Category: RI

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARDPublic Meeting of March 7, 2006(Information subject to editing) Report of Marine Accident ReportCapsizing of U.S.Small Passenger Vessel Lady D,North West Harbor, Baltimore, Maryland, March 6,2004MAR-06-01 This is a synopsis from the Safety Board’s report and does not include the Board’s rationale for the conclusions, probable cause, and safety recommendations. Safety Board […]

NTSB DETERMINES INSUFFICIENT STABILITY CAUSED LADY D TO CAPSIZE IN BALTIMORE HARBORWashington, D.C. – In a report adopted today the National Transportation Safety Board determined that insufficient intact stability and overloading caused the small passenger pontoon-style vessel, Lady D, to capsize when it encountered strong winds and waves in Baltimore’s Northwest Harbor.  The accident occurred on […]

NOAA’s Satellite and Information Service NESDIS – FY2007 Budget Request NOAA’s National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service, also known as “NOAA Satellite and Information Service” (NESDIS) requests a total of $1,033.883 million (M) in the FY2007 President’s Budget Request. This is a $81.663M increase over the FY2006 enacted appropriation. The FY2007 request will allow […]

SERVICE SEEKS PROPOSALS FROM STATES FOR 2006 ENDANGERED SPECIES GRANTS The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) is now seeking proposals from states and U.S. territories interested in acquiring land or planning for endangered species conservation. Through the fiscal year 2006 appropriation from Congress, more than $70 million is available in the Cooperative Endangered Species […]

RIGHT WHALES SEEN OFF FLORIDA GULF COASTMariners Asked to Use Caution and Keep Sharp Lookout March 2, 2006 — The NOAA Fisheries Service and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission confirmed a mother and calf right whale pair swimming off Florida’s central west coast. Biologists tracked the whales heading south from Siesta Key to […]

NOAA REMOVES GOLIATH GROUPER FROM SPECIES OF CONCERN LIST HARVESTING STILL PROHIBITED The NOAA Fisheries Service removed goliath grouper (formerly known as jewfish) from the species of concern list in early February because a recent status report showed a significant increase in abundance to the U.S. population segment. The report also showed the species is […]

NOAA ANNOUNCES WINNERS IN COMPETITION TO DESIGN AN ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY ANCHOR The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary and the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute announced today the winners of their design competition for an “environmentally-friendly” anchor. The competition, initiated in spring 2005, offered two $400 prizes for the best design for […]

RESEARCHERS IDENTIFY CAUSES OF 1979-2003 UNUSUAL STEP-LIKE COOLING OF GLOBAL LOWER STRATOSPHERE Findings from satellite observations combined with a new NOAA computer model show that a significant cooling of the global lower stratosphere between 1979 and 2003 occurred in steps. Research published this week finds that while human influences led to the overall cooling during […]

NTSB TO MEET ON BALTIMORE WATER TAXI CAPSIZING, GULF OF MEXICO HELICOPTER CRASH The National Transportation Safety Board holds a public Board meeting Tuesday, March 7, at 9:30 a.m., in its Board Room and Conference Center, 429 L’Enfant Plaza, S.W., Washington, D.C.There are two items on the agenda. The Board will consider final accident reports […]

NOAA Seeks Public Input on Strategic Priorities; Comments Due Mar 9 NOAA is seeking input on priorities for its next five-year planning cycle. Each year, NOAA collects views on emerging programmatic trends to support the agency’s strategic goals. Stakeholder views and comments will be summarized and used by NOAA leadership in the development of priorities […]