OIL RECOVERY EFFORTS CONTINUE OFF VIRGINIA COASTREMAINING SLICK DESCRIBED AS SPOTTY, DISSIPATING, DRIFTING AWAY US Coast Guard flights continued today off the coast of Virginia to search for survivors and to survey the state of the fuel oil spilled from the chemical tanker which exploded and sank Saturday evening. The vessel, T/V Bow Mariner, a […]
LEE III REMOVED FROM SOUTHWEST PASS; WATERWAY OPEN NEW ORLEANS – The Mississippi River’s Southwest Pass was opened Sunday at 10 p.m. after salvage crews completed the removal of the offshore supply vessel Lee III. The Lee III is being transported to Amelia, La., and is scheduled to arrive at about 9 a.m. Tuesday. The […]
LEE III CREWMEMBER FOUND;SOUTHWEST PASS REMAINS CLOSED, SALVAGE CONTINUES NEW ORLEANS – The fourth crewmember from the offshore supply vessel Lee III was recovered Saturday, and salvage efforts continue in the Mississippi River’s Southwest Pass today. Daniel Lopez, 31, of Port Arthur, Texas, was found about eight miles south of the Lee III accident scene […]
SOUTHWEST PASS SCHEDULED TO CLOSE FOR RECOVERY, SALVAGE OF LEE III NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled to close the Mississippi River’s Southwest Pass for approximately eight to 10 hours today for recovery and salvage of the Lee III. A safety zone spanning the entire width and length of the pass will […]
SEARCH CONTINUES FOR MISSING CREW FROM TANKER EXPLOSION PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard is continuing to search for 18 people from the tanker Bow Mariner. Nine people are accounted for – six survivors and three dead. The 570-foot tanker carrying industrial ethanol exploded 50 miles off Chincoteague, Va., shortly after 6 p.m. and sank […]
TANKER EXPLODES WITH 27 PEOPLE ON BOARD PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard is searching for survivors after a 570-foot tanker carrying industrial ethanol exploded and sank 50 miles off Chincoteague, Va., today. The Bow Mariner with 27 people on board radioed the Coast Guard shortly after 6 p.m. to report the explosion. Eight crewmembers are […]
OWNER AND OPERATOR OF NORTH CAROLINA FISHING VESSEL ISSUED STIFF PENALTYFOR DENYING OBSERVER PERMISSION TO BOARD NOAA’s General Counsel for Enforcement and Litigation issued a $35,000 Notice of Violation and Assessment (NOVA) on Feb. 10, to the owner and operator of the fishing vessel Captain Cecil for refusing to allow an observer onboard the boat. […]
NOAA RELEASES NEW MANUAL ON COASTAL HABITAT RESTORATION MONITORING Feb. 26, 2004  For the first time, NOAA compiled key restoration monitoring information applicable to coastal habitats nationwide. “Science-Based Restoration Monitoring of Coastal Habitats, Volume One: A Framework for Monitoring Plans Under the Estuaries and Clean Waters Act of 2000 (Public Law 160-457)” offers technical […]
Oregon Inlet Survey Released 2-20-04 You can get the new survey HERE Text File…(Read More) BelowName Input Output “WAYPOINT1” 759838.70000 N 35 47.2628876 N 3035447.79000 E 75 30.4777410 W Convergence 02 00 55.80094 Scale Factor 0.999916241 “WAYPOINT2” 758911.07000 N 35 47.1150828 N 3034583.39000 E 75 30.6591023 W Convergence 02 00 49.52036 Scale Factor 0.999915840 “WAYPOINT3” […]
Admin Note: These are the Highlights from…. LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT February 24, 2004 NC – BOGUE SOUND – SHOALING There has been a report of shoaling in the vicinity of Cape Fear River- New River Buoy 154 (LLNR 39725) and Cape Fear River- New River Buoy 155 (LLNR 39730) to an approximate […]
