--- kind: "section" citation: "33 C.F.R. § 150.940" title: "33" number: "150.940" heading: "Safety zones for specific deepwater ports." url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/150.940" --- # §150.940. Safety zones for specific deepwater ports. - (a) **Louisiana Offshore Oil Port (LOOP).** - (1) The location of the safety zone for LOOP is as described in Table 150.940(A) of this section: - (2) **The areas to be avoided within the safety zone are—** - (i) The area encompassed within a circle having a 600 meter radius around the deepwater port's pumping platform complex and centered at 28°53′07″ N, 90°01′30″ W. - (ii) The six areas encompassed within a circle having a 500 meter radius around each single point mooring (SPM) deepwater at the port and centered at: - (3) **The anchorage area within the safety zone is an area enclosed by the rhumb lines joining points at—** - (b) **Northeast Gateway Deepwater Port (NEGDWP)—** - (1) **Location.** The safety zones for the NEGDWP consist of circular zones, each with a 500-meter radius and centered on each of the deepwater port's two submerged turret loading (STL) buoys. STL Buoy “A” is centered at the following coordinates: 42°23′38″ N, 070°35′31″ W. STL Buoy “B” is centered at the following coordinates: 42°23′56″ N, 070°37′00″ W. Each safety zone is located approximately 13 miles south-southeast of the City of Gloucester, Massachusetts, in Federal waters. - (2) **No anchoring areas.** Two mandatory no anchoring areas for NEGDWP are established for all waters within circles of 1,000-meter radii centered on the submerged turret loading buoy positions set forth in [paragraph (b)(1)](#b-1) of this section. - (3) **Area to be avoided.** An area to be avoided (ATBA) for NEGDWP is as described in Table 150.940(B): - (4) **Regulations.** - (i) In accordance with the general regulations set forth in [33 CFR 165.23](/cfr/33/165.23.md) and elsewhere in this part, no person or vessel may enter the waters within the boundaries of the safety zones described in [paragraph (b)(1)](#b-1) of this section unless previously authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Boston, or his/her authorized representative. - (ii) Notwithstanding [paragraph (b)(4)(i)](#b-4-i) of this section, tankers and support vessels, as defined in [33 CFR 148.5](/cfr/33/148.5.md), operating in the vicinity of NEGDWP are authorized to enter and move within such zones in the normal course of their operations following the requirements set forth in 33 CFR [150.340](/cfr/33/150.340.md) and [150.345](/cfr/33/150.345.md), respectively. - (iii) All other vessel operators desiring to enter, operate or conduct diving operations within a safety zone described in [paragraph (b)(1)](#b-1) of this section must contact the COTP, or the COTP's authorized representative, to obtain permission by contacting the Sector Boston Command Center at 617-223-5761 or via VHF-FM Channel 16 (156.8 MHZ). Vessel operators given permission to enter, operate, or conduct diving operations in a safety zone must comply with all directions given to them by the COTP or the COTP's authorized representative. - (iv) No vessel, other than a support vessel or tanker calling on NEGDWP may anchor in the area described in [paragraph (b)(2)](#b-2) of this section. - (c) **Neptune Deepwater Port (Neptune)—** - (1) **Location.** The safety zones for Neptune consist of circular zones, each with a 500-meter radius and centered on each of Neptune's two submerged turret loading (STL) buoys. STL Buoy “A” is centered at the following coordinates: Latitude 42°29′12.3″ N, Longitude 070°36′29.7″ W; and STL Buoy “B”: Latitude 42°27′20.5″ N, Longitude 070°36′07.3″ W. Each safety zone encompasses, within the respective 500-meter circles, the primary components of Neptune, including a submerged turret loading buoy and a pipeline end manifold. Each safety zone is located approximately eight nautical miles south-southeast of Gloucester, Massachusetts, in Federal waters. - (2) **No anchoring areas.** Two mandatory no anchoring areas for Neptune are established for all waters within circles of 1,000-meter radii centered on the submerged turret loading buoy positions set forth in [paragraph (c)(1)](#c-1) of this section. - (3) **Area to be avoided.** An area to be avoided (ATBA) for Neptune is as described in Table 150.940(C): - (4) **Regulations.** - (i) In accordance with the general regulations set forth in [33 CFR 165.23](/cfr/33/165.23.md) and elsewhere in this part, no person or vessel may enter the waters within the boundaries of the safety zones described in [paragraph (c)(1)](#c-1) of this section unless previously authorized by the Captain of the Port (COTP) Boston, or the COTP's authorized representative. - (ii) Notwithstanding [paragraph (c)(4)(i)](#c-4-i) of this section, liquefied natural gas carriers (LNGCs) and support vessels, as defined in [33 CFR 148.5](/cfr/33/148.5.md), calling on Neptune, are authorized to enter and move within such zones in the normal course of their operations following the requirements set forth in 33 CFR [150.340](/cfr/33/150.340.md) and [150.345](/cfr/33/150.345.md), respectively. - (iii) All other vessel operators desiring to enter, operate or conduct diving operations within a safety zone described in [paragraph (c)(1)](#c-1) of this section must contact the COTP or the COTP's authorized representative to obtain permission by contacting the Sector Boston Command Center at 617-223-5761 or via VHF-FM Channel 16 (156.8 MHZ). Vessel operators given permission to enter or operate in a safety zone must comply with all directions given to them by the COTP or the COTP's authorized representative. - (iv) No vessel, other than an LNGC or support vessel calling on Neptune, may anchor in the area described in [paragraph (c)(2)](#c-2) of this section. ## Notes ### Amendments [USCG-2007-27887, 72 FR 45903, Aug. 16, 2007, as amended by USCG-2007-0087, 73 FR 34194, June 17, 2008; USCG-2009-0589, 75 FR 51376, Aug. 20, 2010; USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39183, July 1, 2013; USCG-2015-0433, 80 FR 44281, July 27, 2015] ### Authority Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j)(1)(C), (j)(5), (j)(6), (m)(2), 1509(a); 46 U.S.C. 70034; E.O. 12777, sec. 2; E.O. 13286, sec. 34, 68 FR 10619; Department of Homeland Security Delegation No. 0170.1. ### Source Source: USCG-1998-3884, 71 FR 57651, Sept. 29, 2006, unless otherwise noted. ### Amendments [USCG-2007-27887, 72 FR 45903, Aug. 16, 2007, as amended by USCG-2007-0087, 73 FR 34194, June 17, 2008; USCG-2009-0589, 75 FR 51376, Aug. 20, 2010; USCG-2013-0397, 78 FR 39183, July 1, 2013; USCG-2015-0433, 80 FR 44281, July 27, 2015]