SEATTLE – Cleanup efforts for the 435-gallon diesel fuel spill continue this evening in Tacoma, Wash., at the Port of Tacoma’s Pier 25.
Previously, the amount of diesel fuel released into the water was estimated at 380 gallons, and is now confirmed to be approximately 435 gallons.
A unified command, consisting of representatives from the Coast Guard, [...]
Posts on ‘December 11th, 2007’
Clean up efforts for Tacoma oil spill continue
Coast Guard to Recognize Heroes
CHICAGO – The United States Coast Guard will be recognizing the tremendous courage and devotion to duty displayed by Station Calumet Harbor crew members during a daring rescue on October 24, 2007.
On the night of October 24, 2007 a 35-foot sailing vessel was in distress near the Calumet Harbor north break wall; as a result [...]
Coast Guard Crews Rescue 9 from Workboat Accident
A Coast Guard Rescue Helicopter prepares to hoist a man injured in a workboat accident approximately seven miles north of Main Pass, Dec. 11, 2007.
VENICE, La. – A Coast Guard HH-65C rescue helicopter crew from Air Station New Orleans hoists an injured crewman off a workboat approximately 7 miles north of North Pass here Dec. [...]
Coast Guard Airlifts Injured Honolulu Fisherman
KAHULUI — The Coast Guard Tuesday hoisted a 43-year-old male fisherman from the Honolulu-based fishing vessel Lady Alice approximately 130 miles southeast of the Big Island.
A Coast Guard C-130 and crew circled overhead while an HH-65 Dolphin helicopter hovered over the fishing vessel in four foot seas and 15 mph winds early Dec. 11. At [...]
Coast Guard Completes Risky Medevac from Johnston Island
HONOLULU — An injured Taiwanese fisherman was successfully transferred to City and County of Honolulu Emergency Medical Services personnel at Air Station Barbers Point Dec. 9. A Coast Guard cutter from Honolulu and Coast Guard C-130 crew from Alaska worked all weekend to conduct the risky medevac.
The ill fisherman — who reported ailments serious enough [...]
Coast Guard responds to Commencement Bay oil spill
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard and Washington State Department of Ecology are continuing to respond to an estimated 380 gallon diesel fuel spill into Commencement Bay by the 160-foot fishing vessel Bowfin.
The Bowfin was performing an internal transfer of diesel fuel on Pier 25 in the Port of Tacoma when a security guard noticed and [...]
America’s Lifesavers vs. Northwest Floods
The following is reposted from the Department of Homeland Security Leadership Journal
Last week, a life-threatening storm, the Pineapple Express, swept through the Pacific Northwest. Within hours, hurricane-force winds with gusts close to 130 mph and torrential rains caused record-breaking floods throughout the region. Thousands of residents were stranded when major highways quickly became rivers, cutting [...]