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March 2022 - News from Our Coasts
NEWS & UPDATES FOR MARCH Updates from US Harbors News & Virtual Events from Our Partners Updates from Our Coastal Business Community Photos of the Month Updates from US Harbors A funding package approved by federal lawmakers includes more than $17 million to help the lobster fishing industry adjust to… SEE MORE
Coast Guard Responds to Grounded Container Ship in Chesapeake Bay
BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard continues to respond to the grounding of the 1,095-foot container ship Ever Forward, which grounded Sunday night in the Chesapeake Bay near Craighill Channel. Coast Guard responders are working closely with personnel from the Maryland Department of the Environment to monitor the container ship, investigate how the… SEE MORE
International Canoe Federation Teams Up with USA’s Carolina Cup
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NORTH CAROLINA – The International Canoe Federation (ICF) announced it has teamed up with the USA’s Carolina Cup as part of the ICF world series. Carolina Cup will double as an ICF ranking race for standup paddleboard technical and long-distance racing in the open class. “Since 2015, the… SEE MORE
New Analysis Provides More Clues About Pilgrim-era Shipwreck
By Mark Pratt. In 1626, a ship foundered in stormy seas and wrecked on Cape Cod, where the passengers were aided by the local Indigenous population and the Pilgrims in nearby Plymouth. Now the most in-depth scientific analysis of timbers found more than 150 years ago has provided the best… SEE MORE
Endurance: Explorer Shackleton’s Ship Found After a Century
By Christina Larson and Jill Lawless. Researchers have discovered the remarkably well-preserved wreck of polar explorer Ernest Shackleton’s ship, Endurance, in 10,000 feet of icy water, a century after it was swallowed up by Antarctic ice during what proved to be one of the most heroic expeditions in history. A… SEE MORE
The 2022 Ohio Marine Debris Art Challenge
Trash from our daily lives at home and school can become marine debris in many different ways. It can be lost in transport to a waste facility, disposed of improperly, or blown out of outdoor bins, which makes reducing our daily waste an important step to addressing the marine debris problem.… SEE MORE
5 Reasons Boat Owners Are Switching Over To Custom Captain
Whether you’re a lifelong boater or have a boater in the family, one thing is true. Shopping for boaters is down right difficult! So, as a default we buy them the same generic fishing t-shirts that we’ve been buying for the last decade. But what about something a little more… SEE MORE
Making this Great Lake a Little Greater
By Jenna Kooker and Ryan Leahy. The Beach Boys sing about the west coast of California, and even Floridians brag about their west coast, but we don’t often think about that third populous state, New York, as having a west coast. Yes, New York has a west coast. In fact,… SEE MORE
Massive Cargo Ship Carrying Cars Sinks in Mid-Atlantic
LISBON, Portugal (AP) — A large cargo vessel carrying cars from Germany to the United States sank Tuesday in the mid-Atlantic, 13 days after a fire broke out on board, the ship’s manager and the Portuguese navy said. The Felicity Ace sank about 400 kilometers (250 miles) off Portugal’s Azores… SEE MORE
February 2022 - News from Our Coasts
NEWS & UPDATES FOR FEBRUARY Updates from US Harbors News & Virtual Events from Our Partners Updates from Our Coastal Business Community Photos of the Month Updates from US Harbors A new report was released by NOAA updating the federal government's 2017 sea level rise projections. The US coastline is… SEE MORE
Changes in Life Raft Requirements for Commercial Fishing Vessels
The Northeast Fisheries Observer Program will be discontinuing the usage of supplemental valise life rafts by observers and at-sea monitors on June 30, 2023. According to 46 U.S.C. § 4502(b)(2)(B) it is the vessel's responsibility to have a properly installed life craft, when applicable, with capacity to hold all persons… SEE MORE
Boating 101: New Fire Extinguisher Regulations
Beginning April 20, new U.S. Coast Guard regulations change extinguisher expiration dates and the minimum classification of fire extinguishers carried aboard newer boats. Learn more about the new U.S. Coast Guard regulation. The new regulation puts a 12-year expiration on all disposable (non-rechargeable) fire extinguishers. A boater should look for the… SEE MORE