SAFETY/FL - GULF OF MEXICO/HAZARD/CCGD8 BNM 0060-24

AS TROPICAL STORM DEBBY APPROACHES, AIDS TO NAVIGATION AND STRUCTURES IN THE GULF OF MEXICO AND SURROUNDING WATERS MAY BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. LIGHTED AND UNLIGHTED BUOYS MAY MOVE FROM ASSIGNED POSITIONS, SINK, BE DAMAGED, EXTINGUISHED, OR OTHERWISE MADE INOPERATIVE. MARINERS SHOULD NOT RELY UPON THE POSITION OR OPERATION OF AN AID TO NAVIGATION IN THESE AREAS, BUT SHOULD EMPLOY SUCH OTHER METHODS OF DETERMINING POSITION AS MAY BE AVAILABLE. WRECKS AND SUBMERGED OBSTRUCTIONS MAY MOVE FROM CHARTED LOCATIONS AND PIPELINES MAY BECOME UNCOVERED OR MOVE DUE TO THE FORCE OF STORM SURGE. STORM SURGE AND WINDS MAY CREATE SHOALS IN AFFECTED WATERS. DRAWBRIDGES MAY DEVIATE FROM NORMAL OPERATING PROCEDURES AND SOME BRIDGES MAY BE UNABLE TO OPEN DUE TO HIGH WINDS OR TO FACILITATE EVACUATION OF LAND TRAFFIC. MARINERS SHOULD ANTICIPATE BRIDGE CLOSURES BY LISTENING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AND COAST GUARD BROADCASTS ON TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. BECAUSE OF THE UNCERTAINTY OF TROPICAL STORM MOVEMENTS AND BRIDGE CLOSURES, MARINERS SHOULD SEEK PASSAGE THROUGH DRAWBRIDGES WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE ARRIVAL OF GALE FORCE WINDS. LOCKS AND NAVIGATION STRUCTURES WILL PASS NAVIGATION UNTIL SUCH TIME THAT WATER LEVELS AND WIND CONDITIONS WARRANT OPERATIONS UNSAFE. THE STRUCTURES WILL THEN CLOSE IN ACCORDANCE WITH HURRICANE PROCEDURES. MARINERS WILL BE GIVEN AS MUCH NOTICE AS
POSSIBLE WHEN STRUCTURES ARE TO CLOSE; HOWEVER, THESE STRUCTURES MAY CLOSE ON SHORT NOTICE OR WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE ACTUAL STORM. MARINERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
2. ALL SECTORS SHOULD BROADCAST SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE VERSIONS, AS APPROPRIATE. SECTORS SHOULD UTILIZE THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER SERVICES.
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