Month: March 2007

MAN RESCUED AFTER BOAT CAPSIZES IN PAMLICO SOUND

MAN RESCUED AFTER BOAT CAPSIZES IN PAMLICO SOUND PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard rescued a commercial fisherman after his boat capsized in the Pamlico Sound near Clam Shoal this morning.Communications watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet, N.C., received a distress call from the man at about 8 a.m. They used direction finding equipment […]

SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA

SHELLFISH POLLUTED AREA Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, 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 change in shellfish harvesting areas will take effect at sunrise, Friday, March 9, 2007.The following area will be opened to […]

TWO N.C. COAST GUARDSMEN CHOSEN AS ENLISTED PERSONS OF THE YEAR

TWO N.C. COAST GUARDSMEN CHOSEN AS ENLISTED PERSONS OF THE YEAR PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Two North Carolina petty officers were selected Wednesday as the Fifth Coast Guard District’s 2006 Enlisted Persons of the Year. Aviation Survival Technician 1st Class Mario Vittone, of Air Station Elizabeth City, and Reservist Yeoman 1st Class Abigail Scrocco, of Marine […]

2007 OYSTER SEASON CLOSURE

2007 OYSTER SEASON CLOSUREDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the oyster harvest season WILL CLOSE as indicated in the following areas:I. BRUNSWICK COUNTYEffective sunset Thursday, March 15, 2007.II. CARTERET COUNTY – NORTH RIVEREffective sunset Thursday, March 15, 2007.A. North River – north of the Special Secondary Nursery Area […]

OPERATIONS HALT, MONTROSE REMAINS AGROUND

OPERATIONS HALT, MONTROSE REMAINS AGROUND BALTIMORE – Responders to the grounded cargo ship Montrose stopped offloading coal at about 7 p.m. Monday as weather conditions worsened in the Chesapeake Bay. “The strong winds and increased seas resulted in suspension of the cargo off-loading activities. As safety is our primary focus, we will stand down until […]

OPERATIONS UNDERWAY TO RE-FLOAT MONTROSE

OPERATIONS UNDERWAY TO RE-FLOAT MONTROSE BALTIMORE – Operations are underway in an effort to re-float the 712-foot Liberian flagged cargo ship Montrose currently aground in the Chesapeake Bay, west of the Choptank River. Crews under the direction of the Unified Command began the process known as “lightering” Sunday afternoon at approximately 3 p.m. Since then, […]

DISCRETIONARY HERRING PERMIT

DISCRETIONARY HERRING PERMITDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective 8:00 A.M., Thursday, March 8, 2007, the following management measures will be implemented for harvest of the discretionary river herring allowance:In its deliberation on the River Herring Fishery Management Plan (FMP), The Marine Fisheries Commission voted for a no […]

PEELER CRAB TRAWLING

PEELER CRAB TRAWLINGDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 7:00 A.M., Thursday, March 8, 2007, the following areas WILL OPEN to peeler crab trawling: I. AREA DESCRIPTIONSA. CARTERET COUNTY1. Waters of Core Sound excluding designated nursery and shellfish management areas2. Cedar Island Bay – to the Primary […]

LIGHTERING OPERATIONS BEGIN

LIGHTERING OPERATIONS BEGIN BALTIMORE – Responders with the Unified Command have launched operations to transfer coal from the cargo ship Montrose to a barge along side it at about 3 p.m. today in the Chesapeake Bay. The 712-foot cargo ship Montrose, carrying 74,215 metric tons of coal, ran aground Wednesday near Sharps Island, Md. A […]