Coast Guard calls for caution as endangered right whales skim feed off Cape Cod coast
Right whale skim feeding with NOAA ship Delaware II in the background. Credit: NOAA/NEFSC
BOSTON — The Coast Guard is advising mariners Wednesday to head caution on the water as multiple groups of right whales have been observed in the area of Boston Light to Marshfield.
As per the Endangered Species Act, it is unlawful to approach within 500 yards of a North Atlantic right whale by a vessel, aircraft...
Throwing caution to the wind, a kayaker shares how she nearly drowned in Cape Cod Bay
Pam Gregory and Karla Beckert look out to Cape Cod Bay, Wednesday, May 31, 2017 from a beach in North Truro, Massachussets. The pair are reminiscing about a kayaking trip they took on the same bay nearly a decade ago that nearly ended in tragedy. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Cynthia Oldham.
Karla Beckert grew up enjoying summer vacations on Cape Cod with her family. She would spend...
Coast Guard closes all ports in Southeastern New England
WOODS HOLE, Mass. – The Coast Guard has closed all ports in southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island due to Hurricane Earl.
