CREWS BEGIN FOAM CLEANUP FORT MACON, N.C. – The unified command continues to move forward this morning in the cleanup of polystyrene foam that washed up on the shore Wednesday between Cape Lookout, N.C., and the North Carolina-Virginia border. 30 workers from Moran Environmental Recovery deployed from Davis, N.C. to Cape Lookout to begin picking […]
Coast Guard Searches 47,000 Nautical Miles for Four Missing Sailors PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard search continues tonight for four sailors onboard the sailing vessel Flying Colours who have been missing off the North Carolina coast since Monday morning. The search for the missing sailors, Patrick Topping, 39, Jason Franks, 34, Rhiannon Borisoff, 22 and […]
By Air and by Sea, Coast Guard Searches for Missing Boaters PORTSMOUTH, Va. – (May 10) An HC-130 long-distance search and rescue airplane from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., flies over the Cutter Tampa off the coast of North Carolina yesterday. The Tampa, homeported in Portsmouth, has been assisting air crews from Elizabeth […]
Styrofoam Packing Material Washes Ashore on North Carolina Beaches Morehead City, N.C.–Styrofoam packing material began washing ashore on the beaches of the North Carolina Outer Banks Wednesday afternoon as a result of a container ship encountering severe weather off the coast. The debris field ranges from Cape Lookout northward to the Virginia border. The most […]
Coast Guard Search Enters Fourth Day PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard search continues for four sailors onboard the sailing vessel Flying Colours who have been missing off the North Carolina coast since Monday. The search for the missing sailors, Patrick Topping, 39, Jason Franks, 34, Rhiannon Borisoff, 22 and Christine Grinavic, 25, has covered […]
Styrofoam Packing Material Washes Ashore on North Carolina Beaches Morehead City, N.C.–Styrofoam packing material began washing ashore on the beaches of the North Carolina Outer Banks Wednesday afternoon as a result of a container ship encountering severe weather off the coast. The debris field ranges from Cape Lookout northward to the Virginia border. The most […]
New materials for Georgetown area artificial reefs Artificial reefs off the coast of Georgetown were enhanced recently, with two deployment efforts of the S.C. Department of Natural Resources.The Georgetown area reefs receiving the recent materials include the Georgetown Reef and the Greenville Reef, which lie offshore from Winyah Bay. The materials enhance the existing reefs […]
COAST GUARD CUTTER TAMPA, HELO CREWS CONDUCTING SEARCH FOR MISSING SAIL BOAT PORTSMOUTH, Va. – (May 9) An HH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., refuels from the Cutter Tampa off the coast of North Carolina today. The Tampa, homeported in Portsmouth, has been assisting air crews from Elizabeth City and […]
Media Update: Coast Guard Continues Search for 4 Missing Sailors off North Carolina PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard rescue crews from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., and the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa continue searching for four missing sailors from the 54-foot sailing vessel Flying Colours off the North Carolina coast today. Since Monday, Coast Guard […]
Coast Guard Searches for 4 Missing Sailors off North Carolina Graphic PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The graphic above shows the search area for the four missing sailors onboard the 54-foot sailing vessel Flying Colours. Since Monday, Coast Guard rescue crews from Air Stations Elizabeth City, N.C., and St. Petersburg Fla., along with the crew of the […]
