First 110′ Patrol Boat to Begin the Deepwater Modernization Process A celebration and media event to commemorate the arrival of the USCGC MATAGORDA to Bollinger Shipyards LLC took place on Friday, February 7, 2003 in Lockport, Louisiana.Hosted by Boysie Bollinger, CEO and Chairman of Bollinger Shipyards, the decommissioning ceremony marked a significant milestone in the […]
Restoration Continues at Grounding SiteRestoration activities continue at the Adaro grounding site in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The Adaro, a 68-ft sport fishing vessel, went hard aground at Grecian Rocks reef in August 2003, creating twin trenches across the reef crest. The restoration work consists primarily of backfilling the trenches with a combination […]
PARTNERSHIPS THEME OF NATIONAL SEVERE WEATHER WORKSHOP Severe weather experts, including Weather Channel meteorologist Jim Cantore and forecasters from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service will discuss tornadoes, flash floods, lightning and responses to hazardous weather during the fourth annual National Severe Weather Workshop to be held March 4-6, 2004, at […]
SF-2-2004 PROCLAMATION RE: 2004 MECHANICAL HARVEST OF CLAMS Preston P. Pate, Jr., Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 7:30 A.M., Monday, February 16, 2004, the mechanical harvest of clams WILL OPEN with the following restrictions: I. AREA DEIONS ONSLOW/CARTERET COUNTIES Clams may be taken by mechanical methods in portions of Bogue […]
Rescue 21 Rescue 21 is an advanced search and rescue (SAR) communications system that helps the Coast Guard more effectively locate and assist boaters in distress. The new system  fully operational by September 2006  replaces the Coast Guard’s current communications system, the National Distress Response System (NDRS), built in the 1970s. Among other […]
Topsail Inlet Surveyed: 3 February 2004 2/5/04 Original Horizontal Coordinates: NAD 83, North Carolina – 3200, U.S. Survey Feet Translated Horizontal Coordinates: NAD 83 Geographic Text File and Center Line “See Below” Get Yours HERE Name Input Output “tide_gage” 221196.62000 N 34 21.0116973 N 2406131.34000 E 77 39.2686102 W Convergence 00 46 35.74541 Scale Factor […]
COMBINED EFFORTS OF OCEAN CITY COAST GUARD AND TITAN AMERICA SAVE BARGES FROM JETTY ROCKS OCEAN CITY MD. – 07 FEB 04 9:29 am. Ocean City Coast Guard received a call from commercial tug “Delta Doe” aground in Ocean City Inlet. Delta Doe was reporting one of its propellers was fouled with a towline and […]
NOAA HONORED WITH WORKPLACE EXCELLENCE SEAL OF APPROVAL The Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has been recognized by the Maryland Work-Life Alliance with its Workplace Excellence Seal of Approval. The award is given to members of the Maryland business community “dedicated to establishing a workplace culture that allows today’s workforce to achieve […]
NOAA FISHERIES TO AWARD $900,000 FOR PROJECTS THROUGH THE ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT Funding Will Benefit Conservation and Research The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) will award more than $900,000 to six Atlantic coast states and two territories to conserve and protect threatened and endangered marine species under the Endangered […]
NOAA FISHERIES ANNOUNCES AVAILABILITY OF IDENTIFICATION GUIDEFOR SHARKS, TUNAS AND BILLFISHES NOAA Fisheries, in partnership with Rhode Island Sea Grant, today released a Guide to Sharks, Tunas & Billfishes of the U.S. Atlantic & Gulf of Mexico. The book presents 44 of the sharks, tunas and billfishes commonly found in these waters. NOAA Fisheries is […]
