PROPOSE ELIMATION OF LORAN-C LATTICIES FROM NAUTICAL AND RASTER CHARTS IN 2009 NOAA’s National Ocean Service (NOS) intends to eliminate LORAN-C lattices from future editions of NOS Paper Nautical Charts and Raster Navigational Charts starting in 2009. NOAA’s Office of Coast Survey (OCS) requests that all comments about this change be sent via OCS’ inquiry […]
Makayla and Noah aground at Pea Island Wildlife Refuge OREGON INLET, N.C. – The 55-foot motor vessel Makayla and Noah sits in the surf after running aground in the Pea Island Wildlife Refuge near Oregon Inlet, N.C., Friday, March 20. The vessel drifted to the beach from anchor after its operator was rescued by the […]
Coast Guard tows adrift vessel in rough seas near Beafort Inlet, N.C. The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Cochito towed a disabled sailboat adrift in rough seas with three people aboard 46 miles south of Beaufort Inlet, N.C., Tuesday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received a call via VHS channel 16 from […]
Coast Guard station tows disabled catamaran Oregon Inlet, N.C. – A rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Oregon Inlet towed a disabled catamaran to safety after it was hit by a rogue wave Wednesday near Oregon Inlet, N.C. Dare County 911 contacted Coast Guard Sector North Carolina at 5:31 p.m. stating they recieved a […]
Got-em-on CHOWDER COOK-OFF is next Saturday, February 28th, beginning 1:00pm at SnowsCutPark. DON’T MISS THIS! It’s a sure sign that winter is giving-in to the Got-em-on Live Bait Fishing Club! And ain’t it about time? If we don’t get some warm weather soon I’m movin’ to Florida! Oh,,, Not really. I wouldn’t think of missing […]
Man rescued from boat explosion off N.C. WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. – A man was rescued 20 minutes after making a mayday call at 1:30 p.m. and reporting an explosion on board his 60-foot fishing vessel 20 nautical miles from Masonboro Inlet Sunday. The captain of the Beau Vin expended all fire fighting capabilities and abandoned […]
Coast Guard encourages boaters to go digital with new emergency beacons PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard is encouraging mariners and aviators to make the switch to digital 406 MHz Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons (EPIRBs) to keep pace with search and rescue technology. Beginning Feb. 1, 2009, the Coast Guard and other search […]
Lubchenco Will Helm U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration President-elect Barack Obama has tapped Oregon State University professor Jane Lubchenco, one of the nation’s most prominent marine biologists, to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Lubchenco, a conservationist who has devoted much of her career to encouraging scientists to become more engaged in public […]
Transportation Worker Identification Credential enrollment deadline draws near BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard urges maritime workers who have not yet applied for a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to apply as soon as possible before unescorted access to facilities in the Maryland and Washington, D.C. ports are prohibited. Starting Dec. 30, 2008 port workers must […]
June 11, 2008 Legislation seeks to nullify consent decree and reinstate interim plan on ORV use By IRENE NOLAN U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Dole and Richard Burr and U.S. Rep. Walter Jones introduced legislation in the Senate and the House of Representatives that would nullify a consent decree and reinstate the National Park Service’s interim strategy […]
