Cow Key Channel, between Stock Island and Key West, is narrow and and marked by private daybeacons.
Caution: A shoal that bares is about 0.2 mile SSW of the SW point of Cow Key. It was reported that the channel was subject to frequent change. Mariners are advised to seek local knowledge before entering the channel. Two fixed highway bridges with a least width of 36 feet and clearance of 9 feet cross the channel between the keys.
An overhead cable crosses the channel with a least clearance of 25 feet.
2010/03/7
Update
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Cow Key Channel, entre Stock Island et Key West, est étroit et balisé.
Attention au haut-fond à environ 0,2 M au SSW du point SW de Cow Key. Il faut être prudent en empruntant le passage car celui-ci est sujet à l'ensablement. Il est conseillé de se renseigner auprès des marins locaux avant de prendre le canal. Deux ponts routiers fixes, d'une largeur minimale de 70 m, traversent le canal. Un câble aérien traverse aussi le canal à une hauteur de 7,5 m.
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Cow Key Channel, between Stock Island and Key West, is narrow and and marked by private daybeacons.
Cow Key Channel, entre Stock Island et Key West, est étroit et balisé.
