Coast Guard proposes updates to recurring safety zones in Mobile Bay area
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The Coast Guard has published a proposed rule to update its list of annual and recurring safety zones within the Sector Mobile Captain of the Port Zone. This zone covers navigable waters around Mobile, Alabama, including areas used for airshows, fireworks displays, swims, and sailing events.
Why it matters: This action is primarily administrative. It organizes existing regulations to reduce confusion and ensure all relevant safety rules for water events in the Mobile area are in one place. While it does not change the fundamental requirement that vessels must stay out of active event zones, it clarifies which specific locations and times are restricted.
This is a proposed rule from the Coast Guard published in the Federal Register; check the original document at regulations.gov under docket USCG-2026-0356 before relying on it.
Agency: Homeland Security Department, Coast Guard
Source: Federal Register — read the official document