BOSTON – The Coast Guard sent a fishing crew back to port today because their lobster boat was missing important life-saving equipment while fishing about five miles southeast of Portland, Maine.
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Hammerhead, from Woods Hole, Mass., boarded the 38-foot Ninatoria II at 1 p.m., and discovered the boat had [...]
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Coast Guard ends unsafe fishing trip
We Must Expand the U.S. Coast Guard
Washington, DC – Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, released the following statement regarding today’s Subcommittee hearing on the FY2009 Coast Guard Budget:
“The United States Coast Guard is a critical service with numerous tasks that are vital to our country’s survival. Its members have risked [...]
Station New York Debuts Special Law Enforcemennt Boat
NEW YORK – Coast Guard Station New York will launch three new special purpose law enforcement vessels on Thursday.
The vessels are equipped with triple Mercury Verado 275 horse power outboard engines that enable them to have a top speed of 60 MPH. The fully enclosed heated and air conditioned cabin, with up to six shock [...]
Coast Guard Helicopter Crew Rescues Man near Empire, LA
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescued one person from a 14-foot flat boat west of Empire last night.
A watchstander at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received the call early this evening from a man on his cell phone reporting that the 14-foot flat bottom boat he was on had lost all battery power and [...]
Coast Guard to Conduct Oil Spill Recovery Drill
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The crew of a Coast Guard cutter will test the Coast Guard’s Spilled Oil Recovery System in Charleston Harbor Wednesday at 9 a.m.
The crew of the Cutter Elm from Atlantic Beach, N.C., will be exercising their ability to deploy and maneuver the equipment while underway in the harbor. The Spilled Oil Recovery [...]
Air Station San Francisco Rescues Man Stuck on Mountain
DAILY CITY, Calif. – An HH-65 helicopter, from U.S. Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco, rescued a 44-year-old man stuck on a mountain, a third of a mile up, in San Bruno State Park here at 7:16 p.m. Monday.
The Coast Guard received the report at 6:42 p.m., from the Daily City Fire Department, after the [...]
Safety training for commercial fishermen
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard, in association with Oregon Sea Grant, is scheduled to conduct a Marine Safety and Survival course for commercial fishermen March 5 and 6 in Newport, Ore.
The fee for the workshop is $20 and upon completion participants will receive certification to conduct emergency drills aboard commercial fishing vessels.
“This is required training [...]