# 2025-07530: Coast Guard Cages Great Lakes for Tall Ships' Slow-Motion Race Spectacle

2025-07530, Safety Zones; Erie, PA; Detroit, MI; Duluth, MN, is a Federal Register proposed rule from Homeland Security Department, Coast Guard published 2025-05-01, effective 2025-07-10; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-14).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-07530
- As of: 2026-10-14
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-07530
- Title: Safety Zones; Erie, PA; Detroit, MI; Duluth, MN
- Type: Proposed Rule
- Agencies: Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard
- Citation: 90 FR 18635
- Published: 2025-05-01
- Effective: 2025-07-10
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: yes
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-10-14

## In one line

Coast Guard Cages Great Lakes for Tall Ships' Slow-Motion Race Spectacle

## Summary

The Coast Guard is setting up temporary safety zones around tall ships visiting Erie, Detroit, and Duluth from July 10 to October 1, 2025, during the Tall Ships Challenge race. These zones will keep boats at a safe distance to protect everyone from accidents caused by the big, slow-moving ships. If you boat or watch the event, expect some new rules and watch for updates before June 2, 2025.

## Abstract

The Coast Guard is proposing to establish temporary safety zones around each tall ship visiting the Great Lakes during the Tall Ships Challenge 2025 race series beginning on July 10, 2025 through October 1, 2025. These safety zones will provide for the regulation of vessel traffic in the vicinity of each tall ship in the navigable waters of the United States. The Coast Guard is taking this action to safeguard participants and spectators from the hazards associated with the limited maneuverability of these tall ships and to ensure public safety during tall ships events. We invite your comments on this proposed rulemaking.

## Effects PRIA read

- 100-Yard Safety Zones Around Tall Ships: cost, low. If you boat or watch the Tall Ships Challenge in Erie, Detroit, or Duluth between 12:01 a.m. July 10, 2025 and 12:01 a.m. October 1, 2025, all navigable water within 100 yards of any tall ship is a safety zone and you may not enter it unless authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) or a designa…
- Confined Harbor Exception and 25-Yard Minimum: cost, low. If you must operate in a confined harbor or channel during the enforcement period (12:01 a.m. July 10, 2025 to 12:01 a.m. October 1, 2025) and there is not enough navigable water outside safety zones, you may be allowed to operate inside the safety zone only with authorization and you must travel a…
- Moored/Anchored Vessel Requirement When Approached: cost, low. During the enforcement period (12:01 a.m. July 10, 2025 to 12:01 a.m. October 1, 2025), if a tall ship approaches a vessel that is moored or anchored, that stationary vessel must remain moored or anchored while it is within the tall ship's safety zone unless the COTP, designated representative, or…

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## Sources
- [2025-07530 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/05/01/2025-07530/safety-zones-erie-pa-detroit-mi-duluth-mn)
- [2025-07530 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-05-01/pdf/2025-07530.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-07530 (as of 2026-10-14).