MIAMI – Crewmembers from Coast Guard Station Fort Pierce, Fla., rescued two men whose 21-foot boat caught fire at sea about three miles east of Fort Pierce today .
Dean Gross and Copeland Couric, both from Fort Pierce, were aboard their vessel when the fire broke out. Only Gross was reported to have been injured [...]
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Coast Guard Rescues 2 From Boat Fire
Merry Christmas
Twas the night before Christmas and all through each state,
Coast Guard families were starting to celebrate.
Just then from the White House came an urgent call,
A crisis had arisen that would affect one and all.
In fact the U.S. State Department was frantic,
For Santa Claus had just landed in the Atlantic!
It was foggy as ever; Rudolph had [...]
Today in Coast Guard History – December 25th
1944-Palompon, Leyte, Philippine Islands occupied.
1999- Coast Guard helicopters from AIRSTA Barbers Point rescued balloonists Richard Branson, a British billionaire and founder of Virgin Records and Airlines, American millionaire Steve Fossett, and Per Lindstrand when bad weather forced them to ditch their balloon off Hawaii during their attempt to be the first balloonists to circle the [...]