District 11 Broadcast Notice to Mariners Message
Message Originator: D11
SAFETY / Pacific Ocean / SPACE OPERATIONS / CGD-SW BNM 9005-26 /
1. SPACE CAPSULE REENTRY OPERATIONS WHICH MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SURFACE VESSELS
WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR THE REENTRY OF SPACE X/NASA CREW-11 RE-ENTRY WITHIN
PORTIONS OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING REENTRY SITES:
A: OFFSHORE SAN DIEGO:
FROM 32-47-33N/117-42-16W
32-36-10N/117-28-45W
32-24-45N/117-42-16W
32-36-10N/117-55-50W TO BEGINNING
B: TRUNK HAZARD AREA:
FROM 46-00-00N/135-42-00W
TO 44-48-00N/139-00-00W
TO 37-12-00N/124-54-00W
TO 37-30-00N/123-42-00W
TO 38-36-00N/124-12-00W TO BEGINNING
2. THE HAZARD PERIODS FOR THE PRIMARY REENTRY OPPORTUNITY AND ANY BACKUP
REENTRY OPPORTUNITIES ARE AS FOLLOW (ALL TIMES ARE REPRESENTED AS ZULU TIME
UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED):
A: OFFSHORE SAN DIEGO
15/0825 JAN 26 TO 15/0855 JAN 26.
17/0740 JAN 26 TO 17/0810 JAN 26.
B: TRUNK HAZARD AREA
15/0825 JAN 26 TO 15/0855 JAN 26.
17/0735 JAN 26 TO 17/0810 JAN 26.
3. THE IDENTIFIED LOCATIONS IN PARAGRAPH 1 ARE DESIGNATED A HAZARDOUS WARNING
AREA FOR SPACE VEHICLE REENTRY. A SPACE VEHICLE MAY REENTER WITHIN THIS AREA
BETWEEN THE DATES AND TIMES LISTED. THE U.S. COAST GUARD IS ESTABLISHING THIS
HAZARDOUS WARNING AREA TO PROTECT VESSELS AND WATERWAY USERS FROM THE
POTENTIAL HAZARDS CREATED BY REENTRY VEHICLE SPLASHDOWNS AND RECOVERY
OPERATIONS.
4. THE U.S. COAST GUARD IS PROVIDING THIS NOTICE TO ADVISE MARINERS OF THESE
HAZARDOUS AREAS AND SAFETY ZONES WHICH MAY IMPACT NAVIGATION INTERESTS.
NAVIGATIONS HAZARDS FROM SPACE CAPSULE REENTRY ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE FREE
FALLING DEBRIS AND/OR DESCENDING VEHICLES OR VEHICLE COMPONENTS UNDER VARIOUS
MEANS OF CONTROL. MARINERS ARE URGED TO AVOID THE REENTRY SITES DURING
REENTRY WINDOWS AS DETAILED ABOVE.
5. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE REENTRY SAFETY ZONES, MARINERS MAY
CONTACT SPACEX AT REGULATORY@SPACEX.COM OR ON VHF-FM CHANNEL 05, 06 OR 16.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ABOUT THE SPACE VEHICLE, PLEASE VISIT WWW.SPACEX.COM.
FOR NAVIGATIONAL SAFETY, MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO REFER TO THE GEOSPATIAL
CHART AT WWW.NAVCEN.USCG.GOV/CHART FOR INFORMATION ON SPACE LAUNCH AND
RECOVERY OPERATIONS (SOLAR).
BT
