According to the Official D13 Blog:
The Thirteenth Coast Guard District would like to extend a hearty welcome to the Ninth District for joining our Citizen’s Action Network family.
The Citizen’s Action Network has gone through many changes since it began as Coast Guard Group Seattle’s Eyes on the Sound in 1999, and continued through till [...]
Posts on ‘February 17th, 2008’
Ninth Coast Guard District launches Citizen’s Action Network
Coast Guard responds to boathouse fire
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard is responding to a potential oil spill resulting from a boathouse fire in Tacoma, Wash., today.
A boathouse moored in the Ole and Charlie’s Marina in the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma caught fire this afternoon. The fire was put out by the Tacoma Fire Department who is investigating the cause of [...]
Coast Guard airlifts injured teen
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard airlifted an injured 17-year-old male from the Westport Marina in Wesport, Wash., today.
While fishing on a marina wall, the teenager had fallen into the water and sustained injuries that needed immediate medical attention. Local emergency medical technicians were able to place the teenager on some nearby rocks.
A Coast Guard HH-60 [...]
Coast Guard Responds to Boat Fire
Units from U. S. Coast Guard Sector San Diego responded to a boat fire near Point Loma, Calif., Saturday, Feb. 16, 2008.
Four people aboard the boat, wearing life jackets, jumped into the water and were rescued by a Good Samaritan before being transferred to a response boat from Station San Diego. (U.S. Coast Guard Video)
Coast Guard Searches for Missing Kayaker
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Coast Guard is searching for 20 year old Stephen Stafford from Austin, Texas after he was reported missing while kayaking with a friend in Port Aransas, Texas.
The Coast Guard received the report of a missing kayaker off the North Port Aransas Jetties at 5:55 a.m. and responded with two rescue [...]
Missing Anchor Recovered, Safety Zone Removed
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Salvage crews have recovered the separated anchor and chain from the bottom of the Cooper River Sunday at approximately 3:30 p.m.
The Coast Guard Captain of the Port of Charleston has cancelled the safety zone and has re-opened the river to all traffic without restriction.
Previously, the Siteam Aniara, a 584-foot Liberian-flagged tank vessel, [...]
Coast Guard Seeking Information on Homestead Boater
MIAMI – The Coast Guard is looking for information concerning the whereabouts of Pedro Delguys, 40, a Homestead, Fla., resident believed to have been on a vessel that was found capsized12 miles east of Haulover Inlet, Fla., Sunday about 10 a.m.
A good Samaritan passed by a 30-foot white and blue Century boat belonging to Delguys [...]