Safety Zone; S.S. UNITED STATES Dead Ship Tow, Sector Mobile Captain of the Port Zone, Mobile, AL
Built by the Tribune's code from the Federal Register. No AI wrote this page. Published in the Federal Register Oct. 30, 2026. Document 2026-22249. Updated Nov. 5, 2026.
- What it does
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary moving safety zone around the S.S. UNITED STATES and all vessels involved in its towage through the Mobile River Channel, Mobile Bay, and the Gulf of America. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards created by the dead ship tow. Entry of persons and vessels into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP), Sector Mobile.
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:
- Compared with
The Coast Guard has published 339 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
272 earlier Federal Register documents under regulation identifier 1625-AA00 since Jan. 1, 2025.
- Oct. 30, 2026 Temporary final rule. Safety Zone; M/T KALAHARI, Gulf of America, Pascagoula, MS
- Oct. 29, 2026 Final rule. Safety Zone; Firework Display; Cumberland River, Hendersonville, TN
- Oct. 27, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Safety Zone; Southern California Annual Firework Events for the Los Angeles-Long Beach Captain of the Port Zone
- Oct. 22, 2026 Temporary final rule. Safety Zone; Brownsville Ship Channel, Brownsville, TX
- Oct. 21, 2026 Temporary final rule. Safety Zone; T/V DENISE FOSS (O.N. 1254223), Honolulu, HI
- Oct. 19, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Safety Zone; FRL Inaugural Invitational eFoil Exhibition Race, Miami Marine Stadium Basin, Miami, FL
- Oct. 16, 2026 Notice of proposed rulemaking. Safety Zone; Cumberland River, Hendersonville, TN
- Oct. 16, 2026 Temporary final rule. Safety Zone; Atlantic Ocean, Culebra, Puerto Rico
Since then:
- What happens next and when
This rule is effective from November 6, 2026 through November 16, 2026.
The agency's dates, word for word.
The record as published
| Document number | 2026-22249 |
|---|---|
| Action | Temporary final rule. |
| Agencies | Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard |
| Published | Oct. 30, 2026 |
| Effective date | Nov. 6, 2026 |
| Regulation identifier (RIN) | 1625-AA00 |
| Docket | USCG-2026-0095 |
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