{"data":{"id":"us/33-cfr-161.40","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"33 CFR 161.40","heading":"Vessel Traffic Service Berwick Bay.","body":"(a) The VTS area consists of the navigable waters of the following segments of waterways: the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) Morgan City to Port Allen Alternate Route from Mile Marker 0 to Mile Marker 5; the ICW from Mile Marker 93 west of Harvey Lock (WHL) to Mile Marker 102 WHL; the Atchafalaya River Route from Mile Marker 113 to Mile Marker 122; from Bayou Shaffer Junction (ICW Mile Marker 94.5 WHL) south one statute mile along Bayou Shaffer; and from Berwick Lock northwest one statute mile along the Lower Atchafalaya River.\n(b) VTS Special Area. The Berwick Bay VTS Special Area consists of those waters within a 1000 yard radius of the Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Railroad Bridge located at Mile .03 MC/PA.\n(c) Reporting Points.\nTable 161.40(c)—VTS Berwick Bay Reporting Points\nDesignator Geographic name Geographic description Latitude/longitude Notes\n1 Stouts Pass Stouts Point Light “1” Mile 113-Atchafalaya River 29°43′47″ N 91°13′25″ W\n2 Berwick Lock Mile 1.9 MC/PA 29°43′10″ N 91°13′28″ W If transiting the Lock.\n3 Conrad's Point Junction Buoy “1” Mile 1.5 MC/PA 29°42′32″ N 91°13′14″ W\n4 Swift Ships Flat Lake Junction Mile 3 MC/PA 29°43′26″ N 91°12′22″ W\n5 Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Railroad Bridge Mile 0.3 MC/PA 29°41′34″ N 91°12′44″ W\n6 20 Grant Point Junction Bayou Boeuf-Atchafalaya R. Mile 95.5 ICW 29°41′18″ N 91°12′36″ W\n7 ICW Overhead Power Cable Mile 96.5 ICW 29°40′43″ N 91°13′18″ W\n8 Wax Bayou Junction Light “A” Mile 98.2W ICW 29°39′29″ N 91°14′46″ W\n9 Shaffer Junction ICW-Bayou Shaffer Mile 94.5 ICW 29°41′10″ N 91°11′38″ 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":"48cffe7c6598849c300a146a8d371c33abc191a47f9c551fca85dff1b9fe4e63","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/33-cfr-161.35","next":"us/33-cfr-161.45"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}