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katefears
- Jul 16, 2020
- 2 min
Bahamas Travel Requirements, July 13, 2020
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS PRE-DEPARTURE & ARRIVAL Prior to departing for The Bahamas: STEP 1: Travellers are required to complete an...
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katefears
- Jul 8, 2020
- 5 min
New Customs Check-out Fee
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor nhartnell@tribunemedia.net New Customs “check-out” processes have created “another obstacle to...
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katefears
- Jun 25, 2020
- 2 min
More Bahamas Updates 6/25/20
Below is a link with information on COVID Protocols for those wishing to enter The Bahamas June 15 – 30. https://covid19.gov.bs/travel/ ...
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katefears
- Jun 8, 2020
- 3 min
More Updates from Abacos, Eleuthera and Long Island
Thanks to our friends in The Bahamas who are responding to our request for an update on their facilities and services. The picture gets...
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katefears
- Jun 6, 2020
- 5 min
Responses to Update Request from Bahamas Businesses
We at Explorer Chartbooks recently sent out a request for updates from Bahamian services and facilities. We are so pleased with the...
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katefears
- Jun 6, 2020
- 1 min
Update on Rubis Marine Fuel Stations
FROM RUBIS: Below you will find the updated locations for the marinas currently open: Abaco Marinas: Spanish Cay Treasure Cay Schooner...
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katefears
- Jun 6, 2020
- 1 min
Update from US Embassy in Nassau
Please click on the link below to find the June 2 update from the US Embassy in Nassau: https://bs.usembassy.gov/health-alert-u-s-embassy...
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katefears
- Jun 5, 2020
- 1 min
Walkers Cay is coming back!
Email Hello All, This is to let you know that Walkers Cay will be coming back and be the sportfish destination again for the Abacos! We...
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katefears
- May 6, 2020
- 1 min
Spanish Wells bridge to Russell Island has collapsed
A REPORT FROM EYEWITNESS NEWS, BAHAMAS– The bridge from Spanish Wells to Russell Island has collapsed, cutting off access to the islands...
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katefears
- May 5, 2020
- 1 min
Cruising Permit Update
CRUISING PERMIT UPDATE – from the Bahamas Customs Department: “Because of the Emergency Orders that are in place, any vessel in Bahamian...
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katefears
- Apr 16, 2020
- 1 min
Bahamas Protocols for Cruising Yachts
Here is the latest official proclamation from the Bahamas Government on Foreign Yachts in the Bahamas: GENERAL PROTOCOLS FOR BOATS,...
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katefears
- Apr 8, 2020
- 1 min
Returning to the US
From Chris Parker: We heard from a client who tried to clear into Miami Monday and was turned away, but we are not sure of the details....
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katefears
- Apr 2, 2020
- 1 min
Cruisers Going Ashore in the Bahamas
Warning from a fellow cruiser: To ALL CRUISERS TRANSITING The Bahamas: It has been reported from permanent residents in Eleuthera...
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katefears
- Mar 20, 2020
- 1 min
Electronic Explorer Charts
It has just come to our attention that there are a number of boats heading north from the Caribbean with no Explorer hard-copy charts...
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katefears
- Feb 29, 2020
- 1 min
Visual Piloting Rules must be used entering Bimini Harbour
Both red and green buoys are now missing at the entrance to Bimini Harbour. The shoal extending south from Entrance Point of North Bimini...
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katefears
- Feb 26, 2020
- 1 min
Navigational Hazard near the Berry Islands
A large excavator is now resting in approximately 3 meters of water, one and half miles south of the western tip of Little Stirrup Cay,...
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katefears
- Feb 24, 2020
- 1 min
New edition of Explorer Chartbook Far Bahamas
The new 7th edition of the Explorer Chartbook Far Bahamas and Turks and Caicos has gone to press. Check back here on the Chatter to see...
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