Unalaska, AK – A crewmember of the U.S. Coast Guard cutter Alex Haley has been arrested by Unalaska police and charged with two counts of rape after an investigation that began in the early morning hours New Year’s Day.
Freddy L. Lugo, 44, was charged with one count of first-degree sexual assault and one count of [...]
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Cutter Haley Crewmember Charged with Rape
Rear Adm. Burhoe Assumes Command of the Coast Guard Academy
NEW LONDON – The Coast Guard Academy welcomed a new superintendent today as Rear Adm. J. Scott Burhoe assumed command in a ceremony led by Coast Guard Chief of Staff Vice Adm. Robert Papp.
Rear Adm. Burhoe reports to the Coast Guard Academy after serving as the assistant commandant for governmental and public affairs at Coast [...]
Grand Haven Coast Guard Offering Fingerprinting and Oaths
Grand Haven – Coast Guard Sector Field Office Grand Haven has expanded its services to enable applicants to complete fingerprinting and take oaths before a designated Coast Guard official for Merchant Mariner’s Documents, Coast Guard Licenses, and/or Certificates of Registry, without having to travel to a Regional Exam Center.
Sector Field Office Grand Haven has [...]
Coast Guard Cutter Dallas Sponsors Blood Drive
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard Cutter Dallas is sponsoring an American Red Cross Blood Drive on Monday from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Pier Papa at the Old Navy Base.
All blood types are needed on a daily basis and eligible donors are urged to call (843) 308-9636 to schedule an appointment to donate [...]
Coast Guard Activates New Communication System in Pacific Northwest
SEATTLE, WASH. – The United States Coast Guard announces the switch to new command, control and communications technology monitoring distress calls throughout Puget Sound, the Strait of Juan de Fuca, and the West Coast of Washington, north of the Quinault Indian Reservation.
Rescue 21 allows the Coast Guard to monitors Digital Selective Calling (DSC) emergency [...]
Today in Coast Guard History – January 5th
1883- At 1 o’clock in the afternoon, the crew of the Quoddy Head Station discovered a schooner at anchor. The weather was bitter cold, with a gale from the northwest. The men got the boat out and pulled to the vessel. She proved to be Clara Dinsmore from Boston. There were four men on board, [...]