JUNEAU, Alaska — Reminiscent of the 19th Century Revenue Cutter Bering Sea patrols, this month the Coast Guard is extending High Endurance cutter operations from the Bering Sea into the Chukchi Sea, the Beaufort Sea, and the Arctic Ocean. This operation supports the Department of Homeland Security’s efforts to extend maritime safety and security to [...]
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Coast Guard medevacs injured man southeast of Galveston
HOUSTON – The Coast Guard medevaced a 44-year-old man off the Sabine, a 784-foot ship, located 50-miles southeast of Galveston, Thursday, August 21, 2008.
A watchstander at Sector Houston-Galveston received a call at 12:57 p.m. from the ship’s captain reporting a crewmember had been injured.
An Air Station Houston HH-65C rescue helicopter was launched. The patient [...]
Coast Guard launches new airborne capability
SEATTLE – Coast Guard Air Station Port Angeles, Wash., has commenced training select pilots and crewmembers for its new airborne use of force capability.
This specialized training is part of the Coast Guard’s enhanced homeland defense mission. The public may see Coast Guard helicopters maneuvering above Coast Guard small boats in the Strait of Juan De [...]
Coast Guard, Federal, State, Local Industry Conduct AMSTEP Exercise in Valdez
VALDEZ, Alaska – The Coast Guard in cooperation with federal, state, local and industry partners conducted an area maritime security drill in Valdez today. The purpose of the drill is to allow the agencies to interface and test their ability to respond to a security incident in Valdez.
The exercise is part of the nationwide Area [...]
Former U.S. Coast Guard Officer Sentenced for Lying About Vessel Pollution
WASHINGTON — David G. Williams, a former Chief Warrant Officer in the U.S. Coast Guard and main propulsion assistant for the Coast Guard Cutter Rush, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Hawaii for making a false statement to federal criminal agents investigating allegations of potential discharges of oil-contaminated waste from the cutter into the [...]