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Posts on ‘January 14th, 2008’

Coast Guard Continues Search for Downed Beechcraft Pilot

HONOLULU — U.S. Coast Guard air and surface crews continue to search waters seven miles south of Lihue International Airport on Kauai for the pilot of a twin-engine Beechcraft 1900, which was last reported in that position at 5:08 a.m. Monday.
The 38-year-old male pilot was the only person aboard the Beechcraft, which was last seen [...]

Video – Coast Guard Cutter Mustang Tows Equinox

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The 55-foot fishing vessel Equinox was towed by the 110 foot Coast Guard Cutter Mustang over the weekend. Official Coast Guard video courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Mustang.

Coast Guard Cutter Disrupts Two Suspected Smuggling Attempts

MIAMI – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Reliance disrupted two alleged smuggling operations this weekend in the Florida Straits.
The Reliance was notified by the crew of a Customs and Border Protection aircraft that a 30-foot go-fast vessel was traveling toward the United States with two people on board.
A Reliance boarding team was [...]

Coast Guard Searching for Downed Aviator South of Kauai

HONOLULU — U.S. Coast Guard air and surface crews are searching this morning for the pilot of a twin-engine Beechcraft 1900 which crashed at sea approximately seven miles south of Lihue, Kauai.
The male pilot was the only person aboard the Beechcraft, which was last seen on radar at 5:08 a.m. Monday, in a position seven [...]

Coast Guard Repatriates 12 Migrants, Detains 3 for Prosecution

COAST GUARD REPATRIATES 12 ILLEGAL MIGRANTS TO LA ROMANA, DETAINS 3 DOMINICANS
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Matinicus repatriated one Dominican and 11 Cuban illegal migrants Monday to La Romana, Dominican Republic, and they detained three other Dominican migrants for prosecution following an at-sea interdiction Saturday.
Three Dominican migrants were [...]