TopCat Marine Security Hired to Eliminate Pirates In response to this latest attack, the Somali has signed a contract with an security company that specializes in marine special operations. New York-based Topcat Marine Security signed a deal worth more than $50 million with the Somali Transitional Federal Government, which is temporarily based in Nairobi, to […]
USS Charlotte Achieves Milestone During Under-Ice Transit By Lt. j.g. Dave Ozeck, Commander, Submarine Force, U.S. Atlantic Fleet Public Affairs The improved-Los Angeles-class fast attack submarine USS Charlotte (SSN 766) arrived in Norfolk, Va., Nov. 29, following an historic transit that began in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and took the boat under the arctic ice cap. […]
Three Rescued After Boat Capsizes PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Three people were rescued this morning after the 24-foot boat they were riding on capsized in the mouth of the Little River in Albemarle Sound N.C. Greenville, N.C., residents Roger Rulifson, 54, Gary Wright, 22, and Cathy Kleber, 29, were rescued by a Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk […]
CREWS COMPLETE PUMPING ASPHALT FROM GROUNDED BARGE RICHMOND, Va. – Cleanup crews completed pumping approximately 750,000 gallons of liquid asphalt from the damaged barge Piney Point that ran aground five miles south of here spilling an estimated 45,000 gallons of its cargo 4:30 a.m. Monday. The Piney Point was carrying approximately 930,000 gallons of asphalt […]
Survey Reveals Barge Struck Submerged Platform The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration completed a survey today revealing that the double-hulled tank barge DBL 152 struck a submerged platform on Nov. 10, while en route from Houston to Tampa, Fla. The platform gouged a 35-foot long by 6-foot wide hole in the barge’s starboard bow, puncturing […]
‘TIS THE SEASON TO BE SHOPPING: COULD BOATING SAFETY GEAR BE ON YOUR HOLIDAY LIST THIS YEAR? PORTSMOUTH, VA. – Who says wintertime can’t still be all about boating? The more than 78 million boating enthusiasts who take to the water each year may not be able to head out for a day of fun […]
NOAA ATTRIBUTES RECENT INCREASE IN HURRICANE ACTIVITY TO NATURALLY OCCURRING MULTI-DECADAL CLIMATE VARIABILITY The nation is now wrapping up the 11th year of a new era of heightened Atlantic hurricane activity. This era has been unfolding in the Atlantic since 1995, and is expected to continue for the next decade or perhaps longer. NOAA attributes […]
Fifth Generation of Endangered Whooping Cranes enter Georgia Enroute to Florida19 ultralight-led whooping cranes arrived at Gordon County, Georgia todayto continue the southeastern portion of their 1,228-mile fall migration totheir winter home at Chassahowitzka National Wildlife Refuge in CrystalRiver, along Florida’s gulf coast.The birds were a little fussy this morning and six refused to follow […]
NOAA REVIEWS RECORD-SETTING 2005 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASONActive Hurricane Era Likely To Continue The 2005 Atlantic hurricane season is the busiest on record and extends the active hurricane cycle that began in 1995  a trend likely to continue for years to come. The season included 26 named storms, including 13 hurricanes in which seven were […]
Boaters Rescued after Sailboat Capsizes PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Two people were rescued this evening after the 15-foot sailboat they were on capsized near the first island on the south end of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel. A 47-foot rescue boat from Station Little Creek along with a Navy rescue helicopter from Chambers Air Field and […]
