JUNEAU, Alaska – Salvage of the 61ft landing craft Pegasus continued today in Lynn Canal. The vessel, which is still partially afloat, capsized yesterday near Sunshine Cove at approximately 11:30am. Gumption Leasing LLC, the owner of the craft, has assumed responsibility for directing the salvage operation under the close supervision of the Coast [...]
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Coast Guard to establish Maritime Force Protection Unit
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard will establish a Maritime Force Protection Unit (MFPU) in Bangor, Wash., Thursday.
The MFPU will be a team of vigilant guardians who provide fleet security to the U. S. Navy through: deterrence by presence; protection by escort; defense by force; and terrorism prevention through strategic partnerships.
The newly created MFPU will [...]
America’s Tall Ship Coming to Miami
MIAMI – The Coast Guard Barque Eagle, the only square-rigged sailing vessel presently active in the U.S. fleet, is scheduled to sail into the Port of Miami Friday at approximately 10 a.m., mooring at Bicentennial Park along Biscayne Boulevard in Downtown Miami where the public can take free tours of Eagle throughout the weekend.
Public tours [...]
Coast Guard Cutter Abbie Burgess Captain Bids Farewell
ROCKLAND, Maine – The Coast Guard Cutter Abbie Burgess will hold a change of command ceremony 11 a.m., Friday, at the Coast Guard Pier here.
Chief Warrant Officer Thomas J. Svejcar will relieve Chief Warrant Officer Paul Dilger as commanding officer of the 175-foot buoy tender. Svejcar is reporting from Coast Guard Cutter Hickory, homeported in [...]
Skipper of grounded vessel refuses drug and alcohol tests – KTVF Webcenter 11 – Fairbanks, Alaska
KTVF Fairbanks, Alaska reports that:
Coast Guard officials say the captain of a fishing vessel that spilled more than three-thousand gallons of diesel into Prince William Sound has refused to take drug and alcohol tests.
Officials say the three other crew members on the Nordic Viking did submit to the tests after the boat ran [...]
Coast Guard ISC Miami Change of Command Scheduled
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Coast Guard Integrated Support Command Miami welcomes its new commanding officer during a formal change-of-command ceremony at 100 MacArthur Causeway, Miami Beach, on Thursday.
Capt. Christine Balboni will relieve Capt. Ekundayo Faux, whose next assignment is Chief of the Office of Financial Transformation and Compliance at Coast Guard Headquarters in Washington D.C.
Capt. [...]
Two Boats Collide Near Cockenoe Island in Long Island Sound, N.Y.
NEW YORK – A 21-foot vessel with one person on board and a 24-foot vessel with three people on board collided resulting in reported minor injuries near Cockenoe Island, N.Y. in the Long Island Sound at 7:20 a.m. today.
Rescue boat crews from Coast Guard Station Eaton’s Neck responded immediately to a distress call made [...]