Hurricane Sandy

Website Aims to Set Record Straight for Shore Boaters

Marina owner: test run through bay showed few problems, though precautions should be taken

Getting ready to take the boat out, but worried that debris from Sandy may make it difficult? GoBoatingNJ.org may help. Since Hurricane Sandy came ashore in late October, reports of unprecedented destruction to area marine facilities have left boaters wondering if there will be a boating season in 2013, said Ed "Skip" Harrison, who is the owner of Baywood Marina, Brick Township, and Board Member of the Marine Trades Association of New Jersey. The www.goboatingnj.org initiative was launched to address these concerns by providing coverage of the restoration efforts taking place each day by state, federal and municipal agencies as well as scores of volunteers and organizations. The Go Boating NJ campaign highlights - through on-the-water …

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Sandy-Battered Inlet Businesses Start to Re-open in Point Beach

Shrimp Box re-opened, Alex's Inlet Bait and Tackle and Red's Lobster Pot to follow

  Flooded and beaten to a pulp by Sandy, a few restaurants and a bait and tackle shop in Point Pleasant Beach near the Manasquan Inlet are just beginning to come back to life. The Shrimp Box and Outside the Box Patio Bar, 75 Inlet Dr., re-opened Wednesday afternoon for the first time since Sandy pushed five feet of water into the restaurant overlooking the harbor. Alex's Inlet Bait and Tackle Shop, 9 Inlet Dr., is shooting for a March 15 opening and Red's Lobster Pot, 57 Inlet Dr., for an April 17 opening. The Manasquan Inlet was rushing over the bulkhead, into the parking lot on Inlet Drive on Wednesday, as the Shrimp Box was serving its first customers since the end of October. "The Shrimp Box & Outside the Box Patio Bar is opening for …

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Hurricane Sandy

Boaters Urged: Secure Your Damaged Vessels

Removing electronics will prevent looting

Boaters whose vessels have become disabled in either Hurricane Sandy or the nor'easter that followed should remove electronics and personal items from them to prevent theft and looting, a national boating organization urged. The advice is especially important as barrier island residents temporarily repopulate their hometowns, but will most likely have to leave their boats behind when they leave. The Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) also suggested boat owners place a "No Trespassing" sign on their boats along with contact information. Despite the suggestion, the organization said boaters should not climb in or on boats that have piled up together or are dangling from dock pilings or other obstructions. Boaters should …

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Coast Guard Believes Sandy Hook Hoax Linked to Similar Incident in Texas

On May 20, the U.S. Coast Guard searched for six people who reportedly abandoned a sinking vessel near Galveston, Texas

The United States Coast Guard now believes that two hoax phone calls falsely reporting a yacht explosion in Sandy Hook last week may be linked to a similar May 20 incident in Texas. Two distress calls were received by the Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service New York on June 11 at about 4:20 p.m. The caller described himself as the master of the yacht "Blind Date" and reported that the boat had exploded with 21 people on board, according to a press release from the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard believes the same man placed both calls. The report of the yacht explosion 17 nautical miles offshore also indicated that 9 victims had suffered severe burns. The false report prompted a widespread, multi-agency emergency response to Sandy Hook, …

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Coast Guard: Two Hoax Phone Calls Triggered Search for Yacht Explosion 'Victims'

Morning briefing announces increased reward of $3,000 for information about the prank calls about a yacht explosion off Sandy Hook on Monday.

Coast Guard officials in New York Tuesday said they now believe that two phone calls, possibly from the same man, falsely reported that a yacht had exploded off Sandy Hook, setting off a massive air search that came to naught Monday. In a press briefing at its Battery Park headquarters, the Coast Guard announced that it was increasing the award for information about the hoax from $1,000 to $3,000 "for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of anyone responsible." A statement from Coast Guard urged anyone with information about the incident to call its investigative service at 646-872-5774 or 212-668-7048 and promised anonymity. [Full text of the statement below.] "In addition to being a federal crime, false distress calls waste …

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Mindy

11:32 pm on Saturday, June 30, 2012

i guess that makes us both scottish Bruce. (you are a jerk though and I am not!) LOL!   more ›

State Plans Reduction of 'No Wake' Buoys in Local Waterways

Large number of floating buoys may be a hazard, officials say

Most boaters have been there. It's night time, but channel markers are there to guide you back to your marina or boat ramp. The only obstacle, of course, is the large number of buoys marking No Wake zones that dot the path between the open bay and home port. On a busy summer weekend, the buoys can sometimes cause stress as boaters try to navigate skinny channels in the nation's most densely populated state. Boaters who equate the proliferation of buoy markers in waterways such as Barnegat Bay to a minefield of anchored obstacles will see some relief this summer, however, as the state will reduce the number of No Wake warning buoys up and down the coast. The total number of buoys, which mark areas in which boaters must slow to near-idle …

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Refuge Manager to Address F-Cove Before Brick Council

Seems unlikely Brick will challenge feds on closing popular boater party spot

Brick Township appears unlikely to challenge the decision of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to prohibit boaters from accessing a popular anchorage in Barnegat Bay. Marked barrels now block access to F-Cove, several lagoons just north of the Mantoloking Bridge, as well as another area known as "No Name Cove" or T-Cove. Both areas are popular destinations for local boaters, who beach their boats on the banks of the lagoons – the product of a failed attempt to build a residential development – and use the area for recreation. But the Fish and Wildlife Service, which says it has established ownership over the waterway, is blocking boaters from accessing the area because it is part of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge and the …

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