CRUISE SHIP SPIRIT OF NANTUCKET INVESTIGATION CONTINUES PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard investigators are on scene where the cruise ship Spirit of Nantucket went aground in the Intracoastal Waterway (ICW) in Virginia Beach, Va. The vessel is in stable condition and is no longer taking on water. Temporary repairs were made and a salvage plan is […]
NOAA, USGS, NPS Scientists Document Deep-water Coral Mortality Event October 16, 2007 Scientists from NOAA, in cooperation with researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey and National Park Service, are reporting the first description of coral loss on a deep U.S. Caribbean reef. Their findings are reported in this month’s issue of the journal Continental Shelf […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES TWO BOATERS IN PAMLICO SOUND PORTSMOUTH, Va. – An HH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew based in Elizabeth City, N.C., rescued two boaters in the Pamlico Sound off the coast of North Carolina tonight. Two men were hoisted at 9:08 p.m. from a 27-foot sail vessel that was taking on water and ran […]
MFC INLAND REGIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEETING The Marine Fisheries Commission (MFC) Inland Regional Advisory Committee will meet on Tuesday, October 23, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be held at the McKimmon Center located at 1101 Gorman Street in Raleigh. (Please note change in location). The AC will receive updates on the September 2007 […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES NAVY PILOT PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard rescued a Navy Pilot approximately 83 miles Southeast of Cape Henry, Va., today.A Navy FA-18 airplane based out of Naval Air Station Oceana in Virginia Beach, Va., lost communications with an E2-C Hawkeye aircraft. Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., launched an HH-60 […]
COAST GUARD, HAMPTON ROADS MARITIME ASSOCIATION SPONSOR TENTH ANNUAL TOWING VESSEL SAFETY SEMINAR NORFOLK, Va. – Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads and the Virginia Maritime Association are sponsoring a safety seminar at the Coast Guard Integrated Support Command in Portsmouth, Va., on Thursday Oct. 18, for crewmembers that operate commercial tugs. This is the tenth […]
COAST GUARD HOAX CALLER ARRESTED BALTIMORE – Dorchester County Sheriffs Office took a Taylor’s Island, Md., man into custody this morning after he reportedly made a false distress call that resulted in a search and rescue effort from multiple agencies. The hoax caller called Dorchester County 911 as well as Coast Guard Sector Baltimore at about midnight and […]
COAST GUARD, MARINE CORPS MEDEVAC INJURED FISHERMAN PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard and Marine Corps responded to an injured fisherman who sustained head injuries onboard a shrimp trawler in the Pamlico Sound nearby Swan Quarter, N.C., today. A 25-foot boat crew from Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet, N.C., and a PEDRO helicopter from Marine Corps Air Station Cherry […]
4th Annual Battle of The Beach’s October 5th,6th, & 7th Captains Meeting @ Hooters Friday Oct. 5th 6:00PM rules at 7:30PM Fishing Days one out of two you declare Oct. 6th & 7th Weigh Stations @ Wrightsville Beach Marina & Oceana Marina We will honor other local tournament, held the same day, weigh tickets!!!!! […]
HOAX DISTRESS CALLS COST LIVES, RESOURCES BALTIMORE – Each day, the Coast Guard responds to nearly 109 boaters in distress, saving 10 lives and assisting 192 people. But not every distress call is real. Out of the 422 rescue cases handled by Coast Guard Sector Baltimore since October 1, 2006, 15 percent of the cases were […]
