Safety Zone; DEEPWATER HORIZON Response Staging Area in the Vicinity of Shell Beach, Hopedale, LA

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The New Orleans Captain of the Port (COTP), under the authority of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act, has established a safety zone requiring no wake on the Mississippi River Gulf Outlet (MRGO) at Mile 42 extending the entire width of the MRGO 500 yards above and 500 yards below the response staging area. This safety zone is necessary to protect personnel and vessels at the response staging area at Shell Beach in Hopedale, LA in response to the DEEPWATER HORIZON oil spill. Vessels must travel at a safe speed and distance to maintain a no wake zone in this area.