BOAT SMART. BOAT SAFE AND WEAR YOUR LIFEJACKET WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH N.C. – The Coast Guard kicks off the National Safe Boating Week Campaign Saturday, May 22, continuing through May 28. Coast Guard members will be available for media interviews regarding safe boating practices at Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach, N.C., to help raise the awareness […]
Carolina Beach Inlet Survey Released 5-18-04 Download Your Copy HERE I Marked this one up to Highlight the problem areas. See the FULL SIZE image HERE!Carolina Beach Inlet Survey Released 5-18-04 Download Your Copy HERE I Marked this one up to Highlight the problem areas. See the FULL SIZE image HERE!
IMPROVEMENTS IN HURRICANE TRACK FORECASTING WITH THE GULFSTREAM JET: A NOAA SUCCESS STORY May 17, 2004  Destructive winds, storm surge and heavy rains that produce flooding make hurricanes one of nature’s most extreme hazards. As hurricane season approaches, Americans who increasingly populate hurricane-prone areas must prepare themselves should these storms strike their community. Fortunately, […]
ONE DEAD, TWO RESCUED AFTER BOAT CAPSIZES AND SINKS ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. – The Coast Guard responded to a call just after 12:15 pm, from a Good Samaritan about a capsized vessel somewhere west of Clearwater pass. No coordinates were given.. Coast Guard small boats from Station St. Petersburg and Station Sand Key, an HH-60 […]
Coast Guard Airlifts Queen Mary II Crewman PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A man was airlifted by the Coast Guard today at about 2:30 p.m. off the cruise ship Queen Mary II 125 nautical miles southeast of the North Carolina’s Outer Banks after the onboard physician diagnosed the man with internal bleeding. Jason Parra, 36, was hoisted […]
U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy Extends Comment Deadline to June 4, 2004 Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy today announced that it has extended the public comment period on its Preliminary Report to June 4, 2004. The extension applies to governors and all other stakeholders. In making the announcement, the Commission underscored […]
Global Protections for Seahorses to Take Effect This Month; New Permit Requirements Introduced for International Trade The United States will join more than 160 nations this month in implementing new permit requirements for global trade in seahorses. Designed to promote international seahorse conservation efforts, the regulations take effect on May 15, 2004. Issued under the […]
Mercury Pollution in Fish Admin Note: There was a Question in the forum about Mercury in Fish…So I hunted up this info and thought I would also run it on the front page. This information came from several places. It is good reading, Be sure to check it out by hitting the “Read More” button. […]
ABOVE-NORMAL 2004 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON PREDICTED May 17, 2004  NOAA forecasters are predicting an above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. At a news conference Monday in Houston, Texas, NOAA officials said the season outlook is for 12 to 15 tropical storms, with six to eight systems becoming hurricanes, and two to four of those major hurricanes. […]
COAST GUARD ON SCENE WITH CRUISE SHIP FIRE MIAMI – Coast Guard units are on scene with the a Sun Cruz Casino cruise ship on fire with 160 people on board. The fire, which started in the engine room, was reported at about 12:30 p.m. when the vessel was three miles south of Port Everglades. […]
