COAST GUARD REOPENS SOUTHWEST PASS OF MISS. RIVER NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Coast Guard reopend the Southwest Pass of the Mississippi River at 1 p.m. today to one-way maritime traffic. All vessel movement through the Southwest Pass must be coordinated through the U.S. Coast Guard’s Vessel Traffic Center in New Orleans. The Coast Guard […]
LEE III REMOVED FROM SOUTHWEST PASS, RIVER REMAINS CLOSED NEW ORLEANS – Salvage workers have moved the offshore supply vessel Lee III from the Southwest Pass, however the Southwest Pass remains closed to maritime traffic. The Lee III, though out of the channel, has not yet been stabilized. The Army Corps of Engineers must complete […]
NOAA SEEKS COMMENT ON PROPOSAL TO LESSEN FISHING IMPACTS ON SEA TURTLES & REOPEN GRAND BANKS TO U.S. PELAGIC LONGLINE FLEET Feb. 24, 2004  The conclusion of a three-year experiment in the Grand Banks and recent estimates of sea turtle bycatch (unintentional catch) in the Atlantic pelagic longline fishery have prompted NOAA Fisheries to […]
*Admin Note* I added a bunch of USCG Photos to the Photo Gallery….Check it out! *UPDATE*SALVAGE OPERATIONS FOR LEE III CONTINUE NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Coast Guard is working closely with contracted crews in the recovery and salvage of the Lee III today in Southwest Pass, 50 miles south of New Orleans. The identity […]
1 CREWMEMBER RECOVERED FROM LEE III WRECKAGE NEW ORLEANS – Contracted salvage divers working on the wreckage of the Lee III recovered a crewmember at about 4 p.m. from the partially submerged vessel. Officials at the scene of the accident are working with the local coroner to identify the remains. Divers also report having sighted […]
COAST GUARD CONCLUDES SEARCH;RECOVERY, SALVAGE OPERATIONS COMMENCE NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Coast Guard has concluded its search for five crewmen missing since their offshore supply vessel sank near Pilottown, La., Saturday, and is currently overseeing recovery and salvage operations to safely remove the vessel from the Southwest Pass. The Coast Guard called off its […]
New River Inlet Survey Released 02-19-04 NEw River Inlet pdf HERE Cedar Bush Cut pdf HERE Text files for both “Read More” below….. NEW RIVER INLET – CEDAR BUSH CUT 1/9/104Original Horizontal Coordinates:NAD 83, North Carolina – 3200, U.S. Survey FeetTranslated Horizontal Coordinates:NAD 83 GeographicName Input Output WAYPOINT_1 34 31.3484583 N 2501721.00000 E 77 20.0564054 […]
NOAA LEADS RESEARCH MISSION OF U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS UNDERWATER HABITATS The Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Center for Coastal Monitoring and Assessment (CCMA) will be conducting a scientific research mission on board the NOAA ship Nancy Foster from February 22 to March 3, 2004. This joint mission with the National Park […]
COAST GUARD SEARCHES FOR POSSIBLE BRIDGE-JUMPER AT THE WRIGHT MEMORIAL BRIDGE CAPE HATTERAS, N.C. – The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a man who may have jumped from the Wright Memorial Bridge early this morning. Coast Guard Group Cape Hatteras received a report from the Currituck County 911 Center at 4:08 A.M. this morning […]
*UPDATE*MISSISSIPPI RIVER REMAINS CLOSED AS SEARCH CONTINUES FOR 5 MISSING CREWMEMBERS NEW ORLEANS – The Mississippi River remains closed today as the U.S. Coast Guard continues its search for five missing crewmembers after the vessel they were on sank following a collision with another boat near Pilottown, La., Saturday. The crew of the Coast Guard […]
