NEW YORK– A 43-year old man was medevaced from a cruise ship after suffering from internal bleeding reported to be caused by a pre-existing condition five miles south of Ambrose Light near Sandy Hook, N.J., at 8:25 p.m. today.The cruise ship Explorer of the Seas requested the Coast Guard medevac via marine band radio channel [...]
Posts on ‘January 25th, 2008’
Coast Guard Ensures Maritime Safety in Honolulu Harbor
HONOLULU — Coast Guard crewmembers from here and The Big Island conducted two separate fishing vessel boardings in Honolulu Harbor Thursday at about 5:30 p.m., which resulted in multiple violations.
Members of the Coast Guard Cutter Kiska, a 110-foot patrol boat homeported in Hilo, boarded the 72-foot fishing vessel Crystal while it was transiting out of [...]
Medals awarded to freeway lifesavers
LOS ANGELES – Traffic at midnight in Los Angeles is not unheard of. For Coast Guard Seaman Alberto Castilleja and Coast Guard Fireman Sean Reisner it was getting frustrating. On the night of December 15, 2007 they were on the 405 freeway heading home after a 14-hour law enforcement patrol aboard the Coast [...]
Coast Guard Thirteenth District Public Affairs Podcast 1.1
The Thirteenth Coast Guard District presents its first video podcast. The video includes the top five 2007 recorded rescues, CG cutter drug bust, Coast Guard Auxiliary, Citizen’s Action Network and the anniversary of the sinking of the Triumph I.
Coast Guard Commandant speaks at Conversation with the Country
HOUSTON – Adm. Thad Allen, the Commandant of the Coast Guard, speaks to an audience of military members, and industry and fishing representatives during the Conversation with the Country held at the Federal Reserve Bank here, Jan. 24, 2008. Adm. Allen spoke about the cooperative strategy for the 21st century sea power and answered questions [...]
Coast Guard assists disabled scallop boat
BOSTON – The Coast Guard aided a scallop boat crew today when their boat lost steering ability in frigid waters about 15 miles south of Nantucket, Mass.
Faced with 10-15 foot seas, 40-knot gusts and and icing conditions, the crew aboard the Charlotte Jean II radioed Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England at about 4 a.m., [...]
Ice buildup likely caused Lady of Grace to sink
BOSTON – Coast Guard investigators announced today that the New Bedford-based fishing vessel Lady of Grace most likely sank because added weight from excessive ice build up on its superstructure and rigging raised the vessel’s center of gravity too high, causing it to capsize.
The Lady of Grace sank 12 miles south of Hyannis, Mass., Jan. [...]