ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Personnel from Coast Guard Sector Anchorage are en route to Aleknagik to investigate the grounding of the Crowley tug Twi-Lite. They will conduct an on site damage assessment.
At 10 p.m. Tuesday Crowley notified the Coast Guard that the tug Twi-Lite hit a rock located a half mile south of Aleknagik, on the [...]
Posts on ‘October 8th, 2008’
Coast Guard responds to tug grounding in Western Alaska
North Carolina man pleads guilty to making hoax call
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A Washington, N.C., man was sentenced in the Eastern District Court of North Carolina in Raleigh for making a false official statement to the Coast Guard, Oct. 7, 2008.
On Sept. 19, 2007, Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received a call from William Foster, Jr. saying that the F/V Cracker Boy spilled oil [...]
Coast Guard Auxiliary Aviators Promotional Video
Promotional Video on the Auxiliary Aviators of the United States Coast Guard.
EPA and the Coast Guard Settle Hazardous Waste Violations at Portsmouth Facility
PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Coast Guard have settled alleged violations of hazardous waste and Clean Air Act regulations at the Coast Guard’s Integrated Support Command facility in Portsmouth, Va.
In addition to a $9,280 civil penalty, the Coast Guard has agreed to spend $89,290 on a project that will provide [...]
International survey gives Coast Guard high marks in US ship inspections
Seafarers working at the sharp end of the industry are a vital source of knowledge for BIMCO in its work to protect and promote the interests of shipping. To create a conduit for this knowledge BIMCO has developed a unique ship reporting system. Feedback on various issues and practical problems comes directly from seafarers serving [...]
Coast Guard repatriates 40 Dominicans to La Romana, Dominican Republic
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Matinicus repatriated 40 Dominican migrants to La Romana, Dominican Republic Wednesday, following an at-sea interdiction by Coast Guard law enforcement crews Monday.
The crew of a U.S. Customs and Border Protection Caribbean Air & Marine Branch fixed-wing aircraft located a migrant yola Monday morning while [...]
Coast Guard continues to respond to Mississippi River oil spill
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard has released the latest information on Mississippi River oil spill response efforts following the discharge of oil from the barge DM 932 on July 23, 2008:
The original Unified Command (UC) team, consisting of representatives from the responsible party, the Louisiana State On Scene Coordinator and the Coast Guard On [...]