The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters of the La Quinta Ship Channel. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by the removal of submerged dredge pipeline. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Corpus Christi.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Safety Zone; La Quinta Channel, Ingleside, TX

The Coast Guard is proposing to establish temporary special local regulations and multiple security zones, and to temporarily suspend certain anchorage grounds in New York Harbor, Sandy Hook Bay, and the Hudson River before, during, and after Sail 4th 250 events, the U.S. Navy's International Naval Review 250 and International Aerial Review, Independence Day fireworks displays, and U.S. Navy Fleet Week events to be held between July 1, 2026 and July 9, 2026. These regulations are necessary to promote the safe navigation of vessels and the safety of life and property during these events. We invite your comments.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Special Local Regulation, Temporary Anchorage Ground Suspension, and Security Zones: Sail 4th 250, International Naval Review 250; Port of New York and New Jersey

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters of the Ohio River from Mile Marker 73 to Mile Marker 74 in Wellsburg, WV. This action is necessary to provide for the safety of life on these navigable waters from potential hazards during the Wellsburg New Years Eve Celebration 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.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Ohio River Mile Marker 73 to 74, Wellsburg, WV

The Coast Guard will enforce a segment of the Safety Zone, Brandon Road Lock and Dam to Lake Michigan including Des Plaines River, Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal, Chicago River, and Calumet-Saganashkee Channel, Chicago, IL, on all waters of the Chicago River (Main Branch) for a fireworks display from December 31, 2025 into January 1, 2026. This action is intended to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by potential fall-out from a fireworks display. During the enforcement period listed below, entry into, transiting, or anchoring within the safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Lake Michigan or a designated representative.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Safety Zone; Chicago River (Main Branch), Chicago, IL

The Coast Guard will enforce the safety zone in the navigable waters of the San Francisco Bay near the San Francisco Ferry building for the San Francisco New Year's Eve Fireworks Display. The safety zone will be enforced from December 31, 2025, through January 1, 2026. This action is necessary to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from the dangers associated with pyrotechnics. During the enforcement period, unauthorized persons or vessels are prohibited from entering, transiting through, or remaining in the safety zone, unless authorized by the Patrol Commander or other Federal, State, or local law enforcement agencies.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Safety Zone; San Francisco New Year's Eve Fireworks; San Francisco, CA

The Coast Guard is proposing to update special local regulations (SLR) for certain navigable waters of the Milwaukee River. The SLR update is needed to make the regulations more accurate and to continue to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by a boat race. This proposed rulemaking would delete an outdated SLR for the Milwaukee Open Water Swim and update the Milwaukee River Challenge to change the date from "1 day; the third Saturday of September." to "1 day; on or around early October." We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Special Local Regulation; Milwaukee River, Milwaukee, WI

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters of the Lower Mississippi River between Mile Markers 363 and 364. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by a fireworks display from a barge. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Sector Lower Mississippi River.
Source: Federal Register USCG
Link: Safety Zone; Fireworks Display, Lower Mississippi River, Natchez, MS