{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-161.35","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 161.35","heading":"Vessel Traffic Service Houston/Galveston.","body":"(a) The VTS area consists of the following major waterways and portions of connecting waterways: Galveston Bay Entrance Channel; Outer Bar Channel; Inner Bar Channel; Bolivar Roads Channel; Galveston Channel; Gulf ICW and Galveston-Freeport Cut-Off from Mile 346 to Mile 352; Texas City Channel; Texas City Turning Basin; Texas City Canal Channel; Texas City Canal Turning Basin; Houston Ship Channel; Bayport Channel; Bayport Turning Basin; Houston Turning Basin; and the following precautionary areas associated with these waterways.\n(b) Precautionary areas.\nTable 161.35(b)—VTS Houston/Galveston Precautionary Areas\nPrecautionary area name Radius (yds.) Center point\nLatitude Longitude\nBolivar Roads 4000 29°20.9′ N 94°47.0′ W\nRed Fish Bar 4000 29°29.8′ N 94°51.9′ W\nBayport Channel 4000 29°36.7′ N 94°57.2′ W\nMorgans Point 2000 29°41.0′ N 94°59.0′ W\nUpper San Jacinto Bay 1000 29°42.3′ N 95°01.1′ W\nBaytown 1000 29°43.6′ N 95°01.4′ W\nLynchburg 1000 29°45.8′ N 95°04.8′ W\nCarpenters Bayou 1000 29°45.3′ N 95°05.6′ W\nJacintoport 1000 29°44.8′ N 95°06.0′ W\nGreens Bayou 1000 29°44.8′ N 95°10.2′ W\nHunting Bayou 1000 29°44.3′ N 95°12.1′ W\nSims Bayou 1000 29°43.2′ N 95°14.4′ W\nBrady Island 1000 29°43.5′ N 95°16.4′ W\nBuffalo Bayou 1000 29°45.0′ N 95°17.3′ W\nNote: Each Precautionary Area encompasses a circular area of the radius denoted.\n(c) Reporting points.\nTable 161.35(c)—VTS Houston/Galveston Reporting Points\nDesignator Geographic name Geographic description Latitude/ longitude Notes\n1 Galveston Bay Entrance Channel Galveston Bay Entrance CH Lighted Buoy (LB) “1C” 29°18.2′ N; 94°37.6′ W\n2 Galveston Bay Entrance Channel Galveston Bay Entrance Channel LB 11 and 12 29°20.6′ N; 94°44.6′ W\nE Bolivar Land Cut Mile 349 Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) 29°22.5′ N; 94°46.9′ W Tows entering HSC also report at HSC LB 25 \u0026 26.\nW Pelican Cut Mile 351 ICW 29°21.4′ N; 94°48.5′ W Tows entering HSC also report at HSC LB 25 \u0026 26.\nG Galveston Harbor Galveston Channel Lt. 2 29°20.2′ N; 94°46.6′ W Coast Guard Base.\nT Texas City Channel Texas City Channel Lt. 12 29°22.4′ N; 94°50.9′ W\nX Houston Ship Channel ICW Intersection Houston Ship Channel (HSC) LB 25 and 26 29°22.2′ N; 94°48.1′ W Tow entering HSC from ICW or Texas Cut Only.\n3 Lower Galveston Bay HSC Lt. 31 and LB 32 29°23.8′ N; 94°48.9′ W\n4 Red Fish Bar HSC Lt. 53 \u0026 54 29°30.3′ N; 94°52.4′ W\nP Bayport Ship Channel Bayport Ship Channel Lt. 8 and 9 29°36.8′ N; 94°59.5′ W Bayport Land Cut.\n4A Upper Galveston Bay HSC Lt. 69 and 70 29°34.7′ N; 94°55.8′ W Tows only.\n5 Morgan's Point HSC Lt. 91 29°41.0′ N; 94°59.0′ W\n6 Exxon HSC Lt. 109A 29°43.5′ N; 95°01.4′ W\n7 Lynchburg Ferry crossing 29°45.8′ N; 95°04.8′ W\n8 Shell Oil Boggy Bayou 29°44.1′ N; 95°08.0′ W\n9 Greens Bayou HSC Lt. 152 29°44.8′ N; 95°10.1′ W\n10 Hunting Bayou Hunting Bayou Turning Basin. 29°44.4′ N; 95°12.1′ W\n11 Lyondell Sims Bayou Turning Basin. 29°43.2′ N; 95°14.4′ W\n12 I-610 Bridge I-610 Bridge 29°43.5′ N; 95°16.0′ W\n13 Buffalo Bayou Houston Turning Basin 29°45.0′ N; 95° 17.4′ W","path":["Title 33—Navigation and Navigable Waters","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER P—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY","PART 161—VESSEL TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT","Subpart C—Vessel Traffic Service and Vessel Movement Reporting System Areas and Reporting Points"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-33.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:25:35Z","sha256":"9812ede5fd96e39e3238ee14246094dc6c77017294d0c9a26d73f2b265e3dfc8","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-161.30","next":"us/33-cfr-161.40"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}