NOAA WEATHER RADIO: ESSENTIAL ITEM ON EVERY HOLIDAY WISH LIST Shoppers scurrying for holiday gifts are encouraged to purchase a NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards unit for everyone on their list. They can be purchased at many electronics and department stores or via the Internet from many online merchants. NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards provides […]
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, Sunday, December 4, 2005.All those waters in Onslow and Pender Counties […]
EMPIRE GEM BRITISH MERCHANT VESSEL Builder: Harland & Wolff Ltd Govan in 1941 Port of Origin: United Kingdom Propulsion: diesel, 502 nhp, 11.5 knots Type: Fuel/Oil Tanker Tonnage: 8139 tons Length: 463.2 feet Width: 61.2 feet Armament: Limited defenses with (1) four-inch gun, (6) machine guns Owner History: British Ministry of War Transport (Managers British […]
USS TARPON (SS-175) U.S. NAVAL SUBMARINE Builder: Electric Boat Co., Commissioned by the U.S. Navy in 1936 Port or Origin: Groton, Conneticut Propulsion: Twin screw – diesel / electric, HP 4300, 19.5 knots cruising Type: Submarine Tonnage: 1316 tons Length: 298 feet Width: 25 feet Armament: Shark class submarine – (6) Torpedo tubes, storage for […]
TopCat Marine Security Hired to Eliminate Pirates In response to this latest attack, the Somali has signed a contract with an security company that specializes in marine special operations. New York-based Topcat Marine Security signed a deal worth more than $50 million with the Somali Transitional Federal Government, which is temporarily based in Nairobi, to […]
Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Sea Mullet Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Advisory Committee (AC) The first meeting of the Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Sea Mullet Fishery Management Plan (FMP) Advisory Committee (AC) will be held on Thursday, December 15 at 6 p.m. The AC will meet at the Department of Environment and Natural Resources Regional Office, […]
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, Saturday, December 3, 2005.All those waters in Carteret and Onslow Counties […]
USS Charlotte Achieves Milestone During Under-Ice Transit By Lt. j.g. Dave Ozeck, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Public Affairs The improved-Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) arrived in Norfolk, Va., Nov. 29, following an historic transit that began in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and took the boat under the arctic ice cap. […]
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, […]
