---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 127.321"
title: "33"
number: "127.321"
heading: "Release of LNG."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/127.321"
---

# §127.321. Release of LNG.

- (a) The operator of the waterfront facility handling LNG must ensure that—
  - (1) No person releases LNG into the navigable waters of the United States; and
  - (2) If there is a release of LNG, vessels near the facility are notified of the release by the activation of the warning alarm.
- (b) If there is a release of LNG, the person in charge of shoreside transfer operations must—
  - (1) Immediately notify the person in charge of cargo transfer on the vessel of the intent to shutdown;
  - (2) Shutdown transfer operations;
  - (3) Notify the COTP of the release; and
  - (4) **Not resume transfer operations until authorized by the COTP.**

## Notes

### Amendments

[CGD 78-038, 53 FR 3376, Feb. 7, 1988, as amended by CGD 88-049, 60 FR 39796, Aug. 3, 1995; USCG-2019-0444, 87 FR 5691, Feb. 2, 2022]

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1504(j)(2); 46 U.S.C. 70011 and 70034; 46 U.S.C. Chapter 701; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.2, paragraph (II)(92)(a).

### Source

Source: CGD 78-038, 53 FR 3376, Feb. 7, 1988, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[CGD 78-038, 53 FR 3376, Feb. 7, 1988, as amended by CGD 88-049, 60 FR 39796, Aug. 3, 1995; USCG-2019-0444, 87 FR 5691, Feb. 2, 2022]