Category: SC

TANK BARGE TO ARRIVE AT PORT AUTHORITY

TANK BARGE TO ARRIVE AT PORT AUTHORITY Wilmington, N.C. – The tank barge M 192, which separated from the sunken tug Valour, and the tug Justine Voss, are scheduled to moor at the North Carolina State Port Authority here at 5:30 p.m. Media are invited to shoot video of the barge’s arrival and obtain interviews […]

COAST GUARD SUSPENDS SEARCH FOR MISSING TUG CREWMAN

COAST GUARD SUSPENDS SEARCH FOR MISSING TUG CREWMAN PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard suspended the search for the last missing crewman of the tug Valour just after midnight this morning. Coast Guard crews searched more than 1700 square nautical miles over a period of 16 hours. The following crews took part in the search: […]

NOAA ANNOUNCES NEW FUNDING TO PROTECT MARINE SPECIES

NOAA ANNOUNCES NEW FUNDING TO PROTECT MARINE SPECIES The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Fisheries Service is initiating a program to provide funding for voluntary marine species conservation efforts. The program is designed to start conservation efforts before the species reach threatened or endangered status under the Endangered Species Act. Through the Proactive Species Conservation […]

NOAA PLANS SHIFT IN GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE ORBIT TO IMPROVE WEATHER FORECAST CO

NOAA PLANS SHIFT IN GEOSTATIONARY SATELLITE ORBIT TO IMPROVE WEATHER FORECAST COVERAGE OVER SOUTH AMERICAContinent Will Benefit from Emerging Global Earth Observation Network In Buenos Aires on Tuesday, NOAA, the Comisión Nacional de Activades Espaciales, and the World Meteorological Organization announced news of the repositioning of GOES-10. Shifting the spacecraft from its current position above […]

UPDATE: BODY OF MISSING FISHERMAN RECOVERED

UPDATE: BODY OF MISSING FISHERMAN RECOVERED CHINCOTEAGUE, Va. – The body of a missing fisherman was found this afternoon on Assateague Island, Va, after a four-hour joint agency search. Ted Daniels, from Washington, N.C., was discovered on the beach by a U.S. Park’s Service maintenance worker at about 11:40 today. Daniels and two other fisherman […]

Coast Guard Rescues Two, Still Searching for One

Coast Guard Rescues Two, Still Searching for One Chincoteague, Va. – Two fisherman were rescued from an overturned life raft in the heavy surf off of Assateague Island, Va., shortly after 8:30 a.m. today, a third man is still missing.. A Coast Guard 47-foot motor life boat from Staion Chincoteague, Va., and an HH-65 Dolphin […]

UPDATE 2: BARGE ADRIFT, TUG RESCUE OFF N.C.

UPDATE 2: BARGE ADRIFT, TUG RESCUE OFF N.C. PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard crew secured an adrift double-hulled barge carrying 5.5 million gallons of petroleum product off the southern coast of North Carolina today.Members of Coast Guard Sector North Carolina’s prevention department hooked towing gear to the tug Justine Foss, with the help of […]

UPDATE: TUG RESCUE OFF CAPE FEAR

UPDATE: TUG RESCUE OFF CAPE FEAR CHARLESTON, S.C. – Coast Guard crews are currently responding to a distress call from the 135-foot tugboat, Valour, towing a 500-foot barge loaded with approximately 140,000 barrels of petroleum by-product 37 miles off the coast of Cape Fear, N.C. The Valour radioed the Coast Guard for help at approximately […]

NMFS ADJUSTS GENERAL CATEGORY ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA DAILY RETENTION LIMITS

NMFS ADJUSTS GENERAL CATEGORY ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA DAILY RETENTION LIMITS The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) waives the previously designated General category restricted fishing days (RFDs) for January 20, 21, and 22, 2006. The daily retention limit on these days is increased from zero to two large medium or giant Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT), measuring […]

6 PEOPLE RESCUED OFF CAPE FEAR, 3 STILL MISSING

6 PEOPLE RESCUED OFF CAPE FEAR, 3 STILL MISSING CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Coast Guard is currently responding to a distress call from the 135-foot tugboat, Valour, towing a 500-foot barge loaded with approximately 140,000 barrels of petroleum by-product 37 miles off the coast of Cape Fear, N.C. The Valour, radioed the Coast Guard for […]