NEW YORK- A Hoboken, N.J., man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Manhattan Tuesday to two five-month terms of confinement, to run concurrently, followed by three years of supervised release after he plead guilty to piloting a passenger ferry with a fraudulent Coast Guard Masters License and making false statements to the federal government.
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Ferry Captain Sentenced to 5 Months for Fraudelent License
CGNewsTip: Coast Guard Discounts 2 Theories in Sinking of Lady Luck
From the Eagle Tribune – North Andover, Massachusetts
NEWBURYPORT – The U.S. Coast Guard said it has ruled out the possibility that the fishing vessel the Lady Luck was sunk by ice build-up or by a collision with another ship.
Lt. Ben Crowell, of the Portland, Maine, headquarters, said those factors were initially believed to be the [...]
CGNewsTip: Coast Guard Refutes IG Report on Deepwater
Federal Times story:
In an uncharacteristically harsh rebuttal to a Homeland Security inspector general’s report on the Deepwater modernization program, the Coast Guard lambasted the IG for what it called a “lack of expertise or understanding†of such a complex acquisition project.
The unusual response from a service that has, in the past, been deferential toward [...]
Today in Coast Guard History – February 7th
1914-Pursuant to the Convention for Safety at Sea in London, President Woodrow Wilson directed that the Revenue Cutter Service undertake the task of manning the International Ice Patrol. Henceforth, the Revenue Cutter Service and the Coast Guard, with brief respites during both World Wars, served in this capacity.
1942- Presidential order created the War [...]