By Navy Seaman William Selby
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Dallas has been deployed for two months to support the Africa Partnership Station as part of the U.S. Global Fleet Station Initiative, the ship’s commanding officer said today.
Coast Guard Capt. Robert P. Wagner told online journalists and bloggers that the Dallas crew has operated [...]
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Coast Guard Cutter Supports Africa Partnership Station
Coast Guard rescues two distressed boaters
HOUSTON – The Coast Guard rescued two distressed boaters approximately 250-yards off the coast of Bayview, Texas, in Galveston Bay, tonight.
A watchstander at Sector Houston-Galveston received a call at 7:27 p.m. from a Good Samaritan reporting a disabled boat with two persons onboard.
The cutter Manowar, which was in the vicinity of the disabled boat, launched [...]
Coast Guard Releases Initial Findings in Oil Spill Investigation
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard has released preliminary findings from the independent formal investigation into the collision that occurred on the Mississippi River near downtown, Wednesday, July 23, 2008 between the vessels Tintomara and Mel Oliver, as well as recordings from the Vessel Traffic Service.
The independent investigation by the U.S. Coast Guard was initiated [...]
Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Diver off Vero Beach, Florida
MIAMI — The Coast Guard has suspended its search Saturday for a missing diver off Vero Beach, Fla.
Ronald Stefens, 63, of Jensen Beach, Fla., was reported missing to the Coast Guard around 11 a.m. Thursday by fellow divers. At the time of his disappearance, he was about 12 miles east of Vero Beach. According to [...]
Coast Guard towing fishing vessel to safety
BOSTON – A Coast Guard cutter is towing a Boston-based fishing vessel with three crewmembers on board to safety after it became disabled approximately 135 miles east of Gloucester, Mass., today.
The First Coast Guard District Command Center in Boston received a call from the Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Halifax, Canada, reporting the 54-foot Bethany [...]