LNM08G-DBE444
Received 11 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC
Warning text
MOBILE BAR - MOBILE CHANNEL
General / LAA / RNA / Safety Zone
Mobile Channel - Safety Zone/Naval Protection Zone --- On: 2026-11-11 --- The U.S. Coast Guard, State, and local law enforcement will enforce a Naval Protection Zone and a Safety Zone on navigable waters within the Captain of the Port Mobile area for the arrival of the M/V EX ENTERPRISE, expected on or about November 11, 2026, until the vessel is towed to its final mooring on the Mobile River. The Safety Zone will include all navigable waters within the Mobile Bar Channel, beginning at Mobile Bar Lighted Buoy 1 (LLNR-6100), northward through the boundaries of the Mobile River Channel, ending at the Cochrane Bridge. This zone will be enforced to prevent meeting situations with the M/V EX ENTERPRISE during the dead-ship tow. Portions of the Safety Zone intersecting the GIWW or other intersections with Federal Channels will be enforced to the extent necessary to prevent meeting situations during the transit and are not expected to be enforced after the M/V EX ENTERPRISE and all vessels involved in the towing operation clear the intersection. The Naval Protection Zone will include a 500-yard zone around the vessel and will be enforced from the vessel’s entry into the COTP Mobile Zone until the vessel is safely moored on the Mobile River. No person or vessel may enter or remain in the zone unless authorized by the COTP or a designated representative. No vessel or person may enter within 100-yards without authorization. Vessels within 500-yards must operate at the minimum speed necessary to maintain a safe course. To seek permission to enter these zones, mariners can contact the COTP or the COTP’s representative on VHF-FM Channel 16 during the enforcement period. Those authorized transit within the zones, must comply with all lawful orders or directions given to them by the COTP or the COTP’s designated representative. Concerned parties should contact the U. S. Coast Guard Sector Mobile Command Center at (251) 266-5888 or on VHF-FM Channel 16.
USCG Heartland (Gulf) District Local Notice to Mariners 45/2026