MIAMI – The Coast Guard suspended its search at 7:38 p.m. Tuesday for approximately 10 more people in the water about 15 miles northwest of Nassau, Bahamas.
Fourteen deceased Haitian migrants had been recovered, along with one Honduran and two Haitian survivors. The survivors were transferred to Bahamian custody.
One additional body was found Tuesday afternoon by [...]
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Coast Guard Suspends Search Efforts Off Bahamas
Bamahas Rescue and Recovery Operations Video
The Pentagon Channel reports that the US Coast Guard is continuing rescue and recovery efforts in the Bahamas, after numerous bodies were pulled from the surrounding waters in a mission which began Sunday.
Marine Board of Investigation hearing into Alaska Ranger sinking concludes
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard (USCG) and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Marine Board of Investigation into the March 23 sinking of the Alaska Ranger wrapped up its sessions here today in the San Juan-Whidbey Room of the Red Lion Hotel at 1415 5th Ave.
The board heard testimony from Ken Lane, Albert Larson and Rodney [...]
Cutter Mustang Crew Has Racing and Community On Their Mind
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Mustang took full advantage of the Alaska winter lifestyle this season by participating in Iditarod inspired community events and proudly representing the Coast Guard in Seward.
The crew found time to row their way to first place in the annual Iditarow Challenge. They amassed 192,296 meters, [...]
Coast Guard Terminates Fishing Boats Voyage
FT. MYERS BEACH, Fla. – The Coast Guard terminated the voyage of the commercial-fishing vessel Cristy Lee, homeported in Everglades City, Fla., due to a safety violation, 47-miles southwest of Cape Romano, Fla., at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday.
The Coast Guard Cutter Marlin, an 87-foot patrol boat homeported in Ft. Myers Beach, Fla., conducted a boarding of [...]
Coast Guard Continues Search Near Bahamas
MIAMI — The Coast Guard is continuing its search Tuesday for possibly 10 more missing Haitian migrants from a capsized vessel about 15 miles northwest of Nassau, Bahamas.
According to a Royal Bahamas Defence Force (RBDF) interview with one of the survivors, 27 people were reported to have been onboard the vessel when it capsized.
Fourteen deceased [...]
Harbor Patrol and Coast Guard Train Together to Protect Waterways
Good article from the The Orange County Sheriff:
The sky was overcast and the water calm on the morning of March 25th, 2008. Three United States Coast Guardsmen shoved off aboard an Orange County Sheriff’s Department Harbor Patrol Division vessel on a training/operational mission in Newport Harbor.
The goal of the mission was to further coordinate response [...]