Hi Joel, Coincidentally I was just looking yesterday at NOAA Chart 12204 (https://charts.noaa.gov/PDFs/12204.pdf <https://charts.noaa.gov/PDFs/12204.pdf>, 39th edition dated June 2018, last corrected 10/8/2019).
Its note B about the Oregon Inlet refers to the USCG Fifth District’s Local Notices to Mariners at https://navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=lnmDistrict®ion=5 <https://navcen.uscg.gov/?pageName=lnmDistrict®ion=5>. The latest of those, https://navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lnms/lnm05212020.pdf <https://navcen.uscg.gov/pdf/lnms/lnm05212020.pdf>, and Chart 12204’s Note B, refer to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Wilmington, North Carolina District hydrographic survey information at http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/HydrographicSurveys.aspx <http://www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/HydrographicSurveys.aspx>. The latest Army Corps survey maps of the Oregon Inlet are at https://www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/Hydrographic-Surveys/Manteo-Oregon-Inlet/ <https://www.saw.usace.army.mil/Missions/Navigation/Hydrographic-Surveys/Manteo-Oregon-Inlet/>. The bar was last surveyed May 11th and shows a depth of 8 feet over the bar: https://saw-nav.usace.army.mil/MANTEO-OREGON/OREGON_INLET_EAST/Oregon_Inlet_Bar.pdf <https://saw-nav.usace.army.mil/MANTEO-OREGON/OREGON_INLET_EAST/Oregon_Inlet_Bar.pdf>. The map of the Oregon Inlet Bridge, updated May 21, shows 14-16 feet of water in the channel under the bridge: https://saw-nav.usace.army.mil/MANTEO-OREGON/OREGON_INLET_EAST/Oregon_Inlet_Bridge.pdf <https://saw-nav.usace.army.mil/MANTEO-OREGON/OREGON_INLET_EAST/Oregon_Inlet_Bridge.pdf>. West of the Oregon Inlet Bridge, the map shows at least 12 feet of water to get to the Old House Channel, and was last updated March 17th: https://saw-nav.usace.army.mil/MANTEO-OREGON/OREGON_INLET_WEST/Oregon_Inlet_West.pdf <https://saw-nav.usace.army.mil/MANTEO-OREGON/OREGON_INLET_WEST/Oregon_Inlet_West.pdf>. With your 7’ draft, it might be dicey getting across that bar. Might want to look at the latest maps as your trip date approaches, and call the USCG Fifth District or Army Corps Wilmington District. Cheers, Randy > On May 29, 2020, at 9:49 AM, Joel Aronson via CnC-List > <[email protected]> wrote: > > All, > > Bermuda is off the table due to Covid, so we are going to Charleston. > > Plan is to stay outside, but it looks like Oregon Inlet is dredged to 14 > feet. Can anyone confirm it? I'd like to be able to bail out before > Hatteras if the weather is bad. > > -- > Joel > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each and > every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - use > PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray >
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