Another Bahamas COVID Update

I think that every place is running blind and walking a wobbly line between instituting the extreme rules needed to control this virus and all the people who say 'but don't inconvenience me to do it'. Then add in those who say it's a hoax and resist any attempts to reduce the spread and this is what you've got; every local leader doing what he or she wants. Maybe they're trying to save people's lives; maybe they're just trying to save their jobs.

Hopefully the virus agrees with your timetable. What you neglect to consider is the number sick, spending weeks or months with a tube down their throats, how that impacts their society and drains their resources. Today there was a man on the news who had to get a double lung transplant. I wouldn't count on any normalcy until a vaccine is found, proven safe and effective and distributed.

Ok so if I get the test and do all the required stuff before entering, once I clear am I stuck at the dock or can I leave Bimini daily to go float and play in the water or am I stuck sitting at the dock? No one can seem to tell me. I only want to go over for 4 days, so I get it, I cannot go into town, I just want to go to Sapona, Honeymoon Harbor etc. But I want to go back to the marina nightly. Anyone here know if that is "legal" under the current regs?

Yes it is legal if you don't go ashore when you leave the dock.......Honeymoon harbor....Sapora.....all good......besides it's Bimini, nobody enforces anything there........

Perfect... Thanks Capt. J Funny how they make it so confusing I think most weekend boaters just gave up. I went to Post Card Inn down in the Keys 2 weeks ago just to get out of town, it was great but it is not the Bahamas

Amen.

You know that science has not disproven the ability to garner the virus via the internet. Just keep walking the party line.

Ok so I read somewhere that I cannot find now you also have to file some form on a website if you are entering on a boat now? I cannot find it, any of you know where I can get it?

Here:
https://travel.gov.bs/

You need to send an email to this: sheltering@bahamasmaritime.com

They will send you a form to fill out, unfortunately from the first email to receiving the approval back was 4 days!
I sent an email just prior to departure, received a reply two days later asking to fill form out, which I did and submitted, two days later I got the approval from BMA.
I had already cleared in at Chub, and made my way to Albany before the first reply!
The C&I in Chub never asked me for it, seems if you are going to Nassau you might need it, elsewhere I doubt it.
I do believe they are going to do away with it.

Thanks for posting. I remembered seeing this, but didn't recall where it was...

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Perfect... that was it, I just don't remember where I saw this before. I think it was an email I got from one of the Bahamas Marina's that I am on their mailing list.

I don't see Exuma listed, but I also don't believe it is excluded by this release. My interpretation is that the Bahamas are open minus Grand Bahama and Nassau. But then again that's a Facebook message. Are we to believe the source?

Basically, I can't find this message on any of the Bahama gov sites.