Lightering operations and STS Operations are prohibited within the following areas in the Gulf of Mexico:

(a) Claypile—prohibited area. This prohibited area consists of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:

Latitude N.Longitude W.
28°15?00?,94°35?00?, thence to
27°40?00?,94°35?00?, thence to
27°40?00?,94°00?00?, thence to
28°33?00?,94°00?00?, and thence to the point of beginning.
(NAD 83)

(b) Flower Garden—prohibited area. This prohibited area consists of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:

Latitude N.Longitude W.
27°40?00?,94°00?00?, thence to
28°18?00?,94°00?00?, thence to
28°18?00?,92°38?00?, thence to
28°30?00?,92°38?00?, thence to
28°15?00?,91°30?00?, thence to
27°40?00?,91°30?00?, and thence to the point of beginning.
(NAD 83)

(c) Ewing—prohibited area. This prohibited area consists of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:

Latitude N.Longitude W.
27°53?00?,91°30?00?, thence to
28°15?00?,91°30?00?, thence to
28°15?00?,90°10?00?, thence to
27°53?00?,90°10?00?, and thence to the point of beginning.
(NAD 83) [CGD 93-081, 60 FR 45017, Aug. 29, 1995, as amended by USCG-2010-0194, 80 FR 5935, Feb. 4, 2015]