[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: 33CFR165.151]
[Page 636-637]
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. 165.151 Safety Zones; Long Island Sound annual fireworks displays.
(a) Safety Zones. The following areas are designated safety zones.
All coordinates references 1983 North American Datum (NAD83).
(1) Indian Harbor Yacht Club Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of
Long Island Sound off Greenwich CT, within a 800-foot radius of the
fireworks barge located in approximate position 4100'35[sec] N,
07337'05[sec] W.
(2) City of Rowayton Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of Long
Island Sound in Sheffield Channel off of Ballast Reef within a 1000-foot
radius of the fireworks barge located in approximate position
4103'11[sec] N, 07326'41[sec] W.
(3) The Yampol Family Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of Long
Island Sound off Cold Springs Harbor, Cove Neck New York within a 1200-
foot radius of the fireworks barge located in approximate position
4153'00[sec] N, 07329[sec]13[sec] W.
(4) Groton Long Point Yacht Club Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters
of Long Island Sound off of Groton Long Point, Groton, CT, within a 600-
foot radius of the fireworks barge in approximate position
4118'05[sec] N, 07202[sec]08[sec] W.
(5) City of West Haven Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of New
Haven Harbor on Long Island Sound off Bradley Point within a 1200-foot
radius of the fireworks barge in approximate position 4115'07[sec]
N, 07257'26[sec] W.
(6) New Haven Festival Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of New
Haven Harbor on Long Island Sound within a 1200-foot radius of the
fireworks barge in approximate position 4017'31[sec] N,
07254'48[sec] W.
(7) Madison Cultural Arts Fireworks Safety Zone. All the waters of
Long Island Sound located off the City of Madison within an 800-foot
radius of the fireworks barge in approximate position 4116'10[sec]
N, 07236'30[sec] W.
(8) Arnold L. Chase Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of Connecticut
River
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within a 600 foot radius of the fireworks barge located in approximate
position 4115'56[sec] N, 07221'49[sec] W, about 100-yards off
Fenwick Pier.
(9) Saybrook Summer Pops Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of
Connecticut River within a 600-foot radius of the fireworks barge
located in approximate position 4117'35[sec] N, 07221'20[sec]
W.
(10) Mashantucket Pequot Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of Thames
River within a 1200-foot radius of the fireworks barges located in
approximate positions: barge one, 4121'01[sec] N,
07205'25[sec] W, barge two, 4120'58[sec] N,
07205[sec]23[sec] W, barge three, 4120'53[sec] N,
07205'21[sec] W, located off New London, CT.
(11) Harbor Day Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of Thames River
within a 600-foot radius of the fireworks barge located in approximate
position 4131'14[sec] N, 07204'44[sec] W, located off American
Warf Marina, Norwich, CT.
(12) Riverfest Fireworks Safety Zone. All the waters of the
Connecticut River within a 600-foot radius of the fireworks barge
located in approximate position 4145'34[sec] N, 07239'37[sec]
W.
(13) Southampton Fresh Air Home Fireworks Safety Zone. All the
waters of Shinnecock Bay within a 600-foot radius of the fireworks barge
located in approximate position 4051'48[sec] N, 07228'30[sec]
W, off of Southampton, NY.
(14) T.E.L. Enterprises Fireworks Safety Zone. All the waters of
Great South Bay within a 600-foot radius of the fireworks barge located
in approximate position 4041'17[sec] N, 07300'20[sec] W, off
of Davis Park, NY.
(15) Patchogue Chamber of Commerce Fireworks Safety Zone. All the
waters of Great South Bay within an 800-foot radius of the fireworks
barge located in approximate position 4044'38[sec] N,
07300'33[sec] W, off of Patchogue, NY.
(16) Fire Island Tourist Bureau Fireworks Safety Zone. All the
waters of Great South Bay within a 600-foot radius of the fireworks
barge located in approximate position 4035'45[sec] N,
07305'23[sec] W, off of Cherry Cove, NY.
(17) Treibeck's Party Fireworks Safety Zone. All the waters of the
Atlantic Ocean within a 1200-foot radius of the fireworks barge located
in approximate position 4054'04[sec] N, 07216'50[sec] W, off
of Sagaponack, NY.
(b) Notification. Coast Guard Group/Marine Safety Office Long Island
Sound and Coast Guard Group Moriches will cause notice of the activation
of these safety zones to be made by all appropriate means to effect the
widest publicity among the affected segments of the public, including
publication in the local notice to mariners, marine information
broadcasts, and facsimile. Fireworks barges used in these locations will
also have a sign on their port and starboard side labeled ``FIREWORKS--
STAY AWAY'' with the same dimensions listed previously.
(c) Enforcement period. Specific zones in this section will be
enforced from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. (e.s.t.) each day a barge with a
``FIREWORKS--STAY AWAY'' sign is posted in that zone.
(d) Regulations. Vessels may not enter, remain in, or transit
through the safety zones in this section during the enforcement period
unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Long Island Sound or
designated Coast Guard patrol personnel on scene.
[CGD01-01-077, 67 FR 22352, May 3, 2002, as amended by USCG-2003-15404,
68 FR 37741, June 25, 2003]