New York – A 45-year-old man reportedly suffering from shortness of breath was medevaced off a 600-foot tanker vessel anchored in Stapleton Anchorage near Staten Island, N.Y., at approximately 1:20 p.m. today.
The Coast Guard was notified by the captain of the ALPINE STEALTH that their chief cook, Rudolfo Calico, was complaining of shortness of [...]
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Station New York Medevacs Man from Stapleton Anchorage
Cuban migrants apprehended near Key Biscayne – 01/01/2008 – MiamiHerald.com
Tania Valdemoro of the Miami Herald reports that
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Miami-Dade Fire Rescue Department picked up 17 Cuban migrants early Tuesday morning near the Cape Florida Lighthouse in Key Biscayne.
Another 12 Cubans had made it to land and told Key Biscayne police that the others were in the water and needed help.
Law [...]
Coast Guard Responds to Disabled Freighter Northeast of Attu
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard is responding to a call for assistance from a disabled freighter 180 nautical miles northeast of Attu.
The Mathawee Naree, a 554-foot Thai flagged freighter, became disabled late Monday night with approximately 28,000 tons of copper concentrate on board.
The Coast Guard has dispatched the Cutter Jarvis to the scene and [...]
Newark Oil Sheen Dissipates, Source Remains Unknown
New York – The source of a mystery oil sheen discovered 11 a.m. Sunday in Newark Bay, N.J., remains unknown. All of the visible sheen has dissipated.
Coast Guard Sector New York was initially notified by a Sandy Hook pilot aboard the motor vessel HS Bizet. Other vessel operators also reported sighting the sheen [...]