SAFETY/SOUTHEAST OF NEW YORK CITY/RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE/CCGD1 BNM 0033-24
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 07/05/2024 09:43 AM EDTNOAA FISHERIES ANNOUNCES THAT A VOLUNTARY VESSEL SPEED RESTRICTION ZONE UNDER THE RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT SOUTHEAST OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK TO PROTECT RIGHT WHALES. THIS RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE IS IN EFFECT THROUGH JULY 18, 2024. NOAA REQUESTS MARINERS TO ROUTE AROUND THIS ZONE OR TRANSIT THROUGH IT AT TEN KNOTS OR LESS.
THE SOUTHEAST OF NEW YORK SLOW ZONE AREA IS BOUNDED BY: 40 DEGREES 17 MINUTES NORTH, 39 DEGREES 33 MINUTES NORTH, 071 DEGREES 34 MINUTES WEST, 072 DEGREES 32 MINUTES WEST.
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