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Port Closures & Restrictions

If you intend to go boating on the Mississippi River, Atlantic Coast, or Gulf Coast, please note that a Coast Guard toll-free hotline line is now available to provide both commercial and recreational mariners with the latest, up-to-date information on local waterways and ports openings, closures, and restrictions. The Coast Guard Maritime Safety Line, 1-800- 682-1796, has information from over 30 Coast Guard Captains of the Port from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean. For more in-depth information, see the Boating Safety web site.

[Posted: 7 February 2005. Source: Barbara Rhoades, BC-ASP]