Category: SFL

NOAA REPORTS NORTHEASTERN U.S. COLDER-THAN-AVERAGE IN JANUARY

NOAA REPORTS NORTHEASTERN U.S. COLDER-THAN-AVERAGE IN JANUARYREST OF COUNTRY CLOSER TO NORMAL TEMPERATURES States from the Carolinas to the Northeast and Midwest were colder than average in January, while temperatures were closer to normal in much of the rest of the country, according to scientists at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Climatic […]

NOAA SEEKS FEEDBACK FROM GOES SATELLITE DATA USERS

NOAA SEEKS FEEDBACK FROM GOES SATELLITE DATA USERS The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) will hold a conference for Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellites (GOES) data users May 10-13 in Broomfield, Colo. The meeting will provide users with the status of the future GOES-R satellite constellation instruments and operations. NOAA is an agency of the […]

CUTTER RETURNS HOME AFTER DRUG-BUSTIN’ PATROL

CUTTER RETURNS HOME AFTER DRUG-BUSTIN’ PATROL  PORTSMOUTH, VA. – Coast Guard Cutter Bear is scheduled to return to Portsmouth at 10 a.m. Saturday, after a patrol that began five days before Christmas and netted over $77 million worth of cocaine. As a multi-mission cutter, the crew of the 270-foot cutter Bear conducted several Coast Guard […]

Coast Guard pulls three Georgia fishermen to safety in 20-foot seas

Coast Guard pulls three Georgia fishermen to safety in 20-foot seas JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Coast Guard Air Station Savannah, Ga., crewmembers rescued three Georgia fishermen 62 miles east of Sapelo Sound, Ga., 6:40 p.m. Monday after their 37-foot sport fishing vessel, Ray A One, homeported in Townsend, Ga., capsized sending all three men scrambling into […]

NOAA FISHERIES PREPARES FOR BUYBACK BIDDING

NOAA FISHERIES PREPARES FOR BUYBACK BIDDINGThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) announced today the opening of bidding in the Bering Sea and Aleutian Island crab buyback. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The bidding opens on March 5, 2004. […]

Local Notice to Mariniers

Local Notice to Mariniers I.SPECIAL NOTICES: This section contains information of special concern to the Mariner. NC –AIWW – WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH BRIDGE – FEBRUARY/MARCH CLOSURE SHEDULE FOR REPAIRS Mariners are advised that the S.R. 74 Bridge (at AICW mile 283.1) the Wrightsville Beach Bridge, will be partially closed to navigation from 6 a.m. until 10 […]

VIRGINIA CUTTER OFFLOADS 1,340 POUNDS OF COCAINE

VIRGINIA CUTTER OFFLOADS 1,340 POUNDS OF COCAINE MIAMI – The 270-foot Portsmouth, Va., based cutter Tampa, will arrive at Integrated Support Command Miami this evening to offload 1,340 pounds of cocaine, which Tampa’s crew disrupted from a go-fast smuggling attempt, Jan. 27. Tampa’s embarked HH-65 Dolphin helicopter spotted the go-fast heading north in the Caribbean […]

Federal Radionavigation Planning

Admin Note: This is the planning behind the GPS and LORAN systems.  IF you plan on using these systems…..you mind want to have a read.  Federal Radionavigation Planning The Federal Government operates radionavigation systems as one of the necessary elements to enable safe transportation and encourage commerce within the United States. It is a goal of […]

First 110′ Patrol Boat to Begin the Deepwater Modernization Process

First 110′ Patrol Boat to Begin the Deepwater Modernization Process A celebration and media event to commemorate the arrival of the USCGC MATAGORDA to Bollinger Shipyards LLC took place on Friday, February 7, 2003 in Lockport, Louisiana.Hosted by Boysie Bollinger, CEO and Chairman of Bollinger Shipyards, the decommissioning ceremony marked a significant milestone in the […]

Restoration Continues at Grounding Site

Restoration Continues at Grounding SiteRestoration activities continue at the Adaro grounding site in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary. The Adaro, a 68-ft sport fishing vessel, went hard aground at Grecian Rocks reef in August 2003, creating twin trenches across the reef crest. The restoration work consists primarily of backfilling the trenches with a combination […]