Fort Lauderdale, Fl – The Coast Guard is searching this evening for a small plane that disappeared of radar near Fort Lauderdale.
Coast Guard Petty Officer Jennifer Johnson stated that “We lost the plane on radar, but that’s all we know right now. Our team is out there now.”
Three Coast Guard helicopters and at least one [...]
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Small plane missing near Fort Lauderdale
Coast Guard Unveils Veterans Memorial in Honolulu
The Commandant of the Coast Guard, Adm. Thad W. Allen, and Rear Adm. Sally Brice-O’Hara, the Commander of the Fourteenth District, join in the blessing of the recently unveiled Coast Guard Veterans Memorial at Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific, Jan. 18. The ceremony included a National Anthem performance by Jim Nabors, music by [...]
More Than 1,000 Attend Coast Guard Memorial Dedication
By Petty Officer 3rd Class Luke Clayton
HONOLULU — The sun was bright and the winds were cool at the Punchbowl National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific where, after months of work, a Coast Guard Veterans Memorial was unveiled Friday, Jan. 18, 2008.
The Commandant of the Coast Guard, Adm. Thad W. Allen, traveled to Honolulu to [...]
Regional Exam Centers Transfer to National Maritime Center
Martinsburg, WV – On February 4, 2008, the Regional Examination Centers (REC’s) located in Toledo, Ohio and St. Louis, Missouri will begin their transition to become field units of the National Maritime Center (NMC), located in Martinsburg, West Virginia.
REC Toledo and REC St. Louis will start operating as a storefront operation where the staffs will [...]
San Diego Coast Guard releases local pollution summary for 2007
SAN DIEGO – Coast Guard Sector San Diego released a report identifying 288 pollution incidents in 2007 in coastal areas between the Mexican border and Orange County, Calif.
Of these 288 incidents, Sector San Diego identified sources for 184. The total known amount of oil or chemicals spilled into tidal influenced waters of San Diego [...]
Coast Guard Suspends Search for 11 Victims of Capsizing
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard rescue crews suspended their search at 12:45 p.m. Friday for 11 of 17 migrants who went missing in Mona Passage waters after their yola capsized in waters northeast of Cabo Engaño, Dominican Republic Monday.
Three men and one woman were rescued Wednesday and two others were found deceased.
Since [...]
Weather prompts Coast Guard to heighten readiness capabilities
BOSTON – The Coast Guard is increasing readiness capabilities and warning mariners of the potential for icing due to sub-freezing temperatures, rough seas and high winds expected in the northern Gulf of Maine Saturday evening and Sunday.
“We ask that mariners take extra precautions to avoid topside icing and have an understanding of its effect on [...]