SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Coast Guard is recommending that the public avoid area beaches this weekend as a severe storm is predicted to hit California. Walking on beaches near heavy, unpredictable surf increases the chances of being pulled into the ocean and out to sea by rogue waves.
People are also cautioned to stay [...]
Posts on ‘February 23rd, 2008’
U.S. Coast Guard Urges Beach Safety During Storm
Coast Guard Searching for 2 Mariners
JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard is searching for two unreported mariners who were transiting from Juneau to Ketchikan and have not been heard from since Wednesday.
Mike Dunn and Vern McGee left Juneau Wednesday morning aboard Mr. Dunn’s 35-foot converted wooden trooler the Transition. Mr. Dunn’s wife contacted the Coast Guard Friday night after [...]
Coast Guard Repatriates 4 Cubans
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Drummond repatriated four Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabanas, Cuba, Saturday.
This group of four Cuban migrants, originally part of 33, were interdicted by the crew of a Coast Guard 33-foot Special Purpose Craft from Station Key West, Fla., nine miles south of the Dry Tortugas, Fla., Feb. 9. [...]
Coast Guard Cutter Cuttyhunk re-commissioned in Port Angeles
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard Cutter Cuttyhunk and its crew, commanded by Chief Warrant Officer Christopher Smasne, arrived at their homeport of Port Angeles, Wash., December 25, 2007 after the cutter spent several months at the Coast Guard Yards in Baltimore, Md.
The Cuttyhunk’s return to the Olympic Peninsula concludes a 7,300 nautical mile transit from [...]
Coast Guard responds to capsized vessel, two deceased people located
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard responded to a report of a 16-foot aluminum vessel capsized in the vicinity of Clatsop Spit near Hammond, Ore., today.
The reporting source saw the pleasure craft capsized with no persons visible in the area around 10:45 a.m.
Coast Guard Group Astoria launched an HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew to respond to the [...]
Coast Guard tows disabled fishing vessel to safety
BOSTON – The Coast Guard Cutter Grand Isle reached a disabled fishing vessel today 35 miles east of Cape Ann, Mass., and is towing it to safety.
The 75-foot Aaron & Melissa II’s three-person crew reported to Coast Guard Sector Boston that they had experienced engine failure at 11:48 p.m., Friday.
The Coast Guard issued a radio-based [...]
Coast Guard Announces Engineering Award Winners
Washington – The Coast Guard announced the winners of the 2008 American Society of Naval Engineers awards on Friday. The awards were established to recognize outstanding contributions to the Coast Gaurd naval engineering program.
The Perry Award was awarded to Lieutenant Thomas Lowry, Engineer Officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Thetis. Lt Lowry championed efforts to [...]