ALAMEDA, Calif. – The United States Coast Guard Cutter Steadfast (WMEC 623) will return to Astoria, Ore., Saturday from a successful 61-day counter narcotics deployment to the Eastern Pacific. The 77-person crew, including a five-person aviation detachment and an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter participated in counter drug operations while working with the U.S. [...]
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Coast Guard Rescues 70 Year Old Fisherman
GALVESTON, Texas – The Coast Guard rescued a 70-year-old fisherman from his grounded boat in Jones Lake near Tiki Island, Texas, this afternoon.
This morning a Coast Guard watchstander from Station Galveston received a call from a police department dispatcher in Bayou Vista, Texas, reporting a possible missing fisherman. The fisherman, a Sugarland resident, had [...]
Coast Guard Tows Sailboat to Safety
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Four North Carolina boaters were towed to safety this afternoon after reporting their 42-foot sailboat was taking on water and they were having engine problems.
The owner of the 42-foot sailboat R&R contacted the Coast Guard via VHF radio at approximately 12:45 p.m. today to report that he was having engine problems and [...]
Coast Guard to Present Purple Heart to Family of World War 1 Casualty
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Relatives of Arthur Campbell, a World War I Coast Guardsman who was killed in action nearly 90 years ago, will be presented a Purple Heart medal in a small ceremony Monday at the Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay facility in Philadelphia.
Campbell was a crew member who was lost with the rest [...]
Coast Guard Rescues Man From Uninhabited Island
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Borinquen hoisted a man to safety yesterday off the uninhabited island of Great Thatch, British Virgin Islands, after his friend reported him being overdue to the Coast Guard.
Paul Mason, 47, manager of a local Bar and Restaurant on Jost Van Dyke and [...]
Coast Guard Recognizes Maritime Committee
PHILADELPHIA, PA – The Coast Guard recognized 47 port stakeholders today for their participation in the Port Security Grant working group during an Area Maritime Security Committee (AMSC) meeting this morning at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay here.
The AMSC working group’s efforts over a nine-month period helped the Philadelphia/southern New Jersey region to be awarded [...]
Coast Guard Conducts Medevac From Cruise Ship
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard conducted a medical transport of an 82-year-old male from the cruise ship Dawn Princess late last night.
At approximately 11 p.m. last night Coast Guard Sector San Francisco received a call from the cruise ship Dawn Princess requesting assistance from the Coast Guard for an 82-year-old male who was [...]