U.S. Code of Federal Regulations
Regulations most recently checked for updates: Jan 21, 2026
The following lightering zones are designated in the Gulf of America and are more than 60 miles from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured:
(a) Southtex-lightering zone. This lightering zone and the geographic area for this zone are coterminous and consist of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:
| 27°40′00″, | 93°00′00″, thence to |
| 27°40′00″, | 94°35′00″, thence to |
| 28°06′30″, | 94°35′00″, thence to |
| 27°21′00″, | 96°00′00″, thence to |
| 26°30′00″, | 96°00′00″, thence to |
| 26°30′00″, | 93°00′00″, and thence to the point of beginning. |
(b) Gulfmex No. 2-lightering zone. This lightering zone and the geographic area for this zone are coterminous and consist of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:
| 27°53′00″, | 89°00′00″, thence to |
| 27°53′00″, | 91°30′00″, thence to |
| 26°30′00″, | 91°30′00″, thence to |
| 26°30′00″, | 89°00′00″, and thence to the point of beginning. |
(c) Offshore Pascagoula No. 2-lightering zone. This lightering zone and the geographic area for this zone are coterminous and consist of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:
| 29°20′00″, | 87°00′00″, thence to |
| 29°12′00″, | 87°45′00″, thence to |
| 28°39′00″, | 88°00′00″, thence to |
| 28°00′00″, | 88°00′00″, thence to |
| 28°00′00″, | 87°00′00″, and thence to the point of beginning. |
(d) South Sabine Point-lightering zone. This lightering zone and the geographic area for this zone are coterminous and consist of the waters bounded by a line connecting the following points beginning at:
| 28°30′00″, | 92°38′00″, thence to |
| 28°44′00″, | 93°24′00″, thence to |
| 28°33′00″, | 94°00′00″, thence to |
| 28°18′00″, | 94°00′00″, thence to |
| 28°18′00″, | 92°38′00″, and thence to the point of beginning. |
