Just as it did last July, the levee washed into the canal due to the heavy rains we experienced earlier this week. I do not yet see the announcement on the Mobile District USACE site, but our local TV news a showed USACE spox saying the waterway is closed to commercial traffic and all pleasure craft with a draft exceeding 7 feet. That is not so bad for the average cruiser, but those traveling along the waterway may find they must n=move to one side of the canal to pass the washouts. The temporary repair at or near mile 263 has apparently washed out again, and there was notice that another significant washout had occurred near the western end of the canal (at the eastern end of Chocktawhatchee Bay). Rich Gano Calypso (1972 Grand Banks 42) Panama City, FL