A look at the Coast Guard’s role in enforcing maritime law and protecting living marine resources, including a look at what happens during a boarding.
Posts on ‘June 10th, 2008’
Coast Guard Cutter Mustang to Hold Change of Command on Friday
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Lt. Gregory M. Haas will relieve Lt. James D. Stoffer as the commanding officer of the 110-foot patrol boat Mustang at an 11 a.m. ceremony in Seward, Friday. The public and the media are invited to attend.
Stoffer is heading to Afloat Training Group Pacific Northwest in Everett, Wash.
Stoffer enlisted in the Coast [...]
Coast Guard Personnel to Volunteer at Istitute for Human Services
HONOLULU — U.S. Coast Guard personnel from a unit in Honolulu are to volunteer June 11 at the Institute for Human Services-Hawaii’s shelters as a way of giving back to the community.
The experience also offers Coast Guardsmen an opportunity to educate the public about their service’s missions. Twelve volunteers from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Honolulu [...]
Coast Guard searches Lake Champlain for missing kayaker
BOSTON – Coast Guard air and boat crews are searching for a man whose kayak overturned in Lake Champlain, Vt., today, while kayaking with a friend in Missisquoi Bay.
Thomas Lapine, who managed to put on a life jacket in the water after the kayak overturned, was picked up by a good Samaritan at 2:30 p.m., [...]
Coast Guard Rescues 6 From Indiana Flooding
DETROIT – U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Detroit helicopters are assisting with flood relief operations in Indiana.
An Air Station HH-65 Dolphin crew rescued six people, Sunday, from a camping area approximately 40 miles southwest of Indianapolis.
Five adults, two infants and one toddler were stranded at a camping area because rising waters cut them off from [...]
Tow Vessel Omaha Salvaged from Missouri River, Pollution Contained
ST. LOUIS – The Coast Guard, in coordination with the vessel OMAHA owners, contractor Okie Moore Salvage and Diving and federal, state and local agencies have salvaged the vessel OMAHA.
The proactive placement of boom in several areas along the Missouri River and its tributaries, and double boom around the vessel have successfully captured the majority [...]