SAFETY/FL - GULF OF MEXICO/HAZARD/CCGD8 BNM 0062-24

1. DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF HURRICANE DEBBY, AIDS TO NAVIGATION, STRUCTURES OR PLATFORMS IN THE GULF OF MEXICO AND SURROUNDING WATERS, MAY BE DAMAGED, DESTROYED OR SUBMERGED. LIGHTED AND UNLIGHTED BUOYS MAY HAVE MOVED FROM ASSIGNED POSITIONS, BE DAMAGED, EXTINGUISHED, SUNK, OR OTHERWISE MADE INOPERATIVE. MARINERS SHOULD NOT RELY COMPLETELY UPON THE POSITION OR OPERATION OF AN AID TO NAVIGATION IN THESE AREAS, BUT SHOULD ALSO EMPLOY SUCH OTHER METHODS OF DETERMINING POSITION AS MAY BE AVAILABLE. WRECKS AND SUBMERGED OBSTRUCTIONS MAY HAVE MOVED FROM CHARTED LOCATIONS AND PIPELINES MAY HAVE BECOME UNCOVERED OR MOVED DUE TO STORM SURGES. MARINERS ARE URGED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION AND REPORT ALL AIDS TO NAVIGATION DISCREPANCIES AND HAZARDS TO THE NEAREST U.S. COAST GUARD UNIT.
2. ALL SECTORS SHOULD BROADCAST SPANISH AND VIETNAMESE VERSIONS, AS APPROPRIATE. SECTORS SHOULD UTILIZE THE FOREIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER SERVICES.
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