33 C.F.R. Subpart B—Sunken Vessels and Other Obstructions
Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters
Source: CGD 78–156, 48 FR 11267, Mar. 17, 1983, unless otherwise noted. Redesignated by CGD 91–031, 57 FR 43402, Sept. 21, 1992.
(a) The owner of a vessel, raft, or other craft wrecked and sunk in a navigable channel shall mark it immediately with a buoy or daymark during the day and with a light at night. The owner of a sunken vessel, raft, or other obstruction that otherwise constitutes a hazard to navigation shall mark it in accordance with this subchapter. (b) Owners of vessels sunk in waters subject to the jurisdiction of the United States or sunk on the high seas, if the owner is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, shall promptly report to the District Commander, in whose jurisdiction the obstruction is located, the action they are taking to mark the sunken vessel, giving the following information (in addition to the information required by 46 CFR 4.05, Notice of Marine Casualty and Voyage Records): (1) Name and description of the sunken vessel; (2) Accurate description of the location of the vessel; (3) Depth of water over the vessel; and (4) Location and type of marking established, including color and shape of buoy or other daymark and characteristic of the light. (c) Owners of other obstructions may report the existence of such obstructions and mark them in the same manner as prescribed for sunken vessels. (d) Owners of marine pipelines that are determined to be hazards to navigation shall report and mark the hazardous portion of those pipelines in accordance with 49 CFR parts 192 or 195, as applicable. [CGD 78–156, 48 FR 11267, Mar. 17, 1983. Redesignated and amended by CGD 91–031, 57 FR 43402, Sept. 21, 1992; USCG–1998–3799, 63 FR 35526, June 30, 1998; USCG–2006–25150, 71 FR 39208, July 12, 2006] (a) All markings of sunken vessels and other obstructions established in accordance with §64.11 must be reported to and approved by the appropriate District Commander. (b) Should the District Commander determine that these markings are inconsistent with Part 62 of this subchapter, they must be replaced as soon as practicable with approved markings. [ CGD 78–156, 48 FR 11267, Mar. 17, 1983. Redesignated by CGD 91–031, 57 FR 43402, Sept. 21, 1992, and amended by USCG–2001–9286, 66 FR 33640, June 25, 2001] Markings shall be maintained until: (a) The sunken vessel or other obstruction is removed; or (b) The right of the owner to abandon is legally established and exercised. Note: Notices of abandonment of sunken vessels or other obstructions will not be accepted by the Coast Guard. Any notice of intention to abandon should be addressed to the District Engineer, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, within whose district the sunken vessel or other obstruction is located.
Title 33: Navigation and Navigable Waters
PART 64—MARKING OF STRUCTURES, SUNKEN VESSELS AND OTHER OBSTRUCTIONS
Subpart B—Sunken Vessels and Other Obstructions
§ 64.11 Marking and notification requirements.
§ 64.13 Approval of markings.
§ 64.16 Duration of marking on sunken vessels in navigable waters.
