Coast Guard Backs Off Plans to Remove Buoys

Coast Guard Pauses Plans to Remove Navigation Buoys from the Gulf of Maine, Extends Public Comment Period

The United States Coast Guard has paused plans to remove navigation buoys from the Gulf of Maine and the Atlantic Ocean. Under April’s Coastal Buoy Modernization Initiative, part of the broader Short-Range Aids-to-Navigation Modernization, hundreds of buoys were slated for removal or review in New England’s waters over the next few years. 351 coastal buoys [...] The post Coast Guard Pauses Plans to Remove Navigation Buoys from the Gulf of Maine,…

Coast Guard backs off plans to remove buoys

BOSTON — The Coast Guard says it will delay plans to remove hundreds of navigational buoys from New England waters following pushback from mariners and congressional lawmakers.

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