BOSTON – The Coast Guard is searching tonight for survivors of a reported 15-foot boat sinking near Provincetown, Mass.
In an initial 911 call at 4 p.m., a 14-year old witness on land said he saw one person aboard the boat when it sank near Storage Beach, in Truro, Mass. He said he heard three air [...]
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Coast Guard Responds to Report of Sinking Boat
Coast Guard and State Removing Fuel From Grounded Vessel on Niihau
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard, in cooperation with the Hawaii State Department of Health and the Robinson family, continues to monitor the removal of fuel from a grounded fishing vessel at Kawaihoa Point, near the southern tip of Niihau.
The fishing vessel ran aground at 7:15 p.m. Friday. Two men onboard were air lifted off Niihau [...]
Fishing Vessel at Midway Atoll Repaired: Awaiting Safety Certification
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported today that three small holes in the Japanese fishing vessel Kotobuki Maru No. 38 have been patched to eliminate the possibility of additional fuel escaping into the environment at Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Any remaining fuel and water within the damaged [...]
High Island Pipeline Secured
HOUSTON – The ruptured High Island Pipeline located 30 miles south of Galveston, Texas, was secured this morning.
At 10:00 p.m. yesterday, favorable weather conditions allowed divers to return to the spill site and start searching for the seaward section of the ruptured pipeline. The end of the pipeline was located at 6:15 a.m. today. Shortly [...]
Today in Coast Guard History – December 31
1881 – At 4 a.m. the patrolman from Station No. 34, Fourth District, New Jersey, discovered a vessel ashore on the south bar at Townsend’s Inlet, NJ about three miles south of the station and a mile offshore. He reported at the station at once and the vessel was boarded by the life-saving crew within [...]