PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued two people from the water 500 yards off Wrightsville Beach, N.C., Sunday. The two men fell in the water when a storm front moved through the area and caused their 17-foot sailing vessel to capsize. At approximately 6:45 p.m., a security guard called Coast Guard Station […]
Coast Guard restores aids in inlet near Topsail, NCWILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard has completed the replacement of the aids to navigation in New Topsail Inlet Thursday. The aids were temporarily removed in October 2011 due to severe shoaling in the area. The Army Corps of Engineers was able to dredge the inlet in […]
Commercial Harvest of the Jacks Complex Closed to Vessels Fishing in the South Atlantic Federal Waters The commercial harvest of the jacks complex in the South Atlantic federal waters is closed, effective 12:01 a.m. (local time) July 2, 2012, until 12:01 a.m. (local time) January 1, 2013. NOAA Fisheries Service has determined the 2012 commercial […]
2012 SHRIMPING AND CRAB TRAWLING Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that the following areas WILL CLOSE to shrimping and crab trawling effective at 5:00 P.M., Sunday, June 24, 2012: I. AREA DESCRIPTION BRUNSWICK COUNTY Intracoastal Waterway (IWW) – main IWW channel only from […]
NOAA Fisheries Service Has Implemented a Rebuilding Plan for Red Grouper in the South Atlantic NOAA Fisheries Service has implemented a rebuilding plan for red grouper. The red grouper stock of the South Atlantic was assessed in 2010 through the Southeast Data, Assessment, and Review Process. The assessment determined red grouper to be overfished (population […]
Coast Guard scheduled to re-establish aids to navigation in inlet near Holden Beach, NC WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard plans to replace the aids to navigation in the Lockwoods Folly Inlet near Holden Beach after the Army Corps of Engineers complete dredging of the inlet, which is scheduled for mid-to-late June. The Coast […]
SNAPPER-GROUPER COMPLEX-COMMERCIAL AND RECREATIONAL PURPOSES Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 9:00 A.M., Thursday, June 7, 2012, the following restrictions will apply to the fisheries for snapper-grouper: I. Black Sea Bass, south of Cape Hatteras (35° 15.0321’ N. Latitude) A. For commercial purposes: […]
Coast Guard recovers swimmer off NC coast PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard crew recovered a 43-year-old male swimmer off the coast of Bald Head Island, N.C., Monday at approximately 8:30 p.m. At approximately 7 p.m., a Brunswick County dispatcher contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina reporting four people were in the water. […]
Coast Guard rescues sailors 30 miles off Cape Hatteras, NC PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard rescued two sailors after their 49-foot sailing vessel began taking on water approximately 30 miles east off the coast of Cape Hatteras, N.C., Monday. At approximately 3 a.m., a crewmember aboard the Devil Slander contacted watchstanders at Coast Guard […]
Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue divers near Beaufort, NC PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued two people after being separated from their recreational boat, approximately 10 miles off the coast of Beaufort, N.C., Sunday. At approximately 4:30 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received a report over VHF-FM channel 16 from a […]
