Section 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.) |
Conn. Agencies Regs. § 15-121-C1