§ 147.T001 - DRILLSHIP FRONTIER DISCOVERER Safety Zone.

(a) Description. The FRONTIER DISCOVERER will be engaged in exploratory drilling operations at various locations in the Chukchi and Beaufort Sea from July 1, 2010, through November 30, 2010. The DRILLSHIP will be anchored while conducting exploratory drilling operations with the center point of the vessel located at the coordinates listed in Table 1. These coordinates are based upon [NAD 83] UTM Zone 3.

Table 1—Prospect LocationsProspectAreaBlockLease no.LatitudeLongitudeBurger CPosey6764OCS-Y-2280N71°18′ 17.2739″W163°12′ 45.9891″Burger FPosey6714OCS-Y-2267N71°20′ 13.9640″W163°12′ 21.7460″Burger JPosey6912OCS-Y-2321N71°10′ 24.0292″W163°28′ 18.5219″CrackerjackKaro6864OCS-Y-2111N71°13′ 58.9211″W166°14′ 10.7889″SW ShoebillKaro7007OCS-Y-2142N71°04′ 24.4163″W167°13′ 38.0886″SivulliqFlaxman Is6658OCS-Y 1805N7023′ 29.5814″W14558′ 52.5284″TorpedoFlaxman Is6610OCS-Y-1941N7027′ 01.6193″W14549′ 32.0650″

The area within 500 meters (1,640.4 feet) from each point on the outer edge of the vessel while anchored or deploying and recovering moorings on location is a safety zone.

(b) Regulation. No vessel may enter or remain in this safety zone except the following:

(1) An attending vessel;

(2) A vessel authorized by the Commander, Seventeenth Coast Guard District.