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t r a n s p o r t t i p s c o n t i n u e d become effective at fleets in the vicinity at a 12-ft Carrollton Gauge reading. River men don't really have to be told to take special care when they see the riv- er rising and huge logs floating into barge tows fleeted on the river banks, but the Coast Guard's VTS (Vessel Traffic Services) will make sure they have proper guidance anyway. As a result of the Carrollton Gauge reading (or expected to read) 12 ft and rising, the following Algiers Point VTS Special Area Operating require- ments are in effect: • 33 CFR 165.803 (m) requires stricter barge fleeting standards on the Lower Mississippi River. (Fleets that normally held 250 barges will be reduced to account for river stage.) • 33 CFR 165.810 (b)(2) describes high- water requirements for all vessels operating in the Lower Mississippi River below mile 233.9 AHP, including South Pass and Southwest Pass. • In addition to these requirements, the Algiers Point Vessel Traffic Control lights are energized and vessel traffic is being regulated in the vicinity of Algiers Point. The Vessel Traffic Control lights are located at Governor Nicholls Light, 94.4 AHP, LBD, LMR (LLNR 13630/33185), Gretna Light, 97.6 AHP, RDB, LMR (LLNR 3655/33210) and the Westwego Repeater Light, 101.4 AHP, RDB, LMR (LLNR 13715). 22 www.coalage.com July 2015 Goodyear is a registered trademark of The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company.