U.S. Coast Guard Considering Changes to the Broadcast of Marine Weather Forecasts and Warnings The U.S. Coast Guard is requesting public comment on the need to continue providing high frequency radio broadcasts of weather forecasts and warnings. These comments will help the Coast Guard to assess the demand for the high frequency radio broadcasts of […]
Commercial Shark Quotas Set for Remainder of 2007 Season A new final rule establishes the 2007 second and third trimester seasons’ commercial quotas for large coastal sharks, small coastal sharks, and pelagic sharks. Adjustments are based on overharvests or underharvests from the 2006 second and third trimester seasons. In addition, this rule finalizes the opening […]
COAST GUARD SAVES NINE LIVES FROM HEAVY WEATHER PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard rescued nine people today from three sailboats off the coast of North Carolina. A Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew based out of Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., landed at Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point with the latest survivors, who were […]
COAST GUARD RESCUES SIX; ASSISTING THREE MORE PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard has rescued six people from two distressed sailboats off the coast of North Carolina, and is responding to three more people in need.A Coast Guard HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew based out of Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., is en route to sailors aboard the […]
4th Annual Fisherman’s Post Newspaper Spring Inshore Challenge The 4th annual Fisherman’s Post Newspaper Spring Inshore Challenge is expecting over 100 boats to participate this year in search of prize-winning flounder and trout, but the big winner at the tournament’s end may be the health of the local fishery. The tournament offers big […]
COAST GUARD HOISTS TWO TO SAFETY PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued two fishermen today after they ran their boat hard aground just south of the jetties leading into Oregon Inlet, N.C. Search and rescue coordinators at Sector North Carolina received the fishermen’s distress call at about 12:20 p.m. The Esther Gail, a 38-foot […]
U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE AWARDS $13.2 MILLION IN CLEAN VESSEL ACT GRANTSU.S. Fish and Service Director H. Dale Hall today announced that 28 stateswill receive more than $13.2 million in Clean Vessel Act (CVA) grants, madeavailable to state agencies and partners to construct and operatefacilities for sewage disposal for recreational boaters.“As an avid outdoorsman, […]
N.C. RESCUE SWIMMER NAMED ENLISTED PERSON OF YEAR PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Aviation Survival Technician 1st Class Mario Vittone, of Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., has been selected as the Coast Guard’s 2006 Enlisted Person of the Year. Vittone is cited for skillful execution and commitment to the Coast Guard’s core values of honor, respect and devotion to […]
COAST GUARD MEDEVACS 91-YEAR-OLD WOMAN FROM CRUISE SHIP PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard crew medevaced a 91-year-old woman from a cruise ship about 275 miles east of Bermuda today. The Voyager of the Seas notified the Coast Guard that the woman was experiencing chest pains at about 4 a.m. After discussions between the ship […]
COAST GUARD, N.C. WORKERS TO TRAIN FOR OIL SPILL RESPONSE PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard hazardous materials experts will be training North Carolina state ferry operators and North Carolina Coast Guard members in the use of specialized oil-skimming equipment Tuesday and Wednesday in Atlantic Beach, N.C. The purpose of the training is to ensure that […]
