Subpart 3.25--Fifth Coast Guard District

§ 3.25-1 Fifth district.

(a) The District Office is in Portsmouth, VA.

(b) The Fifth Coast Guard District is comprised of: North Carolina; Virginia; District of Columbia; Maryland; Delaware; that part of Pennsylvania east of a line drawn along 78°55' W. longitude south to 41°00' N. latitude, thence west to 79°00' W. longitude, and thence south to the Pennsylvania-Maryland boundary; that portion of New Jersey that lies south and west of a line drawn from the New Jersey shoreline at 40°18' N. latitude (just south of the Shrewsbury River), thence westward to 40°18' N. latitude, 74°30.5' W. longitude, thence north-northwesterly to the junction of the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania boundaries at Tristate; and the ocean area encompassed by a line bearing 122°T from the coastal end of the First and Fifth Districts' land boundary at the intersection of the New Jersey shoreline and 40°18' N. latitude (just south of the Shrewsbury River) to the southernmost point in the First Coast Guard District (a point located at approximately 37° N. latitude, 67°13' W. longitude); thence along a line bearing 219°T to the point of intersection with the ocean boundary between the Fifth and Seventh Coast Guard Districts, which is defined as a line bearing 122°T from the coastal end of the Fifth and Seventh Districts' land boundary at the shoreline at the North Carolina-South Carolina border, point located at approximately 30°55' N. 73° W.; thence northwesterly along this line to the coast.

§ 3.25-05 Philadelphia Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

(a) The Philadelphia Marine Inspection Office and the Philadelphia, Captain of the Port Office are located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

(b) The boundary of the Philadelphia Marine Inspection zone and Captain of the Port Zone starts at the New Jersey coast at 40°18' N. latitude, thence proceeds westward to 40°18' N. latitude, 74°30.5' W. longitude, thence north-northwesterly to the junction of the New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania boundaries at Tristate; thence northwesterly along the east bank of the Delaware River to 42°00' N. latitude; thence west along the New York-Pennsylvania boundary to 78°55' W. longitude; thence south to 41°00' N. latitude; thence west to 79°00' W. longitude; thence south to the Pennsylvania-Maryland boundary; thence east to the intersection of the Maryland-Delaware boundary; thence south and east along the Maryland-Delaware boundary to the sea, including Fenwick Island Light. The offshore boundary starts at Fenwick Island Light and proceeds east along 38°28' N. latitude to 70°11' W. longitude; thence northwesterly along a line bearing 122°T from the New Jersey Coast at 40°18' N. latitude.

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§ 3.25-10 Hampton Roads Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

(a) The Hampton Roads Marine Inspection Office and the Hampton Roads Captain of the Port Office are located in Norfolk, Virginia.

(b) The boundary of the Hampton Roads Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone starts at the intersection of the Maryland-Delaware boundary and the coast and proceeds along the Maryland-Delaware boundary to a point 75°30' W. longitude; thence southerly to a point 75°30' W. longitude on the Maryland-Virginia boundary, thence westerly along the Maryland-Virginia boundary as it proceeds across the Delmarva Peninsula, Pocomoke River, Tangier and Pocomoke Sounds, and Chesapeake Bay; thence northwesterly along the Maryland-Virginia boundary and the District of Columbia-Virginia boundary as those boundaries are formed along the southern bank of the Potomac River to the intersection of the Virginia-Maryland-West Virginia boundaries; thence southerly along the Virginia-West Virginia boundary and the Virginia-Kentucky boundary to the Tennessee boundary; thence eastward along the Virginia-Tennessee boundary to the Virginia-North Carolina boundary; thence eastward along the Virginia-North Carolina boundary to Kerr (Buggs Island) Lake; thence along the shore of Kerr Lake in North Carolina back to the Virginia-North Carolina boundary; thence eastward along the Virginia-North Carolina boundary to the west bank of the Chowan River; thence southerly along the west bank of the Chowan River to a point 36°00' N. latitude, 76°41' W. longitude; thence generally southerly and easterly along the western boundaries of Washington, and Hyde Counties to a point 35°37' N. latitude, 76°32' W. longitude; thence easterly to a point 35°37' N. latitude, 76°00.5' W. longitude; thence generally southwesterly to a point 35°01.5' N. latitude, 76°20 W. longitude; thence easterly to the sea at 34°59.8' N. latitude, 76°07.8 W. longitude. The offshore boundary starts at the intersection of the Maryland-Delaware boundary and the coast and proceeds east to a point 38°28' N. latitude, 70°11 W. longitude; thence southeasterly on a line bearing 122° T to the outermost extent of the EEZ; thence southerly along the outermost extent of the EEZ to 34°59.8' N. latitude; and thence westerly along 34°59.8' latitude to the coast at 76°07.8' W. longitude.

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§ 3.25-15 Baltimore Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

(a) The Baltimore Marine Inspection Office and the Baltimore Captain of the Port Office are located in Baltimore, Maryland.

(b) The boundary of the Baltimore Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone starts at a point of 75°30' W. longitude on the Delaware-Maryland boundary and proceeds along the Delaware-Maryland boundary west and north to the Pennsylvania boundary; thence west along the Pennsylvania-Maryland boundary to the West Virginia boundary; thence southerly and easterly along the Maryland-West Virginia boundary to the Virginia boundary; thence southeasterly along the Maryland-Virginia boundary and the District of Columbia-Virginia boundary as those boundaries are formed along the southern bank of the Potomac River; thence easterly along the Maryland-Virginia boundary as it proceeds across the Chesapeake Bay, Tangier and Pocomoke Sounds, Pocomoke River, and Delmarva Peninsula to a point 75°30' W. longitude on the Maryland-Virginia boundary; thence northerly to a point 75°30' W. longitude on the Delaware-Maryland boundary.

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§ 3.25-20 Wilmington Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone.

(a) The Wilmington Marine Inspection Office and the Wilmington Captain of the Port Office are located in Wilmington, North Carolina.

(b) The boundary of the Wilmington Marine Inspection Zone and Captain of the Port Zone starts at the sea at 34°59.8' N. latitude, 76°07.8' W. longitude, and proceeds along a line northwesterly to a point 35°01.5' N. latitude, 76°10' W. longitude; thence westerly toa point 35°01.5' N. latitude, 76°20' W. longitude; thence westerly to a point 35°37' N. latitude, 76°32' W. longitude; thence northerly and westerly along the western boundaries of Hyde and Washington Counties to a point 36°00' N. latitude, 76°41' W. longitude; thence northerly along the west bank of the Chowan River to the North Carolina-Virginia boundary; thence westerly along the North Carolina-Virginia boundary to Kerr (Buggs Island) Lake; thence along the shore of Kerr Lake in North Carolina to the North Carolina-Virginia Boundary; thence westerly along the North Carolina-Virginia boundary to the Tennessee boundary; thence southwesterly along the North Carolina-Tennessee boundary to the Georgia boundary; thence easterly along the North Carolina-Georgia boundary to the South Carolina boundary; thence easterly along the South Carolina-North Carolina boundary to the sea. The offshore boundary of the Wilmington Captain of the Port Zone starts at the coast at 34°59.8' N. latitude; thence proceeds easterly to the outermost extent of the EEZ; thence southerly along the outermost extent of the EEZ to a line bearing 122° T from the intersection of the South Carolina-North Carolina boundary and the sea to the outermost extent of the EEZ; thence westerly along a line bearing 122° T to the coast.