ANCHORAGE, Alaska (D17 Public Affairs) – Good Samaritans on the motor vessel Misty, rescued three men from the water five miles west of Anchor Point near Homer today.
The Alaska State Troopers received a call for help from three people aboard a 16-foot aluminum skiff taking on water. The winds were reported at 10 knots with [...]
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Good Samaritans Rescue Three From Water Near Homer
Coast Guard announces Columbia River closure
SEATTLE (D13 Public Affairs) – The Coast Guard announces the following closures on the Columbia River for the Tri-Cities hydroplane races and accompanying air show in Kennewick, Wash., July 25-27, 2008. As part of the event’s safety measures, it is important that the boating public take note of the following requirements and guidelines.
The Columbia [...]
Air Station New Orleans Change of Command Friday
NEW ORLEANS (D8 Public Affairs) – A change-of-command ceremony is scheduled for the commanding officer of Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans here Friday, July 18, at 11 a.m.
Cmdr. Edward J. Cubanski, of Norwich, Conn., previously the executive officer of Air Station Atlantic City, N.J., will relieve Capt. Thomas C. Hastings, Jr., of command of [...]
Coast Guard reopens rivers to recreational vessel traffic
ST. LOUIS (D8 Public Affairs) – Due to improved conditions the Coast Guard has lifted the previous high water restrictions effecting recreational vessel traffic on the Upper Mississippi River.
The restrictions being removed are those which prohibited recreational vessel traffic on the Upper Mississipi River between mile markers 168.7 (Jefferson Barracks Bridge) and 301.2 (Lock [...]
Coast Guard assists disabled sailing vessel
NEW ORLEANS (D8 Public Affairs) – The Coast Guard safely towed a disabled sailing vessel, the Trekker, from the Gulf of Mexico to Sabine, Texas at approximately 1 a.m., today.
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a call from a tank vessel Monday reporting that the Trekker had lost all electrical power with two people aboard [...]
Coast Guard Suspends Search for Possible Small Aircraft Down in Lake Michigan
MILWAUKEE – U.S. Coast Guard Sector Lake Michigan has suspended a search that commenced earlier this afternoon after an Oak Creek Power Plant WE Energies employee reported a small plane had gone down in the water approximately three miles off shore from Oak Creek, Wis.
A 25-foot small response boat and 41-foot utility boat were immediately [...]
Coast Guard Investigating Floating Debris Field
LORAIN, Ohio (D9 Public Affairs) – The U.S. Coast Guard is conducting an investigation to determine the source of approximately 30 bags of garbage dumped into Lake Erie on Sunday.
The Coast Guard was alerted of the floating debris by a concerned citizen.
A 41-foot utility boat crew from Coast Guard Station Lorain spent more than five [...]