{"data":{"id":"us/46-cfr-45.185","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"46 CFR 45.185","heading":"Tow limitations.","body":"(a) Barges must not be manned.\n(b) No more than a total of three barges per tow may operate on the Milwaukee, St. Joseph, and Muskegon routes. A mixed tow of load-lined and exempted barges is still limited to three barges on those routes.\n(c) Tows must not be more than 5 nautical miles from shore.","path":["Title 46—Shipping","CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY","SUBCHAPTER E—LOAD LINES","PART 45—GREAT LAKES LOAD LINES","Subpart E—Unmanned River Barges on Lake Michigan Routes"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-46.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:22Z","sha256":"b134b4f32d550828f044effed9e85f447e5853e4ced0b9e37dfe840b21e028a1","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/46-cfr-45.183","next":"us/46-cfr-45.187"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}