COAST GUARD HOAX CALLER ARRESTED BALTIMORE – Dorchester County Sheriffs Office took a Taylor’s Island, Md., man into custody this morning after he reportedly made a false distress call that resulted in a search and rescue effort from multiple agencies. The hoax caller called Dorchester County 911 as well as Coast Guard Sector Baltimore at about midnight and […]
MFC NORTHEAST REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Northeast Advisory Committee will meet on Thursday, October 18, at 6:30 p.m., in the County Commissioners’ Room, Old Currituck courthouse, Currituck. The AC will receive updates on the September 2007 Marine Fisheries Commission business meeting held in Pine Knoll Shores and on MFC/DMF recent […]
2007 SHRIMP AND CRAB TRAWLINGDr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the following areas SHALL OPEN to shrimp and crab trawling effective 5:00 P.M. Sunday, October 14, 2007:CARTERET COUNTYA. Jarrett Bay – Map 1B. Brett Bay – Map 1C. Nelson Bay – Map 1D. East Thorofare Bay-Barry Bay – […]
COAST GUARD, MARINE CORPS MEDEVAC INJURED FISHERMAN PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard and Marine Corps responded to an injured fisherman who sustained head injuries onboard a shrimp trawler in the Pamlico Sound nearby Swan Quarter, N.C., today. A 25-foot boat crew from Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet, N.C., and a PEDRO helicopter from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry […]
4th Annual Battle of The Beach’s October 5th,6th, & 7th Captains Meeting @ Hooters Friday Oct. 5th 6:00PM rules at 7:30PM Fishing Days one out of two you declare Oct. 6th & 7th Weigh Stations @ Wrightsville Beach Marina & Oceana Marina We will honor other local tournament, held the same day, weigh tickets!!!!! […]
HOAX DISTRESS CALLS COST LIVES, RESOURCES BALTIMORE – Each day, the Coast Guard responds to nearly 109 boaters in distress, saving 10 lives and assisting 192 people. But not every distress call is real. Out of the 422 rescue cases handled by Coast Guard Sector Baltimore since October 1, 2006, 15 percent of the cases were […]
