Sacramento – KCRA-TV reports that West Sacramento fire investigators said there were 11 crew members on the barge when it hit the 115,000-volt transmission lines at dusk on Friday. The U.S. Coast Guard is investigating the case to find out what happened.
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Agencies Respond To Keosene Spill
PORTLAND – The Coast Guard, the Maine Department of Environmental Protection, and the Maine Department of Marine Resources continued waterside response operations after a delivery truck overturned on the Allen Avenue Extension Bridge in Falmouth, Maine, spilling approximately 1100 gallons of kerosene into the Presumpscot River Thursday.
Marine environmental clean-up efforts and assessments were conducted today [...]
Tug Everlast anchors in Portland Harbor
BOSTON- The Canadian tug Everlast was anchored in Portland Harbor, Maine, for inspection on Friday after a pump room on the barge it was pushing caught fire Thursday night.
While anchored, the 400-foot double-hulled barge was evaluated by a Coast Guard marine inspector and Portland Fire Department officials to determine the extent of the damage caused [...]
Commandant Speaks at National Press Club
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad W. Allen spoke at the National Press Club on February 8th. The title of his speech was “Honoring our Past, Not Operating it: Modernizing America’s Coast Guard to meet growing demands”.
Admiral Allen took several questions from reporters at the conclusion of speech.
Video courtesy National Press Club
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2008 State of the Coast Guard Address
Coast Guard Commandant Adm. Thad Allen issues his State of the Coast Guard address at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., February 14, 2008. His speech focused on his vision for the future of the service and its modernization. A pdf copy of the speech is available at the Coast Guard Website.
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Power Lines Still in Sacramento River
SACRAMENTO, Calf. – The Port of Sacramento has notified Coast Guard Sector San Francisco that one or more power lines that were severed last night due to an incident involving a crane, barge and tugboat, are still in the Sacramento River one mile southwest of the Port of Sacramento.
The power lines should be removed and [...]
Coast Guard Repatriates 102 Cubans
MIAMI — Crews of the Coast Guard Cutter Farallon and Key Biscayne repatriated 102 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cubanas, Cuba, Friday who were interdicted during a three-day period during four separate cases.
A Customs and Border Protection aircraft located a go-fast vessel in the vicinity of Cal Sal Banks, Bahamas, Saturday and provided that information [...]