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Coast guard precautionary transit notification vicinity of fukushima japan

Western North Pacific · Japan-east Coast · U.S · NAVAREA XII 215/11

issued
2011-06-06 23:45Z
status
cancelled 2012-04-16 00:00Z (archive)
cancels
NAVAREA XII 97/11
authority
USCG FUKUSHIMA JAPAN 06 JUN 11.
position
37.425, 141.033
source
nga_json · first seen 2026-08-17 13:38Z

Original warning text

WESTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
JAPAN-EAST COAST.
U.S. COAST GUARD PRECAUTIONARY TRANSIT NOTIFICATION
VICINITY OF FUKUSHIMA JAPAN.
1. IN RESPONSE TO THE SITUATION AT THE FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR
   POWER PLANT IN JAPAN, THE U.S. COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS,
   AS A PRECAUTION, THAT VESSELS AVOID TRANSITING WITHIN
   10.8 MILES (20 KILOMETERS) OF THE
   FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR POWER PLANT (37-25.5N 141-02.0E).
   MARINERS ARE ADVISED THAT THIS RECOMMENDATION SHOULD
   BE CONSIDERED A MINIMUM DISTANCE. PRUDENT ROUTE
   PLANNING SHOULD INCORPORATE PREVAILING AND CHANGING
   WIND AND WEATHER CONDITIONS, IN ADDITION TO THE
   OTHER PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.
   IN THE EVENT A VESSEL BOUND FOR A U.S. PORT TRANSITS
   WITHIN THE 10.8 MILES (20 KILOMETERS)
   CAUTIONARY AREA, THE U.S. COAST GUARD RECOMMENDS THE
   VESSEL'S MASTER SUBMIT TRANSIT INFORMATION, INCLUDING
   THE DATE AND TOTAL TIME WITHIN THE CAUTIONARY AREA,
   TO THE COGNIZANT U.S. COAST GUARD CAPTAIN OF THE PORT
   USING THE COMMENT BLOCK IN THE ROUTINE SUBMITTAL OF
   THEIR 96-HOUR ADVANCED NOTICE OF ARRIVAL.
   THE U.S. COAST GUARD WILL PROVIDE AN UPDATED NOTICE
   AS ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE BECOMES AVAILABLE. MARINERS
   SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF INFORMATION BEING PROVIDED
   BY THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN RELATING TO ANY FURTHER
   POTENTIAL IMPACTS.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA XII 97/11.

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