What's the Navy doing?

FL - Gulf of Mexico - Submerged Vehicle Testing
Continuing until approximately April 4, 2012, the Navy will be conducting surface and submerged vehicle testing in the Gulf of Mexico. Buoys will
be placed in the approximate position:
Buoy 1: 30-06-33N 085-43-12W,
Buoy 2: 30-06-07N 085-42-33W,
Buoy 3: 30-05-31N 085-43-02W,
Buoy 4: 30-04-48N 085-43-37W,
Buoy 5: 30-05-14N 085-44-17W and
Buoy 6: 30-05-59N 085-43-40W.
The buoys will have flashing yellow lights, .5 seconds on and 1.5 seconds off. The U.S. Navy PSC-5, U.S. Navy PSC-8, M/V LILLY BORDELON, M/V
STEEL SLINGER and M/V FINTASTIC will be operating in this area during daylight hours only, during the testing period. Mariners are urged to stay
clear of the testing area. The support vessel will be monitoring VHF-FM Channel 16. For up-to-date information, mariners can contact Mr. Rick
Strynar at (850) 249-1536, ext. 246 or strynarr@ipsincorparated.com or Coast Guard Sector Mobile Waterways Branch at (251) 441-5684.

FL - GULF OF MEXICO - Navy Training
Continuing until May 28, 2011, the U.S. Military will be conducting join Navy and Air Force training in an area located approximately 5 nautical miles
offshore of Bay County, Florida, east of the Panama City Pass between the Panama City Pass and Cape San Blas, Florida. The training will include
Air Force and Navy assets and several U.S. Navy surface support vessels. Mariners are urged to remain clear by at least 4 nautical miles from the
center point of approximate position 29-58-00N 085-40-00W, and to heed all warnings from Navy and contracted surface support vessels supporting this joint training. The U.S. Navy support vessels will be monitoring VHF-FM Channel 16.

FL - GULF OF MEXICO - PANAMA CITY - Navy Operations
Continuing until approximately December 31, 2011, the U.S. Navy will be conducting surface and subsurface operations in the Gulf of Mexico off of
Panama City, Florida. Operations will be conducted in the approximate positions:
30-23-00N 086-47-00W,
30-11-00N 085-50-00W,
29-30-00N 085-50-00W and
29-30-00N 086-47-00W.
The U.S. Navy PSC-3, U.S. Navy PSC-12 and M/V LILLY BORDELON will be supporting this operation. Mariners are urged that all traffic maintain a
2,000 yard CPA with all U.S. Navy units and U.S. Navy contracted commercial vessels. The support vessels will be monitoring VHF-FM Channel 16.
For up-to-date information, mariners can contact Mr. Rick Strynar at (850) 249-1536, ext. 246 or strynarr@ipsincorparated.com or Coast Guard
Sector Mobile Waterways Branch at (251) 441-5684.