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Glacier Bay raises speed limit as whale sightings decline
The 13-knot vessel speed limit in Alaska's lower Glacier Bay will be raised to 20 knots due to a decrease in the number of humpback whales in the area.
Anne Kalosh, Editor, Seatrade Cruise News & Senior Associate Editor, Seatrade Cruise Review
June 4, 2014
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This change, announced by Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve acting superintendent Chris Pergiel, goes into effect beginning at 5 a.m. Thursday.
In this area, vessels greater than 18 feet in length are still restricted to a mid-channel course or one nautical mile offshore.
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