🎆Coast Guard Enforces Safety Zone for Chicago Fireworks Events
The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for a series of barge-based fireworks displays on September 20, 2025, October 30, 2025, and December 31, 2025, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during the displays. Our regulation for marine events within the Great Lakes Coast Guard District identified the safety zone for this event in Chicago, IL. During the enforcement period, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Lake Michigan or a designated on-scene representative.
Learn More⛵Temporary Safety Zone Established for Naval Salvage Operation in Guam
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for certain navigable waters of Apra Harbor, Guam and adjacent Philippine Sea. The moving safety zone will include all navigable waters within 100 yards of the USNS SALVOR and M/V VOYAGER during Dead Ship Tow operations. This action is necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards associated with the salvage, towing, and disposal of an abandoned, derelict vessel. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Guam.
Learn More🚤Coast Guard Enforces Safety Zone for Swim Event in Key West
The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone for the Florida Keys Community College Swim Around Key West, Key West, Florida, to provide for the safety of life on the navigable waterways during this event. This action is necessary to ensure the safety of event participants and spectators. 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 (COTP) Key West or a designated representative.
Learn More🎆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.
Learn More⛵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.
Learn Moreâš“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.
Learn More⛵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.
Learn More🚤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.
Learn More📈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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