THIS WEEK'S NEWS, April 3, 2026

POLITICAL

Good News for South Carolina Boaters - PROPERTY TAXES!

Carolina Long Bay wind energy firm takes Trump buyout - Coastal Review

ENVIRONMENT

*** From NHC: No Tropical Storm Activity Expected in Next 7 Days**

NHC: TROPICAL STORM CHARTS AND UPDATES

Earth's energy imbalance - Inside Climate News (ICN)

Is the Atlantic Shifting Gears? - Fred Pickhardt

NAVIGATION

ALL CURRENT LOCAL NOTICES TO MARINERS (including off ICW)

Southeast Marine Fuel Best Prices as of April 1

Note: LTMs only on or near waterways are listed here. Click the above link "ALL CURRENT LOCAL NOTICES TO MARINERS" for the complete list of current LTMs.

South Mills Lock Closure - April 20-22, Dismal Swamp Canal, AICW Alternate Route

LNM: GIWW MM:66.7, Venice Inlet-Siesta Key Daybeacon 49A Missing

LNM: AIWW MM:1,090.7, Biscayne Bay Light 64 Destroyed

LNM: AIWW MM:662.3, Buttermilk Sound Light 219 Missing

LNM: AIWW MM:834.4, Halifax River Light 52 Destroyed

LNM: AIWW MM:265.7, Banks Channel Lighted Buoy 11 Missing

LNM: AIWW MM:211.5, Bogue Sound Daybeacon 11 Missing

LNM: AIWW MM:92.9, Alligator River Light WR24 Missing

LNM: AIWW MM:461.0, Winyah Bay-Charleston Harbor Daybeacon 119 TRUB

LNM: GIWW MM:28.4, Boca Grande Yacht Basin Channel Light 7 Set TRLB

LNM: AIWW MM:246.0, New River Channel Buoy 11 Missing

LNM: AIWW MM:65.1, Great Bridge to Albemarle Sound Buoy 168 Missing

LNM: AIWW MM:461.0, Winyah Bay-Charleston Harbor Daybeacon 119 Destroyed

LNM: AIWW MM:569.9, Ramshorn Creek Lighted Buoy 40 Missing

LNM: AIWW MM:712.2, Cumberland Sound Shoal Light A Extinguished

LNM: GIWW MM:120.7, Bay Pines Channel Daybeacon 3 Destroyed

LNM: AIWW MM:1,015.8, Lake Worth North Light 30A Improper Characteristics

LNM: AIWW MM:9.1, Elizabeth River Southern Branch Light 37 Destroyed

LNM: AIWW MM:395.1, Little River-Winyah Bay Light 83 Extinguished

LNM: AIWW MM:400.3, Little River-Winyah Bay Daybeacon 91 Missing

LNM: GIWW-West MM:667.9, Port Isabel Channel Leading Light is Dim

LNM: GIWW-West MM:669.9, Brownsville Channel E Outbound Directional Light Extinguished

LNM: GIWW-West MM:677.1, Brownsville Channel Light 45 Temporarily Disestablished

LNM: AIWW MM:939.9, River Run Daybeacon 5 Destroyed

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MARINAS AND ANCHORAGES

Cruiser Appreciation Day - April 12, Fort Myers Beach, FL

FEATURED ARTICLES

South Mills Lock Closure - April 20-22, Dismal Swamp Canal, AICW Alternate Route

He Tinkers With Anchors as a Fun 'Science Project' - Loose Cannon

EDUCATION AND EVENT CALENDARS 

What's Happening At the Sea Pines Resort (May 2026), Harbour Town Yacht Basin, SC AICW MM 565

What's Happening At the Sea Pines Resort (April 2026), Harbour Town Yacht Basin, SC AICW MM 565

Fishermen's Village April 2026 Calendars, Punta Gorda, FL

RESOURCE ARTICLES and TALL TALES

Cruisers' Net Weekly Newsletter - March 27, 2026

O DRAG - Janice Anne Wheeler, Sparring With Mother Nature

Back in the Fight, Houthis Use Simrad Boat Radars To Hit Ships - Loose Cannon

Dress for success when fishing or else you might get burned - Coastal Review

South Carolina Pump Out Locations Interactive Map - SCDNR

Nation's First-ever Jellyfish Museum in Pompano Beach - SunSentinel

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