[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 84 (Friday, May 1, 1998)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Page 24109]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-11649]


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DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[CGD 05-98-031]


Special Local Regulations for Marine Events; Approaches to 
Annapolis Harbor, Spa Creek, and Severn River, Annapolis, MD

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DOT.

ACTION: Notice of implementation.

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SUMMARY: This notice implements the special local regulations during 
the transit of participating vessels from Annapolis Harbor, Maryland, 
to the race start area on the Chesapeake Bay for Leg 8 of the Whitbread 
Round-the-World sailing race on May 3, 1998. These special local 
regulations are necessary to control vessel traffic in the vicinity of 
Spa Creek and the Severn River due to the confined nature of the 
waterway and expected vessel congestion during the transit of the 
racers. The effect will be to restrict general navigation in the 
regulated area for the safety of race participants, spectator craft and 
other vessels transiting the event area.

DATES: The special local regulations are effective from 10 a.m. EDT 
(Eastern Daylight Time) to 11 a.m. EDT on May 3, 1998.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Chief Warrant Officer R.L. Houck, Marine Events Coordinator, Commander, 
Coast Guard Activities Baltimore, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, 
MD 21226-1971, (410) 576-2674.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The start for Leg 8 of the Whitbread Round-
the-World sailing race will be held in the vicinity of Annapolis, 
Maryland, on May 3, 1998. The vessels participating in the race will 
conduct an organized transit from Annapolis Harbor to the race start 
area. Therefore, to ensure the safety of the racers, spectators and 
transiting vessels, 33 CFR 100.511 will be in effect for the duration 
of the transit to the race start area. Under provisions of 33 CFR 
100.511, a vessel may not enter the regulated area unless it receives 
permission from the Coast Guard Patrol Commander, and the operator of 
any vessel in the regulated area shall stop the vessel immediately upon 
being directed to do so by any commissioned, warrant, or petty officer 
on board a vessel displaying a Coast Guard ensign. Spectator vessels 
may anchor outside the regulated area but may not block a navigable 
channel. Because these restrictions will be in effect for a limited 
period, they should not result in a significant disruption of maritime 
traffic.

    Dated: April 21, 1998.
J.S. Carmichael,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Acting Commander, Fifth Coast Guard 
District.
[FR Doc. 98-11649 Filed 4-30-98; 8:45 am]
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