The Coast Guard Cutter Long Island helps an MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter conduct hoist training. No word on where the helicopter was from.
Posts on ‘January 8th, 2008’
Fishing Vessel Captain Receives Meritorious Public Service Award
JUNEAU, Alaska – Captain Marc Lashua was presented the Coast Guard Meritorious Public Service Award in Seattle today for his role as captain of the fishing vessel (F/V) Sunset Bay during the rescue of the crew of the sailing vessel (S/V) Luck Dragon, disabled in the Bering Sea, October 3, 2007.
The Coast Guard Meritorious Public [...]
Coast Guard Interdicts 88 Migrants, 7 Smugglers
MIAMI – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Pea Island repatriated 88 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cubanas, Cuba, Tuesday who were interdicted in separate incidents aboard three go-fast vessels and a raft.
An HU-25 Falcon jet crew from Coast Guard Air Station Miami located a go-fast vessel while conducting a law enforcement patrol Jan. [...]
Video – Coast Guard Responds to Alaskan Plane Crash
The Pentagon Channel reports on the Coast Guard response to the crash of a plane in Alaska over the weekend. Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak rescued one of the survivors.
Video – Coast Guard Aids Nevada Flood Victims
The Pentagon Channel reports on the military response to recent storms in the west. The story features an interview with Coast Guard Commander Jim Duvall.
Savannah River Pilots Team Up With Coast Guard for Emergency Training
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Coast Guard and Savannah River Pilots are teaming up to conduct emergency response drills on the Savannah River Tuesday at 10:30 a.m.
Coast Guard representatives from Marine Safety Unit Savannah, Station Tybee, Air Station Savannah and Sector Charleston will be providing classroom instruction and open water practical demonstrations for a variety of [...]
Coast Guard assists in locating two lost boys
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard assisted in locating and hoisting two boys to safety in Seaside, Ore., today.
Coast Guard Group Astoria received a phone call from the Seaside Police Department at 5:47 p.m. that two 13-year-old boys had gotten lost in the woods behind the Seaside Elementary School in Seaside. The boys were able to [...]