Three Rescued After Boat Capsizes PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Three people were rescued this morning after the 24-foot boat they were riding on capsized in the mouth of the Little River in Albemarle Sound N.C. Greenville, N.C., residents Roger Rulifson, 54, Gary Wright, 22, and Cathy Kleber, 29, were rescued by a Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk […]
FLOUNDER – COMMERCIAL FISHING OPERATIONS – ATLANTIC OCEANPreston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Sunday, December 4, 2005, the following restrictions shall apply to the commercial flounder fishery:I. HARVEST LIMITSDuring the period beginning at 12:01 A.M., Sunday, December 4, 2005 and ending at 6:00 P.M., Tuesday, […]
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 area will take effect at sunrise, Friday, December 2, 2005.A portion of New River in Onslow County […]
CREWS COMPLETE PUMPING ASPHALT FROM GROUNDED BARGE RICHMOND, Va. – Cleanup crews completed pumping approximately 750,000 gallons of liquid asphalt from the damaged barge Piney Point that ran aground five miles south of here spilling an estimated 45,000 gallons of its cargo 4:30 a.m. Monday. The Piney Point was carrying approximately 930,000 gallons of asphalt […]
Survey Reveals Barge Struck Submerged Platform The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration completed a survey today revealing that the double-hulled tank barge DBL 152 struck a submerged platform on Nov. 10, while en route from Houston to Tampa, Fla. The platform gouged a 35-foot long by 6-foot wide hole in the barge’s starboard bow, puncturing […]
‘TIS THE SEASON TO BE SHOPPING: COULD BOATING SAFETY GEAR BE ON YOUR HOLIDAY LIST THIS YEAR? PORTSMOUTH, VA. – Who says wintertime can’t still be all about boating? The more than 78 million boating enthusiasts who take to the water each year may not be able to head out for a day of fun […]
NOAA ATTRIBUTES RECENT INCREASE IN HURRICANE ACTIVITY TO NATURALLY OCCURRING MULTI-DECADAL CLIMATE VARIABILITY The nation is now wrapping up the 11th year of a new era of heightened Atlantic hurricane activity. This era has been unfolding in the Atlantic since 1995, and is expected to continue for the next decade or perhaps longer. NOAA attributes […]
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, Thursday, December 1, 2005.A portion of those waters in New Hanover […]
Fifth Generation of Endangered Whooping Cranes enter Georgia Enroute to Florida19 ultralight-led whooping cranes arrived at Gordon County, Georgia todayto continue the southeastern portion of their 1,228-mile fall migration totheir winter home at Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge in CrystalRiver, along Florida’s gulf coast.The birds were a little fussy this morning and six refused to follow […]
