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Coast Guard ends search for missing tug boat crewmember

NEW ORLEANS — St. Mary Parish Sheriff’s Department personnel have recovered the body of the tugboat Captain Curtis crewman at approximately 4:00 p.m. today in Afchafalaya Bay, ending the Coast Guard search.
Kerry Rodrique, 44, went missing at approximately 2:45 a.m. Thursday near Afchafalaya Bay. Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans crews conducted multiple air searches [...]

The Shield of Freedom

A Coast Guard Recruiting Commercial.

Damaged ferry towed to Eagle Harbor for repairs

SEATTLE – The Washington State ferry that was damaged after striking a dock has been towed to Eagle Harbor, Wash., for repairs.
The ferry Yakima struck a dock adjacent to the Bremerton Ferry Terminal on its last run at 1:50 a.m. today. The strike caused several fractures to the hull, some water intake and some structural [...]

Coast Guard Continues Response to Refinery Explosion

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Coast Guard continues to enforce a safety zone on the Savannah River around the Imperial Sugar Refinery after an explosion rocked the plant Thursday evening.
The safety zone has now been reduced in size on both the upriver and downriver ends. The revised safety zone extends from Garden City Terminal Container [...]

Coast Guard Auxiliary Recruiting Video

The 2008 Recruitment Film For The United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla 79 In Tampa Florida.

Coast Guard continues search for missing tug boat crewmember

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard continues to search for the missing crewman from the tug boat, Captain Curtis, who has been missing since early Thursday morning.
Kerry Rodrique, 44, went missing at approximately 2:45 a.m. Thursday near Afchafalaya Bay. The Coast Guard has conducted multiple air searches since Coast Guard Sector New [...]

Lucien M. Clemens Boat Crewman Award Presented

ST. CLAIR SHORES, Mich. – Coast Guard Sector Detroit Commander, Captain Patrick Brennan, presented the semi-annual Lucien M. Clemens Boat Crewman Award to Boatswain’s Mate Second Class Brian J. Meehan at Coast Guard Station St. Clair Shores during a ceremony this morning.
This award is named in memory of Lucien M. Clemens, the first recipient of [...]