NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is continuing to respond to the oil spill on the Mississippi River which has expanded to cover an area of 58 miles. The Lower Mississippi River is closed from mile marker 98, just down river of the Harvey Lock, to mile marker 40, near Port Sulphur, La., following [...]
Posts on ‘July 23rd, 2008’
Old Guard Meets The Future In San Francisco Bay
SAN FRANCISCO – In a historic rendezvous, the Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle, and the cutter Bertholf passed along side each other near the San Francisco Ferry Terminal today.
The Coast Guard Cutter Eagle is a three-masted barque, and carries square-rigged sails on the fore and main masts. The sailing vessel is 295 feet long, can [...]
Prompt responses to calls for help saves two lives
BOSTON- Two people were rescued today after several local agencies and good Samaritans responded quickly to two unrelated Coast Guard urgent marine broadcasts calling for help for vessels in distress off the coast of Maine.
Coast Guard Station South Portland received a call from Sea Tow at 1:14 p.m., reporting that an 18-foot pleasure craft was [...]
After years of threats, mother seeks justice
If you’ve been following this story on An Unofficial Coast Guard Blog and The Coast Guard Report, you’ve been expecting this news report. If you haven’t been following the story, you can visit either site and find a huge amount of background information.
(Lauren Collins, NECN) – A New Hampshire mother says she’s been threatened [...]
Coast Guard Cutter Dallas enhances partnership and friendship with Ghana
SEKONDI, Ghana – The 378-foot Coast Guard Cutter Dallas, homeported in Charleston, S.C., concluded a successful visit to the West African nation of Ghana July 17 after a three-day visit to the city of Sekondi. The Dallas is currently deployed off the coast of West and Central Africa in support of Africa Partnership Station.
During their [...]
National Strike Force Responds to New Orleans Oil Spill
New Orleans – Ten members of the Coast Guard National Strike Force are responding to a fuel oil spill of more than 400,000 gallons that occurred this morning when the 600-foot ship, Tintomara, and a barge collided on the Mississippi River at New Orleans.
Eight Mobile, Ala., based Gulf Strike Team members and two Elizabeth City, [...]
Coast Guard Rescues Three Boaters in Western Lake Erie
MONROE, Mich. — The Coast Guard rescued three people from Lake Erie, today, after their 21-foot pleasure craft was taking on water at approximately 12:30 p.m.
A Coast Guard Air Station Detroit HH-65C Dolphin helicopter, a Coast Guard Station Belle Isle 33-foot Special Purpose Craft – Law Enforcement and a Coast Guard Station Toledo 25-foot response [...]