UNITED STATES COAST GUARD AUXILIARY UNOFFICIAL NEWSLETTER

URGENT COAST GUARD ADVISORY NOTICE
 

Commander Activities New York212 Coast Guard Drive Staten Island,
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URGENT COAST GUARD ADVISORY NOTICE

To: DistributionDate: February 4, 2003
From: Waterways Management DivisionRevision No: 0
Re: J.F.K, LaGuardia, Port Newark/Elizabeth and Rodman Neck Safety/Security Zones.

The Coast Guard is establishing the following temporary safety and security zones:

1.All waters of Bowery and Flushing Bays within approximately 100 yards of La Guardia Airport;
2.All waters of Bergen Basin north of 40°39’26.4" N;
3.All waters of Thurston Basin north of 40°38’21.2" N;
4.All waters of Jamaica Bay within approximately 100 yards of John F. Kennedy Airport; and
5.All waters of Eastchester Bay within approximately 100 yards
of Rodman Neck, south of the City Island Bridge.
6.All waters of Newark Bay, around Port Newark and Port Elizabeth,
bound by the following points: from the New Jersey Turnpike Extension
Bridge (pa) 40-41-46.5N, 074-07-20.4W, following the Western edge
of the Newark Bay Channel, South through can buoy #19A, lighted
buoy #17, can buoy #15A, lighted buoy #7 and then west to approximately
position 40-39-21.5N, 074-09-54.3W.

This action is necessary to safeguard critical port infrastructure
and coastal facilities from sabotage, subversive acts, or other threats.

Entry into, or movement within these zones, is prohibited without
the authorization of the Coast Guard Captain of the Port or his
designated on-scene representative.  Persons violating this regulation
are subject to a penalty of up to $50,000 and/or imprisonment for not more than 5 years

We Need You-- The Coast Guard Auxiliary is called upon to provide essential services to the Coast Guard as they focus more heavily on their military missions.  We need all the help we can get.  You needn't own a boat or be an experienced boater, since our missions are wide-ranging.  For information about Auxiliary missions and the Auxiliary in general, go to our Join the Auxiliary web page.  You will find there a form through which you can ask that a local Auxiliarist make contact with you to explore the ways in which you can assist Team Coast Guard.

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