JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard physician has been named the United States Public Health Service Physician’s Professional Advisory Committee Clinician of the Year.
Lieutenant Cmdr. Leslie Wood, Senior Medical Officer Coast Guard Air Station Sitka, was honored by the United States Public Health Service Tuesday at the Public Health Service Scientific [...]
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Coast Guard Physician Honored by US Public Health Service
Coast Guard Rescues Injured Hiker from Lost Coast Trail
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. – The U.S. Coast Guard conducted a rescue of an injured female hiker late Wednesday evening from the rugged “Lost Coast” trail near Cooskie Creek; approximately 7 miles south of the Mattole River Beach Campgrounds trail head in Petrolia, California.
Due to the remote location of the patient, rescuers had only three options of [...]
Six Rescued From Capsized Boat Near Bishop Park in Wyanndotte, Michigan
DETROIT – U.S. Coast Guard Station Belle Isle rescued a six persons from the water near Bishop Park in Wyandotte, Michigan at 1:21 pm today.
U.S. Coast Guard Station Belle Isle received notification from Wyandotte Police Department reporting that a 16 foot vessel capsized with four persons were in the water and needed assistance. [...]
Humboldt Bay to Hold Change of Command Ceremony
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard Group/Air Station Humboldt Bay will hold a change of command ceremony Friday, June 13, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in the hangar.
Captain Christopher A. Martino will be relieving Captain Mark E. Butt as the Group Commander. Martino comes to Group Humboldt Bay after serving a two-year tour as the [...]
Multiple Agencies Respond to Oil Spill in Linden, NJ
NEW YORK–Multiple agencies responded to a reported 1,050-gallon oil spill near the Conoco Phillips facility in Linden, N.J., at 10:19 a.m. today.
The facility reported that the spill occurred during a transfer from barge to pier and the discharge was the result of equipment failure from the facility side. The product is mostly on land, however, [...]
Coast Guard activates DART’s to assist in Iowa flooding
ST. LOUIS – Coast Guard Disaster Area Response Teams (DARTs) are now standing by to assist with the widespread flooding in the Midwest.
The Coast Guard has activated two DARTs after receiving a request for assistance by the state of Iowa. The Coast Guard DARTs are slated to operate near Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Other Coast Guard [...]
Cutter Healy change of command Friday
SEATTLE – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Healy will conduct a change of command ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday at the Integrated Support Command at Pier 36.
Capt. Fredrick Sommer will take command of the nation’s largest icebreaker, and the Coast Guard’s largest ship, USCGC Healy, from Capt. Ted Lindström who has commanded Healy [...]