Scott here. Today we are leaving Columbus, MS and heading to another anchorage. This anchorage is just past our third lock for the day. That will leave us with only 2 more locks until we are in Mobile Bay! That is great news!!

If the locks slow us down, we will have multiple options for anchorages before the third lock so that isn’t too much of a concern. Here is what the day will look like.

Initial Plan
Date: October 28, 2023
Route name in Aqua Maps: TD: 10/29/23 Option 2 (Columbus, MS to Tombigbee Oxbow anchorage)
Nebo Link: Click here
Crew: Captain Scott, 1st Mate Rita, & K9 Jazzy
Start at: 7:00 am
End at: 5:45 pm
Total Time: 10:42 hours (7:42 travel time + 3 locks)
Distance: 69.3 miles
Fuel Plan: 35 gallons

Hazards for the day
TM 1.0 (mm 334.7): Stennis Lock
TM 28.9 (mm 306.8): Bevill Lock
TM 36.35 (mm 299): DANGER green buoy just below the water line in the channel 25 yards from LDB.
TM 45.1 (mm 290.1): Several green buoys relocated by flooding. Do not follow the markers follow the chart.
TM 68.54 (mm266.1): Heflin Lock

The anchorage is right after the lock. You can see a green anchor in the photo.

Weather Prediction
Date/Time Check: 10/28/23 @ 8 pm
Leaving from: Columbus, MS @ 7 am

Windy (ECMWF):
Wind: 5 mph, gusts to 11 mph, out of the South
Temp: 64 degrees
Waves: NA