The head of the Coast Guard, Commandant Adm. Thad Allen, participated in a 25-minute briefing with a couple-dozen members of the joint command responding to the oil spill, including representatives of various federal, state and local agencies and the city of San Francisco.
Coast Guard Capt. William Uberti, U.S. Coast Guard, Commander Sector San Francisco, ran [...]
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Pool Report on Coast Guard Commandant Briefing
Video: Onboard the Fishing Vessel LU RONG YU 1961
I was struck by the conditions the boarding crew had to live under while escorting the vessel.
Interview with Ensign Andrew Dunlevy, from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell, about standing custody watch over the crew of the Fishing Vessel Lu Rong Yu 1961. The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell escorted the vessel along with [...]
Four Boaters Rescued Off Sandy Hook Point
NEW YORK-Four people were rescued 100-yards off of Sandy Hook Point after their 19-foot pleasure boat began sinking at around 9:30 a.m., today.
Tom Knoeller, 51, of Wanaque, N.J., Jim Knoeller, 48, Danny Knoeller, 22, of Flemington, N.J., and Edward Heimrich, 78, of Bellville, N.J., were onboard Tom Knoellers 19-foot boat when it began sinking.
“At 9:35 [...]
Coast Guard Assists Stranded Boaters
BRUNSWICK, Ga. – A Coast Guard helicopter crew found two boaters in their disabled boat approximately three miles east of Sapelo Island, Ga. Sunday morning.
Hunter Prim and Bean Perry of Forsyth, Ga., called 911 when their 25-foot vessel called the Sea Dawg became disabled and they started taking on water in rough seas Saturday night. [...]
Cosco Busan Spill Response Update
The Unified Command for the Cosco Busan Oil Spill announced today that clean-up efforts have increased to more than 937 people. Currently we have approximately 350 people conducting shoreline cleanup operations, with an estimated 350 additional personnel by Tuesday.
The following agency representatives were present during today’s press conference on the status of the current [...]
A Veterans Day Wish
Today is Veteran Day. Forget about what the government and bank say. They may celebrate it tomorrow but since it was originally called Armistice Day for a reason, today is the true day to honor our Armed Forces, both living and dead.
According to Wikipedia, Armistice Day is the anniversary of the official [...]