A staggering 82% of the victims of boating fatalities in 2007 were not wearing their life jacket. In this report Coast Guard Petty Officer Adam Eggers takes a look at boating safety, and what you can do to stay safe on the water.
Posts on ‘August 6th, 2008’
Cause of ferry Elwha disabling found
SEATTLE – Coast Guard investigators from Sector Seattle discovered the cause of today’s disabling of the ferry Elwha near Blakely Island.
An apparent cooling system failure in equipment for one of the vessel’s main propulsion electrical systems is responsible for the vessel becoming disabled while in service. The ferry, now back under power, will be moved [...]
Coast Guard crew medevacs sick sailor
BOSTON- A Coast Guard boat crew helped a 50-year-old woman who fell ill aboard a 170-foot schooner today at 3:08 p.m., near Point Judith, R.I.
Coast Guard Station Point Judith received a radio call from the sailing vessel Mystic, homeported in Mystic, Conn., reporting that one of the 15 crew aboard was sick and needed medical [...]
Sector Seattle change of command Thursday
SEATTLE – Coast Guard Captain Stephen P. Metruck will transfer command of Coast Guard Sector Seattle to Captain Suzanne E. Englebert in a Change of Command Ceremony that will be held at the Integrated Support Command Seattle Thursday, August 7 at 10:30 a.m.
Captain Metruck, the son of Mrs. Mary Lou Metruck and the late Stephen [...]
Multiple agencies respond to disabled ferry
SEATTLE – Coast Guard Sector Seattle sent investigators and inspectors to examine the ferry Elwha after it became disabled today.
The investigation of the ferry is intended to determine the cause of the power loss and disabling of the vessel. The ferry will be unable to return to service until the investigation is complete and [...]
Coast Guard crews to conduct oil spill exercise in Narragansett Bay
BOSTON – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Juniper will conduct their annual oil spill recovery exercise in Narragansett Bay in Rhode Island, Friday.
The crew of the 225-foot buoy tender CGC Juniper and personnel from local Coast Guard units will depart at 8 a.m., from Pier 2 at Naval Station Newport to conduct training on [...]
Coast Guard Accepts Fifth HC-144A Maritime Patrol Aircraft
Washington – The Coast Guard’s aviation recapitalization efforts show continued success as the fifth HC-144A “Ocean Sentry” Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Tail Number (CG 2305), departed the EADS construction facility in Seville, Spain on July 31 enroute to the Coast Guard Aviation Training Center in Mobile, Alabama. Three additional aircraft are on contract and [...]