DEMASTED SAILBOAT LOCATED PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard located a demasted sailing vessel this evening approximately 575 miles northeast of Bermuda after picking up a signal from the sailboat’s Emergency Locator Transmitter (ELT). Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center Norfolk, in Portsmouth, received the ELT notification at about noon today and launched a C-130 Hercules […]
COAST GUARD AIRLIFTS MAN FROM CHARTER BOAT ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – The Coast Guard rescued a man 30 miles east of Cape Lookout, N.C., earlier today. The 46-year-old man was airlifted from the charter boat Continental Shelf, homeported in Morehead City, N.C., at approximately 12:30 p.m. after he began to experience chest pains. An aircrew […]
Update of Rules on Aids to Navigation Affecting Buoys, Sound Signals, International Rules at Sea, Communications Procedures, and Large Navigational Buoys The Coast Guard is revising its aids to navigation and maritime information regulations by updating technical information concerning buoys, sound signals, international rules at sea, communications procedures, and large navigational buoys, and by rewriting […]
NOAA STRENGTHENS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTFOR METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE STUDIES INSTITUTE AT UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced that an additional $2.5 million will be included in the multi-year cooperative agreement it signed with the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies (CIMSS) at the University of Wisconsin (UW) in Madison. The agreement, initially […]
NOAA OUTLINES MANAGEMENT ISSUESFOR BILLFISH, SWORDFISH, TUNA AND SHARK FISHERIESSEEKS COMMENT ON OPTIONS IDENTIFIED BY CONSTITUENTS The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has released an issues and options paper for fisheries management of highly migratory species in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. The paper identifies potential management measures for billfish, swordfish, tunas […]
Carolina Beach Inlet There have been SEVERAL boats grounded in Carolina Beach Inlet as of late. I guess they did not check out the PDF files availible here from the Corps. WELL…just to make sure that you folks are not one of the ones grounded…I painted up this survey from the Corps. View FULL SIZE image […]
America’s Tall Ship sails into Savannah JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard Barque Eagle, commonly called “America’s Tall Ship,” will sail into Savannah, Ga.’s River Front Park for the first time since 2001 Friday at 1:30 p.m. and will remain in Savannah through the weekend. The Eagle will be open for public tours Saturday 12 […]
JOINT AGENCIES PLAN TO MOVE AND STABILIZE BARGE BATON ROUGE, La. – The U.S. Coast Guard, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality and Louisiana State Police are jointly coordinating the movement of the tank barge FT22 thought to be involved in last week’s rotten egg odor incident. To ensure public safety, the authorities have been monitoring […]
CG Preparing for July 1 Maritime Security Deadline The U.S. Coast Guard is rapidly preparing for a July 1 deadline that will see vast changes to the security climate in ports, port facilities and vessels around the world. A new international code and U.S. law requires vessels and facilities implement security measures designed to protect […]
THREE FROM NOAA RECEIVE PRESTIGIOUS RECOGNITION AT WHITE HOUSE May 6, 2004  Three members of the NOAA team today received 2003 Distinguished Presidential Rank Awards at a White House ceremony. The award is the most prestigious recognition given to career government senior executives and scientists. Each year, one percent of the federal government work […]
