Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the Southeast Coast Guard District

What it does

The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations Cruce a Nado Internacional Swim event on September 6, 2026, to provide for the safety of life on the navigable waters between Cardona Island and Ponce Bay, Puerto Rico (PR) during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the Southeast Coast Guard District identifies the regulated area for this event in Ponce, PR. During the enforcement periods, if you are the operator of a vessel in the regulated area you must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign. No person or vessel may enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within the regulated area without approval from the Captain of the Port San Juan or a designated representative.

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 100

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.

What happens next and when

The regulations in 33 CFR 100.701 will be enforced for the swim Cruce a Nado Internacional regulated area listed in Paragraph (a), Item No. 7, in Table 1 to Sec. 100.701, from 12 p.m. until 4 p.m., on September 6, 2026.

The agency's dates, word for word.

Check it yourself

• The document in the Federal Register
• Docket USCG-2026-0489 on Regulations.gov
• Title 33 on eCFR

The record as published

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