Conn. Agencies Regs. § 15-121-C1 - Transportation of hazardous substances in Connecticut waters

(a) No vessel, regardless of tonnage size, or manner of propulsion, and whether self-propelled or not, transporting oil or other hazardous substance in bulk shall navigate in Connecticut waters in Long Island Sound north of a "Shore Clearance Line" except when, in the judgment of the master, the safety of the vessel, cargo or crew would be jeopardized and except further that a course not less than sixty degrees north of the Shore Clearance Line may be taken when making an approach to the channel entrance at a port of call or in departing from same and except further that a vessel may navigate north of the Shore Clearance Line at Long Sand Shoal when making an approach to the Connecticut River.

(b) Oil means oil of any kind or in any form, including but not limited to petroleum, fuel oil, sludge, oil refuse, and oil mixed with wastes other than dredge spoil; hazardous substance means any liquid cargo which is inflammable or combustible or which, when discharged in any quantity into or upon the waters of Connecticut causes or is likely to cause significant damage to the environmental resources of Connecticut, including but not limited to, fish, shellfish, wildlife, shorelines, and beaches; Shore Clearance Line means a series of straight lines connecting sequentially the following navigation aids as numbered and described in Coast Guard Light List (CG-158) Volume I, Atlantic Coast (1972):

Number	Description	Nearest Locality
981	Parsonage Point Lighted Buoy 40	Mamaroneck, N.Y
976	The Cows Lighted Bell Buoy 32	Stamford, Conn.
969	Norwalk Harbor Lighted Gong Buoy 24A	Norwalk, Conn.
968	Cockenoe Island Shoal Lighted Bell 24	Norwalk, Conn.
961	Stratford Point Lighted Bell Buoy 18	Stratford, Conn.
958	New Haven Light	New Haven, Conn.
954	Townshend Ledge Lighted Gong Buoy 10A	East Haven, Conn.
952	Goose Island Lighted Bell Buoy 10G1	Guilford, Conn.
947	Long Sand Shoal West End Lighted Bell Buoy	Westbrook, Conn.
946	Long Sand Shoal Lighted Gong Buoy 8B	Westbrook, Conn.
944	Long Sand Shoal Lighted Whistle Buoy 8A	Old Saybrook, Conn.
942	Saybrook Bar Lighted Bell Buoy 8	Lyme, Conn.
934	Bartlett Reef Lighted Whistle Buoy 2A	Seaside Pt., Conn.
917	Seaflower Reef Light	Mumford, Pt., Conn.
916	North Dumpling Light	(North of North Hill, Fisher's Island,N.Y.)

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Conn. Agencies Regs. § 15-121-C1

Effective July 11, 1973