Maine
Maine Shrimpers Prep for Lean Year
Working Waterfront: In December, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission announced a 72% cut for the 2013 shrimping season, and Maine’s shrimping community is scrambling to adapt. The commission announced to set a quota of 625 metric tons, down...
Masts for Massive Schooner Sculpture to be Erected
The Maine Maritime Museum of Bath, Maine, has announced that six 120’ poles representing the masts of the schooner Wyoming, the largest wooden sailing ship ever built in the United States, will be erected this spring (2013), joining the...
Video QuickTour: Bath, Maine, Part 1
Capt. Ed Rice has been boating on the rivers of Midcoast Maine since he was a kid, so I couldn’t have found a more qualified guide to show me around the Kennebec River. Rice’s company, River Run Tours, is...
Feds Outline Post-Sandy Repair Work for 2013
The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service has released a state-by-state synopsis of the work they plan to perform on damage caused by Hurricane Sandy. Damages to be repaired in the Northeast include: New York: Clean up along the southern...
Nuclear Sub Topeka in Portsmouth for Repairs
Seacoast Online: U.S. Navy Cmdr. Jim Belz said he and his USS Topeka crew are excited to be staying on the Seacoast. Belz is commanding officer of the nuclear powered submarine Topeka, SSN 754, which is at Portsmouth Naval...
Maine Closes More Scalloping Grounds
Bangor Daily News: Due to declines in the number of harvestable scallops, the Maine Department of Marine Resources has closed 3 more fishing areas along the coast. In a statement released Friday evening , the department indicated it...
Hoax Distress Caller Prosecuted
The U.S. Coast Guard and Attorney Office announced jointly Thursday, January 24, that Shane Coxon, 24, has been sentenced in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington for knowingly making a false distress call to the Coast...
Minor Oil Spill on Camden’s Megunticook River
PenBayPilot: A malfunctioning oil burner at an inn on Tannery Lane in downtown Camden released a minor amount of fuel oil onto the pavement and into the lower Megunticook River, just before the river empties into Camden Harbor....
Holby Marine Sold to Owner of RothBilt
Tom Johnson, owner of RothBilt Boats, has announced that his new company, Pilot Boats, LLC has purchased the assets of Holby Marine, formally headquartered in Bristol, Rhode Island. The boat molds and tooling have been transported to Maine, where...
Portsmouth Harbor Dredging Scheduled for February
Dredging Today: Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Company was awarded an $878,000 contract on December 27, 2012, for maintenance dredging at Portsmouth Harbor and Piscataqua River in Maine and New Hampshire. The project was awarded and will be managed...
