Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the USCG East District-Atlantic City, NJ
The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations for the Atlantic City Triathlon on August 9, 2026, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this ev...
The Coast Guard will enforce special local regulations for the Atlantic City Triathlon on August 9, 2026, to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the USCG East District identifies the regulated area for this event in Atlantic City, NJ. During enforcement periods, the operator of any vessel in the regulated area must comply with directions from the Patrol Commander or any Official Patrol displaying a Coast Guard ensign.
DATES:
The regulations in 33 CFR 100.501 will be enforced for the special local regulation listed in Table 1 to Paragraph (i)(1) of § 100.501 for the event titled “Triathlons in Atlantic City” from 6 a.m. through 11 a.m. on August 9, 2026.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
If you have questions about this notification of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer Dominick Dobridge, Waterways Management Division, Sector Delaware Bay, U.S. Coast Guard; telephone 206-815-6688, option 3, email
SecDelBayWWM@uscg.mil.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
The Coast Guard will enforce the special local regulations in Table 1 to Paragraph (i)(1) in 33 CFR 100.501, for the regulated area of the event titled “Triathlons in Atlantic City” from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. on August 9, 2026. This action is being taken to provide for the safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation for marine events within the USCG East District, § 100.501, specifies the location of the regulated area for the “Triathlons in Atlantic City” which encompasses portions of the New Jersey Intracoastal Waterway in Atlantic City, NJ. During the enforcement period, as reflected in § 100.501(d)(2), a vessel operator may request permission to enter and transit through a regulated area by contacting the Event PATCOM or official patrol vessel on VHF-FM channel 16. When authorized to transit through the regulated area, the vessel must proceed at the minimum speed necessary to maintain a safe course that minimizes wake near the event area.
In addition to this notification of enforcement in the
Federal Register
, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners and Broadcast Notice to Mariners.
Roberto Rivera,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Captain of the Port, Sector Delaware Bay.
Use this for formal legal and research references to the published document.
91 FR 45199
Web Citation
Suggested Web Citation
Use this when citing the archival web version of the document.
“Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the USCG East District-Atlantic City, NJ,” thefederalregister.org (July 20, 2026), https://thefederalregister.org/documents/2026-14546/special-local-regulations-marine-events-within-the-uscg-east-district-atlantic-city-nj.