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ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. - The Coast Guard Cutter Elm relocated eight buoys and placed two additional buoys to ensure a safe navigation route in the Beaufort Inlet Channel Wednesday - Sunday. "I am proud and pleased of our proactive response to ensure navigation safety in the port of Morehead City," said Cmdr. John Kennedy, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Elm. The channel has shifted to the west between Beaufort Inlet Channel lighted buoys 11 and 12, and Morehead City Channel lighted buoys 18 and 19. The two new buoys added are Beaufort Inlet Channel lighted buoy 14A and Beaufort Inlet Channel lighted buoy 13. Additional details concerning the aids to navigation changes can be found in the Local Notice to Mariners at http://www.navcen.uscg.gov/Lnm/d5/default.htm Read the full article.
