Bow Mariner oil skimming successful Operations suspended for weekend of bad weather PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Oil skimming was suspended today as bad weather moved toward the site where the tanker T/V BOW MARINER exploded and sank off the Virginia coast Saturday night. Helicopter over-flights showed the oil was mostly in thin sheens on the water, […]
NOAA OBTAINS $10,000 SETTLEMENTFOR DEBRIS DUMPED IN FLORIDA KEYS MARINE SANCTUARY TO ATTRACT LOBSTERS The Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has obtained a settlement in the case of two men charged with placing debris into the waters of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary to attract lobsters for commercial harvest. “With this […]
LOCAL CUTTER RETURNS AFTER BIG DRUG BUSTS PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard Cutter Northland will return Monday at 10 a.m. to its homeport Portsmouth, Va., after 59 days on a drug enforcement patrol in the southern Caribbean Sea. Northland primarily patrolled between Jamaica and Columbia to combat illegal drug trafficking. Throughout the patrol, Northland […]
NOAA RELEASES SONAR IMAGERY OF BOW MARINER WRECK March 5, 2004  Two multi-beam sonar images taken by the NOAA ship RUDE on Thursday, March 4, of the sunken tanker BOW MARINER were authorized for release by the U.S. Coast Guard today. The images are among a suite of side-scan sonar and multi-beam images provided […]
COAST GUARD AND FBI INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE TERRORIST USE OF U.S. MERCHANT MARINER CREDENTIALS WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard and the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced today that they have completed a 14-month investigation into national security threats and document fraud associated with U.S. merchant mariner credentials. The investigation, known as Operation Drydock, revealed nine […]
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COAST GUARD ASSISTS 2 VESSELS TAKING ON WATER NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Coast Guard rescue crews assisted two vessels that began taking on water near Bayou La Batre, Ala., at about 10 a.m. today. Rescue boatcrews from U.S. Coast Guard stations Pascagoula, Miss., and Dauphin Island, Ala., were dispatched upon receiving a report that the […]
Bow Mariner oil spill recovery operations underwayWeather expected to deteriorate over the weekend The Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) oil recovery vessel VIRGINIA RESPONDER recovered approximately 25,000 gallons of an oily water mix about 18 miles from where the T/V BOW MARINER sank Saturday night. A helicopter is flying over the area to locate pockets […]
BOW MARINER OIL SPILL RECOVERY OPERATIONS UNDERWAY The Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) oil recovery vessel VIRGINIA RESPONDER began skimming operations today, however, recoverable oil is widely dispersed and the amount recovered has been minimal to date. A helicopter has been flying throughout the day to locate patches of oil and direct the skimming vessel. […]
NOAA SHIP LOCATES WRECK OF BOW MARINER Agency Brings Scientific Assets to Environmental Assessment and Search Missions March 2, 2004  The NOAA ship Rude today found the wreckage of Bow Mariner, a 570-foot tanker that sank 50 nautical miles east of Chincoteague, Va., on Feb. 28, 2004. The ship sank in about 250 feet […]
