SAFETY/TX, LA, MS, AL, FL - GULF OF AMERICA (GULF OF MEXICO)/SPACE OPERATIONS/CCGD8 BNM 0019-25

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 02/28/2025 05:01 PM EST

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1. SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS, WHICH MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SURFACE VESSELS, WILL BE CONDUCTED IN BOCA CHICA, TEXAS, ON MAR 03, 2025, BETWEEN 2330Z AND 0109Z, ON MAR 04, 2025. HAZARD AREAS EXTEND ACROSS THE GULF OF AMERICA (MEXICO) AND ARE BOUND BY THE FOLLOWING APPROXIMATE POSITIONS:
A. HIGH RISK HAZARD AREA
25-54-00.0N 097-05-02.0W,
25-49-59.3N 096-59-59.2W,
25-47-58.5N 096-51-05.1W,
25-47-28.1N 096-44-06.2W,
25-40-47.8N 095-34-27.1W,
25-35-39.7N 095-06-16.4W,
25-30-55.5N 094-25-59.9W,
25-45-14.1N 094-12-18.4W,
25-55-10.6N 094-11-57.3W,
26-08-54.3N 094-24-42.7W,
26-07-03.9N 095-00-27.6W,
26-05-54.6N 095-35-05.6W,
26-09-59.5N 096-44-44.8W,
26-09-59.8N 096-51-00.1W,
26-02-59.6N 097-07-00.1W,
26-01-59.9N 097-12-00.0W AND
25-57-00.1N 097-11-59.8W.
B. HAZARD AREA
25-58-00N 097-12-00W,
26-02-00N 097-11-00W,
26-05-00N 097-07-00W,
26-07-00N 097-04-00W,
26-08-00N 096-59-00W,
26-12-00N 096-54-00W,
26-21-00N 096-39-00W,
26-28-00N 096-28-00W,
26-30-00N 096-24-00W,
26-35-00N 095-55-00W,
26-44-00N 093-15-00W,
26-31-00N 089-52-00W,
25-35-00N 088-35-00W,
24-19-00N 081-56-00W,
22-47-00N 075-26-00W,
21-25-00N 071-31-00W,
22-03-00N 074-52-00W,
23-08-00N 078-56-00W,
23-37-00N 080-59-00W,
24-28-00N 085-22-00W,
24-44-00N 087-50-00W,
25-04-00N 090-58-00W,
24-28-00N 092-26-00W,
25-17-00N 096-23-00W AND
25-54-00N 097-07-00W.
2. BACK-UP LAUNCH DATES INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:
04MAR25, 2330Z – 05MAR25, 0109Z
05MAR25, 2330Z – 06MAR25, 0109Z
06MAR25, 2330Z – 07MAR25, 0109Z
07MAR25, 2330Z – 08MAR25, 0109Z
08MAR25, 1300Z – 08MAR25, 1439Z
09MAR25, 2330Z – 10MAR25, 0109Z
3. NAVIGATION HAZARDS WITHIN THE HAZARD AREAS MAY INCLUDE FREE FALLING DEBRIS AND/OR DESCENDING VEHICLES OR VEHICLE COMPONENTS UNDER VARIOUS MEANS OF CONTROL. FREE FALLING ROCKET LAUNCHING COMPONENTS WILL LAND WITHIN THE HIGH RISK HAZARD AREA. MARINERS
SHOULD AVOID WATERS WITHIN THE DEFINED HAZARD AREAS DURING THE SCHEDULED LAUNCH WINDOW. THE HIGH RISK HAZARD AREA SHOULD BE AVOIDED THREE HOURS PRIOR TO THE EARLIEST LAUNCH TO ENSURE RANGE CLEARANCE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT THE U.S. COAST GUARD SECTOR CORPUS CHRISTI COMMAND CENTER AT (800) 874-2143, OR ACCESS: WWW.NAVCEN.USCG.GOV/CHART
CANCEL AT//100300Z MAR 25//

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