Category: VA

NOAA ANNOUNCES U.S. SPRING OUTLOOK

NOAA ANNOUNCES U.S. SPRING OUTLOOKDrought and Wildfire Concerns Highlighted for April through June At a news conference today in Phoenix, Ariz., the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in partnership with the National Interagency Fire Center, announced that despite periodic precipitation, NOAA’s U.S. Spring outlook supports the potential for a significant wildfire season in the Southwest […]

Economic questions added to MRFSS

Economic questions added to MRFSS Beginning in January, every fisherman who is interviewed dockside by the Marine Recreational Fisheries Statistical Survey (MRFSS) will receive a series of questions about the money they spent on that trip. They will also be asked to participate in a longer follow-up mail survey that collects information on annual expenditures […]

MISSING PENNSYLVANIAN RESCUED NEAR GRENADA

MISSING PENNSYLVANIAN RESCUED NEAR GRENADA SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A U.S. citizen was rescued Wednesday by the crew of a fishing vessel after being located by a Dutch aircraft approximately 38 nautical miles west of Grenada, after he had gone missing Monday while sailing a Hobbie Cat in the vicinity of Glover Island, Grenada. […]

ISS SIGHTINGS ARE POSSIBLE FROM MON MAR 13 TO SAT MAR 25

ISS SIGHTINGS ARE POSSIBLE FROM MON MAR 13 TO SAT MAR 25 SATELLITE SIGHTING INFORMATION FOR WILMINGTONNC NC The following ISS SIGHTINGS ARE POSSIBLE FROM MON MAR 13 TO SAT MAR 25 The following fields are listed from left to right:SATELLITE LOCAL DURATION MAX ELEV APPROACH DEPARTURE DATE TIME MIN DEG DEG-DIR DEG-DIR ISS Mon […]

FOUR MEN FOUND DECEASED AFTER 10-HOUR SEARCH

FOUR MEN FOUND DECEASED AFTER 10-HOUR SEARCH ATLANTIC BEACH, NC. – The bodies of four volunteer firefighters from Banner Elk, N.C., who were on a fishing trip were located this morning off Lockwood Folley Inlet, N.C., after an overnight search involving Coast Guard, Marine Corps, and local assets. Kevin Bell, 38, Griff Lygrely, 22, Michael […]

COAST GUARD SAVES THREE FROM SEA

COAST GUARD SAVES THREE FROM SEA BOSTON – The Coast Guard rescued three Maine fishermen today near midnight after their boat sank 55 miles southeast of Portland, Maine. The Coast Guard received a distress signal from the 44-foot Celtic Pride’s Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon, followed by a mayday from the crew of the Portland […]

CUTTER RETURNS FROM TWO-MONTH COUNTER DRUG PATROL

CUTTER RETURNS FROM TWO-MONTH COUNTER DRUG PATROL PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard Cutter Bear is scheduled to return Thursday to Integrated Support Command, Portsmouth at 10 a.m. after completing an eight-week patrol in the Caribbean conducting anti-terrorism operations under Joint Interagency Task Force South. Bear’s crew has spent four of the last five months conducting […]

MMS to Hold Public Hearing

MMS to Hold Public Hearing A federal agency developing a plan for oil and natural gas drilling off Florida’s shores has agreed to hold a public hearing in Tallahassee next month. The Minerals Management Service, part of the Interior Department, last week began holding a series of 13 meetings on its next five-year Outer Continental […]

COAST GUARD WORKS TO REMOVE WEDGED BARGE FROM MD BRIDGE

COAST GUARD WORKS TO REMOVE WEDGED BARGE FROM MD BRIDGE BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard is working with the Maryland State Police and Highway Administration to coordinate removing a 100-foot barge from under the Route 50 bridge near Annapolis, Md. The Coast Guard received notification at about 11:15 today of an unmanned barge drifting towards […]

COAST GUARD MEMBERS TO BE AWARDED FOR KATRINA SERVICE

COAST GUARD MEMBERS TO BE AWARDED FOR KATRINA SERVICE Elizabeth City, N.C. – Eighty members from the Coast Guard air station here will receive awards Wednesday at 3 p.m. for their actions during the Hurricane Katrina rescue response. RADM Larry Hereth, commander of the Fifth Coast Guard District, will officiate the ceremony where pilots, rescue […]