SAN FRANCISCO, Calf. – The Coast Guard Sector San Francisco is working with Parker Diving to establish a plan to remove the diesel fuel from the commercial fishing vessel LOU DENNY WAYNE following its grounding this morning one mile south of Pigeon Point. Parker Diving was hired by the Coast Guard due to the fact [...]
Posts on ‘November 29th, 2007’
Operation Safe Crab 2007 embarks upon Westport, Wash.
SEATTLE – Operation Safe Crab 2007 kicked off Monday in Westport, Wash., as Coast Guard vessel safety examiners conducted safety compliance checks and voluntary dockside examinations aboard Dungeness crab fishing vessels.
The Coast Guard examiners spot-checked primary lifesaving equipment and pot loading practices on vessels such as, watertight integrity, survival suits, Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacons [...]
Coast Guard Sector San Francisco Commander Announces Retirement
ALAMEDA, Calif. – Capt. John E. Long, chief of staff of the 11th Coast Guard District, has been appointed as temporary commander of Coast Guard Sector San Francisco following the retirement announcement of Capt. William Uberti. Rear Adm. Craig Bone, Commander of the 11th District, appointed Long to serve as sector commander until a permanent [...]
Coast Guard assists damaged freighter
BOSTON – The Coast Guard is assisting a damaged freight vessel today about 150 miles southeast of Cape Cod, Mass., after the vessel’s master requested permission to enter Boston to repair damage sustained during a storm.
Coast Guard Sector Boston received the call around 5 p.m., Wednesday, from the vessel RSCL Express, a 350-foot vessel registered [...]
Coast Guard suspends search, body of missing fisherman located
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard suspended its search today for Jerry Berwick, 64 of Philadelphia, who went missing when the boat he was on capsized about five miles off the coast of Atlantic City.
A TowBoat U.S. salvage team re-righted the boat at about 1 p.m. and discovered the body inside the boat’s cabin.
The [...]
Coast Guard and Border Patrol Sign Cooperation Agreement
SAN JUAN, PR – The U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. Border Patrol signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation as part of the recently formed Caribbean Border Interagency Group (CBIG) Thursday.
Ramey Sector Border Patrol Chief Michael DeBruhl and the Commander of U.S. Coast Guard Sector San Juan, Capt. James E. Tunstall, signed the cooperation agreement [...]
Don’t Let a Boating Ejection Ruin Your Holiday Trip
TAMPA, Fla. – The Coast Guard, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office and other local law-enforcement agencies urge boaters to use caution on the water and boat safely and responsibly.
“First and foremost, always wear your lifejacket. Lifejackets save lives, period. Pay attention to your speed and the sea [...]