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  • Safety Zone; Tug Valerie B and Barge Kokosing IV operating in the Straits of Mackinac, MI

    by the Coast Guard on 06/02/2020.

    The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for the navigable water within a 500-yard radius of a tug and barge in the Straits of Mackinac. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from the potential hazards created by the work, inspection, surveying and the removal of cables for the Straits...

  • Special Local Regulations and Safety Zones; Recurring Marine Events and Fireworks Displays and Swim Events Held in the Coast Guard Sector Northern New England Captain of the Port Zone

    by the Coast Guard on 05/26/2020.

    The Coast Guard is adding, deleting, and modifying the special local regulations for annual recurring marine events, safety zones for firework displays, and swim events in the Coast Guard Sector Northern New England Captain of the Port Zone. When enforced, these special local regulations and safety zones will restrict vessels from transiting...

  • Security Zone; Potomac River, Montgomery County, MD

    by the Coast Guard on 05/18/2020.

    The Coast Guard is finalizing regulations for a security zone for certain waters of the Potomac River to prevent waterside threats and incidents while persons protected by the United States Secret Service (USSS) are at the Trump National Golf Club at Potomac Falls, VA. This regulation prohibits vessels and people from entering the security zone...

  • Safety Zone; Tug Kimberly Anne and Barge Big Digger Operating in the Straits of Mackinac, MI

    by the Coast Guard on 05/13/2020.

    The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters within a 500-yard radius of a tug and barge in the Straits of Mackinac. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by the work, inspection, and surveying of underwater infrastructure. Entry of...

  • Safety Zone; San Juan Harbor, San Juan, PR

    by the Coast Guard on 05/05/2020.

    By this final rule, the Coast Guard is making non-substantive changes to the final rule that published on March 19, 2020. The final rule became effective on April 20, 2020. However, the amendatory instruction in the rule issued on March 19, 2020 erroneously created a new section rather than amend the section that already existed in the CFR. We...

  • Special Local Regulation; Tred Avon River, Between Bellevue and Oxford, MD

    by the Coast Guard on 05/04/2020.

    The Coast Guard is establishing temporary special local regulations for certain waters of the Tred Avon River. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters located between Bellevue, MD, and Oxford, MD, during a swim event on June 6, 2020. This regulation prohibits persons and vessels from entering the...

  • Safety Zone: Monongahela River Mile Marker 76.6, Pittsburgh, PA

    by the Coast Guard on 05/04/2020.

    The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters of the Monongahela River at mile marker 76.6. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by construction on a new raw water intake, from April 27, 2020 through May 8, 2020. Entry of vessels or...

  • Special Local Regulations; Recurring Marine Events, Sector St. Petersburg

    by the Coast Guard on 04/27/2020.

    The Coast Guard is revising existing regulations and consolidate into one table special local regulations for recurring marine events at various locations within the geographic boundaries of the Seventh Coast Guard District Captain of the Port (COTP) St. Petersburg Zone. Consolidating marine events into one table simplifies Coast Guard oversight...

  • Safety Zone for Fireworks Displays; Upper Potomac River, Washington Channel, DC

    by the Coast Guard on 04/14/2020.

    The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for certain waters of the Upper Potomac River. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters of the Washington Channel adjacent to The Wharf DC, Washington, DC, for recurring fireworks displays from April 4, 2020, through December 31, 2020. This...

  • Regulated Navigation Area; Savannah River, GA

    by the Coast Guard on 04/14/2020.

    The Coast Guard is amending an existing regulated navigation area (RNA) on the Savannah River located between Fort Jackson, GA and the Savannah River Channel Entrance Sea Buoy. This rule removes inapplicable and/or outdated definitions, processes and requirements in the RNA following a change in capability, infrastructure and layout of the...

  • Safety Zone; Ohio River, Troy, IN

    by the Coast Guard on 04/10/2020.

    The Coast Guard is establishing temporary safety zone for all navigable waters of the Ohio River from mile marker (MM) 731.0 to MM 734.0. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters near Troy, IN, during a wire-crossing event. Entry into, transiting through, or anchoring within this zone is prohibited...

  • Safety Zone; Monongahela River Mile 23.8 to Mile 26.0, Pittsburgh, PA

    by the Coast Guard on 04/02/2020.

    The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for all navigable waters of the Monongahela River from mile 23.8 to mile 26.0. This action is necessary to protect persons, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards associated with power line work across the river near Elrama Power Plant, Pittsburgh, PA, during an...

  • Safety Zone; Mamala Bay, Honolulu, HI-Voluntary First Amendment Zone

    by the Coast Guard on 03/31/2020.

    The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters within Mamala Bay, Honolulu Hawaii. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel and vessels who may want to exercise their First Amendment in the vicinity of Honolulu Harbor and Honolulu Channel. Entrance into the safety zone does not require notification to the COTP...

  • Safety Zone; Monongahela River Mile 23.8 to Mile 26.0, Pittsburgh, PA

    by the Coast Guard on 03/26/2020.

    The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for all navigable waters of the Monongahela River from mile 23.8 to mile 26.0. This action is necessary to protect persons, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards associated with power line work across the river near Elrama Power Plant, Pittsburgh, PA, during an...

  • Safety Zone; Pacific Ocean, Hilo Harbor, HI-Lightering Operations

    by the Coast Guard on 03/23/2020.

    The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for the navigable waters of Hilo Harbor, Hawaii. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels and the marine environment from potential hazards associated with ongoing lightering operations of the vessel MIDWAY ISLAND grounded along the northwest side of Hilo Harbor, particularly...

  • Safety Zone; San Juan Harbor, San Juan, PR

    by the Coast Guard on 03/19/2020.

    The Coast Guard is adjusting an existing moving safety zone for San Juan Harbor, San Juan, Puerto Rico. This action is necessary to better meet the safety and security needs of San Juan Harbor. This regulation would continue to prohibit persons and vessels from entering the safety zone, unless authorized by the Captain of the Port San Juan or a...

  • Safety Zone; COVID-19 NorCal Maritime 2020, San Francisco Bay, CA

    by the Coast Guard on 03/19/2020.

    The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the navigable waters of San Francisco Bay surrounding the cruise ship GRAND PRINCESS due to the presence of at least 21 people onboard reportedly testing positive for COVID-19. Federal, state, and local health officials have determined that the vessel presents a risk of spreading...

  • Safety Zone; Cumberland River, Nashville, TN

    by the Coast Guard on 03/19/2020.

    The Coast Guard is establishing an emergency temporary safety zone for all navigable waters of the Cumberland River extending from mile marker (MM) 182 to MM 194 near Nashville, TN. This emergency safety zone is needed to protect life, vessels, and the marine environment due to damage caused by a tornado near Nashville, TN. Entry of vessels or...

  • Special Local Regulation; Gulfport Grand Prix, Boca Ciego Bay, Gulfport, FL

    by the Coast Guard on 03/18/2020.

    The Coast Guard is establishing a special local regulation on the waters of the Boca Ciego Bay in the vicinity of Gulfport, Florida, during the Gulfport Grand Prix High Speed Boat Race. Approximately 75 boats, 14-30 feet in length, traveling at speeds in excess of 120 miles per hour are expected to participate. Additionally, it is anticipated...

  • Safety Zone, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Camp Lejeune, NC

    by the Coast Guard on 03/18/2020.

    The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina in support of military training exercises. This temporary safety zone is intended to restrict vessel traffic from a portion of the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway between Mile Hammock Bay and Onslow Beach Swing Bridge...