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District 11 Broadcast Notice to Mariners Message

Message Originator: D11

SAFETY / Pacific Ocean / SPACE OPERATIONS / CGD-SW BNM 9042-26 /

1. SPACE LAUNCH OPERATIONS, WHICH MAY BE HAZARDOUS TO SURFACE VESSELS, WILL
BE CONDUCTED WITHIN PORTIONS OF THE FOLLOWING HAZARD AREAS FOR ARTEMIS II
RENTRY:
A. FROM 32-31-59N/117-48-00W
TO 32-31-07N/117-43-24W
TO 32-28-37N/117-39-12W
TO 32-24-47N/117-35-49W
TO 32-19-59N/117-33-36W
TO 32-15-12N/117-35-49W
TO 32-11-22N/117-39-12W
TO 32-08-52N/117-43-24W
TO 32-07-59N/117-48-00W
TO 32-08-52N/117-52-35W
TO 32-11-22N/117-56-47W
TO 32-15-12N/118-00-10W
TO 32-19-59N/118-02-24W
TO 32-24-47N/118-00-10W
TO 32-28-37N/117-56-47W
TO 32-31-07N/117-52-35W TO BEGINNING
B. FROM 25-21-00N/120-55-00W
TO 26-10-00N/122-45-00W
TO 11-26-00N/129-47-00W
TO 10-42-00N/128-03-00W TO BEGINNING
2. HAZARD PERIODS FOR PRIMARY LAUNCH DAY AND BACKUP LAUNCH DAYS (ALL TIMES
ARE REPRESENTED AS ZULU TIME UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED):

A.
11/0000 APR 26 TO 11/0400 APR 26.
B.
11/0000 APR 26 TO 11/0400 APR 26.
3. THE U.S. COAST GUARD IS PROVIDING THIS NOTICE TO ADVISE MARINERS OF THESE
HAZARDOUS AREAS IDENTIFIED BY U.S. SPACE FORCE AND/OR A COMMERCIAL SPACE
OPERATION, WHICH MAY IMPACT NAVIGATION INTERESTS. NAVIGATION HAZARDS FROM
ROCKET LAUNCH ACTIVITIES MAY INCLUDE FREE FALLING DEBRIS AND/OR DESCENDING
VEHICLES OR VEHICLE COMPONENTS UNDER VARIOUS MEANS OF CONTROL. MARINERS ARE
URGED TO AVOID WATERS WITHIN ROCKET FLIGHT TRAJECTORIES/HAZARD AREAS DURING
LAUNCH WINDOWS AS DETAILED ABOVE.
4. FOR MORE INFORMATION, MARINERS MAY CONTACT THE U.S. SPACE FORCE LAUNCH
INFORMATION HOTLINE AT 1-800-470-7232 OR BY VISITING
WWW.PATRICK.SPACEFORCE.MIL. 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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