WASHINGTON – The Coast Guard Cutter Dallas and US Navy destroyer USS McFaul will be used to transport humanitarian aid to Georgia according to a CNN report.
The two ships were chosen because prior to the start of the war they had received permission from Turkey to transit into the Black Sea. All war ships from [...]
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Coast Guard Cutter Dallas to Deliver Aid to War Torn Georgia
Three Taiwan Long-Liners Caught Fishing In Northern Marianas EEZ
Pacific Magazine reports that
Three Taiwan fishing boats were caught illegally fishing in the Exclusive Economic Zone of the Northern Marianas, the Saipan Tribune reports.
The long-line fishing boats were spotted by a U.S. Coast Guard cutter patrol plane on August 12. Five vessels were spotted, three of which were actively fishing. Another fishing boat was transiting [...]
Making dreams come true by the PSU
by PA1 Allyson E.T. Conroy
For any child, spending a day with the Coast Guard would be something special. The unique experience of being able to have one-on-one time a unit is something quite out of the ordinary exciting. This was evident through the excitement that showned brightly in the smiles of eight-year-old Richie [...]
The Deadliest Catch – The Coast Guard and The Wizard Team Up
The 13th Coast Guard District Public Affairs office teamed up with Capt. Keith Colburn and crew from the fishing vessel The Wizard, off of the Discovery Channel’s Deadliest Catch to film several public service announcements (PSA) about practicing boating safety.
Coast Guard training international law enforcement and miltary partners
CHARLESTON, S.C. – A Charleston Coast Guard unit is training international students in Coast Guard law enforcement tactics Thursday afternoon.
The Coast Guard Maritime Law Enforcement Academy in Charleston is hosting 10 international students while they learn and apply Coast Guard law enforcement tactics.
Students at the MLE academy learn boarding tactics, handcuffing techniques and defensive tactics.
Some [...]
Captain of the Port sets condition Zulu for Brunswick
BRUNSWICK, Ga. – The captain of the port for Brunswick established port readiness condition Zulu for coastal Brunswick due to the potential impacts from Tropical Storm Fay at 4 p.m.
The ports of Brunswick are closed to all inbound vessel traffic immediately while in this port condition.
Additional information will be provided after a post-storm assessment of [...]
USS Intrepid adds Coast Guard rescue helicopter to aircraft museum
Newsday reports that:
When the USS Intrepid returns to its Hudson River pier later this year it will have a 1952-vintage Coast Guard rescue helicopter in its aircraft museum collection.
Intrepid official Eric Boehm says the Sikorsky S-55 operated for years at Brooklyn’s Floyd Bennett Field as a Coast Guard rescue helicopter.
The S-55 was a civilian version [...]