EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST OF ATLANTIC SEASONAL HURRICANE ACTIVITY AND US LANDFALL STRIKE PROBABILITY FOR 2004 The recent upturn in Atlantic basin hurricane activity which began in 1995 is expected to continue in 2004. We anticipate an above-average number of Atlantic basin tropical cyclones and an above-average probability of U.S. hurricane landfall. (as of 2 April […]
Four People Rescued Off Cape Lookout ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. – Two good Samaritans saved four people after their boat lost power and capsized about 30-miles southeast of Cape Lookout today at 11 a.m. The crew of the 21-foot Amber Jack radioed for help and said that their vessel had lost power and was taking on […]
U.S. COAST GUARD SEARCHING FOR MAN AFTER BOAT SINKS NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Coast Guard is searching this evening for a man who was reported missing after his boat sank about noon today in the Gulfport, Miss., Ship Channel approximately three miles northwest of Ship Island. The names are being withheld pending notification of […]
Requirements For Uninspected Passenger Vessels I got one of My Boats Inspected the other day by the USCG Reserves. I bummed a copy of the check list….You can check it out HERE Please let me know if it is hard to read and I will rescan it. I can read it but I am using a large monitor. […]
NOAA SATELLITES PLAY KEY ROLE IN 60 RESCUES, SO FAR IN 2004 April 8, 2004  Within the first three months of 2004, NOAA satellites were pivotal in rescuing 60 people from life-threatening situations. During the same time period last year, only 27 rescues were made. NOAA officials linked the increase in rescues to the […]
Two Canadian citizens rescued after sailboat runs aground Audio file of distress call available CHARLESTON, S.C. – Coast Guard Stations Charleston and Georgetown along with Air Facility Charleston crews coordinated efforts to rescue two Canadian citizens after their 38-foot sailboat grounded near the Charleston Jetties in the vicinity of Dynamite Hold about 1:57 p.m. today. […]
Coast Guard is responding to vessel on the Charleston jetty JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Coast Guard rescue crews from Station Charleston and Air Facility Charleston have responded to an emergency call from a lady on board a 38-foot sailboat that has grounded along the Charleston Jetties in the vicinity of Dynamite Hold. The Coast Guard Operations […]
Coast Guard Searching for Missing Man PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard is searching for a man after his vessel was found capsized at the mouth of Broad Creek in Camden County, N.C., Wednesday just before 6 p.m. Lee Leonard, 45, of Shiloh, N.C., was identified as the missing man after Coast Guard rescue crews […]
NOAA AWARDS MORE THAN $1.9 MILLIONTO THE ATLANTIC STATES MARINE FISHERIES COMMISSION The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has awarded a grant for more than $1.9 million to the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission to support conservation of Atlantic Coast fisheries. The grant will support programs that help coordinate the conservation […]
TOUR BOAT RUNS AGROUND, ATLANTA WOMEN MEDEVACED SAVANNAH, Ga.- Coast Guard Station Tybee Island rescue crews medically evacuated a 63 year-old female and treated 10 others for minor injuries after the motor vessel Dolphin Magic ran hard aground in the New River near Marker 39 about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. Sherly Mitchell; 63, from Atlanta; suffered […]
