🚤Temporary Regulation for New Orleans Offshore Grand Prix Event
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary special local regulation for certain navigable waters of Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, LA. This action is necessary to protect race participants, spectators, first responders, and the general public from the hazards created by the New Orleans Offshore Grand Prix on the navigable waters of the United States during the event. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone would be prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector New Orleans (COTP) or a designated representative.
Learn More🚤Special Local Regulation for Oak Harbor Bay Hydroplane Races
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a special local regulation for navigable waters within Oak Harbor Bay, Oak Harbor, WA. The regulated area shall be closed immediately prior to, during and immediately after the annual event to all persons and vessels not participating in the event and authorized by the event sponsor. Due to the potential safety hazards associated with hydroplane races, entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Puget Sound (COTP) or designated representative. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Learn More🌊Proposed Regulation for Chincoteague Pony Swim and Auction 2025
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a temporary Special Local Regulation on the waters around Assateague, Chincoteague, and Wallops Islands. 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 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. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Learn More🚢Proposed Rule for Illinois River Navigation Area Affects Vessel Operations
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a regulated navigation area for certain waters of the Illinois River. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of human health and the environment on these navigable waters near Naplate, IL due to an Environmental Protection Agency Superfund Alternative Site. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from anchoring or pushing their vessels onto the bank of the river in the regulated navigation area unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Lake Michigan or a designated representative, or in the event of an emergency. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Learn More🌊Temporary Safety Zone Established for Monongahela River in June 2025
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for the Monongahela River on June 28, 2025, from mile marker 122 to mile marker 122.5, to provide for the safety of life on the navigable waters during a fireworks display. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Pittsburgh, or a designated representative.
Learn More⛵Temporary Safety Zones Established for Tall Ships Challenge 2025
The Coast Guard is establishing temporary safety zones around each tall ship visiting the Great Lakes during the Tall Ships Challenge 2025 race series beginning on July 10, 2025 through October 1, 2025. These safety zones will provide for the regulation of vessel traffic in the vicinity of each tall ship in the navigable waters of the United States. The Coast Guard is taking this action to safeguard participants and spectators from the hazards associated with the limited maneuverability of these tall ships and to ensure public safety during tall ships events.
Learn More🎇Special Local Regulation for 4th of July Fireworks in New York
The Coast Guard is establishing a special local regulation on the navigable waters of the Lower East River and New York Harbor, NY, for a 4th of July fireworks display. This special local regulation allows the Coast Guard to control vessel movement and prohibit all vessel traffic from entering the fireworks barge buffer zone and establish four separate viewing areas. This rule is necessary to provide for the safety of life on the navigable waters immediately before, during, and after a fireworks display on a highly congested waterway.
Learn More🚢Temporary Local Regulation for Duluth Harbor During Festival of Sail 2025
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary special local regulation for certain waters of the Duluth Harbor entrance to Superior Bay on Lake Superior. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters near Duluth, MN during the Festival of Sail 2025 event beginning on July 10, 2025, and ending the evening of July 13, 2025. This regulation prohibits persons and vessels from being in the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Duluth or a designated representative.
Learn More🛥️Proposed Safety Zone in Gulf of America During AquaX Grand Prix
The Coast Guard is proposing to establish a temporary safety zone for certain waters of the Gulf of America, near Sand Key Beach in Clearwater, Florida during the Clearwater AquaX Grand Prix event. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters near during a high-speed jet ski race taking place on August 23, 2025 and August 24, 2025. This proposed rulemaking would prohibit persons and vessels from being in the safety zone unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector St. Petersburg or a designated representative. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Learn More🚢Regulated Navigation Area Established for Cuyahoga River Construction
The Coast Guard is issuing an interim rule that will extend enforcement of an existing temporary Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) for certain waters of the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters near the "Irishtown Bend" in Cleveland, Ohio, during a bank stabilization construction project from July 11, 2025, with an anticipated completion date of all waterside work on November 30, 2025. This rulemaking continues to limit vessel speeds near the area and prohibit vessels from being inside the RNA during construction hours unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Eastern Great Lakes or a designated representative. We invite your comments on this rulemaking.
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