Hazard spot
Gulf of Honduras and Mosquito Coast: Shallows and grounding
Gulf of Honduras and Mosquito Coast: Extensive reefs and banks that many charts place inaccurately. Navigation is by eye with the sun high.
- Cause
- Shallows and grounding
- Main season
- all year
- Position
- 15° 30,0' N 083° 30,0' W
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Gulf of Honduras and Mosquito Coast: how the place works
Off the coast of Belize, Honduras and Nicaragua lies the second largest barrier reef in the world, with extensive banks and cays that are only partly charted. The trade wind holds steady from the east, and the reef edges drop away steeply.
Gulf of Honduras and Mosquito Coast: what breaks there
Reef contact is the damage of this area, and coral is hard: what would be a scrape on sand is a hole here. Salvage in many cases means divers, airbags and days of waiting.
Gulf of Honduras and Mosquito Coast: what this means for your policy
Check whether reef contact is covered and how far salvage costs extend. In this area the salvage limit decides whether a boat is saved or left where it is.
Read this in full: A grounding is not a small claimCruising range
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