North Carolina

Texas driver honored as TCA Highway Angel for saving lives in Helene aftermath

The Truckload Carriers Association named a Texas truck driver a Highway Angel after he used his trailer to keep people alive during the aftermath of Hurricane Helene.

Michael Dorsey, 56, of Kingwood, had just finished loading his truck in Erwin, Tennessee, when the town was ravaged by catastrophic and deadly flooding from the Nolichucky River. Dorsey used his trailer to help 11 people seeking refuge from flooding caused by the Category 4 storm that wreaked havoc across the Southeast, notably in...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/texas-driver-honored-as-tca-highway-angel-for-saving-lives-in-helene-aftermath

Las Vegas trucker charged in North Carolina crash that killed 5

A truck driver has been charged after he was involved in a crash on a North Carolina highway that left five people dead.

Charles Christian Haskell, 51, of Las Vegas, was charged with five counts of death by motor vehicle after a crash involving his tractor-trailer on Interstate 95 in Wilson County on July 24. 

Haskell was hauling orange juice when he failed to slow his Freightliner tractor-trailer and struck the rear of a 2013 Chevy Tahoe, the North Carolina State Highway Patrol said. Haskell’s...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/las-vegas-trucker-charged-in-north-carolina-crash-that-killed-5

Marines Fly AV-8B Harrier at Cherry Point Air Show in Final Public Performance

An AV-8B Harrier at the Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show on May, 11, 2023. Dan Parsons Photo used with permission.

MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. – Just after noon on Sunday, a dark-gray AV-8B Harrier slashed across the cloud-embroidered eastern North Carolina sky at nearly 400 miles per hour, blasting by tens of thousands of spectators staring upwards at the jump jet’s last public demonstration.

The 2024 Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point Air Show opened the...

https://news.usni.org/2024/05/14/marines-fly-av-8b-harrier-at-cherry-point-air-show-in-final-public-performance

U.S. Marine Dies in Parachute Accident at Camp Lejeune

Sgt. Colin Arslanbas

A U.S. Marine died during a parachute accident at Camp Lejeune last week, the Marine Corps said Thursday.
“II MEF can confirm that Sgt. Colin Arslanbas was involved in a parachute mishap during the 24th MEU’s Composite Unit Training Exercise,” a spokesperson for II MEF told USNI News in an email.

Military.com first reported that Arslanbas died in a parachute accident. The service announced Arslanbas’ death last week.

Arslanbas died April 18th while the 24th Marine...

https://news.usni.org/2024/04/25/u-s-marine-dies-in-parachute-accident-at-camp-lejeune

Regional Rail acquires another North Carolina asset

Regional Rail has acquired the assets of Clinton Terminal Railroad in North Carolina.

The acquisition, announced this week, will expand Regional Rail’s presence in North Carolina. Regional Rail had acquired Carolina Coastal Railway in 2020. Carolina Coastal will be the new owner and operator of Clinton Terminal Railroad, which will be named the Clinton Branch of the railway. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. 

“We are excited to partner with the team at Clinton Terminal and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/regional-rail-acquires-another-north-carolina-asset

VESSEL REVIEW | Shackleford – Versatile offshore catamaran for US East Coast survey specialist

Geodynamics, a North Carolina-based subsea survey company under Florida-based NV5, has taken delivery of a research and hydrographic survey vessel that will service custo ..

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Emergency Service Vessel News Roundup | March 10 – A rescue boat for Western Australia, a coast guard fast cutter and fireboats for US municipal operators

Deliveries include a rescue boat for a Western Australia-based volunteer organisation, two fireboats for an operator in Maryland, and a US Coast Guard fast cutter. A Cali ..

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VESSEL REVIEW | Miss Katie – Shallow-draught dredger built for North Carolina’s Outer Banks islands

Conrad Shipyard of Louisiana recently delivered a new shallow-draught, split-hull hopper dredger to Greenville, North Carolina-based marine projects company EJE Dredging ..

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Emergency Service Vessel News Roundup | December 20 – Swedish, Polish and US fireboat deliveries and orders

Firefighting and rescue vessels were recently handed over to an inner city operator in Sweden and a port authority in Poland. Construction is meanwhile ongoing on new cat ..

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VESSEL REVIEW | Ocracoke Express – Catamaran ferry for seasonal transits in North Carolina’s Outer Banks islands

US Watercraft of Hubert, North Carolina, has completed construction of Ocracoke Express, a new passenger and bicycle ferry ordered by the North Carolina Department of Tra ..

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