Category: SFL

COAST GUARD MARINE SAFETY OFFICE WILMINGTON IMPLEMENTS OPERATION PORT SHIELD

COAST GUARD MARINE SAFETY OFFICE WILMINGTON IMPLEMENTS OPERATION PORT SHIELD WILMINGTON, N.C. – On July 1, 2004, the International Ship and Port Facility Security (ISPS) Code and the U.S. Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA), a suite of international and U. S. maritime security requirements will take effect. These requirements are intended to raise the security […]

NOAA SUPPORTS NAVYâ€ââ

NOAA SUPPORTS NAVY’S SEARCH FOR “SUNKEN WARBIRDS” June 30, 2004 — A NOAA-funded, remote-sensing survey of Lake Michigan completed a week-long hunt for historic World War II aircraft. A Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal, or EOD, team recently concluded a remote sensing survey of the southern portion of Lake Michigan looking for sunken historic World War […]

Daily Retention Limits are Temporarily Increased for the Recreational Bluefin Tu

Daily Retention Limits are Temporarily Increased for the Recreational Bluefin Tuna Fishery NOAA Fisheries has adjusted the daily retention limit for the recreational fishery for Atlantic bluefin tuna. From June 21 through July 21, 2004, vessels in the Angling Category are permitted to retain two bluefin tuna (27-73″ length) per day/trip, while vessels in the […]

Coastal Projects Granted $37,694,000 in Federal Funds for Southeastern North Car

Coastal Projects Granted $37,694,000 in Federal Funds for Southeastern North Carolina U.S. Congressman Mike McIntyre  As Co-Chairman of the Congressional Waterways Caucus, I am pleased to announce the approval by the U.S. House Appropriations Committee of federal funds for southeastern North Carolina: $25 million for Wilmington Port, $3 million for Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, $200,000 for […]

United States Landfalling Hurricane Probability Project

United States Landfalling Hurricane Probability Project Interactive Landfall Probability Display The user selects a county, and landfall probabilities based on William Gray’s 2004 tropical cyclone forecast are presented.  The numbers in parentheses are the climatological averages based on landfalling tropical cyclones during 100 years (1900-1999). Landfall Probability TableA Microsoft Excel table displaying all landfall probability […]

USCG SAVES THREE OFF CAROLINA COAST

USCG SAVES THREE OFF CAROLINA COAST PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Three people were rescued from 15- to 20-foot seas approximately 100 miles southeast of Cape Hatteras, N.C., by a Coast Guard helicopter rescue crew this evening at about 9:20 p.m. Robert Seay, 43, of Annapolis, Md., called the Coast Guard Atlantic Area Command Center in Portsmouth […]

Grounding of the 70-foot vessel “Waters”

Grounding of the 70-foot vessel “Waters” KODIAK, Alaska, June 18–The Coast Guard is investigating the grounding of the 70-foot vessel Waters, homeported in Homer. The vessel struck the number four dayboard when it grounded on a rock in Narrow Strait north of Kodiak Island near the village of Ouzinke early this morning. A dayboard is […]

Tighter Enforcement Planned for Regulations on Pea Island National Wildlife Refu

Tighter Enforcement Planned for Regulations on Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge in Rodanthe, NC Pea Island National Wildlife Refuge Manager Mike Bryant announced today that refuge staff will be tightening enforcement of public use regulations on the refuge, particularly on the oceanside of NC Highway 12. Several behaviors have become more common and problematic for […]

2 BODIES FOUND, HELICOPTER CRASH SITE LOCATED

2 BODIES FOUND, HELICOPTER CRASH SITE LOCATED NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard has called off its search today after the crash site of an Omni Aviation helicopter was located and two bodies were recovered approximately two miles southeast of Intracoastal City, La., on the north side of Vermillion Bay. The third person aboard the […]

Coast Guard Preparing for July 1 Maritime Security Deadline

Coast Guard Preparing for July 1 Maritime Security Deadline PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The U.S. Coast Guard and the maritime industry are rapidly preparing for a July 1 deadline that will see vast changes to the security climate in ports, port facilities and vessels around the world. A new international code and U.S. law requires vessels […]