LOS ANGELES- The Coast Guard responded to a report of a mid-air collision, off of Point Vicente at 3:05 p.m. today.
The Coast Guard was notified that two small aircraft had collided, and one had crashed into the water off of Cabrillo Beach. Shortly after arriving on scene, crew members of a Coast Guard 25ft response [...]
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Coast Guard Responds to Plane Crash
Coast Guard Rescues 4 from Overturned Vessel
Hawaii – The Coast Guard along with a good samaritan saved four mariners who were in the water two miles north of Hale’iwa Small Boat Harbor today.
The Coast Guard command received a 406 radio beacon signal around 8:48 a.m. this morning. Quick to respond, a Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew on a training flight [...]
River Coasties – The Coast Guard Cutter Kanawha
by Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Thomas M. Blue
The fog lifts and increases visibility. The diesel engines knock and the deck department makes their rounds and prepare the trip’s work. With one sound of the ship’s whistle, the Coast Guard Cutter Kanawha leaves it’s homeport of Pinebluff, Ark., and steams down the Arkansas River [...]
Today in Coast Guard History – February 3rd
1801- Treaty of peace with France was ratified on this date, thereby ending the “Quasi-War” with France, in which cutters of the Revenue Marine had rendered outstanding service.
1880- Date of a terrific gale on the New Jersey coast. Six vessels came ashore with 47 persons on board all but two survived. Nineteen USLSS crewmen won [...]