Page 24 - Mack Point News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Vessel Master:  713 369 4472   Contact New England Aqua Ventus: Duncan McEachern, 254 Commercial Street, Suite 245, Portland MR 04101, 207 523 3457 , info@dowdev.com  R/V Westerly will be operating multibeam bathymetry; side scan sonar; marine magnetometer; high frequency sub-bottom profilers; core sampling; and bottom photography to map the seafloor.  Average vessel speed will be 3.5 knots when conducting survey, with towed sensors up to 200-feet behind vessel.  Maximum vessel speed is 10 knots during transits when not towing equipment.  The requested safety zone around the vessel whil...

To our readers, Maine DOT plans include nearly $26M for local projects in 2021 By Carolyn Zachary | Feb 01, 2021 Source: Maine Dept. of Transportation website Augusta — The Maine Department of Transportation has released its three-year transportation infrastructure work plan. Published annually, the plan outlines the department's strategy for road, bridge and other transportation upgrades and maintenance projects. The three-year plan covers approximately $2.71 billion worth of construction and maintenance. In Waldo County, estimated funding needed for planned projects this year totals $25,8...

Lost Bale of Plastic Waste Recovered by Ethan Andrews The recovered bale (Courtesy of Sprague Operating Resources) A sonar image of the bale on the bay floor (Courtesy of Sprague Operating Resources) The location where the bale was found, about 1,000 feet east of the dock at Mack Point in Searsport. Sears Island is visible at right. (Courtesy of Sprague Operating Resources) Bales of solid recovered fuel are unloaded in Searsport on November 29, three days before the spill (Photo: Ethan Andrews) ...

Trash from Northern Ireland will continue to wash up on our shores for weeks After bales of shredded plastic were dumped into the Penobscot Bay Mainers are asking, why are we taking out-of-state trash? Author: Sam Rogers (NEWS CENTER Maine) Published: 7:42 PM EST December 16, 2020 Updated: 7:42 PM EST December 16, 2020 SEARSPORT, Maine — When you visit Sears Island, you expect to explore walking trails and beaches, not stumble upon trash. But that's exactly what island-goers saw on the shoreline last week. “I saw a picture that someone had p...

An off-loading accident in Searsport dropped two bales of shredding plastic into the water which washed up on Sears Island. Crews and volunteers are cleaning it up