or so ago there was a discussion about grounding at the mouth of the
> Alligator River. I passed through that exact area yesterday and guess 
> what?
> I had a soft grounding and was stuck for a few minutes.
>
> I was extremely prepared for transiting this area. We made use of all aids
> available to us.  We did not, in any way, rely on the electronics.  There
> were quite a few comments about this when the original posting was made.
> The reality is that this area is an absolute hazard to navigation for
> anything that draws more than 5 feet unless you have local knowledge.  We
> continuously heard groundings that were happening at the spot all day 
> long.
>
> I put a chart snippet of the area on my blog - 
> www.mvacappella.blogspot.com
> - along with an explanation and analysis of the area.
>
> ================
> Jeffrey Siegel
> M/V aCappella
> DeFever 53PH
> W1ACA/WDB4350
> Castine, Maine
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