City Code Section
- A. If any vessel, watercraft or barge is wrecked or sinks or loses any part of its cargo in the waters of the port, the owner, agent or person in charge of the vessel, watercraft or barge must immediately notify the Harbor Master of the nature of the obstruction, the location and the cause of the obstruction.
- B. The owner, agent, or person in charge of the vessel, watercraft or barge must immediately place a marker or buoy on the obstruction. The marker or buoy must display two red flags by day and two red lights by night. The flags must be one above the other and not less than three feet apart. Each flag may not be less than 18” by 18” in size.
- C. If an obstruction constitutes a navigational hazard in any way, the owner, agent, or person in charge must notify the United States Coast Guard Captain of the Port and the owner, agent or person in charge must mark the obstruction as ordered by the Captain of the Port.