 CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Coast Guard is investigating a debris field that appears to be from a small commercial fishing vessel approximately six-miles east of Jekyll Island, Ga., at 10:53 a.m on Monday.
Coast Guard crews at Station Brunswick, Ga., received a call from the research vessel Lady Lisa reporting the debris field. Rescue crews launched [...]
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Coast Guard Investigates Debris Field for Possible Mariners in Distress
Coast Guard Auxiliary to Dedicate Life Jacket Boxes
 JUNEAU, Alaska – The Juneau Flotilla Coast Guard Auxiliary, Coast Guard Recreational Boating Safety Office, Princess Cruise Lines, State of Alaska Office of Boating Safety, and State of Alaska Department of Health and Social Services will be dedicating the first of six new life jacket boxes in support of the “Kids Don’t Float ” program [...]
St. Louis Area Boaters to Recieve Coast Guard Public Service Award
 ST. LOUIS – Three local boaters are scheduled to be awarded the Coast Guard Public Service Award for their heroic efforts to assist in the rescue of another boat last September.
Justin Wolfe, Mathew Wolfe, and Zachery Wolfe, aided the Coast Guard and local authorities in locating and rescuing 3 people, whose boat was in danger [...]
Diesel Fuel Spill Near Valdez
 JUNEAU, Alaska – Response personnel from the Alaska Chadux Corporation in coordination with Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Valdez and the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation are set to begin a surface clean-up and remove the remaining diesel fuel from the fishing vessel (F/V) Nordic Viking, which ran hard aground late Saturday evening breaching one [...]
Maritime Force Protection Unit Kings Bay to be Commissioned
 KINGS BAY, Ga. – The Coast Guard will commission Maritime Force Protection Unit (MFPU) Kings Bay during a ceremony scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay.
Vice Adm. D. Brian Peterman, commander of the Coast Guard’s Atlantic Area, will preside over the commissioning ceremony which marks the formal establishment of the new [...]
Illegal Lobster Seized Four Days Before Season
 MIAMI – Coast Guard crews along with Customs and Border Protection Air and Marine officials and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officials worked hand in hand to stop a high-speed lobster smuggling attempt Friday, just four days before lobster mini-season begins.
Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Dolphin spotted the vessel with two people aboard [...]
Coast Guard Assists in Search for Bridge Jumper
 MIAMI – The Coast Guard assisted state and local search and rescue partners after receiving a mayday call shortly before 8 p.m. Sunday, reporting a person jumped off the Las Olas Bridge in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Coast Guard Station Fort Lauderdale immediately launched a 25-foot rescue boat and began searching for the person in the water. [...]