SAFETY/SOUTHWEST OF MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MASSACHUSETTS /RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE/CCGD1 BNM 0045-24
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 08/26/2024 02:21 PM EDTNOAA FISHERIES ANNOUNCES THAT A VOLUNTARY VESSEL SPEED RESTRICTION ZONE UNDER THE RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT SOUTHWEST OF MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MASSACHUSETTS TO PROTECT RIGHT WHALES. THIS RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SEPTEMBER 8, 2024. NOAA REQUESTS MARINERS TO ROUTE AROUND THIS ZONE OR TRANSIT THROUGH IT AT TEN KNOTS OR LESS.
THE SOUTHWEST OF MARTHA’S VINEYARD SLOW ZONE AREA IS BOUNDED BY: 40 DEGREES 41 MINUTES NORTH, 40 DEGREES 01 MINUTES NORTH, 071 DEGREES 17 MINUTES WEST, 072 DEGREES 07 MINUTES WEST.
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