SAFETY/VA- RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE- EAST OF VIRGINIA BEACH/RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE/CCGD5 BNM 0059-25
U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 02/16/2025 06:52 PM EST
1. NOAA FISHERIES ANNOUNCES THAT MULTIPLE VOLUNTARY VESSEL SPEED RESTRICTION ZONES UNDER THE RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONE PROGRAM ARE CURRENTLY IN EFFECT EAST OF VIRGINIA BEACH, VIRGINIA TO PROTECT RIGHT WHALES. THESE RIGHT WHALE SLOW ZONES ARE IN EFFECT THROUGH MARCH 3, 2025. NOAA REQUESTS MARINERS TO ROUTE AROUND THIS ZONE OR TRANSIT THROUGH IT AT TEN KNOTS OR LESS. THE EAST OF VIRGINIA BEACH SLOW ZONE AREAS ARE BOUNDED BY: 37 DEGREES 29 MINUTES NORTH, 36 DEGREES 23 MINUTES NORTH, 074 DEGREES 48 MINUTES WEST, 075 DEGREES 53 MINUTES WEST.
2. INFORMATION ABOUT VOLUNTARY VESSEL SPEED RESTRICTIONS CAN ALSO BE FOUND AT: HTTPS://WWW.FISHERIES.NOAA.GOV/NATIONAL/ENDANGERED-SPECIES-CONSERVATION/REDUCING-VESSEL-STRIKES-NORTH-ATLANTIC-RIGHT-WHALES. UNQUOTE
3. FOR SECTOR VIRGINIA AND SECTOR NORTH CAROLINA, BROADCAST UNTIL CANCELLED.
CANCEL AT//032345Z MAR 25//
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