FLORIDA – KEY WEST: U.S. Navy Diver Training

On Monday, July 22, 2024, the Navy will be conducting a dive down the Boca Chica Channel to the harbor between 7:30 p.m. to midnight. Divers
will stay to the Eastern side of the channel, and they will have four boats plus two jet skis to deconflict with mariners and provide diver support
and protection. All support vessels will be monitoring VHF-FM channels 16 and 81A.
On Tuesday, July 23, 2024, they will be conducting a day dive from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Fleming Key Cut. They will have four boats and two jet skis
on station to deconflict with other mariners and provide diver support and protection. Divers will be confined to transiting through the cut on only
one side, leaving the other side open. All support vessels will be monitoring VHF-FM channels 16 and 81A. Also on Tuesday, they will be conducting
a night dive from 8:30 p.m. to midnight along the western edge of Key West from the mouth of Key West Bight to Truman Waterfront Park
(Basin). Divers will be no farther from shore than 50 meters and should pose a minimal obstruction to routine navigational operations. All support
vessels will be monitoring VHF-FM channels 16 and 81A.
On Wednesday, July 24, 2024, they will be conducting an offset dive from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. as well as 8 p.m. to midnight. They will splash the
divers at either Key West Main Channel Daybeacon 21 (LLNR 4925) diving east into the Basin, or Key West Main Channel Lighted Buoy 15 (LLNR
14895) diving east in to the Basin. They will have four boats and two jet skis on station to deconflict with other mariners and provide diver
support and protection. Divers will be 200 meters off the shore and closer. Their boats and jet skis on station will deconflict with other mariners
and provide diver support and protection. All support vessels will be monitoring VHF-FM channels 16 and 81A.
On Thursday, July 22, 2024, they will be conducting a day dive from 1 p.m. to 5p.m. near Ft Zachary Taylor State park where the divers will be
nearshore and contouring around the park. They will have four boats and two jet skis on station to deconflict with other mariners and provide
diver support and protection. All support vessels will be monitoring VHF-FM channels 16 and 81A.