Coast Guard Urges Caution For Boaters Between Barneget, Cape May

BARNEGAT, N.J. — The Coast Guard sent a reminder to boaters to use caution while traveling the Intracoastal Waterway between Barnegat and Cape May.

Twenty aids to navigation pylons were damaged by winter ice. They've been marked with wreck buoys to alert mariners of their presence below the water's surface.

The Coast Guard reminds boaters that buoys can shift during tidal fluctuations. They recommend transit using the center of the channel when applicable.

“Our primary concern is for the safety of the maritime community and the waterways," Captain Scott Anderson, Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay Commander, said in a statement. "Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Cape May has removed six of the original 26 aids which were damaged by ice, and currently our teams are in planning stages to remove the remaining 20.”

Boaters who believe they encountered an unmarked damaged pylon can report them to the Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay at 215-271-4807.

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