PA-11-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, upon the recommendation of Leah Devlin, D.D.S., M.P.H., State Health Director, Department of Health and Human Services, hereby announces that the following changes in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Saturday, March 6, 2004. The following area in […]
LOCAL CUTTER RETURNS AFTER BIG DRUG BUSTS PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard Cutter Northland will return Monday at 10 a.m. to its homeport Portsmouth, Va., after 59 days on a drug enforcement patrol in the southern Caribbean Sea. Northland primarily patrolled between Jamaica and Columbia to combat illegal drug trafficking. Throughout the patrol, Northland […]
NOAA RELEASES SONAR IMAGERY OF BOW MARINER WRECK March 5, 2004  Two multi-beam sonar images taken by the NOAA ship RUDE on Thursday, March 4, of the sunken tanker BOW MARINER were authorized for release by the U.S. Coast Guard today. The images are among a suite of side-scan sonar and multi-beam images provided […]
COAST GUARD AND FBI INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE TERRORIST USE OF U.S. MERCHANT MARINER CREDENTIALS WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard and the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced today that they have completed a 14-month investigation into national security threats and document fraud associated with U.S. merchant mariner credentials. The investigation, known as Operation Drydock, revealed nine […]
Control Date Established for the Commercial Penaeid Shrimp Fishery of the South Atlantic Region December 10, 2003 The South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (Council) is considering whether there is a need to impose additional management measures limiting entry into the commercial penaeid shrimp fishery in the South Atlantic exclusive economic zone (EEZ). In anticipation of […]
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COAST GUARD ASSISTS 2 VESSELS TAKING ON WATER NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Coast Guard rescue crews assisted two vessels that began taking on water near Bayou La Batre, Ala., at about 10 a.m. today. Rescue boatcrews from U.S. Coast Guard stations Pascagoula, Miss., and Dauphin Island, Ala., were dispatched upon receiving a report that the […]
Bow Mariner oil spill recovery operations underwayWeather expected to deteriorate over the weekend The Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) oil recovery vessel VIRGINIA RESPONDER recovered approximately 25,000 gallons of an oily water mix about 18 miles from where the T/V BOW MARINER sank Saturday night. A helicopter is flying over the area to locate pockets […]
BOW MARINER OIL SPILL RECOVERY OPERATIONS UNDERWAY The Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) oil recovery vessel VIRGINIA RESPONDER began skimming operations today, however, recoverable oil is widely dispersed and the amount recovered has been minimal to date. A helicopter has been flying throughout the day to locate patches of oil and direct the skimming vessel. […]
COASTAL CLEANUP NETS THOUSANDS OF CRAB POTS MOREHEAD CITY – North Carolina Marine Patrol officers have removed over 8,000 abandoned or illegally set crab pots from state waters. Each year, from January 24 – February 7, Tar Heel fishermen are required to pull their estimated 1.3 million crab pots out of the water. During this […]
