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29 Jun 2016 / Delaware River, USA

USCG Enforcement Zone for Annual Fireworks

The Coast Guard will enforce a safety zone in the Delaware River near Philadelphia for annual fireworks displays in the Captain of the Port Delaware Bay zone at specified times from July 1 through July 4, 2016.

During the enforcement period, no vessel may transit the following zone without approval from the Captain of the Port or a designated representative: adjacent to Penn's Landing bounded from shoreline to shoreline, bounded on the south by a line running east to west from points along the shoreline at latitude 39 deg. 56'31.2''N, longitude 075 deg. 08'28.1'' W; thence to latitude 39 deg. 56'29''.1 N, longitude 075 deg. 07'56.5'' W, and bounded on the north by the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.

Enforcement of this zone is intended to ensure safety of life on the navigable waters immediately prior to, during, and immediately after these fireworks events.

(For information about operations in the USA contact GAC USA at [email protected])

Source: Maritime Exchange for Delaware River and Bay Alert dated 28 June 2016

If quoting any content from Hot Port News, please cite GAC Hot Port News as the source.

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