Robert Youens, 72, and Steve Hernden launched from the Brooks Park Boat Launch in Chickasaw to attempt a record run around the Great Loop, a 6,000-mile circuit of America’s eastern waterways.
Tag: Gulf of Mexico
Coverage of Gulf of Mexico from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Dauphin Island
The World’s Largest Fishing Tournament Returns to Dauphin Island for Its 93rd Year
The 93rd Alabama Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo runs July 17-19 on Dauphin Island, with the Roy Martin Young Anglers Tournament, a Liars’ Contest and 33 categories competing for more than half a million dollars in prizes.
Dauphin Island
The Woman Who Walks Dauphin Island’s Beaches Every Day, Looking Down
Leslie Norris drives from Semmes to Dauphin Island nearly every day for work, then comes back on weekends to shell. Twelve years in, she has found two Johnstone’s junonias, the rare state shell most collectors never see.
Baldwin County
408-Foot Riverboat Casino Sunk Off Orange Beach Completes Alabama’s Big-Ship Reef Trio
The 408-foot Argosy VI, prepped in Bayou La Batre, was sunk 23 miles south of Orange Beach in 120 feet of water, completing a trio of large ship reefs alongside the LuLu and the New Venture.
Baldwin County
Coastal Alabama Lands $87 Million in Deepwater Horizon Money for Wetlands, Islands and Water Quality
Alabama will receive $87 million in RESTORE Act funding for coastal projects, including 100 acres of new wetland in upper Mobile Bay and replenishment of Dauphin Island’s West End and Grand Batture Island.
Baldwin County
Body of Louisiana Teen Recovered on Gulf Shores Beach After Drowning
The body of a 17-year-old Louisiana visitor was recovered off a Gulf Shores public beach two days after he went under in rough surf.
Dauphin Island
Gulf Shores and Dauphin Island Beaches Earn National ‘Superstar’ Water-Quality Honor
Two Gulf Shores beaches and the public beach on Dauphin Island were named national water-quality ‘superstars’ in an annual study, ranking among the cleanest of thousands of coastal beaches nationwide.
Dauphin Island
Mississippi Angler Ferries Burn Victims to Safety After Boat Fire Near Dauphin Island
A Mississippi fisherman used his boat to rush three burn victims to the Coast Guard after a vessel fire south of Dauphin Island in June 2014.
Local News
Gulf Oil Spill Claims Administrator Brings Progress Report to Mobile
Deepwater Horizon Claims Administrator Patrick Juneau planned a Mobile press conference to update officials on the settlement process, reporting thousands of claims filed and millions in determination letters.
Dauphin Island
Dauphin Island Sea Lab Director to Weigh In on Oil Spill Policy
George Crozier, longtime director of the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, was invited to deliver a talk examining how the 1990 Oil Pollution Act fared against the reality of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.