THIS WEEK'S NEWS, May 15, 2026

POLITICAL 

Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Association May Newsletter

ENVIRONMENT

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

NHC: TROPICAL STORM CHARTS AND UPDATES

2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook: A Potential Break? - Fred Pickhardt

South Carolina Gears Up for Heat Safety Week as Temperatures Rise - SCDNR

Here's what the upcoming rainy season looks like for South Florida - SunSentinel

NAVIGATION

ALL CURRENT LOCAL NOTICES TO MARINERS (including off ICW)

Southeast Marine Fuel Best Prices as of May 13

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.

LNM: AIWW MM:806.7, Fox Cut Light 3 Destroyed

LNM: AIWW MM:280.2, New River - Cape Fear River Buoy 121 Re-Established

LNM: AIWW MM:266.5, Banks Channel Buoy 9 Missing

LNM: AIWW MM:263.7, Banks Channel Daybeacon 19 Missing

LNM: AIWW MM:274.6, New River - Cape Fear River Daybeacon 108 Missing

LNM: OWW MM:137.6, Caloosahatchee River Daybeacon 60 Missing

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LNM: GIWW-West MM:629.7, Port Mansfield Channel Daybeacon 30 Destroyed

LNM: GIWW-West MM:455.6, Matagorda Bay Light 3 TRLB

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

LNM: GIWW-East MM:98.2, Round Island South Channel Light 3 Missing

LNM: OWW MM 122 Franklin Lock Closure, TODAY, 8am-Noon, May 13

LNM: GIWW-West MM:470.5, Matagorda Bay Buoy 50 Missing

LNM: GIWW-West MM:455.6, Matagorda Bay Light 3 Destroyed

LNM: OWW MM 122 Franklin Lock Closure, TOMORROW, 8am-Noon, May 13

LNM: AIWW MM:716.5, Amelia River Lighted Buoy 10 Improper Characteristics

LNM: GIWW MM:84.0, Siesta Key-Tampa Bay Daybeacon 34 Missing

LNM: AIWW MM:989.5, Great Pocket Daybeacon 12 Destroyed

LNM: OWW MM 122 Franklin Lock Closure, 8am-Noon, May 13

LNM: AIWW MM:888.4, Indian River (North Section) Light 55 Destroyed

LNM: GIWW MM:13.4, Redfish Pass Daybeacon 21 Destroyed

LNM: AIWW MM:960.8, Indian River (South Section) Daybeacon 172A Destroyed

LNM: AIWW MM:330.5, Cape Fear River - Little River Buoy 81 Temporarily Discontinued



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MARINAS AND ANCHORAGES

Last Week to Vote for Twin Dolphin Marina - off Tampa Bay on the Manatee River

Extended Fling to Staniel Cay Yacht Club, July 8-18 - Association of Bahamas Marinas

Happy Mother's Day from Key Lime Sailing Club and Cottages - Key Lime Sailing Club

FEATURED ARTICLES

National Safe Boating Week Starts Tomorrow - America's Boating Club / Power Squadrons (USPS)

Explainer: Navigational Realities Behind the Strait-of-Hormuz Standoff - Loose Cannon

 

"People flying off the boat." Blast hurts 11 people at Haulover Sandbar: witness Miami Herald



EDUCATION AND EVENT CALENDARS 

What's happening in Elizabeth City this weekend? - Elizabeth City

RESOURCE ARTICLES and TALL TALES

Cruisers' Net Weekly Newsletter - May 8, 2026

Securite, Securite, Securite: Mean People Will Be Blocked - Loose Cannon

Fast-Boat Feds Should Have Seen His Dinghy, Lighted or Not- Loose Cannon

Alaska Expedition Ship Misses Titanic Tsunami by Just 12 Hours - Loose Cannon

Our Coast: A Journey to Sleepy Creek - CoastalReview

Ted Turner, a Force of Nature, Passes Into History at 87 - Loose Cannon

THE LONGER WE STAY HERE, THE WORSE OUR HABITS BECOME - Janice Anne Wheeler, Sparring With Mother Nature

Border Patrol Boat Runs Down, Kills Man in a Dinghy - Loose Cannon

BOLO: The Owners of This Boat May Have Info on Missing Wife - Loose Cannon

2026 Air Dot Show Fort Lauderdale: TODAY AND TOMORROW - SunSentinel

Mr. Bad Example Wants To Be a Captain - Loose Cannon

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