COAST GUARD RESCUES 2 FROM LIFE RAFT ATLANTIC CITY – With heavy weather rolling in, the Coast Guard Cutter Ibis rescued two men from a life raft after their 45-foot scalloper sank about 20 miles east of Atlantic City today. The F/V Chico Bravo began taking on water and sank leaving the two men onboard, […]
AS WINTER GRIPS MOST OF THE NATION, THERE’S PLENTY OF SPACE WEATHER, TOO Jan 19, 2005  For the past five days, forecasters at the NOAA Space Environment Center in Boulder, Colo., have observed all types of space weather: radio blackouts, solar radiation storms and geomagnetic storms. Currently, space weather forecasters are observing a moderate […]
Maritime safety regulations for Super Bowl XXXIX finalizedFor detailed instructions concerning the maritime regulations and security zones please click here. JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard Captain of the Port has finalized and released the regulated navigational areas, security zones and temporary anchorage areas on the St. Johns River, which will be established and enforced […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES FOUR ON DISABLED FISHING BOAT PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guard cutter is towing a disabled squid fishing vessel from the Mid Atlantic off New Jersey to Block Island Sound, R.I. The crew of the New York, New York-registered, 86-foot fishing vessel Provider radioed Coast Guard Station Woods Hole, Mass., for help […]
Coast Guard, others search for man over board from Bering Sea crab boat JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard helicopter crew along with an Alaska State Trooper fixed-wing aircraft and four Good Samaritan vessels are currently searching for a man over board 150 miles northwest of Saint Paul. The Coast Guard received notification at about […]
Fishing boat sinks with 6 people on board ANCHORAGE, Alaska-An urgent search is currently underway in the North Pacific for three fishermen from a crab boat that presumably sank this morning. There were six people on board, three were recovered already. One crewmember, Cache Seel, is doing well in the Saint Paul clinic, one has […]
NOAA’S NEW SHIP TARGETS PATH-FINDING OCEAN EXPLORATION AND RESEARCH Jan 18, 2005  A new NOAA ship will go boldly on a mission to further explore the world’s oceans. “We want NOAA’s newly converted ship to become the international symbol vessel for ocean exploration and research,” said Stephen Hammond, acting director of the NOAA Office […]
RESCUE UNDERWAY FOR 30 BEACHED WHALES PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A pod of 25 to 30 pilot whales have beached themselves across approximately five miles of beach near Oregon Inlet, N.C., this morning. NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) coordinates response to marine mammal strandings throughout the U.S. with the help of many partners who […]
U.S. ANNOUNCES PLAN FOR AN IMPROVED TSUNAMI DETECTION AND WARNING SYSTEM Jan 14, 2005  Plans were announced today to expand the U.S. tsunami detection and warning capabilities as a contribution of the Global Earth Observation System of Systems, or GEOSSâ€â€ÂÂÂthe international effort to develop a comprehensive, sustained and integrated Earth observation system. The plan […]
Artificial Reefs Providing New Habitat for Fish Staff members from NOAA Fisheries and NOAA’s National Marine Sanctuaries have been working with the Navy and the U.S. Maritime Administration to help the states procure and prepare former naval ships for use as artificial reefs. Almost every state on the Atlantic and Gulf coasts has prepared a […]
