BOSTON – The Coast Guard assisted two fishing vessels after they collided about 17 miles southeast of Gloucester about 3:40 p.m. today.
The station received a call via VHF radio channel 16 around 3:45 p.m. reporting a collision of the fishing vessels, Carry My Rods of Lynn, Mass. and Harvest Moon of Gloucester, Mass. No injuries [...]
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Coast Guard responds to collision at sea
Coast Guard and Alaska Wildlife Troopers to Conduct Joint Operation
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Seventeenth Coast Guard District and the Alaska Wildlife Troopers (AWT) announced in Juneau today that a combined law enforcement operation will take place during the summer salmon fishery in Bristol Bay. The AWT vessels Stimson and Wolstad will be embarking Coast Guard Boarding Officers along with Troopers for underway boardings [...]
Willamette River Security zone set for Fleet Week
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Coast Guard will enforce and maintain a controlled access area on the Willamette River while Navy and Coast Guard vessels are tied up at the seawall between the Steel and Morrison Bridges throughout the fleet’s visit June 6-11.Boaters who need to pass through the restricted 100-yard Naval Vessel Protection Zone must [...]
Portland Coast Guard Auxiliary celebrates 68th anniversary
PORTLAND, Ore. – The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary will celebrate 68 years of service to the nation at Coast Guard Sector Portland at 6767 N. Basin Avenue here June 23 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.Coast Guard Auxiliary Divisions Six and Seven will host this celebration that is open to the public.
Planned [...]
Coast Guard Medevacs Passenger from Cruise Ship ‘Explorer of the Seas’
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – A rescue helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Borinquen medically evacuated a man from cruise ship Explorer of the Seas at approximately 6:44 p.m. Thursday, approximately 57 nautical miles north of San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Samir Kheir, 64, a United States citizen, was suffering from chest pains Thursday and required immediate [...]
Migrant Smuggler Sentencedto 8 Years in Prison
MIAMI – A Cuban migrant smuggler who led Marathon, Fla., and Key West, Fla., Coast Guardsmen on a dangerous boat chase May 4, 2006, was sentenced to 96 months’ imprisonment Tuesday in U.S. District Court after having been found guilty by a jury Nov. 1, 2006, of 24 counts of alien smuggling and one [...]
Anchorage Coast Guard Offers Free Commercial Fishing Vessel Exams
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Vessel examiners from Coast Guard Sector Anchorage will conduct free courtesy exams of commercial fishing vessels in Dillingham, King Salmon and Naknek from June 10 to June 20, 2007. This effort is to maximize safety of mariners for the upcoming Bristol Bay salmon fishery. Vessels that fully comply with Coast Guard [...]