
A boatcrew from Coast Guard Station Port Canaveral, Florida, enforces a safety and security zone during a rocket launch. Coast Guard file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Anthony L. Soto.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Coast Guard issued a Safety Marine Information Broadcast (SMIB) Wednesday after the SpaceX rocket “Falcon 9” landed in the water off the coast of Cape Canaveral.
The SMIB instructs all mariners to remain a minimum of two nautical miles away from the rocket.
A Coast Guard Station Port Canaveral 45-foot Response Boat–Medium crew is on scene monitoring while SpaceX is implementing their response plan.
There are no reports of pollution.