WASHINGTON–U.S. Coast Guard live fire exercises on the Great Lakes will be suspended indefinitely and the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), under which the exercises were conducted, will be withdrawn pursuant to an order by Admiral Thad Allen, Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, according to Congressman James L. Oberstar and Congressman Dave Obey.
“The decision [...]
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Coast Guard Indefinitely Suspends Great Lakes Live Fire Exercises
Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant to Return to Port Canaveral
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. – The 210-foot Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant is scheduled to return to its homeport of Port Canaveral Dec. 19 at 8 a.m. after a forty-day law enforcement patrol in the Mona Passage and Caribbean Sea.
On Nov. 13, During its transit to the Mona Passage the cutter Vigilant intercepted a grossly overloaded 40-foot [...]
An Exciting First Day
CAPE MAY, NJ – Sunday was Petty Officer 3rd Class Christye Greene’s first duty day as a small boat Coxswain at Coast Guard Station Cape May. She got to put her training to work right away.
Sunday afternoon the tugboat Sargasso Sea notified the Coast Guard that a crewmember was suffering from dizziness and blurred [...]
ATC Mobile Crew Completes Training On New HC-144A
The first crew from Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile completed its training flights on the HC-144A, the official designation issued by the Air Force, in Seville, Spain on Dec. 14.
In addition to ground school and flight training, Coast Guard crew members also received loadmaster, airframe and power plant training, engine run training, and electronics [...]
Coast Guard Rescues Fort Bragg Surfer
Fort Bragg, CA – The U.S. Coast Guard rescued 40-year-old Logan Bengton from Fort Bragg who had been surfing Sunday morning with a friend.
Coast Guard Group Humboldt Bay received a call at 9:20 a.m. from Mr. Bengton’s friend stating he was in trouble and drifting out to sea off the coast of Mackerricher State Park. [...]