[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 33, Volume 3]
[Revised as of July 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 33CFR245.5]

[Page 345]
 
                TITLE 33--NAVIGATION AND NAVIGABLE WATERS
 
 CHAPTER II--CORPS OF ENGINEERS, DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                 DEFENSE
 
PART 245_REMOVAL OF WRECKS AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS--Table of Contents
 
Sec.  245.5  Definitions.

    Abandonment means the surrendering of all rights to a vessel (or 
other obstruction) and its cargo by the owner, or owners if vessel and 
cargo are separately owned.
    Hazard to navigation is an obstruction, usually sunken, that 
presents sufficient danger to navigation so as to require expeditious, 
affirmative action such as marking, removal, or redefinition of a 
designated waterway to provide for navigational safety.
    Obstruction is anything that restricts, endangers or interferes with 
navigation.
    Responsible party means the owner of a vessel and/or cargo, or an 
operator or lessee where the operator or lessee has substantial control 
of the vessel's operation.
    Vessel as used in this part includes any ship, boat, barge, raft, or 
other water craft.