Mile 0 (Day 155)

Okeechobee Waterway Mile 0 (aka the Crossroads)

From: Riverwatch Marina, Stuart, FL Okeechobee Waterway MM 9.5
To: Faber Cove, Ft. Pierce, FL AIW MM 966.2
L/L: 27 27 95N 80 17 75W
Distance Traveled: 35.1
Hours Underway: 5.5
Hours Motoring: 5.5
Hours Sailing: 0
Elapsed Time: 5.5
Average Speed:

Weather: Morning showers then cloudy all day; temp range mid 60s to low 80s; wind range 10 – 12 knots East

The defective part (a CDI)

Comment: “Sunshine” was repaired in the late morning and by 1250 hours we were underway. We motored back down the St. Lucie River, past Sunset Bay Anchorage and to the Crossroads and the AIW. The weather was warm and overcast with generally light wind. The foul current turned favorable as we rode the flood tide toward Faber Cove.

The radio log included notations about the Lady Michelle on fire in Port Everglades inlet. Apparently a cruise ship was treading water near the inlet, waiting for permission to enter and proceed to her dock. Two fire boats were discharged and Coast Guard Sector Miami was in close communication with them as they were made their way to the scene. Later in the day, we heard the cruise ship received permission to enter the inlet, but never heard the disposition of the Lady Michelle.