[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: 33CFR100.111]

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                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. 100.111  Stonington Lobster Boat Races, Stonington, ME.

    (a) Regulated area. The regulated area includes all waters within 
the following points:

Latitude                             Longitude

44 deg.08.57' N                      068 deg.40.12' W
44 deg.09.05' N                      068 deg.40.12' W
44 deg.09.15' N                      068 deg.39.05' W
44 deg.09.05' N                      068 deg.39.00' W


    (b) Special local regulations.
    (1) Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Group Southwest Harbor reserves the 
right to 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 during the effective period of regulation unless 
participating in the event or unless authorized by the Coast Guard 
patrol commander.
    (3) Vessels desiring to transit Deer Island Thoroughfare may do so 
without Coast Guard approval as long as the vessel remains outside the 
regulated area at specified times. No vessel will be allowed to transit 
through any portions of the regulated area during the actual race. 
Provisions will be made to allow vessels to transit the regulated area 
between race heats. 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. Vessels encountering emergencies 
which require transit through the regulated area should contact the 
Coast Guard patrol commander on VHF Channel 16.
    (4) Spectator craft are authorized to watch the race from any area 
as long as they remain outside the designated regulated area. Spectator 
craft are expected to remain outside the regulated area from 10 a.m. to 
4 p.m. unless permission has been granted by the patrol commander.
    (5) All persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of 
the Commander, U.S. Coast Guard Group Southwest Harbor or the designated 
on-scene patrol commander. On-scene patrol personnel include 
commissioned,

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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 stop immediately, then proceed as directed. Members of the 
Coast Guard Auxiliary will also be present to inform vessel operators of 
this regulation and other applicable laws.
    (c) Effective period. This section is in effect from 10 a.m. to 4 
p.m. on August 3, 1996, and each year thereafter on a date and times 
specified in a Federal Register notice. If the event is canceled due to 
weather, this section is effective the following day.

[CGD01-95-051, 60 FR 43977, Aug. 24, 1995, as amended by CGDO1-96-016, 
61 FR 26105, May 24, 1996]