[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 33, Volume 1]

[Revised as of July 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 33CFR64.16]



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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 64_MARKING OF STRUCTURES, SUNKEN VESSELS AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS

--Table of Contents

 

             Subpart B_Sunken Vessels and Other Obstructions

 

Sec. 64.16  Duration of marking on sunken vessels in navigable waters.



    Markings shall be maintained until:

    (a) The sunken vessel or other obstruction is removed; or

    (b) The right of the owner to abandon is legally established and 

exercised.



    Note: Notices of abandonment of sunken vessels or other obstructions 

will not be accepted by the Coast Guard. Any notice of intention to 

abandon should be addressed to the District Engineer, Corps of 

Engineers, U.S. Army, within whose district the sunken vessel or other 

obstruction is located.