PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Forward returned to their homeport of Portsmouth, Virginia, Sunday, following a two-month long patrol in the western and central Caribbean Sea that resulted in the seizure of more than 124 kilograms of cocaine and disruption of more than 3,000 lbs. of marijuana with a combined […]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard rescued a man Monday after his skiff ran aground Sunday near Jamestown Island. Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads watchstanders received a report at approximately 4:30 p.m. Sunday, stating a man ran aground in a 15-foot skiff north of Jamestown Island on Back River. Sector Hampton Roads watchstanders issued several […]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard and other agencies are responding Monday to a marina fire in Urbanna. Coast Guard Station Milford Haven received a request for assistance from Middlesex County at approximately 5:20 a.m., stating there was a fire at the Dozier Port Urbana Marina on Urbanna Creek in Urbanna, and two people who […]
Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at sunset, Thursday, February 25, 2016 the following changes in restrictions will apply to the area open to the mechanical harvest of oysters: I. MEANS AND METHODS MECHANICAL HARVEST RESTRICTIONS: A. Oysters may be taken by mechanical methods (See General Information Section VII. E., G. and I. […]
MOREHEAD CITY – The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public meetingto discuss the Atlantic Ocean monkfish large mesh gill net fishery at 6 p.m. March 3 at the division’s Manteo Office, 1021 Driftwood Drive, Manteo. The purpose of the meeting is for division staff to explain to fishermen the permit requirements and other conditions […]
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued three people Sunday after the boat they were on began taking on water 39 miles southeast of Oregon Inlet. Sector North Carolina watchstanders received notification Sunday at about 12:20 p.m. that a 24-foot boat with three people aboard was taking on water. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew […]
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — The Coast Guard rescued three people Sunday after the boat they were on began taking on water 39 miles southeast of Oregon Inlet. Sector North Carolina watchstanders received notification Sunday at about 12:20 p.m. that a 24-foot boat with three people aboard was taking on water. An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew […]
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medevaced a crew member Monday from a tanker approximately 250 miles east of Bermuda. Coast Guard watchstanders at the 5th District Command Center in Portsmouth received notification Sunday at about 3:15 p.m. from the Bermuda Rescue Coordination Center (RCC), that a 38-year-old, male crew member was experiencing abdominal pain […]
Dr. Louis B. Daniel III, Director, Division of Marine Fisheries, hereby announces that effective at 12:01 A.M., Monday, February 15, 2016, the following provisions shall apply to the use of gill nets in Internal Coastal Waters south of Management Unit A (south of 35° 46.3000’ N latitude): I. SUSPENSION OF A PORTION OF N.C. MARINE FISHERIES […]
MOREHEAD CITY – No cold stun events have been reported for spotted seatrout this year, but conditions are such that one or more could occur in coastal creeks and bays. Anyone seeing a trout cold stun event should report it to the N.C. Marine Patrol at 1-800-682-2632 or to N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries spotted […]
