ST. LOUIS – The Coast Guard continues to monitor current and forecasted high-water conditions on the Missouri and Upper Mississippi Rivers. All efforts are being coordinated with various federal, state and local agencies in response to flood conditions.
The Coast Guard, in conjunction with United States Army Corps of Engineers and industry partners have updated the [...]
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Update: Coast Guard prepares for high-water conditions
Coast Guard Searches 47,000 Nautical Miles for Four Missing Sailors
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard search continues tonight for four sailors onboard the sailing vessel Flying Colours who have been missing off the North Carolina coast since Monday morning.
The search for the missing sailors, Patrick Topping, 39, Jason Franks, 34, Rhiannon Borisoff, 22 and Christine Grinavic, 25, has covered more than 47,000 nautical square [...]
Manteo Native Awarded Coast Guard Meritorious Service Medal
Portsmouth, Va.–Coast Guard Cmdr. George G. Bonner IV, a native of Manteo, N.C., was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal today for exceptional achievement and superior performance of his duties from July 2004 to May 2007 while serving as chief of infrastructure planning for the Coast Guard’s Atlantic Area.
The award was presented by Vice Adm. [...]
Styrofoam Packing Material Washes Ashore on North Carolina Beaches
Morehead City, N.C.–Styrofoam packing material began washing ashore on the beaches of the North Carolina Outer Banks Wednesday afternoon as a result of a container ship encountering severe weather off the coast.
The debris field ranges from Cape Lookout northward to the Virginia border. The most densely littered areas are from Cape Lookout to Cape Hatteras.
Late [...]
Coast Guard Cutter Resolute Returns Home After 32-Day Patrol
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Coast Guard Cutter Resolute, home ported in St. Petersburg, Fla., is scheduled to return home tomorrow at 8 a.m. after a 32-day patrol in the Caribbean Sea.
The Resolute first patrolled the Mona Pass, a stretch of water between Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic, guarding against illegal drug and [...]
Coast Guard Releases Preliminary Review of Weavers Cove LNG Proposal
PROVIDENCE R.I. – The Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Southeastern New England, released a preliminary review of Weaver’s Cove Energy’s proposal to use smaller liquefied natural gas (LNG) tankers capable of passing through the old Brightman Street Bridge in the Taunton River, between the cities of Fall River and Somerset, Massachusetts.
Capt. Roy A. Nash, [...]
Coast Guard Cutter Oak Returns from 4 Week Deployment
CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Coast Guard Cutter Oak will return home to Charleston at approximately 9 a.m. Friday after a 28-day deployment to Florida, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Port au Prince, Haiti and Cap Haitien, Haiti.
During this deployment, the cutter Oak, a 225-foot seagoing buoy tender, participated in the Coast Guard Seventh District Aids to [...]