[Scan-DC] Temporary Safety Zone in Chesapeake

[Rapbep@aol.com]

All,

Caught the following on 518KHz Coast Guard NAVTEX broadcast:

ZCZC FA42
BAL BNM 163-04
MD-HEAD OF CHESAPEAKE BAY-CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE CANAL
1. DUE TO THE SEVERITY OF ICE CONDITIONS, A TEMPORARY SAFETY ZONE
ENACTED BY THE CAPTAIN OF THE PORT (COTP) BALTIMORE HAS BEEN
ESTABLISHED UPON THE WATERS OF THE UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY AND
CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE ( C@D ) CANAL. THIS SAFETY ZONE WILL BE IN
EFFECT UNTIL MARCH 15, 2004, UNLESS OTHERWISE RESCINDED BY COTP
BALTIMORE.
2. THE ARER INCLUDES ALL WATERS OF THE UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY AND
C @ D CANAL, FROM A LINE DRAWN BETWEEN SWAN POINT (LOCATED AT
POSIT 39-08-42 N, 076-16-44 W) AND NORTH POINT (LOCATED AT POSIT
39-11-43 N, 076-26-34 W) AND THE MARYLAND AND DELAWARE STATE LINES
(LOCATED ALONG LONGITUDE 075-46-46 W), NEAR CHESAPEAKE CITY, MD.
3. EXCEPT FOR PERSONS OR VESSELS AUTHORIZED BY THE COTP BALTIMORE,
NO PERSON OR VESSEL MAY ENTER INTO, OR OPERATE WITHIN THIS AREA
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THOSE VESSELS HAVING STEEL HULLS, AND KEEL
HULL COOLERS OR UPPER AND LOWER INTAKE. AN OPERATOR OF ANY VESSEL
WITHIN OR IN THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF THIS SAFETY ZONE SHALL
PROCEED AS DIRECTED BY A REPRESENTATIVE OF THE COTP. MARINERS
DESIRING TO TRANSIT THE AREA MAY REQUEST PERMISSION BY CONTACTING
COAST GUARD ACTIVITIES BALTIMORE ON CHANNEL 16 VHF-FM OR BY CALLING
410-576-2693.
4. CANCEL AT TIME //202100Z FEB 04//.

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RON(Rapbep@aol.com)
Utility Station Monitoring
Maryland, USA


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