U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Thad Allen Speaking at the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary National Convention in Orlando Florida.
Posts on ‘August 27th, 2008’
Coast Guard Assists Sailing Vessel with Broken Mast
ALAMEDA, Calif. — The Coast Guard, working with the San Francisco Police Department Marine Unit, rescued two people today from their 26-foot sailing vessel after it began taking on water just east of Alcatraz Island.
At 2:45 p.m., Coast Guard Sector San Francisco received a distress call from the crew of the vessel “Edith May,” and [...]
Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton Arctic Patrol – Aug. 26, 2008
Journal Entry – Aug. 26, 2008 – Arctic Ocean
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 the Arctic region in the face of [...]
Coast Guard Conducts First Search and Rescue Exercise in the Arctic Ocean
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard is conducting its first Arctic search and rescue exercise Friday near Barrow, Alaska, in an effort to better understand mass rescue operations in the Arctic.
The Kodiak-based Coast Guard Cutter SPAR and the San Diego-based Coast Guard Cutter Hamilton are currently deployed to the Arctic Region and, along with aircraft [...]
Briefing the Boss – Coast Guard Hosts Employer Outreach Program
by Petty Officer 3rd Class Kelly Parker
Seattle – The employer outreach program, Boss-Lift, came to Coast Guard Sector Seattle Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2008, to allow employers of guard and reserve members to experience a day in the life of a Coast Guardsman. They were given a tour of the base and a boat ride [...]
Good Samaritan rescues 1 near Somers Point, N.J.
SOMERS POINT, N.J. – A Good Samaritan rescued a man Wednesday after the boat he was aboard capsized south of the Ship Channel Bridge near Somers Point.
The Coast Guard received a call at 12:32 p.m. reporting a person clinging to an overturned sailboat.
A Good Samaritan aboard a boat rescued the man from the water.
“He was [...]
Fishing boat aground near Cape May, N.J.
CAPE MAY, N.J. – Three fishermen aboard an 85-foot boat ran aground Wednesday in Cape May Inlet.
The Coast Guard received a call at 10:51 a.m. from a member of Seatow reporting the crew aboard the Star 1 aground.
A rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Cape May arrived on scene and assessed the situation.
“The crew [...]