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This Week at the U.S. Coast Guard — week of June 15, 2026

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The Coast Guard’s actions this week were dominated by temporary waterway restrictions tied to public events—World Cup matches in Los Angeles and Miami, the annual Macy’s fireworks show in New York, and a drone display in Pittsburgh—alongside a series of administrative updates in the Pacific Northwest and formal records of restrictions from earlier in 2025.

  • Santa Monica Bay security zone for the World Cup. The Coast Guard established a temporary security zone offshore from Los Angeles International Airport, covering the water from surface to bottom within specific coordinates. Boat traffic is not banned outright, but vessels need approval to operate in that patch of water for roughly a month.
  • Miami Bayfront Park security zone for the World Cup. A new security zone in Biscayne Bay bars all vessels and people from entering specific coordinates near Bayfront Park without permission from the Captain of the Port. The restriction lasts about 24 days, and the Coast Guard notes vessels can navigate around the area.
  • New York Harbor safety zones for Macy’s fireworks. Final rules create restricted and slow-speed zones in the East River and Upper New York Bay for the July 4 fireworks display. Boaters who ignore the rules can face fines or have their vessels moved by law enforcement.
  • Pittsburgh drone display safety zone. A temporary safety zone now covers the first half-mile of the Allegheny, Monongahela, and Ohio rivers at their confluence. The Coast Guard skipped the usual public comment period because the zone had to be set up quickly after notification of the event.

Pacific Northwest bridge, anchorage, and event list updates

  • Wishkah River bridge would stay closed without notice. The Coast Guard proposes letting the railroad swing bridge in Aberdeen, Washington, remain locked closed unless mariners request an opening at least 24 hours in advance. The change is based on usage data rather than safety concerns and mainly affects regular boaters on that waterway.
  • Longview Anchorage reduced on the Columbia River. A final rule shrinks the anchorage ground near Longview, Washington, to match the river channel’s realigned boundaries. Commercial vessel operators will anchor in a slightly different spot; most people won’t notice a change.
  • Outdated marine event removed from Columbia River rules. “The Big Float,” a group inner-tube event, has been dropped from the Coast Guard’s regulated list because it has been inactive for an extended period. The update keeps federal records accurate without changing safety requirements for remaining events.

Quarterly records of past temporary restrictions

  • Restrictions from July–September 2025 documented. The Coast Guard published its quarterly list of temporary safety zones, security zones, and special local regulations from the third quarter of 2025, confirming they were legally adopted even where full text wasn’t immediately published.
  • Restrictions from October–December 2025 documented. A similar quarterly list covers temporary safety and security zones from late 2025, serving as a compliance record for mariners and confirming the restrictions were legally enforced during those dates.

This weekly agency digest is generated from federal records (the Federal Register and Congress.gov) and summarized in plain English. It may simplify or omit detail — follow the linked official sources before relying on any item. Part of The Boring Parts.

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