Category: VA

THE CAPTAIN GREG MICKEY COMMITTEE

THE CAPTAIN GREG MICKEY COMMITTEE Dear Friends, I’m sure you are like many of Greg’s friends and associates – wanting to do something, anything to help.  With those same thoughts, an informal group has now turned into a formal committee, and this is what we have determined to do in memory of Greg:   We […]

WELCOME TO BILL’S CORNER!

WELCOME TO BILL’S CORNER! August, 2005 Dear Constituents, This summer, NOAA Fisheries Service offered a series of proposals to strengthen our guidelines to Councils on managing fish stocks. These guidelines will end overfishing quicker and require that timelines to rebuild the nation’s fish stocks be more consistent with the biology of the stocks. Since the […]

COAST GUARD CUTTER RETURNS FROM AFRICA

COAST GUARD CUTTER RETURNS FROM AFRICA PORTSMOUTH, Va.—The Coast Guard Cutter Bear is scheduled to return home Monday at approximately 11 a.m. following an historic 90-day deployment to Africa. As part of a Theater Security Cooperation (TSC) mission with the U.S. Navy’s Sixth Fleet, the Bear visited eight countries in North Africa and the Gulf […]

1st Annual Mike Martin Fishing Tournament

1st Annual Mike Martin Fishing Tournament August 13 & 14, 2005 SURF CITY PIER Contest starts Saturday at 6am and ends Sunday at Noon Awards Presentation at 3pm. Entry fee $10.00 $100.00 1st place prize and a $50.00 2nd place prize awarded to the largest fish in each of the following seven categories: King Spanish […]

SOUTHEAST BYCATCH WORKSHOP

SOUTHEAST BYCATCH WORKSHOP Tuesday, November 8, 2005 – Thursday, November 10, 2005Hilton Saint Petersburg, 333 First Street South, Saint Petersburg, FL 33701Phone: 800-944-5500; Website: www.stpetehilton.com The public is invited to attend a workshop focusing on bycatch issues in the southeastern U.S. and Caribbean at the Hilton St. Petersburg, FL, November 8 through November 10, 2005. […]

OVERDUE BOATERS LOCATED BY COAST GUARD HELICOPTER CREW

OVERDUE BOATERS LOCATED BY COAST GUARD HELICOPTER CREW NAPLES, Fla. –The two missing boaters, David Starrett and Frank (Flip) Dorthy, were located this afternoon 13 miles offshore of Lostmans River by a Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater helicopter. The duo claimed their 24-foot boat named Lady Marion ran out of gas 30 hours prior to […]

NOAA RAISES THE 2005 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON OUTLOOK:

NOAA RAISES THE 2005 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON OUTLOOK: BULK OF THIS SEASON’S STORMS STILL TO COME A very active Atlantic hurricane season is underway, and with more storms projected, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration today increased the number of storms in its 2005 hurricane season outlook. NOAA expects an additional 11 to 14 tropical […]

COAST GUARD ESCORTING DISTRESSED BOATER INTO CAPE MAY

COAST GUARD ESCORTING DISTRESSED BOATER INTO CAPE MAY ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Coast Guard units are escorting a 33-foot fishing boat that was taking on water until it is moored safely in Cape May, N.J. Sector Field Office Atlantic City received a radio call at 1:45 p.m. today from the Sunny Boy announcing “Mayday, Mayday” […]

COAST GUARD TO CELEBRATE 215TH BIRTHDAY

COAST GUARD TO CELEBRATE 215TH BIRTHDAY ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Coast Guard members throughout southern New Jersey and the Philadelphia area will celebrate 215 years of service tomorrow signifying it as the longest continuous sea-going military service in U.S. history. August 4, 1790, the Revenue Cutter Service was born when the 1st Congress approved the […]

NOAA, U.S. NAVY, U.S. COAST GUARD

NOAA, U.S. NAVY, U.S. COAST GUARD SIGN NATIONAL ICE CENTER MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING Top officials from NOAA, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Coast Guard yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding, reaffirming their support of the National Ice Center, an interagency office that provides strategic ice analyses and other services that aid the navigation of U.S. […]