The state stood to lose nearly 150 navigational aids as part of a regional Coast Guard plan to modernize in the era of GPS.
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Coast Guard seeks public feedback on changes to navigational buoys in Maine waters
The agency is looking at making changes to buoy placements throughout New England as part of a plan to modernize its system.
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South Portland beach reopened after ‘unusual substance’ report
Willard Beach was closed to swimming for several hours Saturday, but the floating material was deemed to be from the seafloor and posed no threat.
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Rockland schooner’s mast had rotted before fatal snap, Coast Guard finds
The Coast Guard issued several new recommendations for inspecting and maintaining wooden masts in its report on a 2023 incident that left one dead and others injured.
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Body found along Kennebec River identified as missing Augusta fisherman
The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed Thursday that 22-year-old Robert Stolt drowned. His death has been ruled an accident.
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Coast Guard proposes removal of dozens of buoys in Maine waters
Locations affected would include Portland Harbor, Penobscot Bay and several Maine rivers.
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Maine’s marine resources chief urges boaters to avoid right whales, pauses some enforcement
As dozens of North Atlantic right whales continue to group near Jeffreys Ledge, officials have urged fishermen to remove some nearby fishing gear and said they will not be enforcing state and federal laws mandating the use of two endlines on trap gear.
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Coast Guard suspends search for 2 fishermen
The search was called off after sunset Sunday and will not resume unless the Coast Guard receives new information, a spokesman said Monday.
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Coast Guard seeking people who shot flares at Willard Beach
All told, 3 false alarms cost the agency more than $28,000 over the course of 3 searches that stretched more than 80 miles and involved numerous agencies.
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Coast Guard searching for origin of ‘hoax’ distress calls
The calls are believed to have come from the same person and general location, near Mount Desert and Great Cranberry islands.