USCG ISSUES BULLETIN: STOP HITTING THE BAYONNE BRIDGE

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Uscg issues bulletin: stop hitting the bayonne bridge uscg sector new york issued a bulletin stating that the Bayonne Bridge has been struck twice within the past four months by ships with an excessive air draft and warns that in the future, such incidents could result in civil penalties. The maximum penalty authorized by the Ports and Waterway Safety Act is $40,000 per incident. The bulletin (MSIB 01-14) notes that the Bayonne Bridge is undergoing a two-year construction project to raise the roadway an average of 65 feet and says that the associated demolition activities and work platforms outside of the navigable channel present safety concerns for mariners.