Coast Guard urges mariners to prepare, exercise caution during forecasted heavy

SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard urges boaters and beachgoers Friday to exercise caution in and around the waters along the Northern California coast due to forecasted weather conditions through the weekend.  The National Weather Service is expecting cold temperatures, rain, high winds and heavy seas to affect the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Owners […]

Antis pushing Obama for more canyon sanctuaries

Recreational Fishing Alliance  Contact:  Jim Donofrio/ 1 888 564-6732       For Immediate Release October 7, 2016 New Gretna, NJ –  On the heels of the Obama Administration creating a near 5,000 square mile national marine monument in New England, several campaigns have materialized in the past week that propose to nominate extremely popular recreational […]

Congress bars national marine monument appropriations

U.S. House Makes Strong Statement Against Marine Monument July 14, 2016 — The following was released by the National Coalition for Fishing Communities: WASHINGTON (NCFC) — The U.S. House of Representatives made a strong statement against the declaration of marine monuments last night, passing an amendment offered by Congressman Lee Zeldin (R-New York) to bar […]

The Bill of Rights

The Preamble to The Bill of Rights Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine. THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in […]

NTSB to Launch Mission to Recover Voyage Data Recorder

WASHINGTON — The National Transportation Safety Board will launch a mission to recover a voyage data recorder located April 26 in about 15,000 feet of water near the Bahamas. The voyage data recorder is from the cargo ship El Faro, a U.S. flagged cargo ship that sank during Hurricane Joaquin Oct. 1, 2015. The El […]

COAST GUARD RESCUES DISTRESSED SURFERS OFF TRINIDAD

 ALAMEDA, Calif. — A Coast Guard aircrew rescued two distressed surfers near Trinidad Saturday afternoon. At approximately 4:30 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Humboldt Bay received a call from a person ashore stating his friends needed assistance and were stranded on Camel Rock. A Coast Guard MH-65 helicopter aircrew was launched from Sector Humboldt […]

COAST GUARD URGES CAUTION FOR HAZARDOUS COASTAL CONDITIONS

 SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard urges boaters and beachgoers to exercise caution in and around the coastal waters of the San Francisco Bay area due to high surf conditions this weekend. A high surf warning is now in effect until Saturday afternoon along the coastline of Sonoma County through Monterey County. Westerly swells around […]

GOOD SAMARITANS RESCUE DISTRESSED BOATERS IN SAN PABLO BAY

 SAN FRANCISCO — Good Samaritan mariners rescued two distressed boaters in San Pablo Bay, Marin County, at approximately 5 p.m., Thursday. At approximately 4:42 p.m., Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders received a report from a good Samaritan boating in San Pablo Bay, of a large debris field. The debris reported indicated that a recreational […]

COAST GUARD RESCUES 2 FISHERMEN 6 MILES WEST OF SAN FRANCISCO

 SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard rescued two men from a capsized commercial fishing vessel that was located approximately six miles west of San Francisco Monday. Coast Guard Sector San Francisco watchstanders received a distress call from the commercial fishing vessel Jack D 7 at 10:02 a.m.   The vessel’s crew reported that it was […]

Coast Guard to public: Be safe this holiday weekend

MIAMI — The Coast Guard is reminding boaters to practice safe boating and exercise caution during New Year’s Eve celebrations, and throughout the upcoming weekend. Coast Guard crews throughout the Seventh Coast Guard District will be on duty New Year’s Eve to ensure everyone venturing out on the water has a safe holiday. Anyone planning […]