APIA, Samoa – Cook Islands Foreign Minister Wilkie Rasmussmen and Rear Adm. Manson K. Brown, commander of the U.S. Coast Guard’s Fourteenth District headquartered in Honolulu, signed an agreement July 25, which improves law enforcement capabilities in the Cook Islands exclusive economic zone, or EEZ.
The bilateral agreement means Cook Islands law enforcement personnel may ride [...]
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Coast Guard Admiral Signs Bilateral Law Enforcement Agreement with Cook Islands
Oil Spill Cleanup Efforts Continue on the Schuylkill River
PHILADELPHIA – The Coast Guard, along with local and state agencies, continue cleanup efforts today along the Schuylkill River after two out-of-service tugboats near the Girard Point Bridge sank and began leaking oil Monday.
The owner of the tugboats, Hays Tug and Launch Service Inc. of Chester, Pa., has hired contractors from Clean Venture to cleanup [...]
Coast Guard releases Cove Point expansion project letter of recommendation
BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard signed a Letter of Recommendation (LOR) today, after completing its assessment of the waterway for the Dominion Cove Point’s expansion project.
Capt. Patrick Trapp, Captain of the Port of Hampton Roads, Va., and Cmdr. Austin Gould, alternate Captain of the Port of Baltimore, jointly signed the LOR after no significant environmental [...]
Coast Guard Cutter Eagle to make LA port call
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Eagle, “America’s Tall Ship,” is scheduled to arrive in the Port of Los Angeles as a part of its West Coast tour Aug. 1.
Free tours of the 295-foot, three-masted sailing ship are scheduled to be available to the public Friday from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.; [...]
Clipper Pacific Departs Tampa After Extensive Repairs
TAMPA, Fla. – The Bahamian-flagged cruise ship Clipper Pacific departed the Port of Tampa at 12 a.m. Tuesday after extensive repairs.
The United States Coast Guard worked with the vessel’s Flag Administration, the Bahamas, and Classification Society, Bureau Veritas, to ensure that the vessel met all applicable international and domestic safety and security standards. The [...]
Boston Coast Guard crew to clean up area beach
BOSTON- Members from Coast Guard Sector Boston are scheduled to hold a clean up of Carson Beach in south Boston Thursday from 10 a.m., until noon.
Volunteers are welcome to attend and help with clean up efforts.
“We look forward to this opportunity to work with the local community and help restore the Carson Beach to its [...]