New Rock in Fish Egg Inlet

The following correspondence tells only part of the story. CHS’s first response was that reader Granston’s reported Joe’s Bay rock probably was the end of a reef already shown on the chart. As you can see, however, the matter didn’t end there. CHS looked further, and by golly our reader had found a rock the earlier surveys had missed. Make a note on Chart 3921.

Hi Gentlemen,

Looks like we have to eat some crow on this one. We had one of our surveyors take a look at this and sourced some new aerial photos. There is a rock pretty much as reported (slightly north of the position supplied) and we will shortly be issuing a Notice to Mariners. Thanks very much for the information and please keep in touch.

Cheers,
Dave Jackson, CHS

Hi, Dave [at CHS],

Could you hand this along to the appropriate people at CHS for review? I checked my electronic charts last night and this might or might not be a new rock. It might simply be part of the reef that extends from the north shore. Mr. Cranston’s GPS probably was off by a boat length, which could be misleading.

Please let me know what your chart people think.

Thanks,
Bob Hale

We cruised to Alaska last year and on our return we stayed in Joe's Bay and saw a rock that did not appear to be plotted. It is located approximately at 51 38.994N and 127 45.567W. It is covered at high tide.

—Gordon Granston

Here is some additional data that was posted in February 2005:

Notice to Mariners advises of an uncharted rock in Fish Egg Inlet, on the Central B.C. Coast. The rock is located at 51°37'00.7"N / 127°41'25.2"W, with a depth of 0.3 meters at zero tide. The rock should be marked on your Chart 3921 with the legend R, and legend Rep(2004). In general terms, the rock is located at the east end of Fish Egg Inlet, between the south tip of the 74-meter island and the mainland.