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Coast Guard ends search for missing TowBoat U.S. captain
BOSTON — The Coast Guard has ended its search for the missing TowBoat U.S. captain off Pocasset, Mass., Wednesday. Divers from the Wareham, Mass., Fire Department located the man deceased inside the cabin of the 29-foot Triple J around 8:30 a.m. “Ending a search like this is a hard outcome to accept,” said Lt. Brian Hall, the command duty officer at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England. “Our thoughts are with his family and friends.” The Coast Guard … Read entire article »
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Leader, Teacher, Coastie
“Plans are nothing; planning is everything.” What Dwight D. Eisenhower meant by these simple words is that … Read more »
Coast Guard crews gear up for Rose Fest Fleet Week
By Petty Officer Shawn Eggert Two Coast Guard 25-foot response boat crews met under the damp, gray … Read more »
For one Coast Guardsman, it was a 12-year journey home
by Lt. Stephanie Young Located 430 miles south of Guam in the Western Pacific Ocean, is a small, … Read more »
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Coast Guard responds to small plane crash near Kodiak
KODIAK, Alaska — A Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew responded to small plane crash near Kodiak Friday evening. The Coast Guard receivced notification from Kodiak Police and Fire Department … Read more »
Coast Guard, Maui rescue crews search for missing snorkeler
HONOLULU- U.S. Coast Guard and Maui Fire Department crews are searching for a snorkeler who went missing in the vicinity of the Aston Kaanapali resort on Maui Thursday at 11:30 a.m. Rescue crews … Read more »
Coast Guard Cutter Dallas to Deliver Aid to War Torn Georgia
WASHINGTON - The Coast Guard Cutter Dallas and US Navy destroyer USS McFaul will be used to transport humanitarian aid to Georgia according to a CNN report. The two ships were chosen because … Read more »
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Coast Guard Auxiliary to provide free vessel safety checks for recreational boats
CLEVELAND — The U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, working in concert with Coast Guard Sector Detroit, announces Wednesday that it will be offering free vessel safety checks throughout eastern Michigan, northwest Ohio and northeast Indiana during the months of May and June, 2012. Some recent safety checks resulted in Coast Guard boarding teams requiring mariners to return to port because of a … Read entire article »
Coast Guard joins local agencies in search for missing boater in Alligator River
PORTSMOUTH, Va. —The Coast Guard is searching for a 32-year-old man who went missing, Wednesday, at Brier Hall point in the Alligator River near the entrance to the Albemarle Sound in North Carolina. Coast Guard Sector North Carolina watchstanders received notification at noon via the Dare County 911 Dispatch Center from Manns Harbor Fire Department that a vessel was sinking, and … Read entire article »
Coast Guard searching for missing towboat captain
BOSTON — The Coast Guard is searching for a missing towboat captain west of Pocasset, Mass., Wednesday. Watchstanders from the Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England command center received a distress call at approximately 1 a.m. from the captain of the 29-foot TowBoat U.S. vessel Triple J, reporting that his vessel was taking on water. A 25-foot Response Boat from Coast Guard … Read entire article »
Coast Guard terminates vessel voyage for safety violations
NEW YORK – A Coast Guard law enforcement team terminated a vessel voyage in Sandy Hook Bay, N.J., Tuesday, May 15, 2012. While performing a routine vessel safety check on a 19-foot pleasure craft with one person onboard, the crew from Coast Guard Cutter Chinook noted three violations: no life jackets, Type IV flotation device or sound-producing device. The crew of the … Read entire article »
Coast Guard medically evacuates two crewmembers from tanker in New York Harbor
NEW YORK – A Coast Guard rescue boat crew medically evacuated two men from a tanker anchored at Stapleton Anchorage in New York Harbor, Tuesday. The crew of the tanker Aztec called the Coast Guard requesting medical assistance at 11:28 a.m. for a 60-year-old man reportedly suffering from symptoms of a heart attack. The Coast Guard rescue crew from Station New York, … Read entire article »
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