SEATTLE (D13 Public Affairs) – Coast Guard Sector Seattle is monitoring two commercial vessels heading to the Puget Sound region today.
The two vessels are being monitored after two separate incidents.
Captain Stephen Metruck, Captain of the Port, Puget Sound, has directed the crew of the bulk crude oil carrier Stavenger Blossom to remain off the coast [...]
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Coast Guard monitoring two Puget Sound bound vessels
Coast Guard and LA County Sign Memorandum of Understanding
San Pedro, Calif. (PADET LA) – The U.S. Coast Guard and Los Angeles County Fire Department (LAFD)/Life Guard signed a Memorandum of Understanding (OMU) this morning. The memorandum is a document of agreement for the exchange of emergency medical and rescue services between the two agencies.
The MOU started out as a two-page document and was [...]
Coast Guard medevacs 1 in Delaware Bay
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard medevaced a 38-year-old woman today after she sustained a head injury from slipping aboard a boat in the Delaware Bay near Fortescue, N.J.
The Coast Guard received a call about 2:52 p.m. from someone aboard the Soggy Dollar reporting she was unconscious, had a weak pulse, not [...]
Coast Guard responds to helicopter crash
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (D5 Public Affairs) – The Coast Guard responded to a crashed helicopter in Northumberland County, Va., today.
Coast Guard watch standers at Rescue Coordination Center Norfolk were contacted by the Virginia Marine Police and Northumberland County Sherriff’s Department requesting assistance in rescuing two people from a helicopter that crashed in a marsh approximately 5 [...]
Amity Ace Safely Refloated in Brunswick River
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (D7 Public Affairs) – The motor vessel Amity Ace was successfully re-floated and has been moored to a dock facility at Colonel’s Island in Brunswick Friday afternoon.
At approximately 1:10 p.m. the vessel was able to re-float itself with the assistance of two towing vessels along with the rising tide. The vessel will be [...]
VENUSGAS Chemical Release Contained Within the Ship
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas (D8 Public Affairs) – Coast Guard boat crews from Station Port Aransas have set up a 1 mile safety zone around vessel VENUSGAS within the La Quinta marine channel in Ingleside, Texas until 4:30 p.m. today while a space inside the vessel is being ventilated.
Alarms reported the release of vinyl chloride monomer [...]
Amity Ace Aground in Brunswick River
BRUNSWICK, Ga. (D7 Public Affairs) – The motor vessel Amity Ace remains grounded in the Brunswick River after reportedly losing power Friday morning.
The vessel has developed a salvage plan that is currently being reviewed by the Coast Guard. If approved, an attempt to re-float the vessel with the assistance of two towing vessels [...]