33 CFR § 156.310
Prohibited areas
August 2, 2023
§ 156.310 Prohibited areas.
Lightering operations and STS Operations are prohibited within the following areas in the Gulf of Mexico:
(a) Claypile—prohibited area. This prohibited area consists of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:
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| Latitude N. | Longitude W. |
| 28°15′00″, | 94°35′00″, thence to |
| 27°40′00″, | 94°35′00″, thence to |
| 27°40′00″, | 94°00′00″, thence to |
| 28°33′00″, | 94°00′00″, and thence to the point of beginning. |
(NAD 83)
(b) Flower Garden—prohibited area. This prohibited area consists of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:
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| Latitude N. | Longitude W. |
| 27°40′00″, | 94°00′00″, thence to |
| 28°18′00″, | 94°00′00″, thence to |
| 28°18′00″, | 92°38′00″, thence to |
| 28°30′00″, | 92°38′00″, thence to |
| 28°15′00″, | 91°30′00″, thence to |
| 27°40′00″, | 91°30′00″, and thence to the point of beginning. |
(NAD 83)
(c) Ewing—prohibited area. This prohibited area consists of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:
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| Latitude N. | Longitude W. |
| 27°53′00″, | 91°30′00″, thence to |
| 28°15′00″, | 91°30′00″, thence to |
| 28°15′00″, | 90°10′00″, thence to |
| 27°53′00″, | 90°10′00″, and thence to the point of beginning. |
(NAD 83)
[CGD 93–081, 60 FR 45017, Aug. 29, 1995, as amended by USCG–2010–0194, 80 FR 5935, Feb. 4, 2015]
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