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Posts on ‘August 3rd, 2008’

Update on Dive Vessel Taking On Water

LOS ANGELES- Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles received a report that the 90-foot commercial dive vessel Vision was taking on water seven miles north of San Nicolas Island, Calif.
The vessel’s crew reported that they lost their rudder and were sinking. The crew was able to apply a temporary patch to slow the flooding, and the [...]

The Unsung Heroes of the Coast Guard Cutter Eagle

by Petty Officer Shawn Eggert
SEATTLE – Two things come to mind when the Coast Guard Cutter Barque Eagle comes to town; sails and cadets. And while the Coast Guard is just as proud of its boat as it is of its cadets, there is an important element of the Eagle that is often overlooked.
“I [...]

LA Coast Guard responds to sinking dive vessel with 35 people on board

LOS ANGELES — Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles received a report that the 70-foot commercial dive vessel Vision was taking on water seven miles north of San Nicolas Island, Calif.
The vessel’s crew reported that they lost their rudder and were sinking. The crew was able to apply a temporary patch to slow the flooding, and [...]

Coast Guard Boarding Team Ends Fishing Boat Excursion in Marine Reserve

SANTA ROSA ISLAND, Calif – On August 1, 2008, the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin and California Department of Fish and Game (DFG) terminated the voyage of a 58-foot fishing vessel in the Carrington Point Marine Reserve off of Santa Rosa Island.
The joint Coast Guard and DFG boarding team observed the vessel conducting net operations [...]

Coast Guard tows boat after fire

BOSTON – A Coast Guard crew is towing a 20-foot pleasure boat after it caught fire approximately two miles south of Harwich Port, Mass., today.
Coast Guard Station Chatham received a mayday call from the Chapparal around 1 p.m., reporting they had a small engine fire.
When the 27-foot rescue boat crew from Station Chatham arrived on [...]

Don’t Have Your Voyage Terminated!

LOS ANGELES, Calif – The headline last week read “Coast Guard Cutter Blackfin Terminates the Voyage of Fishing Vessel” this was after a Coast Guard boarding team discovered the vessel was operating without the minimum required safety equipment. The vessel was escorted back to its port after the voyage was terminated. “Our boarding team [...]

Sailboat, crew found safe

BOSTON – The sailboat Elan and its crew were found safe approximately four miles north of Race Point near Provincetown, Mass., today.
Coast Guard Sector Boston received a call from the Salem Harbor Master around 8:30 a.m., reporting the Elan crew notified them they were disabled but still making their way toward Florida on sail power.
The [...]