America’s Tall Ship sails into Savannah JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard Barque Eagle, commonly called “America’s Tall Ship,” will sail into Savannah, Ga.’s River Front Park for the first time since 2001 Friday at 1:30 p.m. and will remain in Savannah through the weekend. The Eagle will be open for public tours Saturday 12 […]
JOINT AGENCIES PLAN TO MOVE AND STABILIZE BARGE BATON ROUGE, La. – The U.S. Coast Guard, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Louisiana State Police are jointly coordinating the movement of the tank barge FT22 thought to be involved in last week’s rotten egg odor incident. To ensure public safety, the authorities have been monitoring […]
CG Preparing for July 1 Maritime Security Deadline The U.S. Coast Guard is rapidly preparing for a July 1 deadline that will see vast changes to the security climate in ports, port facilities and vessels around the world. A new international code and U.S. law requires vessels and facilities implement security measures designed to protect […]
THREE FROM NOAA RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITION AT WHITE HOUSE May 6, 2004  Three members of the NOAA team today received 2003 Distinguished Presidential Rank Awards at a White House ceremony. The award is the most prestigious recognition given to career government senior executives and scientists. Each year, one percent of the federal government work […]
COAST GUARD CUTTER JAMES RANKIN MARKS HISTORICAL SITE BALTIMORE, Md. – The Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin is scheduled to set the historic “Francis Scott Key” buoy off of Fort McHenry, Md., near the Key Bridge Friday. The buoy marks the spot where the ship carrying Francis Scott Key, the author of the Star Spangled […]
HAMPSTEAD FISHERMAN IS REPEAT OFFENDER MOREHEAD CITY – A Pender County man has been charged for the third time this year with violating fisheries regulations. At approximately 1 a.m. on Wednesday, May 5, the North Carolina Marine Patrol arrested Robert Carol Jones, Jr., 30, of 746 Lea Drive, in Hampstead, for taking crabs from someone […]
UPDATE: COAST GUARD ASSISTS TUG **CORRECTION: The Coast Guard responded to the Tug Osceola not the Tug Chesapeake Bay as reported in the original release. PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard provided assistance to a tugboat taking on water in Chesapeake Bay, Va. Monday evening. Tug Osceola began taking on water at about 9 p.m. […]
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Publishes Updated List of Candidates for Endangered Species Act Listing The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today published a revised list of species of plants and animals that may warrant protection under the Endangered Species Act, including 24 new candidate species added since the Candidate Notice of Review was last […]
NOAA REACHES $100,000 SETTLEMENT WITH NEW JERSEY FISHERMANOwner/Operator Falsified Trip Reports and Filed False Documents The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) General Counsel for Enforcement and Litigation (GCEL) announced a settlement agreement with Edward R. Ahearn III, owner and operator of the fishing vessel Lady Caroline II, for violations of the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation […]
PROCLAMATIONRE: 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 shellfish area temporary closure will take effect immediately:No person shall take or attempt to take any oysters, clams or mussels […]
