SATAWAL, Yap — Two teenage boys who were reported missing Sunday (Hawaii Standard Time) from Yap in the Federated States of Micronesia arrived home safely at midnight today (HST).
The sailors were able to keep land in sight, and, after sea conditions subsided, were able to row back to shore safely.
A C-130 search crew from Air [...]
Posts on ‘October 30th, 2007’
Two Missing Boys Safely Home
Coast Guard Searching for Three Missing Florida Boaters
KEATON BEACH, Fla. – The Coast Guard has been searching for three overdue boaters aboard a 20-foot pleasure craft about 17-nautical-miles north of the Steinhatchee River, in Taylor County, Fla., since about 5:30 p.m. today.
The Coast Guard received a call from Keaton Beach Marina at about 5 p.m. today, reporting that three boaters had left [...]
Coast Guard searching for man missing in Sabine River
HOUSTON – The Coast Guard is searching for an 18-year-old man who went missing in Sabine River near Orange, Texas today.
A watchstander at Coast Guard Sector Houston/Galveston received a radio call at 3 p.m. from a tug boat that had rescued three people from the water. The tug boat reported there was a fourth person [...]
Alameda-Based Coast Guard Cutter Departs For Eastern Pacific Patrol
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Alameda-based Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau departed Oct. 22 for a law enforcement patrol of the Eastern Pacific Ocean.
The 378-foot high endurance cutter with a crew of 170 will conduct counter-narcotics, homeland security, and numerous training operations while on patrol. Morgenthau deploys with two small boats used to place law [...]
Keepers of the Tradition
by Mandi Ruch
Narrow channels, dark nights and blankets of heavy fog are among mariners’ least desirable conditions. Mariners of the early 19th century lacked modern navigational aids such as radios, Global Positioning Systems and radar, and in thick soup they were even deprived of the stars. Ships sailing the straits of Puget Sound, Wash., were [...]
Coast Guard Sets Port Hurricane Condition Whiskey
MIAMI — The U.S. Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Capt. Karl Schultz, directed the ports of Miami, Port Everglade in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., Palm Beach and Fort Pierce Indian River Terminal to set Hurricane Condition WHISKEY effective 9 a.m. Tuesday. The COTP has also directed the closure of the Port Everglade anchorage area [...]
Station Philly Helps “Shape Up New York”
by Coast Guard Seaman Crystalynn A. Kneen
As the sun rises over the statue of liberty and the early morning breeze hits Petty Officer 1st Class Chad Lawler’s face, he hardly feels his sore and achy muscles. He feels a sense of pride, a victory the crew has within themselves and the uniform they bear as [...]