SAFETY/NORTH CAROLINA - NEW RIVER - FIRING EXERCISES FROM 01 AUGUST 2020 - 06 SEPTEMBER 2020/HAZ OPS/SEC NC BNM 335-20

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 08/30/2020 03:56 PM EDT

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THE RESTRICTED AREAS IN THE NEW RIVER, AS SHOWN ON NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CHART 11542 THAT WILL BE CLOSED TO NAVIGATION BECAUSE OF STONE BAY RIFLE RANGE FIRING EXERCISES DURING THE FOLLOWING
PERIODS:
STONE CREEK SECTOR  

 

12:01 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT – DAILY
STONE BAY SECTOR         

 

12:01 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT – DAILY
WEST OF THE 77 (DEG) 26 (MIN) LONGITUDE LINE.
THE RESTRICTED AREAS THAT MAY BE CLOSED TO NAVIGATION BECAUSE OF FIRING EXERCISES DURING THE FOLLOWING PERIODS:
TRAPS BAY SECTOR                

 

12:01 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT – DAILY
COURTHOUSE BAY SECTOR  

 

12:01 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT – DAILY
STONE BAY SECTOR               

 

12:01 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT – DAILY
EAST OF THE 77 (DEG) 26 (MIN) LONGITUDE LINE.
GREY POINT SECTOR              

 

12:01 A.M. TO MIDNIGHT – DAILY
FARNELL BAY SECTOR     

 

SUNRISE TO SUNSET – DAILY
MORGANS BAY SECTOR  

 

SUNRISE TO SUNSET – DAILY
JACKSONVILLE SECTOR    

 

SUNRISE TO SUNSET – DAILY
THE TARGET BOMBING AREA N1/BT-3 IMPACT AREA IN THE ATLANTIC OCEAN EAST OF THE NEW RIVER INLET AS SHOWN ON NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE CHART 11543, MAY BE CLOSED TO NAVIGATION BECAUSE OF FIRING EXERCISES DURING THE FOLLOWING PERIODS:
12:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. 30 AUG 20   

 

LIVE FIRE OPERATIONS (MCB-OPS, NSFS/UAS)
8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.  31 AUG 20 – 03 SEP 20   

 

LIVE FIRE OPERATIONS (2D AA BN, G-7) 

 

ATLANTIC INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY, INLAND WATERS IN THE BROWNS ISLAND INLET AREA BETWEEN BEAR CREEK AND ONSLOW BEACH, MAY BE CLOSED FOR FIRING EXERCISES DURING THE FOLLOWING PERIODS:
12:00 P.M. – 4:00 P.M. 30 AUG 20   

 

LIVE FIRE OPERATIONS (MCB-OPS, NSFS/UAS)
8:00 A.M. – 5:00 P.M.  31 AUG 20 – 03 SEP 20   

 

LIVE FIRE OPERATIONS
(2D AA BN, G-7) 

 

SHIP OPERATIONS CONSISTING OF LANDING CRAFT, AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES, AND HELICOPTERS MAY BE CONDUCTED IN THE ONSLOW BEACH OPERATING AREA AND ALL SECTORS OF NEW RIVER TO INCLUDE DIVE OPERATIONS.
DUE TO UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE ON BROWNS ISLAND AND IN THE ADJACENT WATERWAYS AND MARSH AREAS, BROWNS ISLAND IS OFF LIMITS TO ALL UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL.  VESSELS MAY TRANSIT THE SURROUNDING WATERS, HOWEVER NO VESSEL SHALL BOTTOM FISH OR ANCHOR.
MARINERS TRAVELING ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE NEW RIVER BETWEEN STONE BAY AND FARNELL BAY SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS SIGN POLES WITHOUT WORKING LIGHTS AND ARE LEANING OR SUBMERGED AS A RESULT OF HURRICANE FLORENCE AND PRESENT HAZARDS TO NAVIGATION.
THESE POLES ONCE HAD SIGNS DENOTING AREAS OF CAUTION AROUND THE STONE BAY RIFLE RANGE AND VERONA LOOP FIRING RANGES.
SIGNS ARE LOCATED ALONG THE STONE BAY, GREY POINT AND FARNELL BAY SECTORS OF THE NEW RIVER.  MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP LEJEUNE IS WORKING TO REPLACE THESE SIGNS.
RANGE CONTROL BOATS, MCIE-MCB CAMLEJ NORTH CAROLINA MONITOR CHANNEL 16 VHF-FM (156.8 MHZ) AND THE WORKING CHANNEL 82 VHF-FM
(161.725 MHZ).  RANGE CONTROL CAN BE REACHED BY PHONE AT 910-451-3064 OR 4449.