Baton Rouge, LA – The Coast Guard responded today after two towboats, with four people sank, while tied alongside the dock on the Atchafalaya River in Krotz Springs, La.
At just after 4 a.m. the Coast Guard received a call that the MISS MARJORIE, a 50-foot towing vessel, and the AMY SUE, a 62-foot towing vessel, [...]
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Coast Guard Investigating Sinking of Two Towboats
Coast Guard Rescues 18-Year Old Man from Sinking Boat
CLEARWATER, Fla. – A rescue crew from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., safely hoisted an 18-year-old male from his sailing vessel that was sinking15 miles south of the Econfina River, Wednesday at about 1 p.m.
The Coast Guard received a call at 11:28 a.m. from Eugene Kashpureff, a Tarpon Springs, Fla. resident, reporting his 25-foot [...]
Video: Teen Rescued from Jetty in Seal Beach, CA
SEAL BEACH, Calif.- A Coast Guard rescue swimmer awaits a helicopter on the Alamitos Bay East Jetty to transport a victim to the hospital June 19, 2007. The victim, a 14 year old boy, was attempting to swim across the channel separating Seal Beach and Long Beach when he became distressed. He was taken [...]
Coast Guard Rescues Injured Fisherman
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Rescue crews from the Coast Guard, Cape Charles Volunteer Fire Department and Sentara Nightingale Regional Air Ambulance service medevaced an injured fisherman near Cape Charles, Va., this morning.
Coast Guard watch standers at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads were notified shortly after 9 a.m. that a crewmember onboard the fishing vessel Earl Jay [...]
Coast Guard Seeks Feedback from the Maritime Community
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard announced today that its Merchant Marine Personnel Advisory Committee has established a mechanism to provide ongoing feedback on the mariner licensing and documentation program and the relocation of the National Maritime Center.
“The committee is reaching out to organizations such as trade associations, labor unions, and educational institutions to obtain [...]