The US Coast Guard has investigated the intrusion of a cruise ship into a designated safety zone during a rocket launch near Cape Canaveral in January. The launch of a multi-million dollar satellite launch was cancelled as a result. The aborted launch for the Italian space agency was rescheduled for the next day, where it was successful. The US Coast Guard designates safety zones in the lower area and warns sailors of upcoming launches from Cape Canaveral. The overflight path of each rocket launch over the Atlantic determines the location of each zone.
The "traffic offender" in question was the Mega cruise ship "Harmony of the Seas"one of the largest passenger ships in the world. According to the Coast Guard, the ship left Port Canaveral on 30 January and headed for the Bahamas. According to Florida Today, the Coast Guard is also looking at ways to change the extent of the exclusion zones and establish certain navigation routes to minimise the impact of the area closures on commercial shipping.
Source: maritime-executive
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