Posts tagged boating

• Oregon Inlet Boaters: Shoaling Still a Problem

  Kevin Duffan | November 25, 2011 9:50 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  It likely doesn’t come as a surprise to boaters familiar with the Oregon Inlet: shoaling is again causing serious problems for travel in and out of the inlet. On Thursday of last week,...

• Boat Safe, Boat SOBER on National Hunting & Fishing Day

  Pierce Egerton | September 23, 2011 10:01 AM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Tomorrow is National Hunting & Fishing Day. Have a marvelous time in the great outdoors. Just a short word for those who plan to be on the water, please remember that in North Carolina boaters...

• Finally Some Good News for Oregon Inlet?

  Kevin Duffan | September 19, 2011 9:03 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  If there is a silver lining to Hurricane Irene passing through our community, it just might be the effect it had on Oregon Inlet. Hurricane Irene accomplished in a matter of hours what politicians...

• Variations on a Theme: The Oregon Inlet Debacle

  Kevin Duffan | August 25, 2011 8:57 AM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The Oregon Inlet debacle is embedded in our local history. Decades-long debates between local and national government, environmentalists, fisherman, the tourism industry, and countless others have...

• Driving a Boat Is Not Child's Play

  Michael Lewis | August 17, 2011 11:14 AM | 0 CommentsWinston-Salem, NC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Hundreds of lives are lost each year due to recreational boating accidents. But you – the passenger or boat operator – can make a difference by adhering to safe boating standards. In...

• Northeast North Carolina Waterways Becoming Hazardous Due to Shoaling

  Kevin Duffan | June 01, 2011 8:14 AM | 2 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The gorgeous coastline along North Carolina and Virginia is a local treasure. Access to our inter-coastal waterways are crucial to the region’s tourism and fishing economy and setting out on...

• Remember Jet Ski and Boating Safety Rules When Having Fun in the Sun.

  Randy Appleton | May 01, 2011 3:56 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  A Windsor, North Carolina (NC) family suffered a tragic accident while on a Jet Ski on the Cashie River in Windsor that resulted in the death of a Bertie County sheriff’s deputy and his 3 year...

• Boys’ drownings show that tragedy can strike swiftly

  Lawrence Egerton | July 26, 2010 3:51 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The bodies of the two drowned boys were found by divers on Tuesday, July 20. Christian Belin, age 11, and 17-year-old Derrick Porter had disappeared beneath the waters of Lake Norman in the middle...

• It’s Never Too Hot for a Life Jacket

  Pierce Egerton | June 02, 2010 12:34 PM | 0 CommentsGreensboro, NC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Wearing a life jacket on a boat is analogous to wearing a safety belt in an automobile; they each save lives in the event of an accident. In North Carolina, boating is a popular summer activity....

• Elizabeth City Coast Guard Saves Five from Disabled Vessel off Emerald Isle

  Randy Appleton | July 22, 2009 11:47 PM | 0 CommentsGreenville, OBX & Rocky Mount, NC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The Elizabeth City Coast Guard has rescued five people from a distressed boat early Sunday morning in rough seas at Bogue Inlet shoals off the coast of Emerald Isle, North Carolina (N.C.). The...