---
kind: "section"
citation: "33 C.F.R. § 165.809"
title: "33"
number: "165.809"
heading: "Security Zone; Port of Corpus Christi Inner Harbor, Corpus Christi, TX."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/33/165.809"
---

# §165.809. Security Zone; Port of Corpus Christi Inner Harbor, Corpus Christi, TX.

- (a) **Location.** The following area is a security zone: All waters of the Corpus Christi Inner Harbor from a line across the entrance connecting positions 27°48′47.64″ N, 97°23′41.15″ W and 27°48′42.96″ N, 97°23′44.09″ W, into and including the Viola Turning Basin. These coordinates are based on the World Geodetic System (WGS 84).
- (b) **Regulations.**
  - (1) No recreational vessels, passenger vessels, or commercial fishing vessels may enter the security zone unless specifically authorized by the Captain of the Port Corpus Christi or a designated representative.
  - (2) Recreational vessels, passenger vessels and commercial fishing vessels requiring entry into the security zone must contact the Captain of the Port Corpus Christi or a designated representative. The Captain of the Port may be contacted via VHF Channel 16 or via telephone at (361) 888-3162 to seek permission to transit the area. If permission is granted, all persons and vessels must comply with the instructions of the Captain of the Port, Corpus Christi or a designated representative.
  - (3) Designated representatives include U.S. Coast Guard commissioned, warrant, and petty officers.
- (c) **Authority.** In addition to [46 U.S.C. 70034](/usc/46/70034.md), the authority for this section includes [46 U.S.C. 70116](/usc/46/70116.md).

## Notes

### Amendments

[USCG-2018-0533, 85 FR 48108, Aug. 10, 2020, as amended by USCG-2026-0463, 91 FR 40404, July 2, 2026]

### Authority

Authority: 46 U.S.C. 70034, 70051, 70124; 33 CFR 1.05-1, 6.04-1, 6.04-6, and 160.5; DHS Delegation No. 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.

### Source

Source: CGD 79-034, 47 FR 29660, July 8, 1982, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[USCG-2018-0533, 85 FR 48108, Aug. 10, 2020, as amended by USCG-2026-0463, 91 FR 40404, July 2, 2026]