JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A Coast Guard boat crew rescued two commercial mariners off the coast of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla., about one-half-mile north of Mickler’s Landing at approximately 6 p.m.
Curtis Tucker, 44, and Randy Olson, 65, of Jacksonville, Fla., were working on a Tow Boat US vessel hauling in tackle that Tow Boat US [...]
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Coast Guard Rescues Commercial Mariners
Coast Guard Patrols Norhtwestern Hawaiian Islands
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard Cutter Kukui returned to Coast Guard Integrated Support Command Honolulu recently, having completed the first dedicated Coast Guard enforcement patrol through the newly created Northwestern Hawaiian Islands (NWHI) Marine National Monument.
The Kukui and her crew of 50 traveled more than 2,600 nautical miles from July 16 through Aug. 1 to [...]
Coast Guard Bio for Rear Admiral John P. Currier, Incoming District 13 Commander
Rear Admiral Currier will take over as the Commander, 13th Coast Guard District on Friday. Here is his official biography from U.S. Coast Guard Headquarters.
Rear Admiral John P. Currier assumed duties of the Assistant Commandant for Acquisition on July 18, 2005.
Prior to his assignment as Assistant Commandant for Acquisition, Rear Adm. Currier served as Coast [...]
You Say Goodbye and I Say Hello
SEATTLE – A ceremonial firing of cannons will signal the change of command for the commander of the Coast Guard’s Thirteenth District at Pier 36 here Friday as part of a time-honored Naval tradition.
The ceremony will be held at the Integrated Support Command here, 1519 Alaska Way South, at 10:30 a.m.
Admiral Thad W. Allen, Commandant [...]
Coast Guard Helicopter Crew Rescues 2 from Disabled Boat
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescued two people from an 18 foot fishing boat south of Hopedale in Black Bay, early this morning.
A watchstander at Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans received a report of a disabled and disoriented vessel with two men on board. The men were without food and water and [...]
Coast Guard conducts town hall meeting regarding proposed change to unit operation
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard conducted a town hall-style meeting Wednesday evening, giving the citizens of the Avon, N.J., area the opportunity to ask questions and make comments about a Coast Guard proposal to shift the operation of Station (Small) Shark River from year-round to seasonal.
Station (Small) Shark River is a substation of [...]
Coast Guard Cutter Seneca Towing Disabled Fishing Vessel
BOSTON – The Coast Guard Cutter Seneca is towing a Newport, R.I.,-based fishing vessel with four people aboard after it became disabled Wednesday evening about 55 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard, Mass.
Brian Ohara, the owner of the 72-foot Leviathan, contacted Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England by cell phone at 6:30 p.m., Wednesday and stated [...]