Tag: U.S. Coast Guard
1,000 Pounds of Tar Balls, Oil Debris Removed from Local Beaches
Crews from the Coast Guard, state Department of Environmental Protection, Monmouth County and the National Park Service responded to reports of oil and tar balls washed up on Monmouth Beach and Long Branch beaches last week. Officials say approximately 1,000 pounds of tar balls and oiled debris were removed.
Murphy Asks Coast Guard to Reconsider Oceanic Bridge Height, Move Project...
After years of bureaucratic foot-dragging, Gov. Phil Murphy has intervened in the Oceanic Bridge replacement project, requesting the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG), the entity with final say in the matter, reconsider proposals from the county and citizen groups for a lower bridge height.
Mayors Question Proposed New Oceanic Bridge Height
Elected officials are asking members of the U.S. Coast Guard to reconsider the overall vertical clearance of the proposed new Oceanic Bridge connecting Rumson Borough and Middletown Township.
False Distress Call Costs Taxpayers More than $330,000
By Anastasia Millicker
SANDY HOOK – Monday’s hoax distress call about an explosion aboard a yacht was no joke for the U.S. Coast Guard or...
