SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas – The Coast Guard medevaced a fisherman who was complaining of chest pains 25 miles northeast of the Brazos Santiago Pass jetties earlier this evening.
Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi received a mayday call at approximately 4:30 p.m. from the master of the fishing vessel Miss Verna reporting that one of the [...]
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Coast Guard Channel Web Network Launched
Scotts Valley, CA – Tam Communications, the digital media company behind the first-ever reality television series about a branch of the military, today announced the first Internet television network about a branch of the military, the Coast Guard Channel. The Channel, which has enjoyed a pre-launch life as Coast Guard Rescues, is a micro-television network [...]
Coast Guard to Received $46,136 From Turner Hoax
BOSTON – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced today that Massachusetts state and local officials, led by the Attorney General’s Office, have reached a settlement with Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (Turner) and Interference, Inc. (Interference), by which the companies will pay $2 million in restitution and other compensation to the communities and agencies affected by [...]
Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Ship Pilot
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – Coast Guard crews have ended their search for a missing federal ship pilot who entered the water about two miles off the coast of Cape Henlopen, at the mouth of the Delaware Bay, Sunday night.
Missing is Lynn Deibert, 52, a pilot with the Chesapeake Federal Pilots Association. Deibert’s home [...]
USCG To Hold Final Public Hearing Regarding the Fatal Sinking of the Tug Valour
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Coast Guard will hold the final public hearing Tuesday at 9:30 a.m. for the investigation into the January 2006 sinking of the tug Valour, which claimed the lives of three crew members.
Coast Guard marine investigators have recalled the crew of the Valour to obtain statements and finalize the timeline of events [...]
Coast Guard Seeks Applications for Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee
HOUSTON – The Coast Guard is seeking applications for the Houston/Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory Committee (HOGANSAC) to be entered no later than March 1, 2007.
HOGANSAC is a committee which provides advice and makes recommendations to the Coast Guard on matters relating to the safe navigation of boats to and from the Ports of Galveston, Houston, [...]
CGNewsTip: The Ancient Consigliere?
Who knew there was an Ancient Consigliere? Or is there?
I just received an email from Peter Stinson over at Tidewater Musings tipping me to a new story on his site.
ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 5 February 2007.[photo] Ms. Chris Wehrenberg and Captain Joseph Re, both of the Coast Guard’s Office of Performance Management [...]