Reporting Navigation Alerts
Date Posted: November 21, 2023
Source: Staff Report

The submission of Navigation Alerts through Waterway Guide's Explorer plays a vital role in ensuring the safety and smooth sailing of boaters everywhere. By promptly sharing crucial information such as hazards in the water, lock closures, or any other potential obstacles, you become an active participant in fostering a community of informed and responsible seafarers.

While you're out cruising, if you notice a navigation alert that hasn't been reported, here's how you can help.

Step 1: Head to Waterway Guide's Explorer on your mobile device or laptop. With your current location enabled, the map should land in your approximate cruising area.

Step 2: Click the "Add Icon" button as shown in the screenshot below.

 

 

Step 3: Log in if you have not already done so.

 

Step 4: Fill in a detailed report of the navigation alert you encountered, and submit.

 

With hundreds of thousands of boaters using WaterwayGuide.com regularly before and during their cruising adventures, your navigation alert submission is an impactful contribution to our community.

Want to find recent navigation alerts in your cruising area? Either filter your view within Explorer using the dropdown pictured below, or head to https://www.waterwayguide.com/urgent-nav-alerts to find all of the most recent alerts.

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