Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 12-42, Santa Monica
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WARNING: The recent storms have washed the sand from Venice Beach along the
Jetty and it has settled at the MDR North entrance. In a matter of 10 days, the
depth at the North entrance went from about 18-20 feet to about 16 inches or
less at low tide. The
Shoal is around 75+ feet in length from the Jetty toward the Breakwater at this
time. Fortunately, it's soft sand but it's very dense. Baywatch & the Sheriff are suggesting that if you depart via the North entrance, try to hug the
Breakwater and go slow. If you use the South entrance, also be careful and
go slow.
THE U.S. COAST GUARD
TERMINATED THE TRANSMISSION OF ALL U.S. LORAN-C SIGNALS
EFFECTIVE 2000Z 08 FEB 2010. AT THAT TIME, THE U.S. LORAN-C SIGNAL BECAME
UNUSABLE AND PERMANENTLY DISCONTINUED. THIS TERMINATION DOES NOT AFFECT
U.S. PARTICIPATION IN THE RUSSIAN-AMERICAN OR CANADIAN LORAN-C CHAINS.
U.S. PARTICIPATION IN THESE CHAINS WILL CONTINUE TEMPORARILY IN ACCORDANCE WITH
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS.
Good Samaritans in California will now be
protected from lawsuits under two new laws signed by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on
August 5, 2009. See details
here.
Recent Rule Change: Vessels less than 20
Meters (65 feet) in length are no longer required to carry a bell. See rule
33A on the Navcen
Changes
page.
Note: As of February 1, 2009, 121.5/243 MHz.
EPIRBs are no longer being monitored. For more information, see this page
on EPIRBs.
If you live in L.A. County and have a cell phone or
VOIP line, be sure to register it on the new L.A. County reverse 911 emergency
system, Alert LA
County.