NOAA CONTINUES ACCESS TO OCEAN DATA FROM SATELLITE SENSOR NOAA, working in partnership with NASA, announced today that it is enabling continued access to satellite ocean data from a key sensor onboard the OrbView-2 satellite, operated by GeoEye, Corporation. Data from the Sea-Viewing Wide Field-of-View Sensor (SeaWiFS) has helped scientists understand climate trends and climate […]
COAST GUARD SAVES SOUTH CAROLINA WOMAN CHARLESTON, S.C. – A Coast Guard rescue crew rescued a woman after she was thrown from her jet ski on the Kiawah River, S.C., today at about 8:45 p.m. Carla Roberts of Abbapoole Creek, S.C., was separated from her jet-ski group earlier today and was reported missing at 7:20 […]
SEARCH FOR MISSING CAROLINA MAN SUSUPENDED CHARLESTON, S.C. – The search for a man who went missing after his 27-foot charter fishing vessel capsized about 22-miles east of Murrells Inlet, S.C., yesterday was suspended at sun down today. Robert Clarke, 70, of Murrells Inlet, S.C., was the Captain of the Super Suds II, a charterd […]
SIX RESCUED, ONE STILL MISSING OFF CAROLINA COAST CHARLESTON, S.C. – One is still missing and six were rescued after their 27-foot charter fishing vessel capsized about 22-miles east of Murrells Inlet, S.C., today. Robert Clark of Murrells Inlet is still missing and Coast Guard rescue crews continue to search for him. Wayne Smith of […]
COAST GUARD ASSISTS VESSEL AFTER DEMASTING PORTSMOUTH, Va.â€â€ÂÂÂA Coast Guard small boat is assisting a sailing vessel in distress this morning off the Outer Banks of North Carolina after it demasted and encountered rough seas. Station Ocracoke launched a 47-foot small boat at 3 a.m. in response to an Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon (EPIRB) […]
WE NEED YOUR HELP! Today is a SAD Day along the Carolina Coast….We are missing one of our own and we need your help to find him. Super Suds II, a chartered fishing vessel owned by Marlin Quay Marina in Garden City, S.C., was reported missing yesterday at around 8 p.m. The Coast Guard has […]
SEVEN PEOPLE MISSING OFF CAROLINA COAST CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Coast Guard is searching for a 27-foot chartered fishing vessel with seven people aboard that is missing somewhere off Murrells Inlet, S.C. Super Suds II, a chartered fishing vessel owned by Marlin Quay Marina in Garden City, S.C., was reported missing yesterday at around 8 […]
First round results of Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series The South Carolina Governor’s Cup Billfishing Series opened its 18th season with the Edisto Marina Billfish Tournament over the weekend. The Series features five tournaments along the coast beginning May 3rd at Edisto Island and ending July 1 at the Charleston City Marina’s HMY/Viking MegaDock Billfishing Tournament. […]
NOAA-FUNDED PROJECT LOCATES FOUR MORE HISTORIC REVOLUTIONARY WAR SHIPWRECKS; NARROWS SEARCH FOR CAPT. COOK’s “ENDEAVOUR” May 16, 2006  With the aid of a grant from the NOAA Office of Ocean Exploration and support from the NOAA Rhode Island Sea Grant Program, a team from the Rhode Island Marine Archaeology Project, discovered four Revolutionary War […]
N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission Helps Launch Major New Fish Conservation Plan WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 17, 2006) – Leading national conservation officials on April 24 gathered on the banks of the Potomac River to announce a bold new initiative designed to stop the downward spiral in the populations of many fish and other aquatic species. Dubbed […]
