[EXPIRED] LNM: Boat Parade of Lights, Dec 9, 2017, St. Andrews Bay, Panama City, FL
As with all night time navigation, a sharp lookout and slow, no-wake speed are required, especially for spectator boats when departing the area. The minutes immediately following a boat parade are a very dangerous time for small craft.
FL – ST. ANDREW BAY – Boat Parade
Panama City will be conducting its annual Boat Parade of Lights in St. Andrew Bay on December 9, 2017. The parade will begin at 4:00 p.m. and end at 10:00 p.m. The U. S. Coast Guard COTP Mobile, under the authority of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act is establishing a temporary Special Local Regulation for a portion of the GIWW extending the entire width of the channel from mile 285.0, EHL, to mile 289.0, EHL, in Panama City, FL. Vessels desiring to transit the regulated area may do so only with prior approval of the Patrol Commander and when so directed by that
officer and will be operated at a no wake speed in a manner which will not endanger participants in the event or any other craft. The Patrol Commander can be contacted on VHF-FM Channel 16, call sign “PATCOM”. For further information, mariners can contact U.S. Coast Guard Sector Mobile, at (251) 441-5976. Chart 11391 LNM 47/17
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