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Final ruleTook effect May 7, 2026

Safety Zone; Delaware River, Camden, NJ, Battleship New Jersey

Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register May 6, 2026. Document 2026-08904. Updated Nov. 11, 2026.

What it does

The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for waters of the Delaware River, in Camden, NJ, for a clay shoot aboard the Battleship New Jersey on May 7, 2026, or on a rain date of May 11, 2026. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by the clay shoot. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Delaware Bay (COTP).

The Coast Guard's summary, as published in the Federal Register.

What changed in the regulation

1 part of Title 33 of the Code of Federal Regulations:

33 CFR 165

Wording on eCFR: the day before it took effect and from the day it took effect (first part listed).

Compared with

The Coast Guard has published 341 final rules in 2026 so far, compared with 224 in all of 2025.

Counted by the Tribune from Federal Register records since Jan. 1, 2025.

Before this

125 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 1625-AA00 since Jan. 1, 2025.

Since then:

What happens next and when

This rule is effective from May 7, 2026, through May 11, 2026. It will only be subject to enforcement, however, on the one day during that time period when the event takes place, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Absent postponement, that date will be May 7, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Document number2026-08904
ActionTemporary final rule.
AgenciesHomeland Security Department; Coast Guard
PublishedMay 6, 2026
Effective dateMay 7, 2026
Regulation identifier (RIN)1625-AA00
DocketUSCG-2026-0199

Source: the Federal Register (public domain). The document in the Federal Register