HIGH-SCHOOLERS ASSIST COAST GUARD RESCUE MIAMI – The crew of a Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Clearwater, Fla., searched for, and successfully located a person in the water this morning north of the Bahamas after he had been treading water for possibly 21 hours. The Polish container vessel, Pilica, was motoring eastbound […]
NATIONAL SEA GRANT COLLEGE PROGRAM NAMES NEW LEGAL DIRECTOR The National Sea Grant College Program has named Stephanie Showalter of the University of Mississippi Law School as the new director of the Mississippi-Alabama Legal Program and the National Sea Grant Law Center. Sea Grant is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and […]
Coast Guard Crews Break The Ice PORTSMOUTH, Va.– The crew of the Coast Guard cutter Chock motored their way through the ice-covered Tangier Sound Wednesday afternoon, bringing much needed supplies to a community cut off by the cold. The 65-foot buoy tender Chock, homeported in Portsmouth, Va., arrived at Tangier Island, Va., around 3 p.m. […]
SURVEY RESULTS GIVE HIGH MARKS TO NOAA’S NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Results from a recent national survey of products issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Weather Service indicate that there is a high level of satisfaction among customers using weather information. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce. The […]
Breaking News 6 Man LifeRaft Spotted Off Cape Fear….. A 6 man Liferaft has been spotted 50 miles East of the Cape Fear River at 33 42.6 N 077 01.5 W Stay Tuned For Details……Breaking News 6 Man LifeRaft Spotted Off Cape Fear….. A 6 man Liferaft has been spotted 50 miles East of the […]
MAN FALLS UNCONSCIOUS WHILE FISHING FORT MACON, N.C. – The Coast Guard coordinated a medevac with the Marine Helicopter Unit PEDRO from a charter boat this morning on the east side of Cape Lookout, N.C. Coast Guard Group Ft. Macon received a radio call for help from the vessel at about 9 a.m. They reported […]
Boaters Cautioned to Stay Safe in Cold Conditions ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.â€â€ÂÂÂThe winter season is upon us and with the temperatures staying at or below freezing, the Coast Guard would like to remind mariners to stay safe while out on the water. Being prepared could be the difference between life and death in icy water. You […]
One Man Rescued After Boat Sinks Coast Guard Still Searching For Another PORTSMOUTH, Va., — The Coast Guard pulled one man from the water to safety and is searching for another this morning after their vessel sank overnight 23 miles off Fort Macon, N.C. Zach Shaffer, 33, of Charleston, S.C., is still missing after the […]
NOAA SATELLITES AID IN 224 RESCUES IN 2003Personal Locator Beacons, Online Registration Get National Debut Last year, (NOAA) satellites, with their sophisticated search and rescue technologies, brought 224 people to safety from dangerous and potentially life-threatening ordeals – from Alaska to New York State. The figure is a jump from the 171 rescues in 2002. […]
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