No Morehead City Port Committee Meeting
No Morehead City Port Committee Meeting for October 2014.
Read MoreNC State Ports Authority Presents
The NC State Ports Authority Presents to the Morehead City Port Committee.
Read MoreWhy the Intercoastal Waterway and the Port of Morehead City?
Our waterways are an efficient and effective method to move goods and materials to markets and customers.
Read MoreHow Serious is Making False Distress Calls?
Last Monday, US District Judge Terrence Boyle sentenced Homer Blackburn, 27, of Atlantic Beach, NC, for making false distress calls to the Coast Guard.
How serious is making false distress calls? It is:
- A felony serious
- 18 months in prison serious
- 3 years probation
- Over a quarter of a million dollars restitution serious
Blackburn pleaded guilty to making false emergency calls resulting in rescue attempt by the Coast Guard, US Marine Corp, the National Park Service, and Towboat
Last Monday was the 224th anniversary of the US Coast Guard. Instead of participating in the anniversary festivities, Captain Sean Murtagh, Commander Sector North Carolina, attended the sentencing hearing to emphasize how serious false emergency calls are to the Coast Guard.
Staff. (2013, October 9). Authorities Respond to Distress Call. Carteret News-Times. Retrieved from http://bit.ly/1pLfDYK
US Attorney Eastern District of NC. (2014, August 4). Atlantic Beach Resident Sentenced for Making False Distress Calls to the U.S. Coast Guard. Retrieved from http://1.usa.gov/XdmErT