SEATTLE – The Coast Guard responded to a sailing vessel in need of assistance near Peacock Spit near Ilwaco, Wash., on the Columbia River.
Coast Guard Air Station Astoria received a call for assistance from the crew of the 30-foot sailing vessel Tzegunka which was attempting to cross the Columbia River Bar in hazardous sea conditions [...]
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Coast Guard assists sailing vessel near Ilwaco
Coast Guard Cutter Healy completes 2007 deployment
SEATTLE - The nation’s largest icebreaker, Coast Guard Cutter Healy, commanded by Captain Ted Lindström, returns to her homeport of Seattle, Washington on September 30.
Healy’s arrival in Seattle denotes the successful conclusion of the Arctic West Summer 2007 Deployment that began when Healy departed Seattle on April 3. Since April, Healy and her crew have traveled over [...]
Coast Guard Rescues 2 of 6 Missing Boaters
MIAMI – The Coast Guard has rescued two of the six missing boaters Monday after they departed Miami en route Bimini, Bahamas Saturday afternoon on a 47-foot sport fisher.
The names of the rescued are Guillermo Zarabozo and Kirby Archer.
Missing are Jake Branam, captain of the vessel Joe Cool and his crew, Kelly Branam, Scott Campbell [...]
Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Rockledge Diver
MIAMI – The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing diver approximately five miles off the coast of Jupiter Inlet, Fla., Saturday at 10 p.m.
Nicole Cuomo, 32, of Rockledge, Fla., was diving off a 26-foot boat when she failed to surface after 45 minutes. The operator of the boat, Howard Sorkin, contacted the Coast [...]
Coast Guard Rallies for a Cause
By Petty Officer 2nd Class Christopher Evanson
Coast Guardsmen stationed throughout the Hampton Roads region of Virginia participated in a motorcycle rally for Coast Guard Mutual Assistance in Portsmouth, Va., Sept. 22, 2007.
Over 65 riders showed up for the “Rider on the Storm” motorcycle rally and donated money out of their pockets even though nasty [...]
Specialized law enforcement team provides recruits with unique experience
by Petty Officer 1st Class NyxoLyno Cangemi
Carrying machine guns and wearing bulletproof vests, the team breached the door of the building and entered one of the rooms. All 35 people in the room watched as the five-man team entered, guns drawn. Moving methodically through the room, it took the armed team only seconds [...]
New technology helps Coast Guard pin point emergency signals
BOSTON – Recent radio upgrades on a falcon jet at Air Station Cape Cod Mass., enable crews to rapidly locate the exact source of emergency signals, as seen during a recent search.
The HU-25 falcon jet equipped with the new gear launched Sept. 7 after the air station was notified of an Emergency Position Indicating Radio [...]