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RE: “New civilian boating channel opens in Anaheim Bay” (Jan. 22-Feb. 4)
Q: Previously Jet skies were restricted. Can we now Drive jet skis out to the ocean from the harbor?
Mason
A: Despite the new civilian boating channel opening in Anaheim Bay – which connects Huntington Harbour with the Pacific Ocean – a federal regulation still restricts jet skis and human-powered crafts, such as kayaks. Gregg Smith, the public affairs officer at Naval Weapons Station Seal Beach, said the regulation was put in place by the federal government due to safety concerns back in the 1960s or 70s because the channel was fairly narrow and there were safety concerns with having small watercraft in the same narrow channel with much larger vessels.
With the new channel 25 percent wider than the old channel and separated from Navy vessel traffic, it is possible this regulation could change. Smith said in order for that to happen, the Navy, U.S. Coast Guard, and Army...
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