Rule 3 Jun 2025 san diego, safety regulations, coast guard, maritime business, fireworks, event management

🎆Safety Zone Regulations for Fourth of July Fireworks in San Diego

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zones for the Big Bay Boom Fourth of July Fireworks on the waters of San Diego Bay, CA on Friday, July 4, 2025. The safety zones are necessary to provide for the safety of the participants, spectators, official vessels of the event, and general users of the waterway. Our regulation for the Southern California Annual Firework Events for the San Diego Captain of the Port Zone identifies the regulated area for this event. During the enforcement period, no spectator shall anchor, block, loiter, nor impede the transit of participants or official patrol vessels in the regulated area unless cleared to do so by or through an official patrol vessel.

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Rule 27 May 2025 new jersey, coast guard, marine regulations, maritime business, event safety

⛵Special Local Regulations for Marine Events in Lower Township, NJ

The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations for the Escape the Cape Triathlon from June 8, 2025, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the Fifth Coast Guard District identifies the regulated area for this event in Lower Township, NJ. During the enforcement periods, the operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.

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Rule 6 May 2025 regulatory compliance, coast guard, safety zones, maritime business, northern great lakes

⚓Coast Guard Safety Zones Enforcement in Northern Great Lakes

The Coast Guard will enforce various safety zones for maritime events in the Captain of the Port Northern Great Lakes. Enforcement of these safety zones is necessary to protect the safety of life and property on the navigable waters immediately prior to, during, and immediately after this event. During the period, the Coast Guard will enforce restrictions upon, and control movement of, vessels in a specified area immediately prior to, during, and immediately after events. During each enforcement period, vessels must stay out of the established safety zone and may only enter with permission from the designated representative of the Captain of the Port Northern Great Lakes.

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Rule 30 Apr 2025 safety regulations, coast guard, maritime business, event enforcement, bayfield

⛵Coast Guard Enforces Safety Zone for Pointe to La Pointe Swim

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the Pointe to La Pointe Swim event in Bayfield, WI from 7 a.m. through 12 noon on August 2, 2025. This action is necessary to protect participants and spectators during the event. During the enforcement period, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port, Duluth or a designated on-scene representative.

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Rule 11 Apr 2025 coast guard, maritime business, marine regulation, key west, special local regulation

🚤Coast Guard Enforces Regulation for Conch Republic Navy Parade

The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulation for the Conch Republic Navy Parade and Battle, in Key West, Florida. Our regulation for recurring Marine Events in Captain of the Port Key West Zone identifies the regulated area for this event. During the enforcement period, no person or vessel may enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within the regulated area without approval from the Captain of the Port Key West or a designated representative.

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Compliance, Financial Implications 14 Jan 2025 compliance, regulations, administrative practice and procedure, civil monetary penalties, inflation adjustment, penalties, claims, federal maritime commission, maritime business

📈Federal Maritime Commission Inflation Adjustment of Penalties 2025

The Federal Maritime Commission (Commission) is publishing this final rule to adjust for inflation the civil monetary penalties assessed or enforced by the Commission, pursuant to the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act Improvements Act of 2015 (2015 Act). The 2015 Act requires that agencies adjust and publish their new civil penalties by January 15 each year.

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