Data / Federal rules / 2026-21636
Safety Zone; Brownsville Ship Channel, Brownsville, TX
The Coast Guard published this final rule in the Federal Register on October 22, 2026. It took effect on October 22, 2026.
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What the agency says
The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary safety zone for navigable waters on the Brownsville Ship Channel. The safety zone is needed to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment from potential hazards associated with an over-sized dead ship tow transiting the area. Entry of vessels or persons into this zone is prohibited unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port, Sector Corpus Christi, or their designated representative.
Key facts
- Document number
- 2026-21636
- Type
- Final rule
- Action
- Temporary final rule
- Agency
- Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Published
- October 22, 2026
- Takes effect
- October 22, 2026
- Dates
- This rule is effective without actual notice from October 22, 2026 through October 24, 2026. For the purposes of enforcement, actual notice will be used from October 20, 2026 until October 22, 2026. The rule will be subject to enforcement on only one day during the effective period when the vessel transits from the sea buoy to the International Shipbreaking Limited dock.
- Docket
- Docket Number USCG-2026-1351
- Regulation ID (RIN)
- 1625-AA00
- Code of Federal Regulations
- 33 CFR 165
- Topics
- Harbors; Marine safety; Navigation (water); Reporting and recordkeeping requirements; Security measures; Waterways
- Pages
- 2
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