Document ID: USCG-2023-0666-0001
Agency: uscg
Document Type: Rule
Title: Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the Captain of the Port of Charleston
Posted Date: 2023-09-21T04:00Z

[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 182 (Thursday, September 21, 2023)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 65131-65132]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-20460]

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DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

Coast Guard

33 CFR Part 100

[Docket No. USCG-2023-0666]

Special Local Regulations; Marine Events Within the Captain of 
the Port of Charleston

AGENCY: Coast Guard, DHS.

ACTION: Notification of enforcement of regulation.

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SUMMARY: The Coast Guard will enforce a special local regulation for 
the Swim around Charleston on September 24, 2023, to provide for the 
safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation 
for marine events within the Captain of the Port Charleston identifies 
the regulated area for this event in Charleston, SC. During the 
enforcement periods, the operator of any vessel in the regulated area 
must comply with directions from the Captain of the Port Charleston or 
a designated representative.

DATES: The regulations in 33 CFR 100.704 will be enforced for the 
location identified in Item 9 of Table 1 to Sec.  100.704, from 9 a.m. 
through 4 p.m. on September 24, 2023.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: If you have questions about this 
notification of enforcement, call or email Petty Officer Adam 
Krukowski, Sector Charleston, Waterways Management Division, U.S. Coast 
Guard; 843-740-3186, email [email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Coast Guard will enforce special local 
regulations in 33 CFR 100.704, Table 1 to Sec.  100.704, Item 9, for 
the Swim Around Charleston regulated area from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 
September 24, 2023. This action is being taken to provide for the 
safety of life on navigable waterways during this event. Our regulation 
for marine events within the Captain of the Port Charleston Sec.  
100.704, specifies the location of the Swim Around Charleston as a 
moving safety zone including all waters 50 yards in front of the lead 
safety vessel preceding the first race participants, 50 yards behind 
the safety vessel trailing the last race participants,

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and at all times extends 100 yards on either side of safety vessels. 
The Swim Around Charleston swimming race consists of a 12 mile course 
that starts at Remley's Point on the Wando River in approximate 
position 32[deg]48'49'' N, 79[deg]54'27'' W, crosses the main shipping 
channel under the main span of the Ravenel Bridge, and finishes at the 
I-526 bridge and boat landing on the Ashley River in approximate 
position 32[deg]50'14'' N, 80[deg]01'23'' W. During the enforcement 
periods, as reflected in Sec.  100.704(c)(1), if you are the operator 
of a vessel in the regulated area you must comply with directions from 
the Captain of the Port Charleston or a designated representative.
    In addition to this notification of enforcement in the Federal 
Register, the Coast Guard plans to provide notification of this 
enforcement period via the Local Notice to Mariners and marine 
information broadcasts.

    Dated: September 12, 2023.
Francis. J. DelRosso,
Captain, U.S. Coast Guard, Captain of the Port.
[FR Doc. 2023-20460 Filed 9-20-23; 8:45 am]
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