MIAMI – The Coast Guard is closely monitoring recent events in Haiti.
As a deterrent and in the execution of duties related to homeland security and migrant interdiction, the Coast Guard is maintaining a constant presence of surface and air assets in the Windward Pass. The Coast Guard has medium-endurance cutters patrolling the pass as [...]
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Coast Guard Monitoring Haitian Situation
Coast Guard Coordinating Assistance For Merchant Vessel Fire
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The U.S. Coast Guard is coordinating assistance for the crew of a merchant vessel reportedly battling an on-board fire 1,200 miles east of Cape Cod, Mass., today.
The 577-foot Panamanian-flagged merchant vessel Sea Venus, with a crew of 23, was en route from Rhode Island to Belgium when the fire reportedly started.
Coast Guard [...]
Ferry Boats Collide in New York Harbor
NEW YORK-Two ferryboats collided in New York Harbor at about 7:10 a.m. today.
The Enduring Freedom, a 65-foot ferry boat, and the Christopher Columbus, a 78-foot ferry boat, collided when the Enduring Freedom was approaching Pier 11 in Manhattan and the Christopher Columbus was departing.
One passenger on board the Christopher Columbus reported a minor cut caused [...]
Coast Guard Rescues Kayaker South of Galveston
HOUSTON – The Coast Guard rescued a 49-year-old kayaker in West Bay, south of Galveston, Texas, late Wednesday night.
A watchstander at Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston received a call at 8:16 p.m. from the son of the kayaker, who reported his father was in need of assistance. The son reported that his father was disoriented and [...]