HOAX CALLER SENTENCED TO 18 MONTHS FEDERAL PRISON BOSTON – A Fairhaven, Mass. fisherman was sentenced today in federal court for making calls to the Coast Guard on an emergency frequency falsely claiming to be aboard a sinking commercial fishing vessel in need of immediate assistance. Responding to these calls, the Coast Guard launched search […]
Mariner Surrenders License to Coast Guard After Positive Breath Alcohol Test MURRELLS INLET, S.C. – The captain of a charter fishing vessel voluntarily surrendered his Coast Guard issued license to Coast Guard personnel after testing over the legal blood alcohol limit of .04 percent today. Coast Guard personnel in Myrtle Beach, S.C., received a report […]
BIG ROCK GIVES BACK TO COMMUNITY! The phenomenal success of the 48th Annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament allows the board of directors to once again give back to area charities. On Friday, July 7, 2006 The Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament Board of Directors held a luncheon at the Dunes Club in Atlantic Beach […]
COAST GUARD CREWS RESCUE THREE IN NORTH CAROLINA PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard crews rescued three men early this morning after their john boat capsized in Bogue Sound, N.C. George Neathery of La Grange, N.C., Brian Daniels of Greensboro, N.C., and another man from Greensboro had been flounder gigging when their small john boat capsized […]
LAST SURVIVING MEMBER OF PEA ISLAND LIFE SAVING STATION TO BE LAID TO REST SATURDAY IN ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. PORTSMOUTH, Va. — William Charles “Bill Charles” Bowser, 91, a native of Manteo, N.C., will be laid to rest with military honors tomorrow at the Cornerstone Missionary Baptist Church in Elizabeth City, N.C., at 1 p.m. […]
COAST GUARD REMINDS ALL BOATERS TO PRACTICE BOATING SAFETY PORTSMOUTH, Va. – With the summer upon us the Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary want to remind boaters to practice safe boating while on the water. The Coast Guard urges boaters to obtain a free vessel safety check, which can be conducted by the U.S. […]
Senator Burr, North Carolina Governor Easley Support Proposal to Replace Bonner Bridge U.S. Senator Richard Burr and North Carolina Governor Michael F. Easley have expressed support for a proposal by Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to replace the aging Herbert C. Bonner Bridge in Dare County on North Carolina’s Outer Banks. Kempthorne outlined his proposal in […]
NOAA Seeking Public Input on Recovery Plans for Fin Whales and Sperm Whales Draft updated Recovery Plans for fin whale and sperm whale populations are now available for public review. The draft plans discuss the natural history, current status, and the known and potential human impacts to fin whales and sperm whales. The plans will […]
NOAA SHIP NANCY FOSTER ASSISTS IN WHALE RESCUE July 11, 2006  Scientists and crew aboard the NOAA Ship Nancy Foster assisted the Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies to disentangle a humpback whale off the coast of Massachusetts on Sunday. While tagging and tracking humpback whales in the NOAA Stellwagen National Marine Sanctuary, crew and […]
NOAA SATELLITES RESPOND TO DISTRESS CALLS As summer weather brings out more boaters, campers and hikers, NOAA satellites and search and rescue staff are prepared to handle distress signals from emergency locator beacons. NOAA’s polar and geostationary satellites, along with Russia’s Cospas spacecraft, are part of the high-tech, international Search and Rescue Satellite-Aided Tracking […]
