Carbon Monoxide: The Silent Killer PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Carbon Monoxide (CO) is a colorless, tasteless and odorless gas that recently brought a tragic end to the lives of three Baltimore area boaters onboard a 30-foot cabin cruiser. The Coast Guard encourages boaters to be aware of this silent and invisible killer on the water by […]
Safari maintains Big Rock leadBruce Paul, Media DirectorJune 13, 2007The 49th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament reached its midpoint Wednesday with just one blue marlin on the leader board and a gigantic payday on the horizon.The Safari, captained by Mark Harris, Dania Beach, Fla., has maintained the tournament lead since Monday afternoon when angler […]
Releases dominate Big Rock’s second dayBruce Paul, Media DirectorJune 12, 2007Billfish releases and gamefish weigh-ins dominated the action Tuesday as the 49th annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament completed its second day of competition.Anglers battled 53 billfish, including 33 blue marlin Tuesday but none were deemed large enough to meet the tournament minimum of 400 […]
LOCAL COAST GUARD RESCUES 13 OVER WEEKEND PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Thirteen people were rescued by Coast Guard crewmen from Station Portsmouth during the weekend. One crew rescued two adults and a child around midnight Saturday, when they became disoriented in a small boat on the James River. The Coast Guard arrived to assist just ahead of heavy […]
COAST GUARD ASSISTS TWO ADULTS, CHILD PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard crew assisted two adults and a three-year-old child after they became disoriented in foul weather on board their 18-foot boat in the upper James River early Saturday morning. Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads received a call at about midnight from the boat’s female […]
CREWS SEARCH ELIZABETH R. FOR NORFOLK MAN PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Search crews are looking for a man after his 40-foot sailboat was discovered adrift near Waterside in Norfolk, Va. this morning. Missing is James Scott Gibson, of Norfolk. Rescue boats from Coast Guard Station Portsmouth and Portsmouth Fire and Rescue, and an Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., based helicopter […]
Coast Guard Assists Eight Sailors off the Coast Of North and South Carolina PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard rescued the crews of two sailboats caught in a storm packing 35 mph winds and 40-foot seas along the coast of North and South Carolina today. The first rescue took place when Kevin Hogan, Tom Allen, Jacob […]
SKA KINGFISH HALL OF FAME “WE WELCOME OUR MAY’S WINNER INTO THE SKA KINGFISH HALL OF FAME!” “STAN JARUSINSKI “ It wasn’t even close. Stan Jarusinski. or better known as Captian Stanman will be our May’s Winner into the SKA Kingfish Hall of Fame. Not only is he a National Champion, but also his endeavors […]
HURRICANE SEASON PREPAREDNESS KICK-OFF PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard Station Wrightsville Beach will demonstrate the use of Coastal Warning Display flags to warn mariners of approaching storm conditions at 10:30 a.m. Friday, the first day of hurricane season. Members of the media are invited to attend and should arrive at the station no later than 10:15 […]
Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) retention limits The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) adjusts the daily Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT) retention limits for the commercial Atlantic tunas General category and the recreational Highly Migratory Species (HMS) Angling and HMS Charter/Headboat categories for the early portion of the 2007 fishing year. Please see the attached notice for […]
