SAFETY BROADCAST NOTICE TO MARINERS
1. SECDB BNM 254-18
A. PA/NJ-DELAWARE RIVER (CHART 12312)
2. THE COAST GUARD HAS ESTABLISHED A SAFETY ZONE IN THE DELAWARE RIVER BEGINNING AT NOON THROUGH 6 PM ON MAY 24, 2018. THE SAFETY ZONE IS BOUNDED ON THE SOUTH BY THE WALT WHITMAN BRIDGE, AND BOUNDED ON THE NORTH BY THE BENJAMIN FRANKLIN BRIDGE. THE SAFETY ZONE EXTENDS FROM SHORELINE TO SHORLINE FOR ALL WATERS NORTH OF WIGGINS MARINA AND FROM THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE MAIN NAVIGATIONAL CHANNEL TO THE PENNSYLVANIA SHORELINE SOUTH OF WIGGINS MARINA. ANY VESSEL REQUESTING PERMISSION TO ENTER OR TRANSIT THE SAFETY ZONE MUST CONTACT THE COAST GUARD PATROL COMMANDER VIA VHF FM CHANNEL 22. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION WHEN TRANSITING THE AREA AND REMAIN ALERT TO GREATER THAN NORMAL TRAFFIC DURING THE PARADE.