. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Fishing Families Honor Their Own Members of the North Carolina Fisheries Association took time to honor commercial fishing families' leaders during thel6th Annual Fish Baron's Ball held in November. Will Etheridge HI was tapped for a Highliner Award. The Dare County native was cited for "his unselfish service to commercial fishing families of North Carolina" by his active involvement and political activism in behalf of the NCFA. Etheridge was featured in a High Season 2001 Coastwatch story on Wan
. Coast watch. Marine resources; Oceanography; Coastal zone management; Coastal ecology. Fishing Families Honor Their Own Members of the North Carolina Fisheries Association took time to honor commercial fishing families' leaders during thel6th Annual Fish Baron's Ball held in November. Will Etheridge HI was tapped for a Highliner Award. The Dare County native was cited for "his unselfish service to commercial fishing families of North Carolina" by his active involvement and political activism in behalf of the NCFA. Etheridge was featured in a High Season 2001 Coastwatch story on Wanchese. Janice Smith of Atlantic, and her late husband, Billy Smith, also received a Highliner Award. They were cited for their service to NCFA fishing families through financial support to the association for over half a century. - Coast Guard Lifeboats Equipped for Speedy Rescues When Coast Guard Motor Lifeboat 4725-A heads out for a rescue mission off Oregon Inlet, it is ready for rough conditions. "Our lifeboats at Oregon Inlet have never rolled over," says Eddie Eacho, a Coast Guard boatswain's mate third class. "If a lifeboat does roll over, it will turn back over in eight to 12 seconds. The boat is sturdy and can go into a 20- foot breaking ; At the Oregon Inlet station, two state-of-the-art 47-foot lifeboats are moored at the dock, ready to conduct rescue efforts. Both $ million boats, which have been operating at the station since 1999, can speed through the water at up to 25 knots and have seven water-tight compartments. In addition, each boat, which holds up to five survivors, is equipped with heavy weather seatbelts that prevent the crew from falling overboard. Pumps can remove up to 200 gallons of water per minute out of sinking boats. "Our main goal is personal safety first," says Eacho. The Oregon Inlet station averages 150 search and rescue cases and 145 law enforcement boardings a year, according to Eacho. Fo
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