JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (UPI) -- Maritime authorities in Florida said the Port of Jacksonville was shut down for an entire day due to a right whale spotted at the mouth of the St. Johns River.
The U.S. Coast Guard said ship traffic was suspended at about 10 a.m. Monday after the whale was spotted entering the river and swimming between the jetties and the Mayport basin, The (Jacksonville) Florida Times-Union reported Tuesday.
The Coast Guard said inbound and outbound ship traffic resumed at about 6:15 p.m., after the endangered whale was seen swimming back to the Atlantic Ocean.
Federal law prohibits approaching within 500 yards of a North Atlantic right whale.
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