[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: 33CFR80.745]



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                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS

 

         CHAPTER I--COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

 

PART 80_COLREGS DEMARCATION LINES--Table of Contents

 

Sec. 80.745  Cape Sable, FL to Cape Romano, FL.



    (a) A line drawn following the general trend of the mainland, 

highwater shoreline from Cape Sable at East Cape to Little Shark River 

Light 1; thence to westernmost extremity of Shark Point; thence 

following the general trend of the mainland, highwater shoreline 

crossing the entrances of Harney River, Broad Creek, Broad River, 

Rodgers River First Bay, Chatham River, Huston River, to the shoreline 

at coordinate latitude 25[deg]41.8[min] N. longitude 81[deg]17.9[min] W.

    (b) The 72 COLREGS shall apply to the waters surrounding the Ten 

Thousand Islands and the bays, creeks, inlets, and rivers between 

Chatham Bend and Marco Island except inside lines specifically described 

in this part.

    (c) A north-south line drawn at longitude 81[deg]20.2[min] W. across 

the entrance to Lopez River.

    (d) A line drawn across the entrance to Turner River parallel to the 

general trend of the shoreline.

    (e) A line formed by the centerline of Highway 92 Bridge at 

Goodland.



[CGD 77-118a, 42 FR 35784, July 11, 1977. Redesignated by CGD 81-017, 46 

FR 28154, May 26, 1981, as amended by CGD 84-091, 51 FR 7786, Mar. 6, 

1986]