COAST GUARD ISSUES RULE: SPECIAL LOCAL REGULATION; CHATTAWAKE WAKESURFING EVENT, TENNESSEE RIVER, CHATTANOOGA TN

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Coast Guard has issued a rule called: Special Local Regulation; ChattaWake Wakesurfing Event, Tennessee River, Chattanooga TN.

The rule was published in the Federal Register on Aug. 14 by Randy L. Preston, Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port, Ohio Valley.

Summary: The Coast Guard is establishing a special local regulation (SLR) for the ChattaWake wakesurfing competition, from Mile Marker 462 to 466 on the Tennessee River near Chattanooga, TN. This rulemaking will create a special regulated area requiring non-participants to transit at no-wake speed to protect wake surfers from potential hazards on the waterway.

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