Coast Guard, NOAA remind mariners to slow down for right whales

Coast Guard, NOAA remind mariners to slow down for right whales
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard advises large vessel operators that Operation Right Speed is in effect during the annual right whale migration in the mid-Atlantic waters from Nov. 1 to April 30. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina personnel caution boaters regulations require vessels 65-feet or greater to operate at speeds 10 knots or less in designated right whale migration routes and calving...