Cape Hatteras Flotilla 16-4

01/07/2023

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12/13/2022

Flotilla 16-04 participated in the Hatteras Christmas Parade this year. Members who navigated the "Christmas Float which literally floats" through the streets of Hatteras Village were, from left to right: Travis Cullifer, John Baust, Bill Hennig and John Zachwieja. We thank these men for encouraging boating safety on Hatteras Island.

11/01/2022

On September 17, 2022, members of Flotilla 16-4 participated in Hatteras Village' annual "Day at the Docks" festival, created as a celebration of the "Spirit of Hatteras" after the village recovered from Hurricane Isabel in 2003, as an intact community, anchored by the commercial and charter fishermen and women.
Day at the Docks is a yearly weekend event, excluding pandemics. This year, it featured a six-course chef-prepared seafood dinner on Friday evening. Saturday activities included a “Fishy K Fun Run”, Chowder Cook-off, Demos and Dock Chats, Children’s Activities, Music and other Main Stage Activities, a Seafood Throw Down, various local exhibitors and vendors, and a community space.
The day’s events culminated with a “Blessing of the Fleet”, a dockside service after which the United States Coast Guard (along with commercial and privately-owned vessels) exit the harbor with a memorial wreath dedicated to all whose lives were lost at sea. The wreath was solemnly laid in the waters of the Pamlico Sound as a tribute to fallen mariners.
This year’s event was well attended and Flotilla 16-4 members who engaged with the public were, from left to right: John Baust, Larry Griffin, John Zachwieja and Bill Hennig.

07/25/2022

Welcome MPCS Maggie!

05/11/2022

Due to hazardous travel conditions and for the safety of our visitors, volunteers, and staff, the museum will remain closed today, May 11.
The British War Graves ceremonies scheduled for May 12 in Buxton and May 13 in Ocracoke have also been canceled.

05/09/2022

02/11/2022

🔥 Recreational boaters should be aware that on April 20, 2022 updated Coast Guard requirements take effect for the type of portable disposable fire extinguishers that need to be onboard recreational vessels that are propelled or controlled by propulsion machinery. 🔥

For detailed information, please visit https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/10/22/2021-22578/fire-protection-for-recreational-vessels

For a helpful explanation, visit

https://uscgboating.org/recreational-boaters/fire-extinguisher-faq.php

or
https://www.boatus.org/fire-extinguishers/

U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Ayla Hudson, District 7 PADET Tampa Bay sourced from DVIDS.

07/11/2021

07/07/2021

Hope you all had a fun and most importantly safe Independence Day! 🇺🇸

U.S. Coast Guard units throughout the Mid-Atlantic region stayed busy this past holiday weekend working with and handling several search and rescue cases with our partner agencies.

Here's some of the highlights:

* The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter LAWRENCE LAWSON conducted a 97-mile tow of a disabled and adrift commercial fishing vessel back to the Cape May, N.J., vicinity where it was turned over to commercial salvage.

* Crewmembers from U. S. Coast Guard Station Cape May, N.J., conducted an es**rt back to awaiting EMS ashore for an injured boater.

* Coast Guard Station (Small) Fortescue, N.J., helped tow a disoriented mariner aboard a 19-foot pleasure craft safely back to shore.

* Coast Guard Station (Small) Elizabeth City crews assisted a capsized kayaker in the Edenton Bay, N.C., vicinity.

* Coast Guard Station (Small) Beach Haven crews assisted in towing a disabled mariner in the Beach Haven, N.J., area.

* Crews from Coast Guard Station Washington assisted Official Prince George's County Fire/EMS Department Page with a medevac and tow for a mariner aboard a 27-foot pleasure craft near Piscataway Creek, Md.,

to all the crews for their hard work!