Category: SC

Fifth Coast Guard District

Fifth Coast Guard District LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT March 23, 2004 NC – MYRTLE GROVE SOUND TO CASINO CREEK – SHALLOTTE INLET – SHOALING There has been a report of shoaling in Shallotte Inlet in the vicinity of Shallotte Inlet Buoy 10 (LLNR 31090) to an approximate depth of 5 feet MLW. Mariners […]

Bow Mariner Salvage Operation Ends

Bow Mariner Salvage Operation Ends No Seamen Located, Fuel Oil Dispersed NORFOLK, VA. – The operation to locate and recover the missing crew from the Bow Mariner and remove fuel oil ended Friday with the approval of the Coast Guard.The salvage effort was called off after a comprehensive search using a sophisticated ROV (remotely operated […]

NOAA TEAM POSTPONES ATTEMPT TO REMOVE ROPES FROM ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALE

NOAA TEAM POSTPONES ATTEMPT TO REMOVE ROPES FROM ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALE Young Right Whale Moves Further North March 26, 2004 — NOAA Fisheries and its rescue team partners postponed disentanglement operations Friday morning. During the night, the entangled right whale traveled further than expected and moved out of range of the team and into bad […]

Topsail Inlet Survey 3-27-04

Topsail Inlet Survey 3-27-04NO WAYPOINTS DUE TO LACK OF DEEP WATER Click To Download HERE Topsail Inlet Survey 3-27-04NO WAYPOINTS DUE TO LACK OF DEEP WATER Click To Download HERE

COAST GUARD RESPONDS TO VESSEL GROUNDING

COAST GUARD RESPONDS TO VESSEL GROUNDING  Fort Lauderdale, Fla./March 26, 2004 — Marine Safety Office Miami is investigating the grounding and overseeing response operations for the 544-foot Greek-flagged motor vessel EASTWIND, which ran aground while entering Port Everglades this morning. A marine inspector is on board and commercial salvage has been arranged by the owner. There are […]

NOAA TEAM PLANS FRIDAY ATTEMPT TO REMOVE ROPES FROM ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALE

NOAA TEAM PLANS FRIDAY ATTEMPT TO REMOVE ROPES FROM ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALENOAA Divers Join the Disentanglement Team March 25, 2004 — NOAA Fisheries and its rescue team partners are planning to disentangle rope and buoys from the juvenile male endangered right whale Friday with the help of expert divers from NOAA and the University of […]

CG Members Receiving Award For Heroism

CG Members Receiving Award For Heroism PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard personnel will receive an award Friday at 7:30 a.m. for their heroic efforts to intercept and apprehend a hijacked Cuban boat in July, 2003. Vice Adm. James D. Hull, Coast Guard Atlantic Area Commander, will present an award to boarding team members and crewmembers […]

ROUGH SEAS THWART NOAA TEAM ATTEMPT TO REMOVE ROPE FROM

ROUGH SEAS THWART NOAA TEAM ATTEMPT TO REMOVE ROPE FROM ENDANGERED RIGHT WHALE Disentanglement Team Returns With Biopsy Samples March 24, 2004 — Rough seas off the Carolina coast prevented veterinarians and whale experts from NOAA Fisheries and their rescue team partners from attempting to remove rope and buoys from the juvenile male endangered right […]

Hearing on Marine Turtle Conservation Act

Hearing on Marine Turtle Conservation ActMarch 24, 2004 On Thursday, March 25, Rebecca Lent, Deputy Assistant Administrator for National Marine Fisheries Services, will testify before the House Resources Committee, Subcommittee on Fisheries Conservation, Wildlife and Oceans (Chair, Wayne Gilchrest R-MD) on HR 3378, The Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2003. Hearing on Marine Turtle Conservation […]

COAST GUARD SEARCHING FOR MISSING HELICOPTER

COAST GUARD SEARCHING FOR MISSING HELICOPTER NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Coast Guard continues to search the Gulf of Mexico south of Galveston, Texas, for a missing helicopter with 10 people aboard. An HH-65 Dolphin helicopter and an HU-25 Falcon jet from Coast Guard Air Station Houston, Texas, are searching in the vicinity of a […]