Coast Guard to open Green Bay Regulated Navigation Area
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – Captain of the Port Lake Michigan will open the Regulated Navigation Area encompassing southern Green Bay Tuesday, March 14 at 7 a.m. CST.
With ice in the bay already beginning to deteriorate, the Port of Green Bay requested an opening to facilitate the arrival of commercial shipping. Coast Guard Cutters Mackinaw and Neah Bay arrive to northern Green Bay through Rock Island...
Coast Guard to deactivate Saginaw Bay regulated navigation area
DETROIT – The U.S. Coast Guard will deactivate the Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) in Saginaw Bay, Michigan, Thursday at 5 p.m.
The RNA will be deactivated due to a less than expected ice season and limited to no ice buildup in Saginaw Bay. Additionally, weather forecasts for the remainder of the 2023 ice season are not favorable for any significant ice formation or conducive to on-ice recreation
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Coast Guard reminds boaters of Regulated Navigation Area near Pittsburgh
NEW ORLEANS — Members of Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Pittsburgh are reminding recreational boaters of the new Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) at an area known as the “Pitt Pool” near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The RNA, which has been in effect since February 14, prohibits all vessels from anchoring, mooring, stopping or loitering further than 100 feet from the riverbank. Vessels are allowed...
Coast Guard announces waterway restrictions for Macy’s 4th of July fireworks display
NEW YORK – The U.S. Coast Guard will establish and enforce regulated areas on the East River for the annual Macy’s Fourth of July fireworks display on Thursday.
All spectator boats may enter the designated viewing areas beginning at 8 p.m., and access to the designated areas will be closed by 9 p.m., Thursday.
Fireworks are scheduled to begin at approximately 9:25 p.m. Boats will be required to...
Coast Guard expands regulated navigation area in Biscayne Bay
MIAMI — The Coast Guard has announced an expanded regulated navigation area, for Biscayne Bay during fireworks displays, in the downtown Miami and Key Biscayne areas this Fourth of July.
A 15-knot speed limit will be in effect from Turkey Point north to the Julia Tuttle Causeway and from Elliot Key west to the shoreline. The speed restriction will be enforced from 7 p.m. until 11:59 p.m. July Fourth.
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Coast Guard to enforce slow speed zone in Biscayne Bay on Fourth of July
MIAMI — There will be a Regulated Navigation Area Tuesday in Biscayne Bay with an enforced 15-knot speed limit from 7 p.m. until 11:59 p.m.
The Fourth of July is traditionally a time of increased boating traffic in Biscayne Bay due to the myriad of fireworks displays. In past years, a combination of this increased traffic and vessels traveling at excessive speeds has resulted in deaths and serious...
Coast Guard temporarily suspends enforcement of regulated navigation area in East River
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard and partner agencies temporarily suspended a Regulated Navigation Area (RNA) for a dielectric fluid spill that occurred at a Con Edison substation in Brooklyn, New York, May 7.
The enforcement of the RNA is temporarily being suspended, however a safety zone remains in effect.
The need for the RNA will be reevaluated in order to determine if it needs to be enforced in the...
Coast Guard establishes new regulated navigation area in East River
NEW YORK – U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York has established a new regulated navigation area along the East River between the Brooklyn and Williamsburg Bridges, Wednesday, where previously a safety zone was in effect.
The Coast Guard continues to work with Con Edison and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in response to the Brooklyn dielectric oil spill.
A new regulated...
Coast Guard reopens public comment period for harbor bar entrances along Northern California coast