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

[Gregory Han]

In that same stretch there is a steel H pile with a sign down at
waterlevel facing south.  WIth waves or poor visibility it will sink
your boat for sure. It is about 50 yards  north of the charted channel
midway down the dotted lines on the chart marking the channel at the
northern entrance to the Alligator River.  It had no fouling so it
was recent.

On 11/1/06, Jeffrey Siegel <jeffrey.siegel@activecenter.com> wrote:
> 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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Greg and Susan Han
Allegria Krogen Whaleback #16