27 Cuban migrants land near Miami
BOCA CHITA, Fla. (AP) — Twenty-seven Cubans made it to shore early Saturday morning, the U.S. Coast Guard said.
The group arrived around 6 a.m. on a small island in Key Biscayne National Park. They are in the custody of the Department of Homeland Security, the Miami Herald reported for [...]
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CGNews Tip: 27 Cuban migrants land near Miami
CGNews Tip: Beach Cleanup
Coast Guard crew tackles trash; countywide cleanup day today
MAALAEA – The Aloha Aina community cleanup got an early start Friday as a crew of volunteers from Coast Guard Station Maalaea tackled an accumulation of trash and discarded appliances at Maalaea Harbor.
“It was just a lot of plastic, broken bottles, a couple of water heaters, washers [...]
CGNews Tips: Missing Boater
Two Rescued from Ohio River After Boat Capsizes
PADUCAH, Ky. – Two men were pulled from the Ohio River early Saturday morning and a third man was missing after a boat capsized overnight, officials said.
The boat flipped over near the Owens Island, a small area on the river just off Paducah, at 11:30 p.m. (CST), the [...]
Coast Guard Responds to Capsized Pilot Boat
GALVESTON, Texas – The Coast Guard is responding to a capsized pilot boat with two people reported on board at the south end of the Galveston Jetties outside Galveston, Texas.
A watchstander at Coast Guard Station Galveston received a mayday call at 12:08 p.m. today from a nearby pilot boat in the vicinity of the capsized [...]
Coast Guard Rescues Three From Ice Floe
SAGINAW BAY, Mich. – The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people that were stranded on an ice flow in Saginaw Bay at approximately 2:00 p.m. today.
A Coast Guard Air Station Detroit HH65 rescue helicopter and a Coast Guard Station Saginaw Bay 20-foot airboat were dispatched to respond to the adrift people. The Coast [...]
CGNews Tips
A couple of interesting stories:
Dump plea costs ship owners $1.25 million – WILMINGTON – The owners and operators of a ship that was stopped by the Coast Guard in Delaware waters in 2005 for suspected violations of international pollution laws have agreed to plead guilty and pay $1.25 million in fines, according to court [...]
Today in Coast Guard History – January 20th
1914 – International Ice Patrol Convention signed.
1961 – During his inaugural parade, President John F. Kennedy noticed that there were no African-Americans in the Coast Guard Academy cadet unit marching in the parade. He called Secretary of the Treasury Douglas Dillon that night and ordered him to admit African-Americans into the next Coast Guard [...]