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NATIONAL PARK SERVICE MORNING REPORT Tuesday, May 15, 2007 =============================================================================================================== INCIDENTS Cape Lookout NS Follow-up On Storm Debris Cleanup During the four-day period from May 5th through May 8th, the park was pounded by a severe nor'easter that caused washover all along its beaches. When the storm abated, park staff found large quantities of styrofoam on the beach from Cape Lookout to Ocracoke Inlet. Investigation revealed that it came from 21 containers that had been lost from the Paris Express, a container ship owned by Hapag-Lloyd, one of the largest shipping companies in the world. Twelve of those containers were filled with ceiling fans packed in styrofoam. Moran Environmental, the company contracted to clean up the material, now has about 110 people working in Cape Lookout and Cape Hatteras. About 210 cubic yards of foam had been removed from eight to ten miles of beach at Cape Lookout as of late yesterday. [Wouter Ketel, Public Information Officer] Gateway NRA Man Arrested For Abusive Sexual Contact On May 9th, park dispatch received a 911 call in which a woman reported that she'd been molested on Gunnison Beach. The 46-year-old woman told responding rangers that a man she'd been acquainted with last summer had whistled at her as she was walking on the boardwalk. He then grabbed her breasts and yelled to another man that he could have sex with her in the parking lot if he wanted to. The woman fled, then called 911. Rangers took the 49-year-old man into custody. On May 10th, he appeared before a federal magistrate for arraignment. Due to his extensive criminal history, including convictions for past sex offenses, he was ordered held without bail. A bail hearing will be held today in federal district court. [Peter Tortorell, Law Enforcement Supervisor] OTHER NEWS The following stories can be read on either the InsideNPS web site (if you are within the National Park Service) or at the InsideNPS public ‘news digest' site (if you are outside of the NPS). The web sites appear below: White House - President Bush has directed that all flags be flown at half staff on Tuesday, May 15th, in commemoration of Peace Officers Memorial Day. Yosemite NP - The park's maintenance employees' safety committee has been selected as the recipient of the 2007 Director's Employee Safety and Health Achievement Award. Rocky Mountain NP - Area reporters who came up to Trail Ridge Road on May 4th to see the annual spring plowing of the highway got to see how challenging it is to clear the road - the event was conducted in the midst of strong winds and blowing snow. Olympic NP - After 32 years with the National Park Service, Olympic National Park chief ranger Tim Simonds will move on to new pursuits, beginning May 31st. Lake Mead NRA - Long-time park volunteer J.R. Lang passed away earlier this month. J.R. volunteered for more than 18 years at the Katherine Landing area of Lake Mohave. To see the above articles, go to InsideNPS ( HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/" http://inside.nps.gov/) or NPS Digest ( HYPERLINK "http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/" http://home.nps.gov/applications/digest/). For NPS incident reporting standards, go to HYPERLINK "http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=3363" http://inside.nps.gov/index.cfm?handler=viewnpsnewsarticle&type=Announcements&id=3363 * * * * * Prepared by the Division of Law Enforcement, Security and Emergency Services, Washington Office, with the cooperation and support of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Edited by Bill Halainen ( HYPERLINK "mailto:Bill_Halainen@nps.gov" Bill_Halainen@nps.gov, 570-426-2430). --- ### --- |