ST. LOUIS – Due to the fall of high water levels, the Coast Guard lifted its safety zone in the vicinity of St. Louis Harbor, today.
Commercial vessels are now allowed to transit through the St. Louis Harbor without previous restrictions that were in place. These restrictions had been in place to ensure safety along [...]
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Coast Guard Reopens St. Louis Harbor To All Traffic
Coast Guard Investigating Garbase Washing Up on Beaches
MILWAUKEE (D9 Public Affairs) – The U.S. Coast Guard and local agencies are responding to garbage washing up on Western Lake Michigan beaches, today.
This is the second report of garbage washing up on the Lake Michigan shoreline. A similar incident was reported to the Coast Guard, yesterday, when a ten-mile stretch of shoreline was [...]
Coast Guard Auxiliary Needs Volunteers in Petersburg Alaska Area
JUNEAU, Alaska (D17 Public Affairs) – The Coast Guard has a new operating auxiliary flotilla, which is responsible for the waters around Petersburg, Alaska.
The flotilla received a 27-foot rescue boat in the spring, designed by SAFE Boat International, to support the Coast Guard missions.
The Petersburg Flotilla perform operations in the Wrangell Narrows, Duncan Canal, Frederick [...]
Coast Guard Assists in Recovery of 140 Year Old Artifacts from USS TORRENT
JUNEAU, Alaska (D17 Public Affairs) – The Coast Guard assisted the Alaska State Archeologist and Historic Press Office, the Government Services Agency and the Team Torrent dive team in successfully recovering 140 year-old artifacts from the USS Torrent out of Coal Bay near Homer, Alaska, Monday.
The crew of the Hickory used its crane to recover [...]
Homeland Security to Award Certificate of Valor to Coast Guard Reservist
OSWEGO, N.Y. (D9) – A U.S. Coast Guard Reservist, who is also an Oswego Deputy Sheriff, will receive the Coast Guard’s Certificate of Valor for heroic actions performed on November 24, 2005, during a ceremony, here, on Wednesday.
Jeremy L. Plyler will be presented with the certificate by Rear Adm. Peter V. Neffenger, commander of the [...]
Cutter Neah Bay Change of Command Thursday
CLEVELAND (D9 Public Affairs) – Lt. William Woityra will relieve Lt. Eric Peace of command of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Neah Bay in a change-of-command ceremony, scheduled for Thursday, 10 a.m. at the Coast Guard’s Cleveland Moorings, 1055 East Ninth Street, across the street from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Under Peace’s command, [...]
Disabled fishing boat safely moored in South Portland
BOSTON (D1 Publc Affairs) – A 44-foot fishing boat carrying four people that was previously disabled and adrift about 60 miles southeast of Cape Elizabeth, Maine, is now safely moored in South Portland, Maine.
The 210-foot Coast Guard Cutter Dependable, from Cape May, N.J., towed the Maria and Dorothy to the entrance of Portland Harbor. There, [...]