ASTORIA, Ore. – The Coast Guard airlifted a middle-aged Ukranian man from a Bahamian-flagged cargo vessel anchored here today.
Coast Guard Group/Air Station Astoria received a call at 8:37 a.m. that a crewmember was found unconscious aboard the bulk carrier Nyon. An HH-60 helicopter crew was launched to respond to the case. The man [...]
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Coast Guard Airlifts Man From Cargo Vessel
Admiral Rochon Appointed Chief Usher of the White House
President George W. Bush today named Rear Admiral Stephen W. Rochon as Director of the Executive Residence and Chief Usher.
Admiral Rochon will be the eighth Chief Usher of the White House.
Admiral Rochon will serve his last day on active duty with the Coast Guard on March 9, and begin his service at the White House [...]
CGNewsTip: Rear Admiral Van Sice Reprimanded
Hartford Courant: Ex-Academy Superintendent To Retire After Probe Finds Inappropriate Behavior
NEW LONDON — An administrative investigation of a superintendent who left the U.S. Coast Guard Academy after a brief and turbulent tenure has caught up with him at his new Coast Guard headquarters assignment. The investigation concluded that Rear Adm. James C. Van Sice made [...]
FLIR Systems Awarded Two Long Term Contracts From U.S. Coast Guard
PRESS RELEASE FLIR Systems Awarded Two Long Term Contracts From U.S. Coast Guard
PORTLAND, OR – FLIR Systems, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded two indefinite delivery – indefinite quantity contracts from the US Coast Guard with a combined value of up to $87.3 million. The first contract, valued at up to [...]
Coast Guard Rescues 2 in Intracoastal Waterway
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas – The Coast Guard rescued two people after they fell overboard 200 yards north of the Isabella causeway in the Intracoastal Waterway Monday morning.
A small boat crew from Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team South Padre Island, Texas, was traveling along the Intracoastal Waterway when a crewmember spotted a Carolina skiff [...]
Coast Guard Medevac’s Man Near Matagorda Jetties
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Coast Guard medevaced a man 13 miles southeast of the Matagorda jetties Monday night.
Coast Guard Station Port O’Connor, Texas, received a mayday from the ocean survey vessel Brutus at approximately 5:30 p.m., reporting that a crewmember onboard was suffering severe chest pains and difficulty breathing. Coast Guard Air Station Corpus [...]
CGNewsTip: Scuttlebutt…put to bed
Interesting article over at Tidewater Musings concerning the impending organizational changes with the Coast Guard.
At HQ, there’s an “ask the Chief of Staff” bit on the internal website. Recently, Vice Admiral Papp was asked, There have been many rumors about the reorganization of Headquarters filtering out to the field. Is it true that Areas, [...]