# 2026-16428: Cancer-fighting flotilla gets its own no-swimming concert zone 2026-16428, Special Local Regulation; Casco Bay, Flotilla To Fight Cancer, Long Island, ME, is a Federal Register rule from Homeland Security Department, Coast Guard published 2026-08-12, effective 2026-08-15; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-28). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16428 - As of: 2026-10-28 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Document number: 2026-16428 - Title: Special Local Regulation; Casco Bay, Flotilla To Fight Cancer, Long Island, ME - Type: Rule - Agencies: Homeland Security Department; Coast Guard - Citation: 91 FR 52019 - Published: 2026-08-12 - Effective: 2026-08-15 - Comments close: not stated - Significant: no - Touches household money: yes - Regulation identifier numbers: 1625-AA08 - Last updated: 2026-10-28 ## In one line Cancer-fighting flotilla gets its own no-swimming concert zone ## Summary The Coast Guard is setting up a temporary safety zone in Casco Bay near Long Island, ME, for the Flotilla to Fight Cancer offshore concert on August 15, 2026. This means boats must follow new speed limits, stay in designated lanes, and no swimming is allowed during the event to keep everyone safe. The rules kick in from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m., with a backup day on August 16 if weather delays happen. ## Abstract The Coast Guard is establishing a temporary special local regulation for the navigable waters of Casco Bay, in the vicinity of Cow Island, in the Town of Long Island, ME, to support an offshore concert with spectator vessels. This regulation is needed to protect spectators and mariners from safety risks associated with a large gathering on the water. The regulation will temporarily establish a spectator area and two safe access lanes for transit and emergency response while also prohibiting swimming and creating a speed restriction/no wake zone. ## Effects PRIA read - Temporary safety zone during concert: benefit, low. A temporary special local regulation covers Casco Bay near the Falmouth side of Cow Island from 12:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on August 15, 2026, with enforcement shifted to the same hours on August 16, 2026 if weather delays the event. The regulated polygon is defined by specific coordinates in the rule… - Swimming prohibited in regulated area: benefit, low. All swimming is prohibited within the entire regulated area during the enforcement period (12:30 p.m.–5:30 p.m. on August 15, 2026, or the same hours on August 16, 2026 if delayed). - Slow-No Wake speed limit (5 knots): benefit, low. During the enforcement period, all vessels within the regulated area must operate at Slow-No Wake speeds: vessels may not produce a wake and may not exceed five (5) knots unless a higher speed is necessary to maintain bare steerageway. - No stopping or mooring in transit lanes: benefit, low. Two transit areas are established within the spectator zone (one between Cow Island points and a central lane 240 feet wide). Vessels in a transit area must make a direct passage and may not stop, fish, moor, anchor, or loiter at any time, except when mooring to existing mooring balls located in th… - Deviations require Coast Guard authorization: cost, low. Persons or vessels seeking to deviate from the area restrictions must request authorization from the Captain of the Port (COTP) or the COTP's representative via VHF-FM Channel 16 or by contacting the Coast Guard Sector Northern New England Command Center at (833) 449-2407; all persons must comply w… ## Related documents - [2026-20087](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-20087): Clarification of Certain Mariner Training Requirements, 2026-10-01 - [2026-13137](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-13137): Marine Casualty Reporting on the Outer Continental Shelf, 2026-06-30 - [2026-08699](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-08699): Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast, 2026-05-05 - [2026-21865](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-21865): Notification of the Imposition of Conditions of Entry on Vessels Arriving from Somalia, 2026-10-27 - [2026-21918](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-21918): Safety Zone; Southern California Annual Firework Events for the Los Angeles-Long Beach Captain of the Port Zone, 2026-10-27 - [2026-21723](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-21723): Cooperative Research and Development Agreement: Super Intelligence (SI) Situational Awareness Tools for Analyzing Coast Guard (CG) Sensor F…, 2026-10-26 ## Sources - [2026-16428 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/08/12/2026-16428/special-local-regulation-casco-bay-flotilla-to-fight-cancer-long-island-me) - [2026-16428 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2026-08-12/pdf/2026-16428.pdf) ## Related - [Previous: 2026-16426, Special Local Regulation; Daugherty Creek, Crisfield, MD](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16426) - [Next: 2026-16432, Imposition of Import Restrictions on Categories of Archaeological and Ethnologi…](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16432) - [All Federal Register documents](https://policyrisk.com/federal-register) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2026-16428 (as of 2026-10-28).