Coast Guard to Restrict Vessel Traffic on Spa Creek on May 12

     Annapolis, Md. -- Mariners are advised that the swim segment of the “TriRock Triathlon Series” is scheduled to occur in Spa Creek and Annapolis Harbor on Saturday, May 12,  from 6:30 a.m. to 9:15 a.m. Up to 300 swimmers will operate on a 500-meter course located between the Annapolis City Dock and the confluence of the Spa Creek with the Severn River. The start and finish will be located  at the Annapolis City Dock. A portion of the swim course will impede the federal navigation channel.

     Coast Guard special local regulations establish a regulated area for all waters of Spa Creek and Annapolis Harbor, within lines connecting the following positions: from position latitude 38°58’34” N, longitude 076°29’05” W, thence to position latitude 38°58’27” N, longitude 076°28’55” W, and from position latitude 38°58’40” N, longitude 076°28’49” W to position latitude 38°58’32” N, longitude 076°28’45” W. The regulated area will be enforced from 6 a.m. to 11 a.m. on May 12. The effect will be to restrict vessel traffic on certain waters of the Spa Creek and Annapolis Harbor.

     The Coast Guard Patrol Commander may forbid and control the movement of all vessels in the regulated area. Coast Guard vessels enforcing this regulated area can be contacted on marine band radio VHF-FM channel 16 or 22A. When hailed or signaled by an official patrol vessel, a vessel in the area shall immediately comply with the directions given. Failure to do so may result in expulsion from the area, citation for failure to comply, or both. Mariners are urged to schedule their transits on this waterway beyond the enforcement times. 

     The swimmers will be supported by sponsor-provided watercraft. For any comments or questions, contact Coast Guard Sector Baltimore, Waterways Management Division, at (410) 576-2674 or Ronald.L.Houck@uscg.mil. Charts 12282, 12283.