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Port of San Diego Harbor Police Department boats combat a fire onboard USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) at Naval Base San Diego, July 12. On the morning of July 12, a fire was called away aboard the ship while it was moored pier side at Naval Base San Diego. Local, base, and shipboard firefighters responded… Read More
NORFOLK, Va. – A U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project aimed at replacing North Landing Bridge took a crucial step forward this week. Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, chief of engineers and USACE commanding general, signed a Chief’s Report on Tuesday, recommending the North Landing Bridge Replacement Study’s findings for authorization by Congress. This also initiates… Read More
The Lake Mills Town Board heard from members of the Woodland Beach board of directors about the swim area and the removal of the buoys in front of the Woodland Beach boat channel. “We would like to address the safety issue of our boat channel being encroached upon for our shore anchored boats,” said Scott… Read More
The U.S. Coast Guard reports that its polar icebreaker Healy (WAGB-20) suffered a fire in one of its main propulsion motors Aug. 18 while underway for operations in the Arctic. No injuries were reported. Considered a medium polar icebreaker, at 420 ft and displacing 16,000 tons, the diesel electric Healy is actually somewhat larger than… Read More
CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS — Coast Guard crews and partner agencies continue pollution and salvage response Sunday for the dredging vessel Waymon L Boyd in Corpus Christi, Texas. Dive and salvage operations commenced at approximately 10 a.m., Sunday, and are ongoing. A piece of the dredging vessel was located in the middle of the channel and… Read More
There are concerns, though, about the time it will take to build the network of sea walls, surge gates and other infrastructure If Hurricane Laura shifts west and lands squarely on the Texas coast, it will be the fifth deadly hurricane to strike the Lone Star State since 2000. That’s far too soon for Texas… Read More
PORT CLINTON – Local officials are moving forward with efforts to shore up Port Clinton’s city beach after high water levels in recent years led to significant erosion and other issues. A new ordinance working its way through Port Clinton City Council now would allow city administrators to use as much as $60,000 for the… Read More
New York — Lt. Gen. Todd T. Semonite, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and 54th Chief of Engineers, today signed the Raritan Bay and Sandy Hook Bay, Highlands, New Jersey, Coastal Storm Risk Management Chief’s Report. This project spans a geographic distance of approximately 8,000 linear feet along the bay shoreline… Read More
BUFFALO, NY– The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District completed repairs to the Lorain breakwater located in Lake Erie in the Port of Lorain, Lorain County, Ohio, on August 5, 2020. Approximately 50 linear feet of the breakwater was repaired, which was void with a stone base and vertical sheet pile on top. Additionally,… Read More
Concord, N.H. (AP) — A regional coalition that supports the development of offshore wind power is set to launch later this month. New England for Offshore Wind, which includes environmental advocacy organizations, educational institutions, justice and health organizations, and business alliances, will hold a press conference Wednesday to announce the launch. The group will argue… Read More
SURF CITY, N.C. (WITN) – A coastal town is beginning a federal project to better repair the damage from tropical storms and hurricanes. Surf City, Topsail Island and the Army Corps of Engineers are working together on dune restoration. The town is putting $25 million into the project to move 12-million cubic yards of sand… Read More
CAPE CARTERET — The N.C. Coastal Federation is trying to find funding to fix a major problem at the engineered wetlands stormwater management system it constructed in Cape Carteret. But Dr. Lexia Weaver, coastal scientist with the environmental group, said Friday the outlook for an immediate solution is not encouraging. The federation, based in the… Read More
Once the cleanup is completed, the city will own a trail and protected land on the long-closed West Duluth plant site. DULUTH – A $75 million effort to remove contaminated sediment from waters near a former U.S. Steel mill was approved Monday night, the latest step in a decadeslong endeavor to clean up the St…. Read More
Duluth will invest nearly $4.7 million to shore up the Lakewalk and extend it through Kitchi Gammi Park. Duluth city councilors unanimously voted Monday night to repair and fortify the Lakewalk in hopes that the improved path will be better suited to withstand the sorts of punishing storms that have occurred with greater frequency in… Read More
MUSKEGON, MI – Efforts to clean up Muskegon Lake that once was essentially used as a dump continues this summer with a $3.1 million initiative to remove “chunks of junk” from the lake bottom. The project also will involve wetlands and shoreline restoration and relocation of a recreational path away from the restored shore, said… Read More