INDIAN RIVER, Del. – The Coast Guard rescued two people Thursday from a disabled 19-foot boat just outside Coast Guard Station Indian River, here.
A Coast Guard crew aboard a 25-foot rescue boat was transiting from the station for training at approximately 2:30 p.m. when they noticed two people waving their arms to get the Coast [...]
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Coast Guard rescues 2 in Indian River Inlet, Del.
Coast Guard Investigating Theft of Buoy Bells along Maine Coast
PORTLAND, Maine – The Coast Guard and Maine Marine Patrol are investigating a growing number of missing metal sound signals from buoys along the Maine coastline.
At least seven known buoys, primarily throughout the Down East Region, have had their bells and gongs removed and investigators suspect they are being stolen and sold.
“It’s possible that they [...]
Coast Guard responds to crane collapse
BOSTON – The Coast Guard and local police are responding to the site where a crane collapsed today in Quincy, Mass.
The Coast Guard is maintaining a safety zone between the Fore River Bridge and the Braintree terminal to direct boating traffic away from the area.
Coast Guard Sector Boston launched a 41-foot boat crew from Station [...]
Luck of the Draw – Coast Guard Cutter Eagle
Los Angeles – She was commissioned Horst Wessel and served as a training ship for German naval cadets throughout World War II. A translated-diary from a German naval cadet who trained aboard the Horst Wessel in 1937 is available.
Following World War II, the Horst Wessel, in the age-old custom of capture and seizure, was taken [...]
Coast Guard Medevacs Vessel Master From Freighter Torm Charlotte
SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO – A HH-65 Dolphin helicopter crew medevaced the vessel master of the Panamanian flag freight ship Torm Charlotte at 9 p.m. Wednesday, approximately 75 nautical miles north of Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
The vessel master, a Filipino citizen, suffered from a stroke while aboard the 738-foot Torm Charlotte and required immediate [...]
Coast Guard working to remove freighter aground near Miami
MIAMI – Coast Guard Sector Miami personnel and marine salvage contractors are making arrangements to remove the 279 foot freighter Island Intrepid that ran aground near Government Cut, in Miami, on Wednesday.
Salvage crews plan to dewater the freighter, Island Intrepid, before high-tide Thursday, when tug boats are scheduled to attempt to remove it from its [...]