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How to Tie Fishing Knots
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Posted by Dawg on Monday, January 02, 2006 @ 16:14:33 EST (664 reads)
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BOW MARINER INVESTIGATION COMPLETED, PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULED
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Posted by Dawg on Monday, January 02, 2006 @ 07:39:06 EST (186 reads)
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BOW MARINER INVESTIGATION COMPLETED, PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULED
PORTSMOUTH, Va. -- The investigation of the Feb. 28, 2004 sinking of a chemical tank ship off the coast of Virginia has been completed. A press conference is scheduled for Tuesday January 3, 2006, at 10 a.m. to be held at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads at 200 Granby Street, in Norfolk.
The speaker will be Capt. Robert O' Brien, Captain of the Port of Hampton Roads. He will be accompanied by Jerry Crooks, Chief of Investigations at Sector Hampton Roads.
The Bow Mariner, a 570-foot, 40,000-ton tanker exploded with 27 people aboard. It was carrying 3.2 million gallons of industrial-grade ethanol, plus 200,000 gallons of No. 6 fuel oil and 53,000 gallons of diesel oil.
The Bow Mariner, built in 1982 in Yugoslavia, was owned by Odfjell ASA of Norway, which owns or charters 96 other tanker ships around the world. A portion of the fleet, including the Bow Mariner, was operated by Ceres Hellenic Ship Enterprises of Piraeus, Greece, which employs about 3,000 crew members for those and other tankers, oil carriers, bulk containers and liquid-natural-gas carriers.
Only six crewmen survived the blast 50 miles off the coast of Chincoteague,Va. The bodies of 18 crewmen were never recovered.
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The Lasting Legacy Of The Blockade Runner 'Modern Greece'
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Posted by Dawg on Sunday, January 01, 2006 @ 06:15:22 EST (479 reads)
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The Lasting Legacy Of The Blockade Runner 'Modern Greece'
'Crossfire' the magazine of the ACWRT (UK) No. 48 2001)
"Last night the English steamer 'Modern Greece', in attempting to enter New Inlet, off Fort Fisher, got aground. She is laden with powder, rifles and rifle cannon. The enemy are shelling her. We have sunk her to wet the powder and prevent an explosion. Have sent down steamers to aid and push to save some of the cargo. She is three-quarters of a mile from shore, which prevents us keeping the enemy's vessels far enough off to prevent their shelling her."
So wrote Confederate Brigadier General S.G. French at Wilmington following the vessel's grounding in the early hours of June 27th, 1862.
The freighter, built at Pearson's yard in Stockton, was originally for the Hull to Baltic timber trade, but had been purchased that year, three years after construction, by the one-time Mayor of Hull, Zacharia C. Pearson.
Pearson it was who had scented the potential profits to British business via successful blockade running ventures. He had set up the London registered company of Z.C. Pearson & Co. and was actively engaged in the trade through the Bermuda based 'middle man', John T. Bourne.
The 'Modern Greece' was only marginally suitable for blockade running. With a depth of 17 feet 2 inches allied to her length and breadth of 210 and 29 feet respectively, she was a large vessel for a pursuit. No doubt with profit as its prime motive, Pearson was attracted to the vessel's capacity of 753 tons though, and with speculative gains of over 100 per cent from a successful round trip, Pearson and his cohorts presumably relished the anticipated good news. On May 16th 1862, the U.S. Consul at Falmouth reported "...the departure of the 'Modern Greece' from that port on the 2nd ultimo with a cargo, it is suspected, for the rebels." Bound ostensibly for the Mexican port of Tampico, the 'Modern Greece', camouflaged in a slate grey paint, undertook the most hazardous part of its mission as dawn broke off the North Carolina coastline amidst the hazy first hours of June 27th 1862.
Approaching New Inlet that murky morn, she was spotted by two U.S. patrolling ships, the U.S.S. 'Stars & Stripes' and the U.S.S. 'Cambridge', which immediately opened fire with its parrott gun. The 'Modern Greece' responded in the only way she could, by hoisting the British flag and making full steam ahead for the protection of Fort Fisher's guns by running parallel to shore. Initially, this plan succeeded but about half a mile from the Fort, the steamer ran hard aground whilst under heavy Yankee fire.
Orders were given to abandon ship and this the British crew did. The 'Cambridge' continued firing upon the stricken vessel for several hours afterwards - ceasing to enable her jubilant crew to breakfast - until a total of 106 rounds had been fired. This shelling effectively sunk the 'Modern Greece', and by August 17th her spar deck was level with the waterline, with only smokestacks and masts still standing. Her hull, it was noted, had already settled into the sandy seabed.
The resourceful Confederates, however, were eager to salvage everything possible from the cargo and had soon begun an extensive operation to recover munitions and supplies from the vessel's holds.
Official reports from both sides survive today detailing the types of cargo saved, the non-military part of which was auctioned, as 'The Wilmington Journal' of June 30th, 1862 records: "We understand a large proportion of the cargo of the Modern Greece advertised for sale at auction 8th inst. is in a damaged condition, and we are requested to say catalogues of that saved in good order will be prepared as soon as the ship is discharged, and the quantity ascertained."
Following the sale of all salvaged non-military goods from the 'Modern Greece' her usable military artefacts, including engines, rifled cannon, Enfield muskets and some powder, the ship passed into history, or so it seemed.
The vessel's location, covered in sand around thirty feet down, had been passed down the generations until, in early spring 1962, a fierce storm ravaged the North Carolina coast. The high winds and water managed to uncover the sand from the wreck and shortly after divers from the Naval Ordnance School in Maryland inspected the ship's remains. Their prognosis was encouraging, stating that the hull had been cleared of sand to below the main deck and that the cargo was virtually intact.
Several U.S. departments soon became involved and navy divers began to salvage this cargo from the wreck, commencing on March 15th off a rented shrimp boat 'Wayne R'. Seventeen Enfield rifles, 3 Whitworth shells, a triangular bayonet, several sabre bayonets and a ship's anchor were recovered in the first three days of diving, just a taster of what lay ahead.
Now, thanks to the intervention of the US Coastguard, artefacts were being retrieved daily, including lead for shot, hardware of all description, housewares, surgical goods and instruments, tin, steel sheet, wire, plus military goods.
Preservation of these historically important artefacts was entrusted to the Fort Fisher Preservation Laboratory, located on the Fort Fisher Historical Site. To date, fifty-five different methods of preservation have been used and the large number of duplicate artefacts allows for the testing of the best preservation method. Cleaning, impregnation, freeze drying, electrochemical reduction, electrolytic reduction, sandblasting, plastic embedding and sonic cleaning all have to be done before an artefact is ready for display at the state of North Carolina's official museum site.
During this work, several Liverpool manufacturers' marks have been discovered, including the Coopers Row and King Street copper and load manufacturer Newton Keates & Co and Newton Lyon & Co.
Over 130 years since her assumed end, the 'Modern Greece' is once again playing a part in history, this time in a far more peaceful role.

RECOVERED RELIC ENGLISH P1858 RIFLED MUSKET FROM THE BLOCKADE RUNNER "MODERN GREECE".
The relic of an English pattern 1858 Enfield rifled musket having a 39-1/2" rnd bbl mounted on a walnut stock with brass furniture. This rifle was recovered off the North Carolina coast from the wreckage of the Confederate Blockade Runner "Modern Greece." It is accompanied by an oct iron bolt and an Enfield .577 cal. bullet, also recovered from the wreckage. This freight ship was built in Stockton, England and was purchased by Zechariah Pearson. Pearson registered a company and became actively engaged in the West Indies trade with the Confederate States of America through a Bermuda based agent named John T. Bourne. The ship had a depth of 17’, was 210’ long, 29’ wide, and, with her dimensions, was only marginally suitable for blockade running. On May 16, 1862, the US Consul at Falmouth reported "The departure of the ‘Modern Greece’ from that port on the 2nd ultimo with a cargo, it is suspected, for the rebels". The ship approached the North Carolina coast just below Fort Fisher and was spotted by two US ships, the "USS Stars and Stripes" and the "USS Cambridge", which immediately opened fire upon her. The "Modern Greece" immediately hoisted the British flag and made full steam to attempt to reach the cover of Fort Fisher’s guns by running parallel to the shore. About a half mile south of Fort Fisher, the ship ran hard aground. Orders were given to abandon ship and both of the US vessels fired upon the stricken "Modern Greece" for several hours. The shelling affectively chopped off the top of the ship so that by two months later, her spar deck was level with the waterline. The Confederates mounted a salvage expedition and begin to recover munitions and supplies from the wreck. A public auction was had of salvaged civilian cargo shortly thereafter in Wilmington, North Carolina. A century later, in the early spring on 1962, a fierce storm with high winds and raging water uncovered much of the wreck from its sandy grave. Several Federal departments did surveys and limited salvage operations, however, private salvage operations recovered some of the cargo as well. Sometime around the mid-1980’s, a number of artifacts from the "Modern Greece" appeared on the public market. Included is a letter of provenance from Mr. Adamson in which he states he purchased this lot from Mr. Troy Church of Winston Salem, North Carolina who obtained it from a friend during the 1950’s. CONDITION: Walnut stock is intact and has been conserved. Rifle is missing one if its brass bbl bands. Tip of the percussion hammer has been eroded away. Orig tompion is lodged in the muzzle. 4-56094 CW53 (1,500-2,000)
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NMFS ADJUSTS GENERAL CATEGORY ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA DAILY RETENTION LIMITS
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Posted by Dawg on Friday, December 30, 2005 @ 04:48:34 EST (203 reads)
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NMFS ADJUSTS GENERAL CATEGORY ATLANTIC BLUEFIN TUNA DAILY RETENTION LIMITS
The National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) waives the previously designated General category restricted fishing days (RFDs) for December 31, 2005, and January 1, 2006. The daily retention limit on these days is increased from zero to two large medium or giant Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT), measuring 73 inches (185 cm) curved fork length (CFL) or larger. Based on a review of dealer reports, daily landing trends, available quota, weather conditions, and the availability of BFT on the fishing grounds, NMFS has determined that waiving these RFDs and increasing the General category daily BFT retention limit is warranted. NMFS selected the RFDs being waived after examining current fishing year catch and effort rates, previous fishing years catch and effort rates, and the available quota for the 2005 fishing year. NMFS will continue to monitor the BFT fishery closely through dealer landing reports. Depending on the level of fishing effort and catch rates of BFT, NMFS may determine that additional retention limit adjustments are necessary to ensure available quota is not exceeded or, to enhance scientific data collection from, and fishing opportunities in, all geographic areas. Closures or subsequent adjustments to the daily retention limits, if any, will be published in the Federal Register. In addition, fishermen may call the Atlantic Tunas Information Line at (888) 872-8862 or (978) 281-9260, or access the Internet at www.nmfspermits.com for updates on quota monitoring and retention limit adjustments. This notice is a courtesy to BFT fishery permit holders to help keep you informed about your fishery. Official notice of Federal fishery actions is made through filing such notice with the Office of the Federal Register. For further information contact Brad McHale, 978-281-9260.
Currently, NMFS maintains the remaining Restricted Fishing Days Scheduled for January 2006.
Depending on the level of fishing effort and catch rates of BFT, NMFS may determine that additional retention limit adjustments are necessary. (As a reminder, when fishing under the General category regulations, the daily retention limit is two large medium or giant Atlantic bluefin tuna (BFT), measuring 73 inches (185 cm) curved fork length (CFL) or larger when the General category is open). Closures, additional waiving of RFDs, or subsequent adjustments to the daily retention limits, if any, will be published in the Federal Register. In addition, fishermen may call the Atlantic Tunas Information Line at (888) 872-8862 or (978) 281-9260, or access the Internet at www.nmfspermits.com for updates on quota monitoring and retention limit adjustments. This notice is a courtesy to BFT fishery permit holders to help keep you informed about your fishery. Official notice of Federal fishery actions is made through filing such notice with the Office of the Federal Register. For further information contact Brad McHale, 978-281-9260.
Commercial Landings of Bluefin tuna
As of 12/28/05 fishing year landings of Atlantic bluefin tuna are as follows: The coast wide General category has landed 212.6 mt out of 708.3 mt to date. The Harpoon category closed at: 23.1 mt out of 90.0 mt. Longline North: 13.8 mt out of 116.3 mt to date. Longline South: 5.1 mt out of 72.1 mt to date. Trap category: 0.0 mt out of 3.8 mt to date. Purse Seine category: 178.3 mt out of 530.0 mt to date. Landings updates will be made as necessary, Monday through Friday
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BARGE RETURNS TO ALABAMA PORT
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Posted by Dawg on Friday, December 30, 2005 @ 04:45:07 EST (165 reads)
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BARGE RETURNS TO ALABAMA PORT
PORT ARTHUR, Texas - The re-floated double-hulled tank barge DBL152 started its voyage today for Alabama, where it will await final disposition. The barge capsized after it collided with a submerged platform while en route from Houston to Tampa, Fla. The intended destination for the barge is the Holcim dock in Theodore, Ala.
During the last two weeks, the barge was re-floated and more than two million gallons of the cargo was safely offloaded, emptying the barge of all but residual product.
Three cargo tanks were damaged on the barge. One cargo tank leaked initially from the collision on Nov. 10, and two others leaked after the barge capsized.
The barge's oil cargo is a thick, heavy petroleum product known as number-six fuel oil. The oil is heavier than water, and sinks to the bottom of the sea.
Responders have staged equipment to conduct diver, sonar, and video surveys of the submerged oil and are monitoring the movement of up to three million gallons of oil that was spilled onto the ocean floor. Submerged oil recovery operations began in the vicinity of the barge DBL152 as soon as the barge began moving.
The Texas General Land Office (TGLO) continues to monitor Texas beaches for any indication of oiling. The TGLO, the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator's Office, the barge owner, the Coast Guard, and other agencies have developed a shoreline clean-up plan, which will be implemented if oil is found along the Texas or Louisiana coastlines. No oil from the double-hulled tank barge DBL 152 has reached either the Texas or Louisiana coast. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has determined that the likelihood of shoreline impact from the incident is low.
Survey and clean-up operations are not obstructing marine traffic fairways. A four-mile safety zone is in effect around the initial collision site, with obstructions marked by lighted buoys and a second eight by ten-mile safety zone is in effect around the area of oil recovery operations.
The incident is under investigation by the Coast Guard.
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