§ 334.786 - Pascagoula Naval Station, Pascagoula, Mississippi; restricted area.

(a) The area. The waters of Pascagoula Harbor beginning at a point at latitude 30°20′18″ N, longitude 88°34′50.3″ W, thence northerly to latitude 30°20′34.3″ N, longitude 88°34′51.8″ W, thence easterly to latitude 30°20′34.3″ N, longitude 88°34′9.6″ W, thence southerly to latitude 30°20′19.5″ N, longitude 88°34′9.6″ W, thence westerly along the shoreline to the point of beginning.

(b) The regulations. (1) All persons are prohibited from entering the waters within the restricted area for any reason. Mooring, anchoring, fishing or recreational boating shall not be allowed within the restricted area when required by the Commanding Officer of the Naval Station Pascagoula to safeguard the installation and its personnel and property in times of an imminent security threat; during special operations; during natural disasters; or as directed by higher authority.

(2) Mooring, anchoring, fishing, recreational boating or any activity involving persons in the water shall not be allowed at any time within 500 feet of any quay, pier, wharf, or levee along the Naval Station northern shoreline.

(3) Commercial vessels at anchor will be permitted to swing into the restricted area while at anchor and during tide changes.

(c) Enforcement. The regulations in this section shall be enforced by the Commanding Officer, naval station, Pascagoula and such agencies as he/she shall designate.