COAST GUARD ASSISTS 2 VESSELS TAKING ON WATER NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Coast Guard rescue crews assisted two vessels that began taking on water near Bayou La Batre, Ala., at about 10 a.m. today. Rescue boatcrews from U.S. Coast Guard stations Pascagoula, Miss., and Dauphin Island, Ala., were dispatched upon receiving a report that the […]
Bow Mariner oil spill recovery operations underwayWeather expected to deteriorate over the weekend The Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) oil recovery vessel VIRGINIA RESPONDER recovered approximately 25,000 gallons of an oily water mix about 18 miles from where the T/V BOW MARINER sank Saturday night. A helicopter is flying over the area to locate pockets […]
BOW MARINER OIL SPILL RECOVERY OPERATIONS UNDERWAY The Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) oil recovery vessel VIRGINIA RESPONDER began skimming operations today, however, recoverable oil is widely dispersed and the amount recovered has been minimal to date. A helicopter has been flying throughout the day to locate patches of oil and direct the skimming vessel. […]
COASTAL CLEANUP NETS THOUSANDS OF CRAB POTS MOREHEAD CITY – North Carolina Marine Patrol officers have removed over 8,000 abandoned or illegally set crab pots from state waters. Each year, from January 24 – February 7, Tar Heel fishermen are required to pull their estimated 1.3 million crab pots out of the water. During this […]
NOAA SHIP LOCATES WRECK OF BOW MARINER Agency Brings Scientific Assets to Environmental Assessment and Search Missions March 2, 2004  The NOAA ship Rude today found the wreckage of Bow Mariner, a 570-foot tanker that sank 50 nautical miles east of Chincoteague, Va., on Feb. 28, 2004. The ship sank in about 250 feet […]
SH-3-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: PEELER CRAB TRAWLING Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 11:00 A.M., Wednesday, March 3, 2004, the following areas WILL OPEN to peeler crab trawling: I. AREA DEIONSA. CARTERET COUNTY 1. Waters of Core Sound excluding designated nursery and shellfish management areas 2. Cedar Island […]
MARINE PATROL ANNOUNCES PROMOTIONS MOREHEAD CITY – The North Carolina Marine Patrol, law enforcement branch of the state Division of Marine Fisheries, announces two new sergeants. Chris Bennett, 45, has been promoted to sergeant in the Southern District, headquartered in Wilmington. Bennett has been with the Marine Patrol for 13 years, beginning as a field […]
Council to meet in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina The Council will meet at the Shell Island Oceanfront Suites hotel 2700 N. Lumina Ave. Wrightsville Beach, NC 28480 on March 16-18, 2004 Council to meet in Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina The Council will meet at the Shell Island Oceanfront Suites hotel 2700 N. Lumina Ave. Wrightsville […]
Lockwood Folly Inlet Survey March 02 2004 A new survey was released today by the Corps. Download your copy here. Download HERELockwood Folly Inlet Survey March 02 2004 A new survey was released today by the Corps. Download your copy here. Download HERE
SIDE-SCAN SONAR BEING USED TO CHECK CONDITION OF BOW MARINER PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The U.S. Coast Guard is working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ship RUDE and will use Side Scan Sonar technology to check the condition of the T/V BOW MARINER that exploded and sank Saturday night. The 90-foot Norfolk, Va., […]
