SAN FRANCISCO- The Coast Guard, working in partnership with the San Mateo Country Sheriff’s Department Dive Team and members of the San Francisco Police Department, has located what is believed to be the wreckage of the sailing vessel “Daisy.” This afternoon at approximately 1 p.m., the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Dive Team and the Coast [...]
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Coast Guard helicopters rescue flood victims
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. – A Coast Guard HH-65C rescue helicopter crew transports flood victims to a safe area in Poplar Bluff after rescuing them from flooded areas, Thursday. Two HH-65C rescue helicopters and three rescue helicopter crews from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans are on scene to assist in search and rescue efforts.
U.S. Coast [...]
Coast Guard Intercepts Semi-Submersible-video
A Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment intercepts a semi-submersible vessel 375 nautical miles west of the Galapagos Islands on March 1, 2008. Four smugglers were recovered from the sea after the vessel took on water and sank.
Resolute Returns Home After Busy 48 Day Patrol
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Resolute, homeported here, is scheduled to return home Friday, at 8:30 a.m., after a busy 48-day patrol in the Gulf of Mexico.
Resolute patrolled the Gulf of Mexico enforcing fishing and safety regulations on commercial fishing vessels along the coasts of Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and [...]
Pacific Area Strike Team Receives Environmental Award
ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Coast Guard Pacific Area Strike Team was named a 2007 Environmental Award winner for their outstanding performance in affirmative procurement, historic and cultural resource management Feb. 8, 2008.
The Environmental Awards are presented to individuals, teams and units for superior environmental performance. The awards are divided into ten categories, and recognize [...]
Coast Guard rescues man in Lake Pontchartrain
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescued a man in Lake Pontchartrain, today at approximately 8 a.m. along the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway near Metairie, La.
A watchstander at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a call from the Causeway Police Department stating that the man reportedly jumped from the causeway and was in need of assistance.
Sector [...]
Coast Guard closes portion of Upper Misssippi River due to flooding
ST. LOUIS – Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Sector Upper Mississippi River has closed the Upper Mississippi River to all recreational boaters between the Chain of Rocks and the J. B. Bridge in Saint Louis.
This closure is a result of the difficulty of navigating towing vessels through the Saint Louis area and dangers to [...]