A list of the Eleventh Coast Guard District assets that are ready for deployment on Sept. 12, 2008 to assist the victims of Hurricane Ike.
Air Station Sacramento
(1) – C-130 fixed wing aircraft with a search and rescue crew and load master.
Air Station Humboldt Bay
(1) – Search and rescue crew.
Air Station San Francisco
(1) – HH-65 Dolphin [...]
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Eleventh Coast Guard District Preparation for Hurricane Ike Fact Sheet
Remarks by RADM Salerno, Assist. Commandant on Hurricane Ike
REAR ADMIRAL SALERNO: Thank you, Mr. Secretary. Good afternoon. As America’s maritime guardian, the Coast Guard is taking action to protect citizens, critical maritime infrastructure, and our own personnel and assets in the projected path of Hurricane Ike. We’re focused on helping the public and the maritime industry prepare for and [...]
Coast Guard Station Seattle rescues man overboard
SEATTLE – A Seattle based Coast Guard crew rescued a man from the waters north of Maury Island, Wash., Thursday.
Coast Guard Station Seattle received a distress call at 1:30 p.m. from the sailing vessel Nardia Bound reporting a man had fallen overboard. The boater, who was wearing a life jacket, was tethered to the [...]
Coast Guard reminds boaters about remote activated fog signals
SEATTLE — The U.S. Coast Guard reminds boaters that the Chetco River, Ore., South Jetty fog horn is now a user activated signal, an advance made under the new Coast Guard Short Range Aids to Navigation Strategic Plan.
Visibility detectors and remote activated phone line switches were problematic, sometimes causing continuous operation of the fog signal, [...]
Alaska Coast Guardsmen Recognized for Heroism, Bravery
KODIAK, Alaska – Four Alaska-based Coast Guard personnel and one Canadian have been named as the 2007 Gold and Silver Medal recipients from the Association for Rescue at Sea.
Petty Officer 1st Class Wil Milam has been selected as the recipient of the Gold Medal for his involvement in the rescue of three crewmembers from the [...]
U.S. and Dominican Republic hold 4th Maritime Interoperability Conference
PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic – Caribbean Border Interagency Group partner agencies and Dominican Republic authorities met Wednesday in Punta Cana to conduct the Fourth U.S. and Dominican Republic Maritime Interoperability Conference.
The two-day Interoperability Conference, sponsored by the U.S. Southern Command, consists of a discussion forum to review operational procedures between Caribbean Border Interagency Group partners [...]