Category: SFL

Woman Recognized for Making the Ultimate Sacrifice

Woman Recognized for Making the Ultimate Sacrifice OAK ISLAND, N.C. – A woman who sacrificed her life to save her daughter in the waters near the Ocean Crest Pier on Oak Island will be posthumously presented one of the Coast Guard’s highest honors in a ceremony at Station Oak Island Saturday at 11 a.m. Debra […]

Man Saved After Boat Fire

Man Saved After Boat Fire CAPE HATTERAS, N.C. – Coast Guard rescue crews saved a man who’s fishing vessel caught fire and sunk about 8-miles East of Kitty Hawk, N.C., around 2:20 p.m. today. The man radioed in a mayday before abandoning his boat into an inflatable life raft. A rescue helicopter from Air Station […]

NOAA SCIENTISTS CONTINUE NATIONWIDE LECTURE SERIES ON HUMAN NOISE IMPACT TO MARI

NOAA SCIENTISTS CONTINUE NATIONWIDE LECTURE SERIES ON HUMAN NOISE IMPACT TO MARINE MAMMALS The Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service and scientists from various academic institutions are sponsoring a free national lecture series on marine mammals and human noise. The sixth lecture will be in Laurel, Md., June 16. NOAA […]

States Schedule Public Hearings on Atlantic Menhaden Addendum I

States Schedule Public Hearings on Atlantic Menhaden Addendum IPublic Comment Accepted Until July 14, 2004Atlantic coastal states from Rhode Island through North Carolina havescheduled the dates and times of their hearings to gather public comment onDraft Addendum I to the Interstate Fishery Management Plan (FMP) forAtlantic Menhaden. Following are the details of the scheduled hearings:Rhode […]

THREE MISSING BOATERS LOCATED AFTER SPENDING NIGHT DRIFTING IN GULF OF MEXICO AS

THREE MISSING BOATERS LOCATED AFTER SPENDING NIGHT DRIFTING IN GULF OF MEXICO AS COAST GUARD SEARCHED ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Three missing boaters were safely located this afternoon after spending the night drifting in the Gulf of Mexico in their 22-foot boat as Coast Guard rescue boats and aircraft searched for them. The Coast Guard […]

The North End Ad-Hoc Committee Phase 1 Management Plan

The North End Ad-Hoc Committee Phase 1 Management Plan Hours – open 24 hours a day – 7 days a week Enforcement – the Carolina Beach Dept will patrol the north end of the beach for compliance of the existing rules enacted by the New Hanover County Commissioners and rules listed on application for vehicle permit […]

COAST GUARD RESCUES FOUR FISHERMEN NEAR FREEPORT, TEXAS

COAST GUARD RESCUES FOUR FISHERMEN NEAR FREEPORT, TEXAS HOUSTON – A crew from Coast Guard Station Freeport, Texas rescue four fishermen from their sinking boat near the mouth of the Freeport Jetties, early this morning. The four fishermen were returning to port after an all-night fishing trip in the Gulf of Mexico. As they approached […]

NOAA Fisheries Imposes Emergency Rule to Protect Sea Turtles from Shrimp Trawls

NOAA Fisheries Imposes Emergency Rule to Protect Sea Turtles from Shrimp TrawlsEmergency Rule Set to Expire after 11:59 p.m. on July 7, 2004 The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) has imposed emergency restrictions that affect shrimpers operating in south Atlantic offshore waters (seaward of the COLREGs demarcation line) west of 77°57.5′ W. longitude (approximately […]

Boaters urged not to rely on GPS or cell phones June 11-20

Boaters urged not to rely on GPS or cell phones June 11-20 PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Boaters will be unable to rely on Global Positioning System (GPS) equipment and possibly cell phones, because of scheduled disruptions from Friday, June 11 to Sunday, June 20 that will affect mariners transiting the waters of North Carolina and parts […]

$2,000 PENALTY ASSESSED FOR ILLEGAL ATTEMPTED SALE OF SPERM WHALE OIL OVER INTER

$2,000 PENALTY ASSESSED FOR ILLEGAL ATTEMPTED SALE OF SPERM WHALE OIL OVER INTERNET The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration charged a resident of Lincroft, N.J., with four counts of selling or attempting to sell sperm whale oil over eBay’s online auction site, in violation of the Endangered Species Act. NOAA is an agency of the […]