SAFETY/SOUTHEAST OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK /RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE/CCGD1 BNM 0062-24
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 12/23/2024 07:23 AM EST
NOAA 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 JANUARY 3, 2025. 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 36 MINUTES NORTH, 39 DEGREES 56 MINUTES NORTH, 072 DEGREES 36 MINUTES WEST, 073 DEGREES 28 MINUTES WEST.
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