46 CFR § 7.55 - Cape Henry, VA to Cape Fear, NC.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t46/s7.55"
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title: "46 CFR § 7.55 - Cape Henry, VA to Cape Fear, NC."
title_number: 46
title_name: "Shipping"
section_number: "7.55"
section_name: "Cape Henry, VA to Cape Fear, NC."
chapter_name: "COAST GUARD, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO THE PUBLIC"
part_number: "7"
part_name: "BOUNDARY LINES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "14 U.S.C. 503; 33 U.S.C. 151; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4."
regulatory_source: "CGD 81-058, 50 FR 25230, June 18, 1985, unless otherwise noted."
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# 7.55 Cape Henry, VA to Cape Fear, NC.

(a) A line drawn from Rudee Inlet Jetty Light “2” to latitude 36°50′ N. longitude 75°56.7′ W.; thence to Rudee Inlet Jetty Light “1”.

(b) A line drawn from Bodie Island Light to latitude 35°49.3′ N. longitude 75°31.9′ W.; thence to Oregon Inlet Jetty Light.

(c) A line drawn from Hatteras Inlet Light 255° true to the eastern end of Ocracoke Island.

(d) A line drawn from the westernmost extremity of Ocracoke Island at latitude 35°04′ N. longitude 76°00.8′ W. to the northeasternmost extremity of Portsmouth Island at latitude 35°03.7′ N. longitude 76°02.3′ W.

(e) A line drawn across Drum Inlet parallel with the general trend of the seaward, highwater shoreline.

(f) A line drawn from the southernmost extremity of Cape Lookout to latitude 34°38.4′ N. longitude 76°40.6′ W.; thence to the seaward extremity of the Beaufort Inlet west jetty.

(g) A line drawn from the seaward extremity of Masonboro Inlet north jetty to latitude 34°10.3′ N. longitude 77°48.0′ W.; thence to the beach in approximate position latitude 34°10′ N. longitude 77°49.4′ W.

[CGD 81-058, 50 FR 25230, June 18, 1985, as amended by USCG-2009-0702, 74 FR 49224, Sept. 25, 2009; USCG-2013-0671, 78 FR 60144, Sept. 30, 2013]