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33 CFR 80.525: Cape Lookout, NC to Cape Fear, NC.

(a) A line drawn from Cape lookout Light to the seaward tangent of the southeastern end of Shackleford Banks.
(b) A line drawn from Morehead City Channel Range Front Light to the seaward extremity of the Beaufort Inlet west jetty.
(c) A line drawn from the southernmost extremity of Bogue Banks at latitude 34°38.7′ N., longitude 77°06.0′ W., across Bogue Inlet to the northernmost extremity of Bear Beach at latitude 34°38.5′ N., longitude 77°07.1′ W.
(d) A line drawn from the easternmost extremity on the southern side of New River Inlet at latitude 34°31.5′ N., longitude 77°20.6′ W., to the seaward tangent of the shoreline on the northeast side on New River Inlet.
(e) A line drawn across New Topsail Inlet between the closest extremities of the shore on either side of the inlet parallel with the general trend of the highwater shoreline.
(f) A line drawn from the seaward extremity of the jetty on the northeast side of Masonboro Inlet to the seaward extremity of the jetty on the southeast side of the Inlet.
(g) Except as provided elsewhere in this section from Cape Lookout to Cape Fear, lines drawn parallel with the general trend of the highwater shoreline across the entrance of small bays and inlets.

Where this section sits in the code

Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters
CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY
SUBCHAPTER D—INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION RULES
PART 80—COLREGS DEMARCATION LINES

(a) A line drawn from Cape lookout Light to the seaward tangent of the southeastern end of Shackleford Banks.

(b) A line drawn from Morehead City Channel Range Front Light to the seaward extremity of the Beaufort Inlet west jetty.

(c) A line drawn from the southernmost extremity of Bogue Banks at latitude 34°38.7′ N., longitude 77°06.0′ W., across Bogue Inlet to the northernmost extremity of Bear Beach at latitude 34°38.5′ N., longitude 77°07.1′ W.

(d) A line drawn from the easternmost extremity on the southern side of New River Inlet at latitude 34°31.5′ N., longitude 77°20.6′ W., to the seaward tangent of the shoreline on the northeast side on New River Inlet.

(e) A line drawn across New Topsail Inlet between the closest extremities of the shore on either side of the inlet parallel with the general trend of the highwater shoreline.

(f) A line drawn from the seaward extremity of the jetty on the northeast side of Masonboro Inlet to the seaward extremity of the jetty on the southeast side of the Inlet.

(g) Except as provided elsewhere in this section from Cape Lookout to Cape Fear, lines drawn parallel with the general trend of the highwater shoreline across the entrance of small bays and inlets.

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