Channel 6 in Corpus Christi, TX reports that
Three fishermen were rescued out in the gulf Tuesday evening. The Coast Guard dispatched a rescue chopper and a Falcon jet after the skipper of the 32-foot “Tina Three” radioed in that he was taking on water about 45 miles east of Port Aransas.The three men on [...]
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Coast Guard Rescues 3 Fisherman in Gulf
Coast Guard Cutter Oak Change of Command
North Charleston, S.C – A change of command ceremony is scheduled for the commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Oak at the old naval base’s Pier Papa Wednesday at noon.
After serving as commanding officer of the Oak since July 2004, Lt. Cmdr. Timothy Wendt will relinquish command to Lt. Cmdr. Michael Glander.
Wendt departs following [...]
Air Station Traverse City Schedules Change of Command
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – Captain David Throop will transfer command of Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City to Commander Stuart Merrill in a Change of Command Ceremony at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 15, 2007, at the Coast Guard Hangar.
Captain Throop, a native of Burton, Mich., will assume of the duties of Captain (O-6) Assignments [...]
Agencies Search for Man in Patuxent River
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard and other agencies are searching for a man who reportedly fell off a Calvert County, Md., pier into the Patuxent River at about 11 a.m. today.
Calvert County 911 received a report that several witnesses saw a Hispanic male fall off a pier near Hallowing Point. They did not see [...]
Video: What is the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle?
The commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, America’s Tall Ship, explains the purpose of the Coast Guard’s floating classroom.
Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater to Hold Change of Command
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater is scheduled to hold a change of command ceremony on Wednesday, at the Air Station in Clearwater, Fla.Capt. Michael Emerson, commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, will be relinquishing command to Capt. Todd Sokalzuk during a time-honored military tradition, which transfers total responsibility, authority and [...]
Coast Guard Repatriates 29 Dominican Migrants To La Romana
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Cushing repatriated 29 Dominican migrants today to La Romana, Dominican Republic, following an at-sea interdiction by the Coast Guard authorities Sunday.The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane located and interdicted the 20-foot-wooden yola at 5 p.m. Sunday traveling illegally to Puerto Rico, [...]