[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR100.110]

[Page 253]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
          CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 100--SAFETY OF LIFE ON NAVIGABLE WATERS--Table of Contents
 
Sec. 100.110  World's Fastest Lobster Boat Race, Jonesport, ME.

    (a) Regulated area. The regulated area includes all waters of 
Moosabec Reach within the following points (NAD 83):


Latitude                             Longitude

44 deg.31'36" N                      067 deg.36'54" W
44 deg.31'48" N                      067 deg.34'42" W
44 deg.31'36" N                      067 deg.34'42" W
44 deg.31'18" N                      067 deg.36'54" W



    (b) Special local regulations. (1) The Coast Guard patrol commander 
may delay, modify, or cancel the race as conditions or circumstances 
require.
    (2) No person or vessel may enter, transit, or remain in the 
regulated area unless participating in the event or unless authorized by 
the Coast Guard patrol commander.
    (3) Vessels encountering emergencies which require transit through 
the regulated area should contact the Coast Guard patrol commander on 
VHF Channel 16. In the event of an emergency, the Coast Guard patrol 
commander may authorize a vessel to transit through the regulated area 
with a Coast Guard designated escort.
    (4) All persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of 
the on-scene Coast Guard patrol commander. On-scene patrol personnel 
include commissioned, warrant, and petty officers of the U.S. Coast 
Guard. Upon hearing five or more short blasts from a U.S. Coast Guard 
vessel, the operator of a vessel shall proceed as directed. Members of 
the Coast Guard Auxiliary will also be present to inform vessel 
operators of the regulation in this section and other applicable laws.
    (c) Effective period. This section is in effect from 10 a.m. to 1 
p.m. on July 4, 1996, and each year thereafter on a date and times 
published in a Federal Register notice. If the event is canceled due to 
weather, this section is in effect on the day following the published 
effective date.

[CGD01-95-168, 61 FR 21962, May 13, 1996]