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District 11 Broadcast Notice to Mariners Message

Message Originator: D11

SAFETY / Pacific Ocean / SPACE OPERATIONS / CGD-SW BNM 9031-26 /

1. SPACE CAPSULE REENTRY OPERATIONS WHICH MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SURFACE VESSELS
WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR THE REENTRY OF SPACE X CRS-33 RE-ENTRY WITHIN PORTIONS
OF ONE OF THE FOLLOWING REENTRY SITES:
A: OFFSHORE LOS ANGELES:
FROM 33-52-16N/119-09-09W
33-40-43N/118-55-19W
33-29-10N/119-09-09W
33-40-43N/119-22-33W TO BEGINNING
B: OFFSHORE OCEANSIDE:
FROM 33-12-15N/117-44-53W
33-00-43N/117-31-12W
32-49-12N/117-44-53W
33-00-43N/117-58-25W TO BEGINNING
C: 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
D: TRUNK HAZARD AREA:
FROM 19-48-00N/134-00-00W
TO 17-41-59N/131-24-00W
TO 30-53-59N/118-30-00W
TO 33-00-00N/121-24-00W 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 LOS ANGELES
27/0740 FEB 26 TO 27/0810 FEB 26.
28/0715 FEB 26 TO 28/0745 FEB 26.
01/0655 MAR 26 TO 01/0725 MAR 26.
02/0630 MAR 26 TO 02/0700 MAR 26.
B: OFFSHORE OCEANSIDE
27/0730 FEB 26 TO 27/0800 FEB 26.
01/0645 MAR 26 TO 01/0715 MAR 26.
02/0620 MAR 26 TO 02/0650 MAR 26.
03/0600 MAR 26 TO 03/0630 MAR 26.
C: OFFSHORE SAN DIEGO
27/0730 FEB 26 TO 27/0800 FEB 26.
01/0640 MAR 26 TO 01/0710 MAR 26.
02/0620 MAR 26 TO 02/0650 MAR 26.
03/0555 MAR 26 TO 03/0625 MAR 26.
D: TRUNK HAZARD AREA
27/0730 FEB 26 TO 27/0810 FEB 26.
28/0715 FEB 26 TO 28/0745 FEB 26.
01/0640 MAR 26 TO 01/0725 MAR 26.
02/0620 MAR 26 TO 02/0700 MAR 26.
03/0555 MAR 26 TO 03/0635 MAR 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).
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