Coast Guard rescues 6 from vessel taking on water near Bonner Bridge, NC

Coast Guard rescues 6 from vessel taking on water near Bonner Bridge, NC
The Coast Guard rescued six people from this boat after it had run aground and was taking on water near Bonner Bridge, North Carolina, May 4, 2018. (US Coast Guard photo) WILMINGTON, N.C. — A Coast Guard boat crew pulled six people from a boat that had ran aground and was taking on water near Bonner Bridge Friday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received the distress call and deployed...

Coast Guard regulates navigation in Oregon Inlet to safeguard mariners, Herbert C. Bonner Bridge

Coast Guard regulates navigation in Oregon Inlet to safeguard mariners, Herbert C. Bonner Bridge
The Coast Guard established a temporary regulated navigation area Thursday for the navigable waters surrounding the Herbert C. Bonner Bridge in North Carolina. The RNA allows the Coast Guard to impose vessel traffic restrictions within Oregon Inlet to safeguard vessels from shoaling and to reduce the risk of a bridge strike. The Coast Guard will impose restrictions only when necessary based on inlet...

70-Foot vessel allides with Bonner Bridge in Oregon Inlet, N.C.

The Coast Guard and North Carolina Department of Transportation responded to an allision with the bonner bridge in Oregon Inlet, N.C. Thursday morning.