Carolina Beach Inlet Center Line Released

Admin’s Note- Be Sure to Download The Chart “Download Here” Here are the coordinates that marked the centerline of deep water yesterday. Don’t try to use these unless you have a differential or WAAS corrected gps. A normal GPS will not give you enough accuracy. WAYPOINT_#1 N 34 04.6434814 77 51.7968358 W WAYPOINT_#2 N 34 […]

NC Inlet Photos

We are happy to announce that we have the entire collection of Inlet Photos availible here at FryingPanTower.Com Look under “Features”->”Photo Gallery” It is also Zipped in the Download Section….25 MEGS….OUCH! A BIG Thank You to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers for their photos and for allowing us to use them. SOOOooooo, Go check […]

NOAA FISHERIES IMPLEMENTS NEW FISHING REGULATIONS FOR ATLANTIC SHARKS

Fishing regulations aimed at rebuilding large coastal shark populations, preventing overfishing of all sharks, protecting essential fish habitat for sharks and reducing bycatch of depleted species will soon take effect for commercial and recreational shark fisheries in the Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean. The regulations were announced by the National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA […]

Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region

Oculina Comment Periods Open. NMFS issues this proposed rule to implement Amendment 13A to the Fishery Management Plan for the Snapper-Grouper Fishery of the South Atlantic Region. This rule would extend the current prohibitions on fishing for South Atlantic snapper-grouper in the experimental closed area and on retaining such species in or from the area. […]

2004 Recreational Measures for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea

ASMFC & MAFMC Approve 2004 Recreational Measures for Summer Flounder, Scup, and Black Sea Bass Wilmington, DE – The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission and the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council approved the following recreational management measures for the 2004 summer flounder, scup, and black sea bass recreational fisheries. These measures are intended to restrict catch […]

ELLA

HISTORY H5655/34–VISIBLE WRECK (UNCOVERS 5FT AT MLW), POSITION SCALED FROM ì SURVEY IN LAT 33-51-17N, LONG 78-00-38W(NAD27). THIS WRECK IS ON RANGE ì WITH FORT CASWELL STACK AND SOUTHPORT WATER TANK. CL565/63–CPR; BLOCKADE RUNNER “ELLA” NOT VISIBLE AT MLW. H9359/73-74–WRECK NOT VERIFIED OR DISPROVED, CARRIED FORWARD ì AS SUBM. (UPDATED 3/96 RWD) H10741/97–WRECK NOT INVESTIGATED. […]

NOAA REPORTS 2003 WAS MARKED BY CONTRASTING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE U.S.

NOAA03-156 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: John Leslie 12/16/03 NOAA News Releases 2003 NOAA Home Page NOAA Public Affairs NOAA REPORTS 2003 WAS MARKED BY CONTRASTING CONDITIONS ACROSS THE U.S. WHILE GLOBAL TEMPERATURES REMAIN HIGH The 2003 climate in the United States was wetter and cooler-than-average in the East, warmer and drier-than-average in the West, while […]

A Holiday Gift Your Boating Enthusiast Can Enjoy Forever

A Holiday Gift Your Boating Enthusiast Can Enjoy Forever PORTSMOUTH, Va. – During the frenzy of the holiday season, with shoppers scrambling to find that perfect gift, why not ease some of the flurry and sign up the boating enthusiast on your list for a boating safety course. The Coast Guard Auxiliary and U.S. Power […]

Coast Guard Simultaneously Assists Two Sinking Vessels in Oregon Inlet

Oregon Inlet, N.C. – The U.S. Coast Guard assisted two sinking vessels this morning in Oregon Inlet. Mr. Lee Williams, captain of the 80-foot trawler BOSS LADY, was enroute to Swan Quarter with his crew, Roland Coval and Michael Barrow, when the BOSS LADY began taking on water from her bow. Captain Williams made a […]

NOAA AND U.S. NAVY UNCOVER SECRETS OF LOST CIVIL WAR SUBMARINE USS ALLIGATOR

NOAA03-153 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ben Sherman 12/15/03 NOAA News Releases 2003 NOAA Home Page NOAA Public Affairs NOAA AND U.S. NAVY UNCOVER SECRETS OF LOST CIVIL WAR SUBMARINE USS ALLIGATOR Joint Research Project Yields New Details About The U.S. Navy’s First Submarine The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and […]