FL – GULF OF MEXICO – U.S. Navy Operations

Commencing April 24, 2023 and continuing until April 29, 2023, the U.S. Navy will be conducting surface vessel test operations in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 3.2 nautical miles south of Panama City Pass, FL. Testing will result in restricted maneuverability and should be considered a hazard to navigation. The vessel will display the appropriate day shapes per the International Regulations for Prevention of Collisions at Sea, 1972, while the operations are being conducted. The testing will be bound by the following approximate positions:

30-09-08.8N 085-47-13.7W (30°9.1466N / 085°47.2283W, 30.152444 / -85.787139),

30-08-39.0N 085-46-40.2W (30°8.6500N / 085°46.6700W, 30.144167 / -85.777833),

30-08-39.9N 085-47-48.8W (30°8.6650N / 085°47.8133W, 30.144417 / -85.796889) and

30-08-09.2N 085-47-14.8W (30°8.1533N / 085°47.2466W, 30.135889 / -85.787444) .
The main surface craft supporting these test/operations and serving as the surface vessel is the M/V PATRIOT, secondary surface vessel Air Cushion Vehicle 100. Mariners are requested to maintain at least a 1 nautical mile closest point of approach of the M/V PATRIOT while operations are in progress. All U.S. Navy support craft will monitor VHF-FM Channel 16.