Posts Tagged ‘Coast Guard’
UPDATE: Body of Erik Mezick Found in NC After Truck Falls Into Water From CBBT In Va.
UPDATED – 04/10/21 – The body of 47 year old Erik Mezick of Fruitland has been found – in North Carolina. Mezick’s Cloverland Dairy truck…
Read More100 lbs. of oily debris removed from beach
The Coast Guard and the Department of Natural Resources have responded to the discovery of oil on Towers Beach.
About 100-pounds…
Read MoreBoat Capsizes Near Cape May; Fisherman Missing
The Coast Guard has been searching for a man who ended up in the water when a 32-foot fishing vessel capsized near Cape May.
The alert came in…
Update: Oil Spill Cleanup Reaches Final Stages
Clean-up crews are nearing the end of an oil-spill response that has now lasted more than three weeks.
According to the…
Read MoreTar Balls, Oily Bits Continue Showing Up At Beaches
Remnants of an oil spill that was first detected at Broadkill Beach last month have made their way further south.
DNREC…
Read MoreReward Offered In Oil Spill Investigation
A reward could be available for information that leads to the identity of the person or organization responsible for the oil spill that’s blotted beaches along Delaware…
Read MoreUpdate: Oil Spill Cleanup Enters 2nd Week
The cleanup of oil patties from Delaware beaches enters its second week.
The Delaware Department of Natural Resources says about 55…
Read MoreLewes Beach Closed Due To Oil Spill Clean-Up
The City of Lewes is closing its beaches 1 and 2 to the public due to this week’s oil spill.
Signs…
Read MoreOil Spill May Have Affected 24 Seagulls
A unified command has been established as efforts continue to clean up oil patties from a spill on Delaware Bay.
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Read MoreDel. Bay Oil Spill Continues To Spread
An oil spill first detected at Broadkill Beach has spread to several other coastal locations – Lewes, Roosevelt Inlet and Beach Plum Island near Cape Henlopen.
DNREC Investigates Oil Spill At Broadkill Beach
About five barrels of oil, or close to 215 gallons, have washed ashore at Broadkill Beach.
The Delaware Department of Natural…
Read MoreMechanical Issues Sideline Woodland Ferry
The Woodland Ferry is currently not in operation.
According to DelDOT, mechanical issues were discovered with the ferry, which crosses the Nanticoke River.
There is no official word on…
Woodland Ferry Suspended This Week For Coast Guard Inspection
The Woodland Ferry, which crosses the Nanticoke River near Seaford and Laurel, is scheduled to be suspended this week for the U.S. Coast Guard’s annual inspection.
The Coast…
UPDATE: Boating Accident Near Marina Claims Life Of WV Man
A boating accident near Indian River Inlet claims the life of a 68-year-old West Virginia man.
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Read MoreCoast Guard Station-Oxford will remain open in Maryland
U.S. Senators Ben Cardin and Chris Van Hollen, and Congressman Andy Harris were notified Tuesday that the Coast Guard will not close down the U.S. Coast Guard Station…
Read MoreUPDATED: Coast Guard searches for mother and son missing near Annapolis
UPDATED – 3pm – Governor Larry Hogan during an update on coronavirus began with the information that the missing canoeists are the daughter of former…
Read MoreCoast Guard aircrew medevacs cargo ship captain off Ocean City, Maryland
Coast Guard Looking to Identify Hoax Mayday Call in Ocean City
The United States Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help in identifying a suspected hoax caller, who has been transmitting distress calls since late March in the Ocean…
Read MoreCoast Guard Suspends Search for Plane Off Coast of Cape May
The United States Coast Guard has suspended their search for a missing pilot following the crash of a small, single-engine plane in the water near Cape May Point…
Read MoreUPDATED: 2 Victims Recovered After Helicopter Crash South of Kent Island
UPDATED – 5/5/19 9am – The bodies of two victims who were in a helicopter that crashed south of Kent Island in the Chesapeake Bay Saturday afternoon have…
Read MoreTwo People Who Fell from Tanker Ship off Chincoteague Expected to Survive
Two engineers who fell from a tanker ship’s lifeboat about 70 miles east of Chincoteague are expected to survive their injuries. Coast Guard officials tell WGMD the two…
Read MoreFisherman Accidentally Impaled by Spear on Boat off Ocean City Coast
A fisherman is in critical condition tonight after he was shot in the head and impaled by a spear fired by a speargun. Petty Officer 3rd-Class Shannon Kearney,…
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