By Petty Officer David R. Marin
SEATTLE – Located in the remote fishing town of Ilwaco Wash., the Coast Guard’s National Motor Lifeboat School (NMLBS) and Station Cape Disappointment serve as two of the Coast Guard’s most challenging training grounds. Generally occupied by active duty personnel, from May 5-16, the station and NMLBS were predominantly populated [...]
Posts on ‘June 9th, 2008’
A New Way to Learn at the Reserve Boat College
Pentagon Channel Report on Texas Boat Rescue
The Pentagon Channel Reports on a dramatic night rescue by the Coast Guard that saved the lives of four college students and a safety officer in the Gulf of Mexico, June 8, 2008.
WLKY-TV Reports: River Traffic Resumes After Barge Crash
A U.S. Coast Guard spokesman said Ohio River traffic has resumed after the collision of a barge with a concrete wall shut it down for about 8 hours.
Helgen to Take the Helm of Coast Guard Cutter Roanoke Island
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Lt. Eric A. Helgen will relieve Lt. Cmdr. Benjamin F. Strickland II as the ship’s commanding officer at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, in Homer, aboard the 110-foot Roanoke Island.
“I have really enjoyed my tour here in Alaska,” said Strickland. “Trusting your people is the most important thing you can do.”
Strickland, a native of [...]
Coast Guard to Participate in Oil Spill Resonse Exercise
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Coast Guard Sector Charleston will host an oil spill response exercise on the Ashley River in the vicinity of County Farm Boat Launch June 11 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The participating agencies will practice booming and pollution response mitigation techniques in accordance with the South Carolina Coastal Area Contingency Plan. This [...]
Man rescued from Hunchback Mountain
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard hoisted a man from Hunchback Mountain near Faubion, Ore., in the Mt. Hood National Park today.
The Clackamas County Sheriffs Department contacted the Coast Guard at about 3 a.m. to request assistance with rescuing the 33-year-old man who became lost while hiking Sunday. Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, Ore., dispatched [...]
Coast Guard Finds Missing Kayakers
SAN FRANCISCO – The Coast Guard found two missing kayakers that were overdue from a recreational trip in the San Francisco Bay, today. At 6:09 a.m., a 41-foot Utility Boat, from Station San Francisco, located two individuals north of Alcatraz Island, and identified them as the overdue kayakers.
At 1:34 a.m. on Monday, June 9, Coast [...]