VTS Port Arthur Reporting Points

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Table 161.70(c)—Inbound

  Designator Geographic Name Geographic Description Latitude / Longitude Notes 
1.  Sabine Bank Channel "SB" Buoy  Sabine Bank Channel Sea Buoy  29º 25.00' N
 93º 40.00' W		  Sailing Plan Report
2.  Sabine Pass Buoys "29/30"  Sabine Pass Buoys "29/30"  29º 35.90' N
 93º 48.20' W		  
3.  Port Arthur Canal Light "43" Keith Lake Bend  29º 46.50' N
 93º 56.47' W		  
4.  GIWW Mile Marker 279 North Forty  29º 56.40' N
 93º 52.10' W		  
5.  Neches River Light "19"  FINA Highlines  29º 59.10' N
 93º 54.30' W		  
6.  Ready Reserve Fleet Highline  Channel at Cove Mid-Point  30º 00.80' N
 93º 59.90' W		  
7. Sabine River Light "16" / GIWW Mile 268  268 Highlines   30º 02.20' N
 93º 44.30' W		  

 

Table 161.70(d)—Outbound

Designator Geographic Name Geographic Description Latitude / Longitude Notes 
1.  Sabine River Light "2"  Black Bayou Cut   30º 00.00' N
 93º 46.25' W		  
2.  Ready Reserve Fleet Highline  Channel at Cove Mid-Point   30º 00.80' N
 93º 59.90' W		  
3.  Neches River Light "19"   FINA Highlines  29º 59.10' N
 93º 54.30' W		  
4.  GIWW Mile Marker 285  The School House  29º 52.70' N
 93º 55.55' W		  Sector Shift
5.  Port Arthur Canal Light "43"  Keith Lake Bend  29º 46.50' N
 93º 56.47' W 		  
6.  Sabine Pass Buoys "29/30"  Sabine Pass Buoys "29/30"  29º 35.90' N
 93º 48.20' W		  
7.  Sabine Bank Channel "SB" Buoy Sabine Bank Channel Sea Buoy  29º 25.00' N
 93º 40.00' W		  Final Report

 

 

Table 161.70(e)—Eastbound (ICW)

Designator Geographic Name Geographic Description Latitude / Longitude Notes 
1.  GIWW Mile Marker 295  GIWW Mile Marker 295  29º 47.25' N
 94º 01.10' W		  Sailing Plan Report
2.  GIWW Mile Marker 279  North Forty  29º 56.40' N
 93º 52.10 W		  
3.  GIWW Mile Marker 285  268 Highlines   30º 02.20' N
 93º 44.30' W		  
4.  GIWW Mile Marker 260  260 Highlines  30º 03.50' N
 93º 37.50' W		  Final Report 

 

 

Table 161.70(f)—Westbound (ICW)

Designator Geographic Name Geographic Description Latitude / Longitude Notes 
1.  GIWW Mile Marker 260  260 Highlines  30º 03.50' N
 93º 37.50' W		  Sailing Plan Report 
2.  Sabine River Light "2"   Black Bayou Cut   30º 00.03' N
 93º 46.18' W		  
3.  GIWW Mile Marker 285  The School House  29º 52.70' N
 93º 55.55' W		  Sector Shift 
4.  GIWW Mile Marker 295  GIWW Mile Marker 295   29º 47.25' N
 94º 01.10' W		  Final Report 

 

 

Table 161.70(g)—Offshore Safety Fairway

Designator Geographic Name Geographic Description Latitude / Longitude Notes 
1.   Sabine Pass Safety Fairway - East  East Dog Leg  29º 35.00' N
 93º 28.00' W 		  Sailing Plan Report / Final Report 
2.  Sabine Pass Safety Fairway - West   West Dog Leg  29º 28.00' N
 93º 58.00' W		  Sailing Plan Report / Final Report 

 

 

 

 

[78 FR 51671, Aug. 21, 2013]