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Covid-19 Shutters Buck Island Reef National Monument Mooring Area

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By NPT Staff - July 17th, 2020

Boat captains hoping to anchor at Buck Island Reef National Monument in the Caribbean will have to seek out some other anchorage for the time being due to the spread of Covid-19 in the U.S. Virgin Islands.

The decision was made in response to the rapid increase of COVID-19 cases across the territory, recent boating incidents, public health advisories and guidance. The park also has scheduled maintenance repairs around both the anchoring and moorings areas. This temporary closure will help mitigate the risks of park employees and/or contractors from potential exposure of the virus while operating at limited capacity and following CDC and Territorial guidance.

Only National Park Service staff, National Park Service concessionaires and contractors, U.S. Coast Guard, Government of the Virgin Islands emergency and law enforcement agencies, and other agency partners will be authorized during this temporary closure. Unauthorized vessels will be turned around and prevented from entering the monument, and from anchoring or mooring.

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