BALTIMORE – Coast Guard Sector Baltimore personnel are attempting to free a 711-foot vessel carrying coal had gone aground while transiting the Port of Baltimore this morning.
Coast Guard personnel were notified at 9:15 a.m. that the Liberain flagged motor vessel Montrose had gone soft aground in the mouth of the Choptank River.
The Coast Guard, along [...]
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Coast Guard Attemps to Refloat Grounded Vessel Near Baltimore
Coast Guard Monitors Ice Conditions Near Harsens Island
DETROIT – Coast Guard Sector Detroit continues to monitor the ice conditions within the North Channel in the vicinity of Harsens Island. Icebreaking assets are standing by to assist in breaking out the Harsens Island Ferry. Warmer temperatures and rain are predicted for Thursday, 1 March and Friday, 2 March, which should [...]
Ohio Man Sentenced for Operating a Recreational Vessel in a Grossly Negligent Manner
TOLEDO, Ohio – Stephen A. Steinle, of Fremont, Ohio, was sentenced on February 20, 2007 to two years of probation, 6 months home detention with electronic monitoring and a $10,000 fine for operating a recreational vessel on Lake Erie in a grossly negligent manner.
At the sentencing hearing, U. S. Magistrate Judge Vernelis K. Armstrong also [...]
Coast Guard Rescues Teen Who Fell Through Ice
MUSKEGON, Mich. — Station (Aids to Navigation Team) Muskegon rescued a 13-year-old boy after he fell through the ice off a pier near the station last night at approximately 6:15 p.m.
Seaman Charles Fraley helped save the life of the 13-year-old by holding him up out of the water.
Petty Officer 1st Class Scott Lenz proceeded 100-yards [...]
Oil Spill Cleanup Continues in Puget Sound
SEATTLE – Response teams continue to clean up an oil spill near Pier 90 at Smith Cove in Elliott Bay today.
The Chinese bulk grain cargo ship, Songa Hua, spilled approximately 42 gallons of oil into the bay early this morning while at anchor and refueling from a barge operated by the Olympic Tug and Barge [...]
Severe Injury Prompts Coast Guard Medevac
BOSTON – A Coast Guard helicopter crew airlifted a man with a severely injured hand who was aboard an 80-foot fishing vessel roughly 80 nautical miles south of Martha’s Vineyard about 4 p.m. today.
Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England was notified about 1:36 p.m. that a crewman aboard the fishing vessel Courtney Elizabeth, homeported in [...]
Venturous to Return Home After Successful Patrol
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Coast Guard Cutter Venturous, home ported in St. Petersburg, Fla., is scheduled to Friday at about 9 a.m. after a 35-day patrol in the Straits of Florida.
Early in the patrol, Venturous embarked 50 Cuban migrants over a three-day period from local Coast Guard assets stationed in Key West, Fla. [...]