DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska – The board reconvened Tuesday afternoon after taking testimony from Makoto Oide and Takamitsu Abe, two of the technicians aboard the Alaska Ranger in the morning.
The board began the afternoon session by questioning David Morris of Pueblo, Colo. Morris was a processor onboard the Alaska Ranger since 2005.
Morris was responsible for stacking [...]
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Alaska Ranger Board of Investigation Conducts Sixth Day of Testimony
Coast Guard Repatriates 83 Dominicans, Detains 10 for Prosecution
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Matinicus repatriated 83 Dominican migrants to La Romana, Dominican Republic Wednesday, following an at-sea interdiction by Department of Homeland Security law enforcement authorities Tuesday.
Coast Guard law enforcement personnel detained 10 Dominicans, of the 93 migrants aboard the interdicted yola, for attempting to enter illegally [...]
Coast Guard Helicopter Crew Medevacs 67 Year Old Man
SAN DIEGO – An HH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Sector San Diego conducted a medical evacuation of a 67-year-old man from the fishing vessel Voyager, in the vicinity of the Coronado Islands Saturday night.
A call came in to the Coast Guard command center from the fishing vessel. A flight surgeon determined the man required [...]
Pentagon Channel Video Report on NPCGForum
Seattle – The Pentagon Channels gives a brief description of the North Pacific Coast Guard Forum, that was held last week in Seattle.
Coast Guard Rescues Mariner After Sail Boat Runs Aground
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A boat crew from Coast Guard Station Cape Charles, Va., rescued a mariner this morning from a 39-foot sailboat, registered in the United Kingdom, after it ran aground in a creek in the vicinity of Cape Charles.
Rescued was Jeffry Bolton.
“We advise all mariners to monitor weather before departing, because weather can shift [...]