NEW YORK – Two people were injured in a boating collision on Long Island Sound, around 10:20 a.m., today.
A husband and wife were fishing from a dinghy east of Stepping Stones Lighthouse, when a 22-foot pleasure craft, The Abakua IV, approached at a high rate of speed. The husband and wife jumped from the [...]
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Two People Injured in Collision off Stepping Stones Lighthouse on Long Island
Coast Guard sets port condition for Florida panhandle
MOBILE, Ala. – The Coast Guard has closed the following ports today and provided guidelines as a precaution to the possible effects of Tropical Storm Fay on the Gulf Coast along the Florida panhandle and Alabama coast.
1) All ocean going commercial vessels and Coast Guard regulated barges over 300 gross tons [...]
Coast Guard lifts port conditions in Brunswick following Tropical Storm Fay
BRUNSWICK, Ga. – The Captain of the Port for Savannah established port readiness condition four at 3 p.m. Saturday for coastal Brunswick due to the movement of Tropical Storm Fay.
Two aids to navigation were damaged by the storm and efforts are underway to have them repaired. Until they are repaired, the owner, operator, master or [...]
Captain of the Port re-opens port of Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The captain of the port for Jacksonville has re-opened the port and approaches of Jacksonville following Tropical Storm Fay Saturday at noon.
A team of Coast Guard inspectors and Coast Guard aids to navigation crew members found minimum discrepancies as a result of the Fay. Mariners are cautioned not to rely solely on [...]