CHARLESTON, S.C. – A Coast Guard helicopter has located an 18-year-old boater who was lost and disoriented on a 17-foot boat on Bull Creek, S.C., in the vicinity of Bucksport, S.C., today at about 11:15 a.m.
Here’s a link to the video taken by the helicopter rescue crew of the dense forest where Walter Green was [...]
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Video: Coast Guard Aircrew Finds Missing 18 Year Old
Crews Respond to Oil Spill
MOBILE, Ala. — A crude-oil storage tank leaked approximately 100 to 300 barrels of oil into a drainage ditch at an oil containment farm here today.
The oil in the drainage ditch has been contained. Crews have deployed a containment boom and are working to recover the oil. The oil in the storage container, which [...]
Death of a Coast Guard Hero
US Coast Guard All Hands Messge
From Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard
I am sad to report the passing of a Coast Guard hero. Captain Neils P. Thomsen died on 2 January at the age of 99.
CAPT Thomsen was one of the greatest generation. He was a courageous adventurer who left behind a tremendous legacy and [...]
Polar Sea Arries in McMurdo
MCMURDO, ANTARCTICA – The Coast Guard Cutter POLAR SEA arrived in McMurdo earlier this week after a 10,200 nautical mile transit from its home port in Seattle, Washington. POLAR SEA made stops in Honolulu, Hawaii and Sydney, Australia during its voyage south.
The POLAR SEA, a 399-foot polar class icebreaker with a 150-person crew, is [...]
Coast Guard Aircrew Finds Missing 18 Year Old
CHARLESTON, S.C. – A Coast Guard helicopter has located an 18-year-old boater who was lost and disoriented on a 17-foot boat on Bull Creek, S.C., in the vicinity of Bucksport, S.C., today at about 11:15 a.m.
Walter Green, 18, called his sister to let her know he would need a ride from Enterprise Landing yesterday at [...]
Today in Coast Guard History – January 7th
1877- The French steamer Amerique grounded off Sea Bright, New Jersey. 189 persons were rescued by the USLSS crew, three died.
1947- During Operation HIGHJUMP, Coast Guard icebreaker Northwind successfully completed the first major rescue mission involving a submarine. The USS Sennet (SS-408) and supply ships Yance and Merrick were stuck in ice flow at [...]
Providence Police Assisting Coast Guard and Homeland Security
PROVIDENCE — Police Sgt. Kenneth J. Vinacco guides the aggressive-looking 27-foot boat through the Fox Point Hurricane Barrier, under the new green steel Route 195 bridge and down the Providence River.
Gliding along on the easy rumble of two 225-horsepower Honda outboard engines, the boat passes the ProMet Marine Services repair yard, Conley’s Wharf and the [...]