[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 2]
[Revised as of July 1, 2003]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR165.121]

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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
   CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 165--REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS--Table of 
Contents
 
 Subpart F--Specific Regulated Navigation Areas and Limited Access Areas
 
Sec. 165.121  Safety and Security Zones: High Interest Vessels, 
Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island.

    (a) Location. (1) All waters of Rhode Island Sound within a \1/2\ 
mile radius of any high interest vessel while the vessel is anchored 
within \1/2\ mile of the point Latitude 4125' N, Longitude 
7123' W in the Narragansett Bay Precautionary Area.
    (2) All waters of Rhode Island Sound, Narragansett Bay, the 
Providence and Taunton Rivers 2 miles ahead and 1 mile astern, and 
extending 1000 yards on either side of any high interest vessel 
transiting Narragansett Bay, or the Providence and Taunton Rivers.
    (3) All waters and land within a 1000-yard radius of any high 
interest vessel moored at a waterfront facility in the Providence 
Captain of the Port zone.
    (b) High interest vessels defined. For purposes of this section, 
high interest vessels operating in the Providence Captain of the Port 
zone include the following: barges or ships carrying liquefied petroleum 
gas (LPG), liquefied natural gas (LNG), chlorine, anhydrous ammonia, or 
any other cargo deemed to be high interest by the Captain of the Port, 
Providence.
    (c) Regulations. (1) Entry into or movement within these zones, 
including below the surface of the water, during times in which high 
interest vessels are present and the zones are enforced is prohibited 
unless authorized by the COTP Providence or authorized representative.
    (2) The general regulations covering safety and security zones in 
Sec.Sec. 165.23 and 165.33, respectively, of this part apply.
    (3) All persons and vessels shall comply with the instructions of 
the COTP, and the designated on-scene U.S. Coast Guard personnel. On-
scene Coast Guard patrol personnel include commissioned, warrant, and 
petty officers of the Coast Guard on board Coast Guard, Coast Guard 
Auxiliary, local, state, and federal law enforcement vessels.

[CGD01-02-065, 67 FR 56224, Sept. 3, 2002]

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