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    CBP Boston temporary closes small boat reporting locations

    U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s field office in Boston has temporarily closed small boat reporting locations throughout New England. According to a CBP statement, “We are assisting the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in implementing [its] authority under Title 42, U.S. Code 265, in accordance with existing Title 8 authority and prohibiting the entry of certain persons into the United States.”

    The CBP statement was released April 27. On April 22, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order that bars some immigration into the United States for 60 days.

    According to the CBP Boston field office, “Effective immediately, small boating locations are temporarily closed for all CBP private vessel processing, including the use of ROAM until further notice.” The statement also “reminds travelers that routine private vessel travel for pleasure is non-essential.”

    UPDATE: May 2, 3:30 pm
    French Polynesia begins to open


    While non-residents of French Polynesia are still not permitted entry, retailers, restaurants and beaches are now allowed to open, provided social distancing guidelines are respected, according to an update from Tahiti Tourisme. Bars, clubs, theaters and sports venues remain closed.

    Maritime and air travel between the islands is still prohibited in order to ensure active surveillance and control of the epidemic. However, access is possible between Tahiti and Moorea. The current curfew has been shifted from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

    Detailed information is available on Tahiti Tourisme’s website and updated regularly.




    No changes to the Bahamas from two weeks ago.
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    By David Robinson May 01, 2020

    • 22,000 leisure craft in Balearic Islands unused since Spanish lockdown introduced

      Following representations by various marine leisure associations to the Balearic Island administration and various ministries overseeing the lockdown in Spain, a response has been forthcoming from Benito Núñez Quintanilla, the general director of Merchant Marine. These representations were on behalf of the owners of more than 22,000 boats and yachts in various Balearic Island locations.

      The response means that as from Monday, May 4, boat owners will be able to go sailing solo within the area of the municipality they are based and the owners will be able to access their craft to check on security, safety and maintenance issues. This is timely, as the Mediterranean season would just about be starting in normal times. From the following Monday, May 11, boats will be able to go sailing in small groups providing they meet the appropriate hygiene measures and certain geographical restrictions.

      These actions have followed the representations made to the administration and ministries of health, interior and transport by ANAVE (the Association of Recreational Boaters, AND (the Association of Mediterranean Navigators), ACNB (the Association of Nautical Clubs of the Balearic Islands), ANADE (the Association of Nautical Sports Facilities) and the PBDA (the Balearic Sports Ports) earlier this week. Additionally, Gabriel Dols, the head of AND, was in communication with Ports de les Illes Balears, the state port authority for the islands.

      The Spanish lockdown was introduced on March 14 and only marine professionals were allowed access to yachts, leaving the more than 22,000 boat-owning community unable to access their craft. With Spain starting to ease its lockdown rules with the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic having been passed, the various marine leisure organisations took the initiative to get clarification and the necessary verification of the conditions under which private owners could go aboard their craft.

      In Palma and in Spain, yacht new-build and refit facilities have started operating again and also yachts have been arriving in Palma on board yacht transport ships either from elsewhere in Europe or the US, originally for being in the Mediterranean for the start of the summer season. A number of shows in places such as Barcelona and Palma were originally due to be held this week and next week.
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    By Tony EspositoMay 01, 2020

    • The St Thomas, US Virgin Islands Coastal Zone Management Committee (CZM), meeting by video conference, has approved a pair of marina plans aimed at helping the facilities recover from the twin impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and being ravaged by two hurricanes within two weeks in 2017.

      CZM gave the go-ahead to Tropical Marine Inc on the southern tip of the island for the construction of additional dock space, construction of restroom facilities and a residential building and the demolition of an existing residence and removal of underground storage tanks.

      In a second application receiving much debate, CZM members transferred the operating permit for a marina in Red Hook that is trying to emerge from bankruptcy.

      Go Fast Charters operated the facility until going out of business following the storms. The operating permit will transfer between creditors, as new owners are sought.

      Jim Anderson, who is currently managing the marina to “maximise value” for the creditors, told commissioners that the marina was operating and “doing well” prior to the COVID-19 shutdown of the tourism industry, according to the St Thomas Source.

      Commissioners recognise the value of the marina to the island and CZM chairman Winston Adams said, as he asked questions about the parties involved, “I am not taking any chances.”

      Both applications were unanimously approved by the CZM.
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    UPDATE: May 15, 3 p.m.

    Fort Lauderdale-based Tropic Ocean Airways, which operates regular and charter flights to the Bahamas, shared information from the Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority this week that outlines requirements for Bahamian citizens, residents, and homeowners to travel to the Bahamas.

    The guidelines are designed for those who wish to return to the Bahamas and stay, as it requires a quarantine upon entry. Anyone who is a Bahamian citizen or homeowner must have the following to enter:

    • Bahamas Passport, permanent residency card, or valid Bahamas Work Permit
    • Homeowners must be in possession of a valid passport and proof of home-ownership (utility bill, property tax statement, etc.)
    • A valid negative COVID-19 test taken within 7-days of intended travel from an approved lab
    • All guests entering The Bahamas will also need to have arrangements to quarantine for 14 days upon arrival.
    “The Bahamas have been very smart and attentive to the safety of their residents,” Tropic Ocean Airways stated in a notice to its customers. “We are following any and all requirements to ensure our flights meet their regulations and openly communicate with Bahamas leadership daily.”

    For more information, contact Capt. Charles Beneby, director general of the Bahamas Civil Aviation Authority, at charles.beneby@bcaa.gov.bs or by phone at +1 242-823-5488.