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., […]
OIL RECOVERY EFFORTS CONTINUE OFF VIRGINIA COASTREMAINING SLICK DESCRIBED AS SPOTTY, DISSIPATING, DRIFTING AWAY US Coast Guard flights continued today off the coast of Virginia to search for survivors and to survey the state of the fuel oil spilled from the chemical tanker which exploded and sank Saturday evening. The vessel, T/V Bow Mariner, a […]
LEE III REMOVED FROM SOUTHWEST PASS; WATERWAY OPEN NEW ORLEANS – The Mississippi River’s Southwest Pass was opened Sunday at 10 p.m. after salvage crews completed the removal of the offshore supply vessel Lee III. The Lee III is being transported to Amelia, La., and is scheduled to arrive at about 9 a.m. Tuesday. The […]
NEW CRAB REGULATIONS TO BE CONSIDERED MOREHEAD CITY – The public will have the opportunity to learn more about proposed revisions to North Carolina’s crab fishery at a series of public meetings planned for March. In the first update of the Blue Crab Fishery Management Plan since its adoption by the state Marine Fisheries Commission […]
LEE III CREWMEMBER FOUND;SOUTHWEST PASS REMAINS CLOSED, SALVAGE CONTINUES NEW ORLEANS – The fourth crewmember from the offshore supply vessel Lee III was recovered Saturday, and salvage efforts continue in the Mississippi River’s Southwest Pass today. Daniel Lopez, 31, of Port Arthur, Texas, was found about eight miles south of the Lee III accident scene […]
SOUTHWEST PASS SCHEDULED TO CLOSE FOR RECOVERY, SALVAGE OF LEE III NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to close the Mississippi River’s Southwest Pass for approximately eight to 10 hours today for recovery and salvage of the Lee III. A safety zone spanning the entire width and length of the pass will […]
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MISSING CREW FROM TANKER EXPLOSION PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard is continuing to search for 18 people from the tanker Bow Mariner. Nine people are accounted for – six survivors and three dead. The 570-foot tanker carrying industrial ethanol exploded 50 miles off Chincoteague, Va., shortly after 6 p.m. and sank […]
