According to the media report Harold Knudsen received his golden oak leaves in a pinning ceremony this week at the N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries Headquarters in Morehead City. The major is second in command in Marine Patrol ranks. The position supervises all Marine Patrol field operations for the state, which cover 2.7 million acres of ocean and coastal waters and 4,000 miles of shoreline in 21 counties.
Col. Rex Lanier, head of Marine Patrol informed that his experience both in the field and as a supervisor, as well as the active role he has taken in rule development, makes Harold Knudsen extremely qualified for this job. He began his career with Marine Patrol in 1983 as a patrol officer in Carteret County. In 1998, Knudsen was promoted to sergeant in Marine Patrol District 3, which covers the Wilmington area. He became lieutenant of District 2, the Morehead City area, in 2003.
Knudsen said that having this position is very challenging and aspiring. He always looks forward to have this position. He is ready to do the works that needs to be done to move the Marine Patrol forward in a positive and proactive way. Knudsen said that as a young boy he realized the vast beauty of the outdoors and the importance that the coastal waters made to the small coastal communities where he lived.
