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NC: New River, Restricted Areas
- Date Reported: Sep 29, 2019
- Reporter: Ted Stehle
- Source: USCG
- Description:
THE RESTRICTED AREAS IN THE NEW RIVER, AS SHOWN ON NATIONAL OCEAN
SERVICE CHART 11542, THAT WILL BE CLOSED TO NAVIGATION FOR THE
STONE BAY RIFLE RANGE FIRING EXERCISES DURING THE FOLLOWING
PERIODS: STONE CREEK SECTOR, STONE BAY SECTOR, TRAPS BAY SECTOR,
COURTHOUSE BAY SECTOR, AND GREY POINT SECTOR WILL BE CLOSED TO
NAVIGATION DUE TO FIRING EXERCISES 24 HOURS DAILY.
FARNELL BAY SECTOR, MORGANS BAY SECTOR, AND JACKSONVILLE SECTOR
WILL BE CLOSED TO NAVIGATION DUE TO FIRING EXERCISES FROM SUNRISE TO
SUNSET.
SHIP OPERATIONS CONSISTING OF LANDING CRAFT, AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES,
AND HELICOPTERS MAY BE CONDUCTED IN THE ONSLOW BEACH OPERATING AREA
AND ALL SECTORS OF NEW RIVER TO INCLUDE DIVE OPERATIONS.
MARINERS TRAVELING ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE NEW RIVER BETWEEN
STONE BAY AND FARNELL BAY SHOULD BE AWARE THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS
SIGN POLES WITHOUT WORKING LIGHTS AND ARE LEANING OR SUBMERGED AS A
RESULT OF HURRICANE FLORENCE AND PRESENT HAZARDS TO NAVIGATION.
THESE POLES ONCE HAD SIGNS DENOTING AREAS OF CAUTION AROUND THE
STONE BAY RIFLE RANGE AND VERONA LOOP FIRING RANGES.
DUE TO UNEXPLODED ORDNANCE ON BROWNS ISLAND AND IN THE ADJACENT
WATERWAYS AND MARSH AREAS, BROWNS ISLAND IS OFF LIMITS TO ALL
UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL. VESSELS MAY TRANSIT THE SURROUNDING WATERS,
HOWEVER NO VESSEL SHALL BOTTOM FISH OR ANCHOR.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON FIRING EXERCISES CONTACT CAMP LEJEUNE
RANGE CONTROL AT 910-451-3064/4449.
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