CHARLESTON, S.C. – A Coast Guard boat crew rescued a man after he fell from his catamaran and was reported missing by his fellow sailor approximately one-mile off Isle of Palms, S.C., at 2:53 p.m.
Siebelt Gerdes, 56, of Isle of Palms was sailing with a friend when he fell off their catamaran. Gerdes’ friend tried [...]
Posts on ‘September 7th, 2007’
Coast Guard Rescues Missing Sailor
Coast Guard airlifts ailing fisherman
BOSTON – A Coast Guard helicopter crew airlifted an ailing man from a fishing vessel approximately 100 miles southeast of Nantucket, Mass., about 11:15 a.m., today.
The master of the 89.5-foot Madison Kate requested Coast Guard assistance after a crewman complained of acute abdominal distress lasting more than 18 hours. The master calculated that the Madison [...]
Coast Guard Responding to Contaminated Water Pumped into Cotton Patch Bayou
HOUSTON – The Coast Guard is responding to a chemical spill in Cotton Patch Bayou in the Houston Ship Channel of water contaminated with phosphoric acid.
A Coast Guard pollution investigation team conducted a preliminary investigation and, due to the low pH readings in the immediate area of the spill, determined the release posed a threat [...]
Mississippi River Reopened to Limited River Traffic
ST. LOUIS – As of Wednesday, the U.S. Coast Guard reopened the Mississippi River to limited commercial traffic only from mile marker 854 to 847 in Minneapolis, Minn.
This portion of the river was closed 5 weeks ago in response to the I-35 bridge collapse.
The Coast Guard worked with the Army Corp of Engineers, National Transportation [...]
Coast Guard Marks 50th Anniversary of Northwest Passage Mission
WASHINGTON – The U. S. Coast Guard is marking the 50th anniversary of an historic expedition to chart a passage through the Northwest Passage at a time of renewed interest in Arctic research and exploration.
In the summer of 1957, the Coast Guard cutters Storis, Spar, and Bramble sailed though the Bering Strait and into the [...]
Coast Guard Commandant’s Statement Concerning the North Pacific Coast Guard Forum in Russia
WASHINGTON – Adm. Thad W. Allen, commandant of the Coast Guard, issued the following statement today following his participation in the 8th North Pacific Coast Guard Forum:
“I enjoyed joining with leaders of civil maritime agencies from Canada, China, Japan, South Korea and Russia for the North Pacific Coast Guard Forum this week in St. Petersburg, [...]
Coast Guard Resurrecting Coast Warning Display Program on Great Lakes
MILWAUKEE, Wis. – The U.S. Coast Guard is resurrecting a Coastal Warning Display program at selected Coast Guard small boat stations throughout the country to warn the public of approaching storm conditions. Station Sturgeon Bay and Sector Field Office Grand Haven of Sector Lake Michigan are active participants in this program.
Coast Guard stations participated [...]