[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 119 (Wednesday, June 21, 1995)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 32264]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-15228]



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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD 05-95-032]


Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Blackbeard Pirate 
Jamboree; Town Point, Elizabeth River, Norfolk and Portsmouth, VA

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of implementation of 33 CFR 100.501.

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SUMMARY: This notice implements 33 CFR 100.501 for the Blackbeard 
Pirate Jamboree to be held on the Elizabeth River at Town Point Park, 
Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia. The regulations in 33 CFR 100.501 are 
needed to control vessel traffic within the immediate vicinity of the 
event due to the confined nature of the waterway and the expected 
congestion at the time of the event. The regulations restrict general 
navigation in the area for the safety of life and property on the 
navigable waters during the event.

EFFECTIVE DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.501 are effective from 
11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., July 29, 1995.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Mr. Stephen L. Phillips, Chief, Boating Affairs Branch, Boating Safety 
Division, Fifth Coast Guard District, 431 Crawford Street, Portsmouth, 
Virginia 23704-5004 (804) 398-6204, or Commander, Coast Guard Group 
Hampton Roads (804) 483-8567.

Drafting Information

    The drafters of this notice are QM2 Gregory C. Garrison, project 
officer, Boating Affairs Branch, Boating Safety Division, Fifth Coast 
Guard District, and LCDR C.A. Abel, project attorney, Fifth Coast Guard 
District Legal Staff.

Discussion of Regulation

    Norfolk Festevents, Ltd. submitted an application to hold the 
Blackbeard Pirate Jamboree on the Elizabeth River at Town Point Park, 
Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia. The event will consist of a parade of 
sail followed by an orchestrated water drama with cannon fire between 
two vessels. Since many spectator vessels are expected to be in the 
area to watch the jamboree, the regulations in 33 CFR 100.501 are being 
implemented for the safety of life and property. The waterway will not 
be closed for an extended period, therefore commercial traffic should 
not be severely disrupted. In addition to regulating the area for the 
safety of life and property, this notice of implementation also 
authorizes the Patrol Commander to regulate the operation of the 
Berkley drawbridge in accordance with 33 CFR 117.1007, and authorizes 
spectators to anchor in the special anchorage areas described in 33 CFR 
110.72aa. 33 CFR 110.72aa establishes the spectator anchorages in 33 
CFR 100.501 as special anchorage areas under Inland Navigation Rule 30, 
33 U.S.C. 2030(g). 33 CFR 117.1007(b) closes the draw of the Berkley 
Bridge to vessels during and for one hour before and after the 
effective period under 33 CFR 100.501, except that the Coast Guard 
Patrol Commander may order that the draw be opened for commercial 
vessels.

    Dated: June 6, 1995.
W.J. Ecker,
Rear Admiral, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander, Fifth Coast Guard District.
[FR Doc. 95-15228 Filed 6-20-95; 8:45 am]
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