ALAMEDA, Calf. – The cleanup operations on the San Mateo and Monterey County beaches continued through 5:30 p.m. today, having cleaned or inspected over 100 miles of coastline.
Seven, 12-person teams cleaned Mussle Rock, Esplanade, Sharp Park, Linda Mar, Maverick’s, Poplar Beach, Cowell Ranch, Pescadero Beach, Cove Beach, Seaside, Monterey Park, and Carmel River Beach. [...]
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Coast Guard Band to Play in Clearwater on Thursday
CLEARWATER, Fla. – The Coast Guard Band is scheduled to perform a free, public concert at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 N McMullen Booth Road, in Clearwater, at 7 p.m., Jan. 31, on a first-come, first-seated basis.
The Coast Guard band formed in 1925 and currently consists of 45 musicians and a director. The musicians are [...]
Admiral Allen to Outline Plans for Modernizing Coast Guard
WASHINGTON – Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen will outline plans for reorganizing and modernizing the Coast Guard during a speech to a National Press Club luncheon on Feb. 8.
As the United States prepares on March 1 to mark the fifth anniversary of the Department of Homeland Security’s creation, Adm. Allen will deliver a [...]
Tarball Test Results Show No Link to Cosco Busan
SAN FRANCISCO – Laboratory test results show tarball samples from the Central California shoreline are Monterey formation oil deposits, the US Coast Guard (USCG) and the California Department of Fish & Game’s (DFG) Office of Spill Prevention and Response reported today.
“These results confirm that the tarballs are not remnants from the Cosco Busan oil spill, [...]
Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf Crew transfers to Gulf Coast
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Crewmembers of the Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf, the service’s first new high endurance cutter in more than 35 years, are scheduled to arrive at Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile, Ala., at 3 p.m. Thursday.
Flying aboard an HC-130J aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento, Calif., this is the second of four [...]
Montrose Investigation Report Available
BALTIMORE- The U. S. Coast Guard issued the report of its investigation into the Feb. 28, 2007 grounding of the cargo vessel M/V Montrose on the Chesapeake Bay.
Bridge resource management and pilot fatigue were cited as contributing causes in the grounding.
A PDF copy of the report is available for download.
Coast Guard releases red-tailed hawk after rescue and treatment | Video
Cleveland – Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor released a rescued red-tailed hawk today, two months after the hawk was rescued by Coast Guard personnel.
The red-tailed hawk was discovered injured in the water near the dock at Coast Guard Station Cleveland Harbor on November 28, 2007. Coast Guardsmen on duty saw the bird splashing in [...]