Coast Guard issues safety broadcast after SpaceX rocket lands in water

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 12/05/2018 04:30 PM EST

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Coast Guard issues safety broadcast after SpaceX rocket lands in water


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard issued a Safety Marine Information Broadcast (SMIB) Wednesday after the SpaceX rocket "Falcon 9" landed in the water off the coast of Cape Canaveral.

The SMIB instructs all mariners to remain a minimum of two nautical miles away from the rocket.

A Coast Guard Station Port Canaveral 45-foot Response Boat – Medium crew is on scene monitoring while SpaceX is implementing their response plan.

There are no reports of pollution.

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