SAFETY/SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET/RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE/CCGD1 BNM 0046-24
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 08/27/2024 12:11 PM EDTNOAA FISHERIES ANNOUNCES THAT A VOLUNTARY VESSEL SPEED RESTRICTION ZONE UNDER THE RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE PROGRAM IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET, 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 SOUTHEAST OF NANTUCKET SLOW ZONE AREA IS BOUNDED BY: 40 DEGREES 35 MINUTES NORTH, 39 DEGREES 55 MINUTES NORTH, 068 DEGREES 41 MINUTES WEST, 069 DEGREES 31 MINUTES WEST.
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