33 CFR § 401.49 - Dropping anchor or tying to canal bank.

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title: "33 CFR § 401.49 - Dropping anchor or tying to canal bank."
title_number: 33
title_name: "Navigation and Navigable Waters"
section_number: "401.49"
section_name: "Dropping anchor or tying to canal bank."
chapter_name: "GREAT LAKES ST. LAWRENCE SEAWAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION"
part_number: "401"
part_name: "SEAWAY REGULATIONS AND RULES"
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# 401.49 Dropping anchor or tying to canal bank.

Except in an emergency, no vessel shall drop anchor in any canal or tie-up to any canal bank unless authorized to do so by the traffic controller. If the anchor is dropped, the Master of the vessel shall immediately report it to the nearest seaway station. Every anchor shall be suitably rigged for immediate release, holding and efficient retrieval.

[91 FR 12692, Mar. 17, 2026]