NEW YORK–A man was treated for minor head injuries after the boom on his 40-foot sailing vessel struck him in the head while underway near Mt. Sinai east of Port Jefferson at 12 p.m. today.
The man sustained a minor head injury with light bleeding.
A 41-foot rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Eaton’s Neck received [...]
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Coast Guard Assists Man Injured by Sailboat Boom
Coast Guardsman retires after 27 years of service
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – With family and friends looking on, a Coast Guard officer concluded 27 years of military service today in a retirement ceremony at Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City.
Cmdr. Scott McFarland, originally from Wilbraham, Mass., enlisted in the Coast Guard in 1980. In 1981, he was assigned as an avionics [...]
Coast Guard Station Gulfport to Assist in Minnesota
GULFPORT, Miss. – A four person boat crew from Coast Guard Station Gulfport will depart Friday, August 10 for Minneapolis, Minn. to aid in maintaining security.
BM2 Justin Boes, BM3 Michael Wood, MK3 Tony Pagador, and MK3 Nicholas Montgomery will crew a 25′ Response Boat while in Minnesota. The crew is scheduled to return late [...]
Coast Guard Closes Gloucester Waterway
BOSTON – The United States Coast Guard has ordered the temporary closure of the waterway extending 50 yards on either side of the Blynman Bridge in Gloucester, Mass.
A Massachusetts Highway Department contracted barge is currently conducting repairs to an adjacent structure in the vicinity of the Blynman Bridge.
The Coast Guard continues to work closely as [...]