Title 33

SECTION 156.310

156.310 Prohibited areas.

§ 156.310 Prohibited areas.

Lightering operations and STS Operations are prohibited within the following areas in the Gulf of Mexico:

(a) Claypile - prohibited area. This prohibited area consists of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:

Latitude N. Longitude W.
28°15′00″, 94°35′00″, thence to
27°40′00″, 94°35′00″, thence to
27°40′00″, 94°00′00″, thence to
28°33′00″, 94°00′00″, and thence to the point of beginning.
(NAD 83)

(b) Flower Garden - prohibited area. This prohibited area consists of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:

Latitude N. Longitude W.
27°40′00″, 94°00′00″, thence to
28°18′00″, 94°00′00″, thence to
28°18′00″, 92°38′00″, thence to
28°30′00″, 92°38′00″, thence to
28°15′00″, 91°30′00″, thence to
27°40′00″, 91°30′00″, and thence to the point of beginning.
(NAD 83)

(c) Ewing - prohibited area. This prohibited area consists of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:

Latitude N. Longitude W.
27°53′00″, 91°30′00″, thence to
28°15′00″, 91°30′00″, thence to
28°15′00″, 90°10′00″, thence to
27°53′00″, 90°10′00″, and thence to the point of beginning.
(NAD 83) [CGD 93-081, 60 FR 45017, Aug. 29, 1995, as amended by USCG-2010-0194, 80 FR 5935, Feb. 4, 2015]