§162.100. Ohio River at Louisville, KY.
33 C.F.R. § 162.100
Emergency Mooring Buoys. The U.S. Army Corp of Engineers has established four pairs of emergency mooring bouys. Each buoy is 10 feet in diameter with retro-reflective sides. The two buoys which comprise each pair are 585 feet apart and are located approximately at:
Indiana Bank— Mile 582.3 (near 18 Mile Island);
Six Mile Island— Mile 597.5;
Six Mile Island— Mile 598.2; and
Kentucky Bank— Mile 599.8 (Cox's Park).
The regulations. A vessel must not use the emergency mooring buoys that have been established by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, unless specifically authorized. The Captain of the Port, upon request, may authorize the use of the emergency mooring buoys by downbound towing vessels that are awaiting Vessel Traffic Center approval to proceed.
Notes, amendments, and revision history
Amendments
[CGD 90-020, 59 FR 36333, July 15, 1994]
Authority
Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70034; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.3.
Source
Source: CGD 75-082, 42 FR 51759, Sept. 29, 1977, unless otherwise noted.
Amendments
[CGD 90-020, 59 FR 36333, July 15, 1994]