Parking will be allowed on the street in front of the Maritime Center, but police are encouraging visitors to use parking garages. Other public places with vantage points are Alhambra Park and Remley's Point boat landing in Mount Pleasant. Both spots have parking, but the new route will take the barge farther away from Alhambra. The Coast Guard will strictly enforce a 200-yard closed boating zone around the recovery site. That means no recreational boats can come in for a peek during the lift.
Officials ask that boaters stay away from the site in the morning.
Inside the harbor, officials are encouraging boaters to welcome the Hunley once it enters the mouth of the harbor. Coast Guard Lt. Erin Healey said the Hunley will return under a moving safety zone where boats will have to stay back 200 yards fore and aft of the vessel and 100 yards from each side. Security restrictions will be enforced by the Coast Guard, the Department of Natural Resources and local police. They will give a 21-gun salute.