HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (D8 Public Affairs) – The Coast Guard reopened a section of the Ohio River from mile marker 306.5 to 307.5 this afternoon that had previously been closed due to downed power lines.
The section of river was closed yesterday, after a barge-mounted crane reportedly struck high tension power lines, causing them to collapse and [...]
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Coast Guard reopens Ohio River
Coast Guard finishes busy two weeks in northern New England
BOSTON – (D1 Public Affairs) Coast Guard units in northern New England performed major search and rescue cases the past few weeks including saving two people from a life raft and responding to a plane crash.
A Station Southwest Harbor, Maine, 47-foot motor life boat crew rescued a father and son from a life raft in [...]
Coast Guard Reservist killed in auto wreck returning home from IDT
By Peter Stinson, An Unofficial Coast Guard Blog
I am sad to report that ENS Christopher Symons, a Reservist attached to the Foreign Vessel Branch of Coast Guard Sector San Diego, was killed in an automobile accident on I-5 early this past Thursday morning near San Clemente, CA.
Ensign Symons, 23, was returning to his home in [...]
Search Suspended for Louisiana Man Near Bahamas
MIAMI — The Coast Guard suspended its search around 8 p.m. Friday for a Louisiana man who reportedly fell overboard around 6 p.m. Wednesday 37 miles south of Great Inagua, Bahamas.
Paul Callais, a 39-year-old resident of Gonzales, La., was reported missing by the crew of the 97-foot motor vessel Miss Glo to search-and-rescue coordinators at [...]
Coast Guard responds to sternwheeler grounding
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard responded to the grounding of the sternwheeler Portland 1 1/2 miles east of the Bonneville Dam on the Columbia River near Portland, Ore., today.
Coast Guard Sector Portland was notified around 5:30 p.m. that the 186-foot steel vessel lost its propulsion after running aground with 97 people aboard.
A response boat crew [...]