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LNM: BOLO Missing Boater, South River, NC
South River extends southward of the Neuse River east of Adams Creek.
News Release U.S. Coast Guard 5th District Mid-Atlantic
Contact: 5th District Public Affairs
Office: (757) 398-6272
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5th District online newsroomCoast Guard searches for missing boater in Pamlico Sound, North Carolina
WILMINGTON, N.C. — The Coast Guard is searching Pamlico Sound for a missing boater Wednesday after he did not return to shore as expected Tuesday evening.
The missing boater has been identified as 38-year-old John Hess, from Buxton.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector North Carolina command center received notification of the situation from Carteret County Emergency Dispatch at 10:15 a.m. Wednesday.
It was relayed that Hess took a friend’s 23-foot boat from a private residence in Beaufort onto the South River at about 4:30 p.m Tuesday and did not return at night as expected.
The boat’s owner searched for Hess overnight with no results, then alerted authorities.
A Coast Guard Air Station Elizabeth City MH-60 Jayhawk Helicopter crew and response boat crews from Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet and Coast Guard Station Hobucken are searching for Hess.
Also assisting in the search are personnel from the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission, Harkers Island Fire Department, North Carolina Marine Patrol, and the South River-Merrimon Fire Department.
Anyone with additional information regarding this case should contact the Sector North Carolina command center at 910-343-3880.
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LNM: near AICW MM 294 Inlets ATONs Relocated, Carolina Beach Inlet, NC
1. THE FOLLOWING AIDS TO NAVIGATION HAVE BEEN RELOCATED TO MARK BEST WATER.
A. CAROLINA BEACH INLET BUOY 1 (LLNR 30265 [34°4.8332N / 077°51.7038W, 34.080553 / -77.861730]) RELOCATED DUE TO APPROXIMATE POSITION 34-04-52.681N 077-51-43.064W (34°4.8780N / 077°51.7177W, 34.081300 / -77.861962) .
B. CAROLINA BEACH INLET BUOY 2 (LLNR 30270 [34°4.9112N / 077°51.7151W, 34.081854 / -77.861919]) RELOCATED DUE TO APPROXIMATE POSITION 34-04-54.164N 077-51-43.252W (34°4.9027N / 077°51.7208W, 34.081712 / -77.862014) .
C. CAROLINA BEACH INLET BUOY 3 (LLNR 30275 [34°4.9340N / 077°52.0313W, 34.082233 / -77.867189]) RELOCATED DUE TO APPROXIMATE POSITION 34-04-55.265N 077-51-59.067W (34°4.9211N / 077°51.9844W, 34.082018 / -77.866407) .
D. CAROLINA BEACH INLET BUOY 5 (LLNR 30285 [34°4.9558N / 077°52.4033W, 34.082597 / -77.873389]) RELOCATED DUE TO APPROXIMATE POSITION 34-04-57.617N 077-52-26.132W (34°4.9603N / 077°52.4356W, 34.082671 / -77.873926) .
E. CAROLINA BEACH INLET BUOY 6 (LLNR 30290 [34°4.9769N / 077°52.1887W, 34.082949 / -77.869812]) RELOCATED DUE TO APPROXIMATE POSITION 34-04-58.402N 077-52-29.135W (34°4.9733N / 077°52.4856W, 34.082889 / -77.874760) .
F. CAROLINA BEACH INLET BUOY 7 (LLNR 30295 [34°4.9364N / 077°52.5247W, 34.082273 / -77.875412]) RELOCATED DUE TO APPROXIMATE POSITION 34-04-51.816N 077-52-36.454W (34°4.8636N / 077°52.6076W, 34.081060 / -77.876793) .
G. CAROLINA BEACH INLET BUOY 8 (LLNR 30300 [34°4.9768N / 077°52.4621W, 34.082946 / -77.874369]) RELOCATED DUE TO APPROXIMATE POSITION 34-04-46.954N 077-52-46.676W (34°4.7825N / 077°52.7779W, 34.079709 / -77.879632) .Be the first to comment!
Pamlico Sound oyster sanctuary network continues to grow – Pamlico Sound, NC
In Pamlico Sound early Tuesday afternoon, near Cedar Island National Wildlife Refuge in Down East Carteret County, two excavators at each end of a barge strategically placed the day’s load of 700 tons of limestone marl and crushed concrete into the water.
Excavators deploy limestone marl and concrete into the Pamlico Sound Tuesday to build the Cedar Island Oyster Sanctuary. Photo: Jennifer Allen
Click here for: Pamlico Sound oyster sanctuary network continues to grow
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LNM: AICW MM 246, Live-Fire Drills, New River Restricted Areas, NC
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SAFETY/NC – NEW RIVER – FIRING EXERCISES FROM 01 AUG TO 07 AUG 2022/MARINE EVENT/SEC NC BNM 0283-22
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Ranger-guided Paddles Encourage Ecosystem Appreciation
Away from the bustling summer crowds, the Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s new “Kayak with a Ranger” program allows participants to get close to and appreciate nature during guided paddles of the salt marshes and waters of Pamlico Sound.
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Offshore wind turbine impacts a trade-off, panelists say
Construction of wind turbines off the North Carolina coast could affect birds and marine life, and while scientists and others seek more information on the extent of those effects, those who spoke during a forum last week in Wilmington said climate change is likely a greater threat.
Offshore wind turbine impacts a trade-off, panelists say
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In addition, the nucs provide power 24/7.
- Reply to Mike
The article states that "The Kitty Hawk WEA and Wilmington East WEA are under lease. These areas have the combined potential to generate upwards of 4 gigawatts of power, the equivalent output of four nuclear power plants." That is not really factually accurate when comparing apples to apples.
It is true that the nameplate capacity of the wind farm and four nuclear plants are both 4 gigawatts. But the capacity factor of a nuclear power plant ( the amount of power it actually produces compared to the nameplate capacity) is 90%. So 4 nuclear plants are capable of producing 3.6 gigawatts of power 24/7, 365 days a year. The average capacity factor of an off shore wind turbine is 45%. So the off shore wind farm is capable of producing 1.8 gigawatts of power 24/7, 365 days a year. A good amount of power for sure, but only the equivalent of 2 typical nuclear plants.
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July OBX Park News – Your Official Sneak Peek: Pathways to Your National Parks!
Outer Banks Forever is proud to support our Outer Banks national parks in a variety of ways — large and small.
Your Official Sneak Peek:
Pathways to Your National Parks!Outer Banks Forever is proud to support our Outer Banks national parks in a variety of ways — large and small. Today, we’re excited to share more with you about our largest undertaking to date, our Pathways to Your National Parks project! The first stage of this project will allow our parks to build a new paved, multi-use path on the grounds of the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse that will better connect our community and our parks.
Check out this video courtesy of our friends at REAL Watersports to learn more about this exciting project and be on the lookout for more details in the coming weeks!
See you in our parks,
Director, Outer Banks ForeverSupport Our Parks Today Meet Your Ranger: Isabel Gonzalez
We’d like you introduce you to Isabel Gonzalez,Latino Heritage Internship Program (LHIP) Intern atFort Raleigh National Historic Site. She spends her workdays sharing the stories of the Freedmen’s Colony, the Carolina Algonquian peoples, and European settlers on Roanoke Island, swearing in new Junior Rangers, designing new educational wayside signs, and helping park visitors have the best experience possible.
When she’s not working, you can find Isabel listening to music, exploring the outdoors, baking, and sewing!
Meet Isabel Partner Spotlight: Swells’a Brewing Beer Company
We’re excited to introduce you to our friends at Swells’a Brewing!Sam Harriss and her co-owners opened their beautiful brewery in Kill Devil Hills with a passion for brewing beer and a commitment to protecting the environment. We’re grateful they’ve chosen to partner with us through their 1% For the Planet membership. Each year, they will donate 1% of their profits directly to us to help us protect and enhance our Outer Banks national parks.
Check out our Partner Spotlight to hear from Sam about how Swells’a Brewing got started and what its unique name means!
Learn More All About Sea Turtles: Sea Turtle Hatchlings
Our Ask A BioTech series continues this month with your most asked questions about sea turtle hatchlings!
Supervisory Biological Technician Paul Doshkov gives us a look at the early lives of these favorite island visitors, including how they find their way to the ocean, what they eat, and the threats they face. (Hint: you can help prevent some of these!)
Learn More There’s Still Time to Adopt Your Sea Turtle Nest!
Thank you to everyone who has adopted a sea turtle nest this summer! Biological technicians at Cape Hatteras National Seashore are tracking 260 nests (and counting) so far this season, a significant increase in nests from last year.
Through our Adopt A Sea Turtle Nest program, you can symbolically adopt an active sea turtle nest at the Seashore and receive an official adoption certificate and information about your specific nest when it hatches.
We expect the first nests to start hatching in the next few weeks and we currently have 151 nests that have been adopted. Our goal is to have 200 nests adopted by the end of August when we’ll close adoptions for the season — we’re almost there!
Adopt Your Nest Today Please note: Nature belongs to all of us. No individual or group that participates in this program may claim ownership of a sea turtle nest, eggs, or hatchlings. For the safety of the sea turtles, your exact nest location will not be shared until after it has hatched.Photo Credits: Isabel Gonzalez, Swells’a Brewing Beer Company,
Cape Hatteras National Seashore.Video Credit: Jeffrey O’Neil, REAL Watersports.
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U-boat artifacts, divers reveal history of Torpedo Junction
A new exhibit at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum reminds us that a vicious German U-boat campaign in the early months of World War II had once raged offshore the barrier islands, setting the sea ablaze and filling the air with explosions.
A simulated view through a submarine’s periscope is included in the new exhibit at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum. Photo: Catherine Kozak
U-boat artifacts, divers reveal history of Torpedo Junction by Catherine Kozak
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Dare County Boat Builders Foundation, Dare County, NC
The Dare County Boat Builders Foundation is a non-profit, 501c3 organization dedicated to preserving Dare County’s boat building heritage by actively supporting the students and families within its community.
Click here for more on Dare County Youth Boat Builders Program
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June OBX Park News
Whether you are planning to visit the Outer Banks this summer, or live here and want to get to know our islands a little better, we hope you’ll make time to appreciate and rediscover our parks.
June OBX Park News: Juneteenth Celebrations, Partnership Spotlight, Ask A BioTech, and more!
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USACE: Oregon Inlet Unnavigable by Most Vessels
Cruisers Net has long advised navigation of Oregon Inlet only by shallow draft vessels with current local knowledge.
Oregon Inlet unnavigable by most vessels: Army Corps
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LNM: MSIB: AICW MM 246 Military Operations, New River Restricted Areas, NC
Live-fire drills in the New River restricted areas, inshore and offshore, are associated with Marine Base Camp Lejeune and, as indicated in the notice below, these areas are closed to navigation and restrictions will continue for some time. Closures of the ICW may occur in the area.
SAFETY/MILITARY OPERATIONS/HAZARD/SEC NC BNM 0175-22
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Get to know the Edenton Museum Trail, Edenton, Albemarle Sound, NC
A longtime CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, historic Edenton always has an exciting calendar of events! Edenton is at the mouth of the Chowan River on the northwest shore of Albemarle Sound.
800-775-0111 • info@visitedenton.comHello!You’ve certainly heard about the Edenton Trolley Tour and Captain Mark’s Edenton Bay Cruises.Both are surefire “can’t miss” experiences when you come to Edenton.But there’s a third one, perfect for a lazy afternoon.The Edenton Museum Trail gives you an up-close and personal look at many of the most exciting and iconic places in Edenton.It’s the perfect way to kill some time before dinner or walk off a big lunch.So, when you schedule your next trip to Edenton, make sure you put it on the agenda.Erienne,Tourism directorPS-Want a little more information about the Edenton Museum Trail? Click here to find out about it.
Visit the Prettiest Small Town in the South* Shop * Dine * Stay *STAY CONNECTED WITH US!800-775-0111 • info@visitedenton.comChowan County Tourism Development Authority | PO Box 245, 101 W Water Street, Edenton, NC 27932 Click Here To Open A Chart View Window Zoomed To the Location of Edenton Harbor City Docks
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More Praise for Dowry Creek Marina, Belhaven, NC, AICW MM 131.5
A longtime CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, Dowry Creek Marina is owned by the Zeltner family who want to roll out the red carpet to transients, doing whatever you might need during your visit. This highly praised and transient friendly marina lies off the AICW/Pungo River north of Belhaven, NC. This review of Dowry Creek Marina, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR, is reprinted from Bob Sherer’s review on Bob423.
I was fortunate to get a dock at Dowry Creek Marina for a week. The wind has been unrelenting at 20 kts with gusts to 32 but at least it’s been out of the north, a good direction for Dowry. We were also fortunate in being downwind from a large powerboat that is shielding us from much of the wind.If you have to hole up somewhere, Dowry Creek is a good place to chose with their free courtesy cars, free laundry, $5 pumpout right at your dock, WiFi that works (although it does slow down when everyone gets on for their evening streaming), free saltwater pool (too cold now, however), a captain’s lounge with a 65 inch TV (where I gave a presentation on the use of Bob423 tracks), and a well stocked convenience store – better than any I’ve seen in a marina on the ICW. As a last comment, they also have propane refill on site. How many marinas have that!They are in the process of building a restaurant on site that will seat 180 people with more seating outside. They hope to have it done by the fall migration this year.However, there’s one more thing to be aware of. They have a water level gauge that is correlated to the Wilkerson Bridge. A photo is shown below. The Dockmaster can view the gauge from the clubhouse and relay the height of the bridge over the phone (252-943-2728). That information can be real handy for those headed for the bridge with a high mast, especially when the winds blow.
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Click Here To Open A Chart View Window, Zoomed To the Location of Dowry Creek Marina
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Cape Hatteras National Seashore Needs Your Help!
Outer Banks Forever is working with our national park staff to coordinate a beach cleanup effort on Hatteras Island in the coming days once road and weather conditions improve.
Cape Hatteras National Seashore Needs Your Help!
For more updates from the National Park Service, please visit Cape Hatteras National Seashore’s News Releases page.
Thank you in advance for your help,
Jessica Barnes, Director
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Dismal Swamp State Park Reopened, AICW Alternate Route
The State Park, adjacent to the Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome Center, has completed maintenance work and is open to the public. The Dismal Swamp Canal Route departs the southbound Waterway at MM 7.2 and the northbound Waterway via the Pasquatank River. Our thanks to Sarah Hill for this report from Dismal Swamp Welcome Center, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR!
Greetings!
Our friends and neighbors at the Dismal Swamp State Park have reopened to visitors. They have resumed their normal operating hours, which can be found on their website https://www.ncparks.gov/dismal-swamp-state-park/home . For additional information please contact the park staff at 252-771-6593.
Many thanks,
Sarah
Sarah Hill, TMP
Director, Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome CenterChairperson, Camden County Tourism Development Authority
2356 US Hwy 17 North, South Mills, NC 27976
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Quiet Washington County rich in coastal NC history
Washington County’s story is one of isolation, success, and an eventual renewal on the banks of the Roanoke River.
Plymouth Postcard. Source: UNC Libraries
Quiet Washington County rich in coastal NC history by Eric Medlin
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May 7th- Dismal Swamp Canal- Paddle for the Border, AICW Alternate Route
The Dismal Swamp Route departs the southbound Waterway at MM 7.2. Your southbound alternate is the Virginia Cut through Great Bridge, VA. Our thanks to Sarah Hill for this report from Dismal Swamp Welcome Center, A CRUISERS NET SPONSOR!
To our Boating Community:
The 17th annual Paddle for the Border event will be held on Saturday, May 7th, beginning near mm28 at the Dismal Swamp State Park paddle launch on the historic Dismal Swamp Canal. We will host about 375 canoes and kayaks launching approximately 8:30am and travel 7.5 miles north to the Ballahack Boat Ramp, in Chesapeake, VA. This event encourages recognition of the historical waterway and its importance to our area. The Dismal Swamp State Park, City of Chesapeake Parks, Rec and Tourism, Camden County, Dismal Swamp Welcome Center, and USACE all collaborate to promote this shared asset between two states.
We love our boaters and know this can be an inconvenience in their attempt to travel the waterway, but this event occurs for a few hours once a year. We’d like to suggest a compromise. Our set up starts early in the morning with traffic crossing the State Park pedestrian bridge for preparations, breakfast and registration at around 6:30am. If you are tied up at the Welcome Center dock, we invite you to join us for a light breakfast at 7:30am and enjoy the view. The launch will begin and paddlers will have cleared out of MM 28 location by 10:30am, heading north. Paddlers have usually made their destination at Ballahack Road by 1 pm.
We want this experience to be enjoyable for all of our waterway travelers. Pulling out early from our dock will also lead you on your way, without any encounters with paddlers. If you are staying at our Welcome Center dock the evening before, we will remind you of the upcoming events in the morning, to assist in your choices.
I hope this message will provide the ability to plan a great day on the Dismal Swamp Canal for all of our guests, paddlers and boaters, alike. On behalf of the Paddle for the Border Committee, thank you for sharing this with your boating partners and please let us know if you have any questions.
Many thanks,
Sarah Hill, TMP
Director, Dismal Swamp Canal Welcome CenterChairperson, Camden County Tourism Development Authority
2356 US Hwy 17 North, South Mills, NC 27976
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April 22nd Earth Day Celebrations Abound along NC Coast
For decades, organizations and groups across the country and worldwide have hosted festivals, celebrations and activities as part of Earth Day in an effort to educate the public on the importance of protecting our planet.
Children enjoy getting their hands dirty during Wilmington Earth Day in 2018. This year’s event will be from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday at Long Leaf Park in Wilmington. Photo: Alan Cradick
Earth Day celebrations abound along NC coast by Jennifer Allen
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