JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell transferred custody of the Lu Rong Yu 6007 to the Chinese Fisheries Law Enforcement Command (FLEC) today ending American paticipation in the multi-national law enforcement action involving suspected high-seas drift net fishing.
The CGC Boutwell, under the tactical control of the 17th Coast Guard District headquartered in Juneau, [...]
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Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell Transfers Custody of Lu Rong Yu 6007
Coast Guard Monitoring Kivalina Fuel Storage Facilities
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Coast Guard is monitoring fuel storage tanks in Kivalina that may become damaged due to heavy rain, 35-knot winds and 9-foot seas eroding soil on the nearby ocean coast.
Presently, the fuel tanks are approximately 30 feet from the shore containing about 240,000 gallons of diesel fuel and gasoline. Residents are using [...]
Cotton Patch Bayou – Agrifos conducts emergency release
HOUSTON – Agrifos Fertilizer Plant at Cotton Patch Bayou is conducting an emergency release of process water from their facility. The emergency release began Wednesday at noon, when Tropical Storm Humberto threatened to deposit up to 15 inches of rain and have winds up to 60 mph. A controlled release of process water [...]
Video: Coast Guard Rescues Man Stranded by Hurricane Humberto
The Coast Guard rescued a San Antonio man after his sailboat was stranded seven miles north of Sabine, Texas, this morning as Hurricane Humberto hit the coast.
Coast Guard Opens Marine Safety Detachment Vicksburg
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Commander of Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River is pleased to announce the opening of Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment (MSD) Vicksburg in Vicksburg, Mississippi.
MSD Vicksburg, located at 225 Coast Guard Road, is responsible for responding to marine casualties and hazardous materials spills that occur on the Mississippi River between Mile [...]
FWC, Coast Guard Fine Illegal Charter Boat Operator
TAMPA, Fla. – The Coast Guard, working in conjunction with Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) officers, disrupted an illegal charter fishing business operating out of Spring Warrior Creek in Perry, Fla.
The undercover investigation led by FWC, resulted in charging Johnny Browning, 58, of Lakeland, Ga., with multiple marine resource law and licensing violations.
Browning [...]
Station Little Creek Remembers Shipmate
By Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Evanson
PORTSMOUTH, Va. -The beloved mascot of Coast Guard Station Little Creek in Virginia Beach, Va., passed away last month at his North Carolina home following a distinguished career in the Coast Guard.
Mayday as they called him arrived at Station Little Creek in the winter of 1993, where he enlisted [...]