LOCAL CUTTER RETURNS AFTER BIG DRUG BUSTS

LOCAL CUTTER RETURNS AFTER BIG DRUG BUSTS PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard Cutter Northland will return Monday at 10 a.m. to its homeport Portsmouth, Va., after 59 days on a drug enforcement patrol in the southern Caribbean Sea. Northland primarily patrolled between Jamaica and Columbia to combat illegal drug trafficking. Throughout the patrol, Northland […]

NOAA RELEASES SONAR IMAGERY OF BOW MARINER WRECK

NOAA RELEASES SONAR IMAGERY OF BOW MARINER WRECK March 5, 2004 — Two multi-beam sonar images taken by the NOAA ship RUDE on Thursday, March 4, of the sunken tanker BOW MARINER were authorized for release by the U.S. Coast Guard today. The images are among a suite of side-scan sonar and multi-beam images provided […]

COAST GUARD AND FBI INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE TERRORIST USE OF U.S. MERCHANT MARINER

COAST GUARD AND FBI INVESTIGATE POSSIBLE TERRORIST USE OF U.S. MERCHANT MARINER CREDENTIALS WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard and the Federal Bureau of Investigation announced today that they have completed a 14-month investigation into national security threats and document fraud associated with U.S. merchant mariner credentials. The investigation, known as Operation Drydock, revealed nine […]

OREGON INLET Survey Released

OREGON INLET Survey Released 03-04-2004 Get Your Copy HEREOREGON INLET Survey Released 03-04-2004 Get Your Copy HERE

COAST GUARD ASSISTS 2 VESSELS TAKING ON WATER

COAST GUARD ASSISTS 2 VESSELS TAKING ON WATER NEW ORLEANS – U.S. Coast Guard rescue crews assisted two vessels that began taking on water near Bayou La Batre, Ala., at about 10 a.m. today. Rescue boatcrews from U.S. Coast Guard stations Pascagoula, Miss., and Dauphin Island, Ala., were dispatched upon receiving a report that the […]

Bow Mariner oil spill recovery operations underway

Bow Mariner oil spill recovery operations underwayWeather expected to deteriorate over the weekend The Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) oil recovery vessel VIRGINIA RESPONDER recovered approximately 25,000 gallons of an oily water mix about 18 miles from where the T/V BOW MARINER sank Saturday night. A helicopter is flying over the area to locate pockets […]

BOW MARINER OIL SPILL RECOVERY OPERATIONS UNDERWAY

BOW MARINER OIL SPILL RECOVERY OPERATIONS UNDERWAY The Marine Spill Response Corporation (MSRC) oil recovery vessel VIRGINIA RESPONDER began skimming operations today, however, recoverable oil is widely dispersed and the amount recovered has been minimal to date. A helicopter has been flying throughout the day to locate patches of oil and direct the skimming vessel. […]

NOAA SHIP LOCATES WRECK OF BOW MARINER

NOAA SHIP LOCATES WRECK OF BOW MARINER Agency Brings Scientific Assets to Environmental Assessment and Search Missions  March 2, 2004 — The NOAA ship Rude today found the wreckage of Bow Mariner, a 570-foot tanker that sank 50 nautical miles east of Chincoteague, Va., on Feb. 28, 2004. The ship sank in about 250 feet […]

Lockwood Folly Inlet Survey

Lockwood Folly Inlet Survey March 02 2004 A new survey was released today by the Corps.  Download your copy here. Download HERELockwood Folly Inlet Survey March 02 2004 A new survey was released today by the Corps.  Download your copy here. Download HERE

SIDE-SCAN SONAR BEING USED TO CHECK CONDITION OF BOW MARINER

SIDE-SCAN SONAR BEING USED TO CHECK CONDITION OF BOW MARINER PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The U.S. Coast Guard is working with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Ship RUDE and will use Side Scan Sonar technology to check the condition of the T/V BOW MARINER that exploded and sank Saturday night. The 90-foot Norfolk, Va., […]