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Code of Federal Regulations Title 33. Navigation and Navigable Waters § 33.165.530 Safety Zone:  Cape Fear and Northeast Cape Fear Rivers, NC

Current as of January 02, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Location. The following area is a moving safety zone during the specified conditions:  The waters of the Cape Fear and Northeast Cape Fear Rivers for 500 yards ahead and astern, and 75 yards abeam of a vessel carrying hazardous materials when designated by the Captain of the Port, North Carolina.

(b) General Information.

(1) The Captain of the Port and the Command Duty Officer at Sector North Carolina can be contacted at telephone number (877) 229–0770 or (910) 772–2200. The Coast Guard Patrol Commander enforcing the safety zone can be contacted on VHF–FM channels 16 and 81.

(2) The Captain of the Port may authorize and designate any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant, or petty officer to act on his behalf in enforcing this safety zone.

(3) Sector North Carolina will notify the maritime community of periods during which this safety zone will be in effect by providing advance notice of scheduled arrivals and departures of loaded hazardous materials vessels via a marine Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

(c) Regulation. The general regulations governing safety zones contained in § 165.23 apply.

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