The Wreck of the Caribsea The Caribsea, a 251′ long freighter was sunk today (March 11) in 1942 by U-158 while under the command of Captain Erich Rostin. Originally named Lake Flattery, the Caribsea was a Great Lakes freighter built in 1919 at Duluth, Minnesota, for Stockard Steamship Company of New York. At 2,609 tons […]
TEN NOAA SCIENTISTS AMONG ‘TOP CITED’ WITHIN SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY NOAA scientists are among the world’s “most influential” as far as scientific citations go, according to an international scientific database. Researchers cite, or refer to, published work of others in their field, and how often an author is cited provides a measure of the impact of […]
Fifth Coast Guard District LOCAL NOTICE TO MARINERS-March 02, 2004 INTENTIONAL ENCOUNTERS WITH WHALES PROHIBITED From late fall to early spring, various species of whales, including the severely endangered right whale, may be encountered in the local offshore and inshore waters. Vessel operators are reminded to use caution around whales. Vessels are prohibited from approaching […]
NOAA SCIENTISTS TO KICK OFF NATIONWIDE LECTURE SERIES ON HUMAN NOISE IMPACT TO MARINE MAMMALS The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) and scientists from various academic institutions are sponsoring a free national lecture series on marine mammals and human noise. NOAA is an agency of the U.S. Department […]
NOAA FISHERIES UPDATES FISHERIES RESEARCH PLAN The National Marine Fisheries Service (NOAA Fisheries) has released the 2004 update of the Strategic Plan for Fisheries Research, which outlines the agency’s research direction and priorities for the coming years, announced the Commerce Department’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). “From enhancing our scientific capabilities to improving the […]
NTSB NAMES PARTIES TO THE INVESTIGATION OF WATER TAXI ACCIDENT IN BALTIMORE, MARYLAND Washington, D.C. – Immediately following the capsizing of a water-taxi, the Lady D, in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor on Saturday, March 6, 2004, National Transportation Safety Board Chairman Ellen Engleman Conners launched a Go Team to the site of the accident to conduct […]
NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD Sinking of the U.S. Small Passenger Vessel Panther Near Everglades City, Florida December 30, 2002 NTSB/MAR-04/01 This is a synopsis from the Safety Board’s report and does not include the Board’s rationale for the conclusions, probable cause, and safety recommendations. Safety Board staff is currently making final revisions to the report […]
Bow Mariner oil skimming successful Operations suspended for weekend of bad weather PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Oil skimming was suspended today as bad weather moved toward the site where the tanker T/V BOW MARINER exploded and sank off the Virginia coast Saturday night. Helicopter over-flights showed the oil was mostly in thin sheens on the water, […]
NOAA OBTAINS $10,000 SETTLEMENTFOR DEBRIS DUMPED IN FLORIDA KEYS MARINE SANCTUARY TO ATTRACT LOBSTERS The Department of Commerce’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has obtained a settlement in the case of two men charged with placing debris into the waters of Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary to attract lobsters for commercial harvest. “With this […]
LOCAL CUTTER RETURNS AFTER BIG DRUG BUSTS PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard Cutter Northland will return Monday at 10 a.m. to its homeport Portsmouth, Va., after 59 days on a drug enforcement patrol in the southern Caribbean Sea. Northland primarily patrolled between Jamaica and Columbia to combat illegal drug trafficking. Throughout the patrol, Northland […]
