RIO VISTA – The U.S. Coast Guard and various other agencies, work to herd two humpback whales down the Sacramento River Sunday.
Coast Guard video by Petty Officer Jonathan R. Cilley
Posts on ‘May 23rd, 2007’
Whale Herding Video
Remarks by the President in the Commencement Address at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Alumni Building
United States Coast Guard Academy
New London, Connecticut
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, all. Admiral Allen, thank you for that kind introduction. Admiral Burhoe, congratulations on your promotion. Academy staff and faculty, Congressman Chris Shays, state and local officials, distinguished guests, proud families and, most importantly, members of the Class of 2007: thanks for having me.
It’s a [...]
Coast Guard Cutter Venturous Changes Command
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Coast Guard Cutter Venturous is scheduled to host a change of command ceremony on Thursday at 10 a.m., at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg’s South Moorings, at 1301 Beach Drive S.E., in St. Petersburg, Fla.
Cmdr. Robert K. Thompson will relieve Cmdr. Patrick P. O’Shaughnessy as commanding officer of the [...]
Wayward Whales in Sacramento River
RIO VISTA, Calif. – Whale rescue teams returned to U. S. Coast Guard Station Rio Vista and herding operations were suspended just after noon today after attempts to herd the whales through the Rio Vista Bridge with boats and banging pipes were unsuccessful.
The 19 boats were able to drive the animals nearly four miles down [...]
About the Foundation for Coast Guard History
The Foundation for Coast Guard History is a non-profit organization, IRS 501c(3), whose purpose is to promote the recognition and prestige of the United States Coast Guard by emphasizing its illustrious past and contributions to the nation.
MISSION
To create and sustain a foundation for scholarship, education and preservation of the U.S. Coast Guard’s history and that [...]
Memorial Ceremony to Honor HU-16 Aircraft Crew Lost at Sea
CLEARWATER, Fla. – The public is invited to a memorial ceremony scheduled to be held at Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, May 29, at 1.p.m., honoring six Coast Guard flight-crew members who perished in the Gulf of Mexico during a search and rescue mission in 1967.
Coast Guard Seventh District Commander and “Ancient Albatross” (Senior Aviator), [...]
Air Station Astoria sends crew to help Portland-area search
From The Daily Astorian
A U.S. Coast Guard crew from Air Station Astoria helped in a Portland-area search after a car reportedly drove off a road and into the Columbia River late Monday.
Portland authorities were dispatched to Northeast Marine Drive at about 11:55 p.m. after a witness described a vehicle stopping briefly then plunging into [...]