§ 165.T07-0405 - Safety Zone; Savannah River, M/V BIGLIFT BAFFIN, Savannah, GA.

§ 165.T07-0405 Safety Zone; Savannah River, M/V BIGLIFT BAFFIN, Savannah, GA.

(a) Location. The following areas are safety zones:

(1) A moving safety zone that includes all navigable waters of the Savannah River, within a 500-yard radius of the Motor Vessel (M/V) BIGLIFT BAFFIN while transiting the Savannah River and laden with oversized intermodal cranes.

(2) A fixed zone that includes all navigable waters of the Savannah River, within a 500-yard radius of vessel M/V BIGLIFT BAFFIN while moored at Georgia Port Authority Ocean Terminal Berth No. 3 and laden with oversized intermodal cranes.

(b) Definition. As used in this section, designated representative means a Coast Guard Patrol Commander, including a Coast Guard coxswain, petty officer, or other officer operating a Coast Guard vessel and a Federal, State, and local officer designated by or assisting the Captain of the Port Savannah (COTP) in the enforcement of the safety zone.

(c) Regulations.

(1) Under the general safety zone regulations in subpart C of this part, you may not enter the safety zone described in paragraph (a) of this section unless authorized by the COTP or the COTP's designated representative.

(2) Persons or vessels desiring to enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within the safety zone may contact COTP Savannah by telephone at [phone], or a designated representative via VHF radio on channel 16, to request authorization. If authorization to enter, transit through, anchor in, or remain within the regulated area is granted by the COTP Savannah or a designated representative, all persons and vessels receiving such authorization must comply with the instructions of the COTP or a designated representative.

(3) The Coast Guard will provide notice of the regulated areas by Broadcast Notice to Mariners, Marine Safety Information Bulletins, and on-scene designated representatives.

(d) Effective period. This section is effective from June 22, 2024 through July 13, 2024.

(e) Enforcement period. The moving safety zone will be enforced while the vessel M/V BIGLIFT BAFFIN is transiting with the intermodal cranes embarked. The fixed safety zone will be enforced while the vessel M/V BIGLIFT BAFFIN is moored at the facility, and the intermodal cranes are onboard.

[USCG-2024-0405, 89 FR 53490, June 27, 2024]