February 2, 2018 Coast Guard Frees, Dewaters Entangled Fishing Vessel Near Oregon Inlet The Coast Guard responded to a vessel taking on water near Oregon Inlet Thursday. The crew aboard the 50-foot commercial fishing vessel Big Tahuna called watchstanders in the Sector North Carolina Command Center in Wilmington via VHF-FM channel 16 at about 3:50 […]
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Buxton Beach Nourishment Update – February 2, 2018
Weeks Marine reports that over 2.2 million cubic yards of sand has been placed within the project’s design template. This means that about 85 percent of the sand for the project has now been pumped onto the beach. Weeks Marine anticipates completing the project in March. After being in Norfolk earlier this week for refueling […]
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Governor Pushes for Hearings and Longer Comment Period on Drilling Plan
Governor Roy Cooper urged Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to grant a 60-day extension on public comments on offshore drilling and seismic testing off of North Carolina’s coast. In the letter to Sec. Zinke, Governor Cooper also urged the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management to hold additional public hearings on the North Carolina coast in Kill […]
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