Oceans Resource Work Plan Now Available Online The Subcommittee on Integrated Management of Ocean Resources (SIMOR) was formed in March 2005 as part of the ocean governance structure described in the President’s Ocean Action Plan (www.oceans.ceq.gov). SIMOR focuses on implementing ocean, coastal, and Great Lakes management actions that will benefit from interagency coordination. SIMOR’s work […]
NOAA Announces Winners of the 2006 Marine Stewardship Awards Today NOAA announced the recipients of the first-annual marine Stewardship and Sustainability Awards. This national award program was developed by NOAA Fisheries Service to honor innovation and excellence in marine stewardship by recognizing organizations and individuals who have advanced conservation and sustainable use of U.S. marine […]
NTSB ACTING CHAIRMAN ROSENKER ADDRESSES MARINE CONFERENCE, HIGHLIGHTS PARTNERSHIPSWashington, DC — National Transportation Safety Board’s Acting Chairman, Mark V. Rosenker today, during a speech at the 44th Annual National Marine Conference, discussed the Board’s investigation of marine accidents and the cooperation required from all involved in promoting and ensuring marine safety.“Safeguarding our nation’s transportation systems […]
U.S. COAST GUARD MEDEVACS MAN OFF BERMUDA PORTSMOUTH, Va. – An Elizabeth City, N.C., based Coast Guard helicopter crew evacuated a crewman from a cargo ship 150 miles south of Bermuda Monday. The 58-year-old man, experiencing chest pain, was hoisted from a the 496-foot refrigerated cargo vessel Cold Stream, based in the Netherlands. The Coast […]
MISSING BOAT MECHANIC FOUND DECEASED ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. – Michael Paul, 30, of Bayboro, N.C., was found deceased today at 6:13 a.m. by a good Samaritan, in the Trent Creek just off of the Bay River. Yesterday afternoon 4:15 p.m. the owner of a 15 foot Scout vessel notified Sector North Carolina that his mechanic was missing when […]
MISSING BOAT MECHANIC FOUND DECEASED ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. – Michael Paul, 30, of Bayboro, N.C., was found deceased today at 6:13 a.m. by a good Samaritan, in the Trent Creek just off of the Bay River. Yesterday afternoon 4:15 p.m. the owner of a 15 foot Scout vessel notified Sector North Carolina that his mechanic […]
THREE RESCUED AFTER FISHING VESSEL CAPSIZES ATLANTIC CITY, N.J.- Three people were rescued this morning by the Coast Guard after their fishing boat capsized in the Delaware Bay. A Coast Guard rescue helicopter, a 41-foot utility boat from Coast Guard Station Cape May and a New Jersey State Police boat from the Bi-Valve station were […]
NTSB DETERMINES IMPROPERLY INSTALLED FUEL-INJECTION LINE CAUSED FIRE ON A SMALL PASSENGER VESSEL IN FLORIDA IN 2004 Washington, DC — The National Transportation Safety Board determined today that the probable cause of the fire on board the Shuttle Express II was a fractured, improperly installed fuel-injection line on the inboard side of the starboard engine […]
Anticipated 48th Annual T-Shirt On Sale Now! The much-anticipated 48th Annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament T-shirts have been released and are on sale now in various retail outlets in Carteret County. Twenty-five area retailers have the shirts in stock now including Major Sponsor, Outer Banks Outfitters/Boater’s World in Atlantic Beach. “They are really selling […]
Senate Appropriations Committee Provides NOAA $1.16 Billion: On April 4th, the Senate Appropriations Committee (Chairman Thad Cochran, R-MS) provided $1.16 billion to NOAA as part of the FY ’06 Emergency Supplemental (HR 4939). According to a Committee press release, the NOAA funds are to be used for “mapping and debris removal in the Gulf of […]
