Posts Tagged ‘Delaware Bay’
US Coast Guard Retrieves Beached Buoy From Delaware Bay
The US Coast Guard and a Pennsylvania Army National Guard 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade helicopter retrieved a buoy that was beached at Del Haven in New Jersey on Wednesday.…
Read MoreUpdate: Salvage Operations Completed On Fire-Scorched Scrap Metal Barge
Salvage operations have been completed on a barge that caught fire two weeks ago while it was making its way up the Delaware River.According to the U.S. Coast Guard, the…
Read MoreUpdate: Kent Co. Limited State Of Emergency Terminated; Barge Fire Salvage Continues
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The limited State of Emergency issued for Kent County due to Monday’s barge fire has been terminated.Governor John Carney declared the limited state of emergency to make special resources available…
Read MoreLewes Beaches Will Not Be Guarded This Summer
Savannah Beach and Johnnie Walker Beach in Lewes will be ‘swim at your own risk’ this summer season.The City of Lewes announced Thursday that it had not been able to…
Read MoreCape May – Lewes Ferry Makes Fare Adjustments This Spring
Downstate Water Projects Move Forward Under Infrastructure Act
Delaware will get ‘historic’ investments into water infrastructure projects, according to the state’s congressional delegation. The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, signed by President Biden in November, directs $51.5-million to…
Read MoreRidership Rebounds On The Cape May – Lewes Ferry In 2021
Ridership on the Cape May – Lewes Ferry reboundded during the busiest months of 2021, compared to 2020. According to a Delaware River and Bay Authority report, more than half-a-million…
Read MoreGrants Available For Farmers To Plant Cover Crops
More than $540,000 will be available for the planting of cover crops in the Delaware Bay and Inland Bays watersheds of Sussex County over the next two years. The USDA…
Read MoreDelaware Sues Monsanto Over PCB Contamination
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Delaware is suing agro-chemical giant Monsanto and two of its corporate spin-offs. Attorney General Kathy Jennings said Thursday that the lawsuit seeks to recover damages and clean-up costs associated with…
Read MoreDel. Bayshore Byway Gets Federal Designation
The Delaware Bayshore Byway is now recognized by the Federal Highway Administration as a National Scenic Byway. A special sign to show the Byway’s significance was unveiled on Earth Day…
Read MoreGray Seal Pup Rescued, Rehabilitated, Released
Cape May – Lewes Ferry allows bicycle riders to come aboard again
Bicyclists are now able to travel on the Cape May – Lewes Ferry once again. The Delaware River and Bay Authority is revising some travel restrictions imposed earlier during the…
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 just before…
Read MoreLocally Dense Fog Along DE Bay and Atlantic Waters till 7pm
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Locally dense fog near the coasts of the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay through early evening… Fog has developed on the Atlantic waters and in Delaware Bay this afternoon. Some…
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