CFR > Title 33 - Navigation and Navigable Waters > CHAPTER I—COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY > SUBCHAPTER P—PORTS AND WATERWAYS SAFETY (parts 160 to 169) > PART 165—REGULATED NAVIGATION AREAS AND LIMITED ACCESS AREAS > SUBPART F—Specific Regulated Navigation Areas and Limited Access Areas (§165.165.T01-0176 to §165.1711) > 165.151—Safety Zones; Long Island Sound annual fireworks displays.

165.151—Safety Zones; Long Island Sound annual fireworks displays.

(a) Safety Zones. The following areas are designated safety zones. All coordinates references 1983 North American Datum (NAD83).
(1) Indian Harbor Yacht Club Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of Long Island Sound off Greenwich CT, within a 800-foot radius of the fireworks barge located in approximate position 41°00′35″ N, 073°37′05″ W.
(2) City of Rowayton Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of Long Island Sound in Sheffield Channel off of Ballast Reef within a 1000-foot radius of the fireworks barge located in approximate position 41°03′11″ N, 073°26′41″ W.
(3) The Yampol Family Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of Long Island Sound off Cold Springs Harbor, Cove Neck New York within a 1200-foot radius of the fireworks barge located in approximate position 41°53′00″ N, 073°29″ 13″ W.
(4) Groton Long Point Yacht Club Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of Long Island Sound off of Groton Long Point, Groton, CT, within a 600-foot radius of the fireworks barge in approximate position 41°18′05″ N, 072°02″ 08″ W.
(5) City of West Haven Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of New Haven Harbor on Long Island Sound off Bradley Point within a 1200-foot radius of the fireworks barge in approximate position 41°15′07″ N, 072°57′26″ W.
(6) New Haven Festival Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of New Haven Harbor on Long Island Sound within a 1200-foot radius of the fireworks barge in approximate position 40°17′31″ N, 072°54′48″ W.
(7) Madison Cultural Arts Fireworks Safety Zone. All the waters of Long Island Sound located off the City of Madison within an 800-foot radius of the fireworks barge in approximate position 41°16′10″ N, 072°36′30″ W.
(8) Arnold L. Chase Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of Connecticut River within a 600 foot radius of the fireworks barge located in approximate position 41°15′56″ N, 072°21′49″ W, about 100-yards off Fenwick Pier.
(9) Saybrook Summer Pops Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of Connecticut River within a 600-foot radius of the fireworks barge located in approximate position 41°17′35″ N, 072°21′20″ W.
(10) Mashantucket Pequot Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of the Thames River off of New London, CT, within a 1200-foot radius of a fireworks barge located in approximate position 41°20′57.1″ N, 72°05′22.1″ W; and within 1000-feet of fireworks barges located in approximate positions: barge one, 41°21′03.3″ N, 72°05′24.5″ W; and barge two, 41°20′51.75″ N, 72°05′18.90″ W.
(11) Harbor Day Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of Thames River within a 600-foot radius of the fireworks barge located in approximate position 41°31′14″ N, 072°04′44″ W, located off American Warf Marina, Norwich, CT.
(12) Riverfest Fireworks Safety Zone. All the waters of the Connecticut River within a 600-foot radius of the fireworks barge located in approximate position 41°45′34″ N, 072°39′37″ W.
(13) Southampton Fresh Air Home Fireworks Safety Zone. All the waters of Shinnecock Bay within a 600-foot radius of the fireworks barge located in approximate position 40°51′48″ N, 072°28′30″ W, off of Southampton, NY.
(14) T.E.L. Enterprises Fireworks Safety Zone. All the waters of Great South Bay within a 600-foot radius of the fireworks barge located in approximate position 40°41′17″ N, 073°00′20″ W, off of Davis Park, NY.
(15) Patchogue Chamber of Commerce Fireworks Safety Zone. All the waters of Great South Bay within an 800-foot radius of the fireworks barge located in approximate position 40°44′38″ N, 073°00′33″ W, off of Patchogue, NY.
(16) Fire Island Tourist Bureau Fireworks Safety Zone. All the waters of Great South Bay within a 600-foot radius of the fireworks barge located in approximate position 40°35′45″ N, 073°05′23″ W, off of Cherry Cove, NY.
(17) Treibeck's Party Fireworks Safety Zone. All the waters of the Atlantic Ocean within a 1200-foot radius of the fireworks barge located in approximate position 40°54′04″ N, 072°16′50″ W, off of Sagaponack, NY.
(18) Norwich July Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of the Thames River within a 600-foot radius of the fireworks launch area in approximate position 41°31′20.9″ N, 072°04′45.9′ W, located off of Norwich, CT.
(19) Town of Branford Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of Branford Harbor off of Branford Point within a 600-foot radius of the fireworks launch area located on Branford Point in approximate position 41°15′30″ N, 072°49′22″ W.
(20) Vietnam Veterans Local 484/Town of East Haven Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of Long Sound off of Cosey Beach, East Haven, CT within a 1000-foot radius of the fireworks barge in approximate position 41°14′19″ N, 072°52′9.8″ W.
(21) Westport Police Athletic League Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of Long Island Sound off Compo Beach, Westport, CT within a 800-foot radius of the fireworks barge in approximate position 41°09′2.5″ N, 073°20′1.1″ W.
(22) Westbrook, CT July Celebration Safety Zone. All waters of Westbrook Harbor in Long Island Sound within a 800-foot radius of the fireworks barge located in approximate position 41°16′50″ N, 072°26′14″ W.
(23) Norwalk Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of Long Island Sound off of Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk, CT within a 1000-foot radius of the fireworks barge located in approximate position 40°05′10″ N, 073°23′20″ W.
(24) Town of Stratford Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of Long Island Sound off of Short Beach in Stratford, CT, within a 800-foot radius of the fireworks launch area located in approximate position 41°09′5″ N, 073°06′5″ W.
(25) Old Black Point Beach Association Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of Long Island Sound off Old Black Point Beach in East Lyme, CT, within a 1000-foot radius of the fireworks launch area located on Old Black Point Beach in approximate position 41°17′34.9″ N, 072°12′55.6″ W.
(26) Village of Asharoken Fireworks Safety Zone. All waters of Northport Bay off of Asharoken Beach in Asharoken, NY within a 600-foot radius of the fireworks launch area located in approximate position 40°55′30″ N, 072°21′ W.
(b) Notification. Coast Guard Sector Long Island Sound and Coast Guard Sector Field Office Moriches will cause notice of the activation of these safety zones to be made by all appropriate means to effect the widest publicity among the affected segments of the public, including publication in the local notice to mariners, marine information broadcasts, and facsimile. Fireworks barges used in these locations will also have a sign on their port and starboard side labeled “FIREWORKS—STAY AWAY”. Displays launched from shore sites will have a sign labeled “FIREWORKS—STAY AWAY” with the same size requirements. The signs required by this section must consist of red letters at least 10 inches high, and 1.5 inch thick on a white background.
(c) Enforcement period. Specific zones in this section will be enforced from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. each day a barge or land based launch site with sign reading “FIREWORKS—STAY AWAY” is present in that zone.
(d) Regulations. Vessels may not enter, remain in, or transit through the safety zones in this section during the enforcement period unless authorized by the Captain of the Port Long Island Sound or designated Coast Guard patrol personnel on scene.

Code of Federal Regulations

[CGD01-01-077, 67 FR 22352, May 3, 2002, as amended by USCG-2003-15404, 68 FR 37741, June 25, 2003; 68 FR 40024, July 3, 2003; CGD01-05-012, 70 FR 43764, July 29, 2005]