CHEBOYGAN, Mich. – The Coast Guard rescued a man after his sail boat capsized at approximately 3:10 p.m., today, in the Straits of Mackinaw.
A Coast Guard Station St. Ignace 47-foot motor lifeboat responded to rescue James Bothwell, 62, one-half mile off of Point Nipigon.
Bothwell was recovered by the Coast Guard. He was transferred [...]
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Coast Guard Rescues Man after Boat Capsizes in Straits of Mackinaw
Coast Guard Interdicts 124 Haitian Migrants
MIAMI – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba repatriated 124 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti, Thursday.
The Escanaba crew located a 25-foot sailing vessel Tuesday about 30 miles northwest of Great Inagua, Bahama carrying 102 men, 21 women, two of whom were pregnant, and one female child. The migrants said they leftSt. [...]
Coast Guard security zone rule posted to Federal Register
HONOLULU – The Coast Guard’s previously announced security zone for the Hawaii Superferry Alakai’s next voyage to Kauai, Hawaii has been posted in the Federal Register.
The Coast Guard has created the security zone in the waters of Nawiliwili Harbor, Kauai, including the jetty. This zone is intended to enable the Coast Guard and its local, [...]
Coast Guard, Other Agencies Participate In Large Scale Response Exercise
BALTIMORE- The Coast Guard will lead a multi-agency response exercise this Saturday to implement the preparedness plans of federal, state and local agencies in the Port of Baltimore.
Exercise Nautical Shield 2007, is designed to implement the Area Maritime Security Plan, Area Contingency Plan and the Coast Guard’s mass rescue plan. The objectives of Nautical [...]