§ 165.T01-0519 - Safety zone; ship repair in Penobscot Bay, ME.

(a) Location. The following area is a safety zone: All waters within a 100 yard radius of the drill ship STENA FORTH while at anchor in Penobscot Bay, Maine, in approximate position: 44°06′54″ N., 069°02′54″ W., one mile northeast of Rockland Harbor Breakwater Light (LLNR 4130), and approximately one and a half miles north of Owl's Head, Maine.

(b) Notification. Coast Guard Sector Northern New England will cause notice of the enforcement of this temporary safety zone to be made by all appropriate means to effect the widest publicity among the affected segments of the public, including publication in the Local Notice to Mariners and Broadcast Notice to Mariners.

(c) Effective period. This safety zone is effective from 12:01 a.m. on June 15, 2010, until 11:59 p.m. on July 5, 2010.

(d) Enforcement Period. The safety zone in this section will be enforced while the drill ship STENA FORTH is at anchor in Penobscot Bay, Maine.

(e) Regulations. (1) The general regulations contained in 33 CFR 165.23 apply. During the enforcement period, entry into, transiting, mooring, anchoring or remaining within this safety zone is prohibited unless authorized by the Captain of the Port or his designated representatives.

(2) This temporary safety zone is closed to all vessel traffic, except as may be permitted by the Captain of the Port or his designated representative. Vessel operators given permission to enter or operate in the safety zone must comply with all directions given to them by the Captain of the Port or his designated representatives.

(3) The “designated representative” is any Coast Guard commissioned, warrant, or petty officer who has been designated by the Captain of the Port to act on his behalf. The on-scene representative may be on a Coast Guard vessel, a Coast Guard Auxiliary vessel, or onboard a local or state agency vessel that is authorized to act in support of the Coast Guard. In addition, members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary or Cianbro repair crew may be present to inform vessel operators of this regulation.

(4) Vessel operators desiring to enter or operate within the safety zone shall contact the Captain of the Port or his designated representative by telephone at 207-767-0303 or via VHF radio channel 16 to obtain permission to do so.