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Breaking New Ground
Local officials join the president of Tri-Tech Inc. in breaking ground Monday on a new 15,000-square-foot factory to be constructed at the
Southport-Oak Islind Industrial Park on N.C. 211. The company, which manufactures test kits for law enforcement agencies, initially
plans to hire about 35 people, according to Brunswick County Economic Development Director Tom Monks, shown (from left) with Tri
Tech president Jay Walker; his wife Wendie Walker; Don Hughes, president of the Southport-Oak Island Committee of 100; and Bruns
wick County Commissioners Chairman Don Warren.
Boat Pulled Safely Away From Surf
An 18-foot pleasure boat was prevented from
washing up on Holden Beach last Tuesday
evening (Sept. 7) when a U.S. Coast Guard rescue
vessel pulled it safely away from the surf and
towed it back to port.
At about 6:10 p.m.. the USCG station at Oak
Island received a call from the boat reporting that
it was disabled and adrift with the anchor drag
ging about 300 yards east of Holden Beach
Fishing Pier, station Chief J.D. Arndt said
Monday.
Due to the boat's close proximity to the
breaker line, the station immediately launched its
21-foot rigid-hulled inflatable fast-response boat
to assist. Arriving on scene, the Coast Guard boat
found the stricken vessel just beyond the surf and
took it in tow to Holden Beach Marina, where it
was safely moored a short time later.
The next day at about 8:30 a.m., the station
was called by the Brunswick County Emergency
Communications (911) center with a report of a
vessel disabled with two persons on board about a
quarter mile northwest of Holden Beach Fishing
Pier. The station dispatched its 41 -foot patrol boat
and notified Holden Beach Police.
Before the Coast Guard boat arrived, a pass
ing fishing vessel, the "Frog Runner," assisted the
disabled boat by towing it to Shallotte Camp
ground. It was moored safely with all crew mem
bers unharmed.
At about 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 9. the
Long Beach Police Department called the station
to report a capsized catamaran near the Ocean
Crest Pier. The station's 21 -foot boat was
launched to assist, but returned after being noti
fied that the sailboat had been righted and brought
to shore with all personnel safe.
On Friday at about 10:30 a.m., the USCG
Cutter Blackberry's small boat called the Oak
Island Station to report a disabled vessel near
Cape Fear river Buoy 53 with two persons on
board.
Because the 17-foot boat was not equipped
with a radio, the station did not issue a Marine
Assistance Radio Broadcast (MARB) to seek as
sistance from a commercial salvor. Instead, the
Blackberry's boat assisted the vessel by towing it
to a Wilmington boat ramp.
Saturday morning at about 1 1 a.m., the Oak
Island Station's 21 -foot boat was returning from a
training mission when it came upon a disabled
vessel in the Coast Guard Channel near light
number eight.
The 17-foot boat, with three persons on board,
had no radio and was unable to call for help. It
was towed to the Oak Island Station, where the
owner repaired the boat and got it underway a
short time later.
In other activities earlier this month, the sta
tion was called by the Long Beach Police De
partment at about 9:15 p.m. on Sept. 1 reporting a
man missing while swimming off the Ocean Crest
Pier. The 41 -footer was launched and had began a
search of the area when police called to report
that the person had been located.
At about 10:49 a.m.. Sept. 2, the station was
called by USCG Group Fort Macon reporting the
38-foot boat "The Office" overdue between
Florida and Maryland. A radio check was begun
with all marinas in the area in an effort to find the
boat. Later that afternoon, the group office noti
fied Oak Island that the boat had been located in
Georgia.
On Sept. 5 at about 6:20 p.m.. a radio call was
received from a passing boater reporting another
vessel disabled about 15 miles off Shallotte Inlet.
The 24-foot cabin cruiser had no radio on board,
so a MARB was not issued. The station's 41-foot
er was dispatched and towed the boat to
Southport Marina.
Most South High Students,
Staff Being Tested For TB
As a preventive measure staff and
most students of South Brunswick
High School were to he tested this
week for tuberculosis after a student
was diagnosed as a suspectcd TB
case.
To determine if others at the
school may have the infection, pub
lic school nurses and two nurses
with the Brunswick County Health
Department were to administer skin
tests to all staff as well as to students
in the 1 Oth, 1 1th and 12th grades
Wednesday, starting at 9 a.m. at the
campus in Boiling Spring Lakes.
"Depending on the readings, we'll
go from there," said Gloria Talley,
school system public information of
ficer. "This is a preventive measure
and we're being very optimistic."
Test results will be read 48 hours
later, on Friday.
Should any tests read positive, ad
ditional testing would be required,
she said.
Students or staff who are absent
from school Wednesday are to go to
the Brunswick County Health De
partment for a skin test at their earli
est convenience, said Principal Sue
Sellers.
Tuberculosis is a contagious dis
ease caused by the tubercle bacillus.
Its most common form is tuberculo
sis of the lungs.
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