ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued three people Sunday after the boat they were on began taking on water 39 miles southeast of Oregon Inlet. Sector North Carolina watchstanders received notification Sunday at about 12:20 p.m. that a 24-foot boat with three people aboard was taking on water. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew […]
PHILADELPHIA — Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay is investigating two ships Saturday, which ran aground in the Atlantic Ocean near the Absecon Inlet. Personnel from Coast Guard Station Atlantic City arrived on scene, but due to weather conditions, salvage operations for the tug and barge have been suspended until Sunday. The 77-foot Miss Katie experienced a loss of power and […]
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard rescued six people in three separate search-and-rescue cases Saturday along the Washington and Oregon coastline. On Saturday morning, the Coast Guard rescued three people near Coos Bay, Oregon when their boat overturned. On Saturday evening, two kayakers were stranded between Hope Island and Whidbey Island, Washington when their kayaks capsized […]
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard suspended its search for the missing crew of a downed aircraft off Henderson Beach near Destin, Florida, at approximately 10 p.m. Thursday. Okaloosa County and Walton County Sheriff’s Departments assumed the lead for the incident. Watchstanders with Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report at approximately 8 p.m. that […]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a crew member Monday from a tanker approximately 250 miles east of Bermuda. Coast Guard watchstanders at the 5th District Command Center in Portsmouth received notification Sunday at about 3:15 p.m. from the Bermuda Rescue Coordination Center (RCC), that a 38-year-old, male crew member was experiencing abdominal pain […]
AGENCY: Department of Marine Resources CHAPTER NUMBER AND TITLE: Chapter 45.05 Shrimp Season Closure – Proposed Regulations PROPOSED RULE NUMBER: (Leave blank – Assigned by Secretary of State) CONCISE SUMMARY: On December 7, 2015, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission’s (ASMFC) Northern Shrimp Section approved a moratorium for the 2015-2016 shrimp fishery. This action […]
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council will convene a meeting of its Standing and Special Shrimp Scientific and Statistical Committees (SSC) beginning Tuesday, March 8, 2016 at 1:00 pm, concluding no later than 3:00 pm. The meeting will take place via webinar. To register for the webinar, visit https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/1004643937909180674. During the meeting, the SSC […]
Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Monday, February 15, 2016, the following provisions shall apply to the use of gill nets in Internal Coastal Waters south of Management Unit A (south of 35° 46.3000’ N latitude): I. SUSPENSION OF A PORTION OF N.C. MARINE FISHERIES […]
The Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council’s Ad Hoc Red Snapper Charter For-hire Advisory Panel (AP) will meet Tuesday, March 8 – 9, 2016 at the Gulf Council office – 2203 N. Lois Avenue, Suite 1100 in Tampa, Florida. The AP will convene from 8:30 am – 5:00 pm March 8, and 8:30 am – […]
BALTIMORE — The captain of the port for the Port of Baltimore set ice condition three Friday and cautions mariners to be aware of ice formation within the Coast Guard Sector Baltimore COTP zone. Ice condition three is set when weather conditions are favorable for the formation of ice in navigable waters. Within the Sector […]
