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Posts on ‘July 8th, 2008’

Spirit of Glacier Bay Proceeding to Auke Bay

JUNEAU, Alaska (D17 Public Affairs) – The Coast Guard and State of Alaska authorized the Spirit of Glacier Bay to transit to Auke Bay this afternoon.
Cruise West provided a transit plan that included an escort from a tug and a standby vessel with an oil response equipment.
Prior to receiving authorization divers inspected the hull and [...]

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Coast Guard Seeks Information on Possible Missing Vessel

MIAMI (D7 Public Affairs) – Coast Guard crews responded to a distress call from the vessel Delilah 140 miles east of Savannah, Ga., Friday and are seeking any additional information about the vessel.
Several aircraft flying in the vicinity of Beaufort, Ga., reported hearing a 121.5 MHz distress call stating the vessel Delilah had a blue [...]

New Captain to Take Command of Sector Anchorage

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (D17 Public Affairs) – Coast Guard Sector Anchorage is scheduled to hold a change of command ceremony Friday, July 11 at 1 p.m. at the National Guard Armory on Fort Richardson Army Base.
Coast Guard Capt. Mark DeVries, Sector Anchorage commanding officer, will be relinquishing command to Capt. Mark Hamilton during a time-honored military [...]

Sector Field Office Grand Haven Change of Command

GRAND HAVEN, Mich. – Lt. Cmdr. Robert Hemp will relieve Lt. Cmdr. Steve Lowe of command of Sector Field Office Grand Haven in a change of command ceremony Friday, July 11, 2008 at 11 a.m.
The ceremony will be held here at Escanaba Memorial Park.
Lowe assumed command of Sector Field Office Grand Haven in August 2006. [...]

Coast Guard Invites Public Comment on Proposed Rule for Dry Cargo Residue Discharges During Public Meeting in Duluth and Clevland

WASHINGTON (D9 Public Affairs) – The Coast Guard has published a proposed rule for dry cargo residue discharges on the Great Lakes and is seeking public comment. Public meetings will be held next week in Duluth and Cleveland.
The proposed rule would require Great Lakes bulk dry-cargo carriers to keep records of and report loading, [...]

Coast Guard medevacs unconscious diver

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (D5 Public Affairs) – The Coast Guard medevaced an unconscious diver 30 miles south of Cape Hatteras, N.C., at 12:20 p.m. today.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Station Hatteras Inlet received notification at 10:58 a.m., from the Flying Fish, a 58-foot recreational dive vessel, that a diver was unconscious after a 10-minute 130-foot dive.
A helicopter [...]