A story in today’s TheDay reports that attorneys for former Cadet Webster Smith have filed an appeal seeking a reversal of his court martial. The court martial was the first in the history of the Coast Guard Academy. Full story at TheDay.com.
By Jennifer Grogan
Lawyers for former Coast Guard cadet Webster Smith will [...]
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Reversal Sought For Smith Conviction
Update: Coast Guard reopens Intracoastal Waterway
HOUSTON – The Coast Guard has reopened the Intracoastal Waterway near the Galveston, Texas, Causeway Bridge after removing the submerged object that caused the ICW to be closed Monday.
Traylor Brother’s Construction Company removed pieces of old bridge fenders, including large pieces of wood and concrete, from the area where the tug and barge Bullcalf struck [...]
Coast Guard responds to capsized boat in Delaware Bay
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard is in the process of transferring one individual to Atlantic City Medical Center Mainland in Pomona, N.J., today after he was pulled from a capsized boat in the Delaware River.
The gentleman’s status is unknown at this point.
The Coast Guard originally received a report of the capsized boat at [...]
Coast Guard Medevas Elderly Man
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew based in Elizabeth City, N.C., assisted local agencies and rescued a 70-year-old man this morning inland near Core Banks Island, N.C.
Rescued was Johnny Smith.
Coast Guard Sector North Carolina, located in Ft. Macon, N.C., was notified at approximately 3:30 a.m. today by a 911-dispatcher [...]