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33 CFR 156.300: Designated lightering zones.

The following lightering zones are designated in the Gulf of America and are more than 60 miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured:
(a) Southtex—lightering zone. This lightering zone and the geographic area for this zone are coterminous and consist of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:
Latitude N. Longitude W.
27°40′00″, 93°00′00″, thence to
27°40′00″, 94°35′00″, thence to
28°06′30″, 94°35′00″, thence to
27°21′00″, 96°00′00″, thence to
26°30′00″, 96°00′00″, thence to
26°30′00″, 93°00′00″, and thence to the point of beginning.
(NAD 83)
(b) Gulfmex No. 2—lightering zone. This lightering zone and the geographic area for this zone are coterminous and consist of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:
Latitude N. Longitude W.
27°53′00″, 89°00′00″, thence to
27°53′00″, 91°30′00″, thence to
26°30′00″, 91°30′00″, thence to
26°30′00″, 89°00′00″, and thence to the point of beginning.
(NAD 83)
(c) Offshore Pascagoula No. 2—lightering zone. This lightering zone and the geographic area for this zone are coterminous and consist of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:
Latitude N. Longitude W.
29°20′00″, 87°00′00″, thence to
29°12′00″, 87°45′00″, thence to
28°39′00″, 88°00′00″, thence to
28°00′00″, 88°00′00″, thence to
28°00′00″, 87°00′00″, and thence to the point of beginning.
(NAD 83)
(d) South Sabine Point—lightering zone. This lightering zone and the geographic area for this zone are coterminous and consist of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:
Latitude N. Longitude W.
28°30′00″, 92°38′00″, thence to
28°44′00″, 93°24′00″, thence to
28°33′00″, 94°00′00″, thence to
28°18′00″, 94°00′00″, thence to
28°18′00″, 92°38′00″, and thence to the point of beginning.
(NAD 83)

Where this section sits in the code

Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters
CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER O—POLLUTION
PART 156—OIL AND HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRANSFER OPERATIONS
Subpart C—Lightering Zones and Operational Requirements for the Gulf of America

The following lightering zones are designated in the Gulf of America and are more than 60 miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured:

(a) Southtex—lightering zone. This lightering zone and the geographic area for this zone are coterminous and consist of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:

Latitude N. Longitude W.

27°40′00″, 93°00′00″, thence to

27°40′00″, 94°35′00″, thence to

28°06′30″, 94°35′00″, thence to

27°21′00″, 96°00′00″, thence to

26°30′00″, 96°00′00″, thence to

26°30′00″, 93°00′00″, and thence to the point of beginning.

(NAD 83)

(b) Gulfmex No. 2—lightering zone. This lightering zone and the geographic area for this zone are coterminous and consist of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:

Latitude N. Longitude W.

27°53′00″, 89°00′00″, thence to

27°53′00″, 91°30′00″, thence to

26°30′00″, 91°30′00″, thence to

26°30′00″, 89°00′00″, and thence to the point of beginning.

(NAD 83)

(c) Offshore Pascagoula No. 2—lightering zone. This lightering zone and the geographic area for this zone are coterminous and consist of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:

Latitude N. Longitude W.

29°20′00″, 87°00′00″, thence to

29°12′00″, 87°45′00″, thence to

28°39′00″, 88°00′00″, thence to

28°00′00″, 88°00′00″, thence to

28°00′00″, 87°00′00″, and thence to the point of beginning.

(NAD 83)

(d) South Sabine Point—lightering zone. This lightering zone and the geographic area for this zone are coterminous and consist of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:

Latitude N. Longitude W.

28°30′00″, 92°38′00″, thence to

28°44′00″, 93°24′00″, thence to

28°33′00″, 94°00′00″, thence to

28°18′00″, 94°00′00″, thence to

28°18′00″, 92°38′00″, and thence to the point of beginning.

(NAD 83)

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