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Special Notice Regarding LORAN Closure: *** In accordance
with the DHS Appropriations Act, the U.S. Coast Guard will terminate
the transmission of all U.S. LORAN-C signals effective 2000Z 08 Feb
2010. At that time, the U.S. LORAN-C signal will be unusable and permanently
discontinued. This termination does not affect U.S. participation
in the Russian American or Canadian LORAN-C chains. U.S. participation
in these chains will continue temporarily in accordance with international
agreements. You may read more and download pertinent documents via
our LORAN-C page.
Please be advised that our mailing
address has changed and is now: U.S. Coast Guard Navigation
Center, NAVCEN MS 7310, 7323 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA
20598 - 7310. Mail sent to our previous address will not be
delivered. Please contact
us with concerns or questions. Our physical location remains
the same.
An updated
and corrected version of U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Instruction
(COMDTINST) M16672.2D, Navigation Rules (International-Inland)
is available as a free download. Read
more...