🚤Temporary Regulation for Cuyahoga River During Dragon Boat Festival
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary special local regulation for certain waters of the Cuyahoga River. This special local regulation is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these waters during the 2025 Cleveland Dragon Boat Festival on September 6, 2025. Entry of persons or vessels into this area is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Eastern Great Lakes or his designated representative.
Learn More🚢Availability of Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular 01-16 Change 3
The Coast Guard announces the availability of Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circular (NVIC) 01-16 Change 3. NVIC 01-16 Change 3 clarifies equivalencies for Electronic Navigational Charts (ENC), electronic publications, and ENC-derived paper nautical charts offering alternative compliance options to the current carriage requirements found in existing regulations. NVIC 01-16 Change 3 also provides procedures for conducting inspections for vessels electing to comply with one or more equivalencies as contained in Change 3.
Learn More🚢New Security Zone Established at Electric Boat Shipyard in RI
The Coast Guard is establishing a security zone in the waters adjacent to the General Dynamics Electric Boat Corporation Quonset Point facility in Narragansett Bay, North Kingstown, RI. This is necessary to protect the facility, material, and adjacent areas from sabotage or other subversive acts, accidents or incidents of a similar nature. This rulemaking prohibits all persons and vessels from operating within the prescribed security zone without prior authorization by the Captain of the Port, Sector Southeastern New England or designated representative.
Learn More🚤Coast Guard Regulation on Lake Washington for Seafair Events
The Coast Guard will enforce a regulated navigation area on Lake Washington, Seattle Washington immediately before and after Seafair events from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., each day from July 31, 2025, through August 3, 2025. This action is to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways throughout the duration of this event. The location of this regulated navigation area on portions of Lake Washington, Seattle, Washington is specified in the regulation. During the enforcement periods all vessels transiting the regulated navigation area must proceed at a speed which creates minimum wake, seven (7) miles per hour or less, unless a higher minimum speed is necessary to maintain bare steerageway.
Learn More🚤Temporary Local Regulation for 100th Pony Swim Event in Virginia
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary Special Local Regulation on the waters around Assateague, Chincoteague, and Wallops Islands, on Virginia's Eastern Shore. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters from potential hazards during the week of the 100th Annual Pony Roundup, Swim & Auction. All non-participants would be intermittently prohibited from entering, transiting through, anchoring in, or remaining within the regulated area without permission from the Captain of the Port or a designated representative.
Learn More🚤Temporary Safety Zone Established at Little Potato Slough
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters within a 100-yard radius of the vessels and machinery conducting operations at the site of the vessel CHALEUR in Little Potato Slough near Stockton, CA. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by salvage operations. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector San Francisco.
Learn More✈️Revocation of Airway Routes in Alaska
This action revokes Colored Federal Airway Green 6 (G-6) and Alaskan Very High Frequency Omnidirectional Range (VOR) Federal Airways V-459 and V-496 in Alaska. The identifier V-459 is also used for a VOR Federal Airway in California. This action revokes the Alaskan V-459, not the V-459 in California. The FAA is taking this action due to the pending decommissioning of the St. Marys, AK, Nondirectional Radio Beacon (NDB) and the Aniak, AK, NDB.
Learn More🚤Enforcement of Safety Zone for Cape Vincent Fireworks Event
The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone for the French Festival Fireworks on July 12th, 2025, in Cape Vincent, NY to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the Ninth Coast Guard District identifies the regulated area for this event in Cape Vincent, NY. 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 More⚓Cancellation of Obsolete Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circulars
The Coast Guard announces the cancellation of three obsolete Navigation and Vessel Inspection Circulars (NVICs). NVICs are guidance documents issued by the Coast Guard that do not have the force of law. However, NVICs ensure Coast Guard inspections and other regulatory actions conducted by field personnel are complete and consistent. Similarly, the marine industry and the general public rely on NVICs as a way to assess how the Coast Guard will enforce certain regulations or conduct various marine safety programs. Thus, it is important that the public is made aware when NVICs are cancelled so as to avoid confusion.
Learn More🎆Temporary Safety Zone Established in Corpus Christi Bay by Coast Guard
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters with a 900-foot radius in the Corpus Christi Bay. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by a fireworks launch. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Corpus Christi.
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