CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced a 52-year-old man from an oil rig 26-miles east of Port O’Connor, Texas early this afternoon.
A watchstander at Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi received a call at 12:33 p.m. from an employee on Hercules 152 oil rig reporting a worker was suffering from a heart [...]
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Coast Guard medevacs man from oil rig
Environmental enforcers of the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands
by Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael De Nyse
When people think of Hawaii, some think of pristine beaches, crystal-clear waters and tropical marine life. What some might not realize is the important role the U.S. Coast Guard has protecting 12.2 million square miles of Hawaiian waters and everything living in it.
Coast Guard Cutter Healy returns from Arctic after scientific mission
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard Cutter Healy, the nation’s largest icebreaker, is scheduled to arrive here to Pier 36 at Integrated Support Command Wednesday at 9 a.m., after completing a four-month scientific mission to the Arctic.
Transportation Worker Identification Credential enrollment deadline draws near
CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Coast Guard urges maritime workers who have not yet applied for a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to apply as soon as possible before unescorted access to facilities in South Carolina ports, including the ports of Charleston and Georgetown is prohibited.
New home for Thirteenth District Coast Guard blog
SEATTLE – The Thirteenth Coast Guard District’s blog has moved to a new location.
The blog has been in use since January and is a place for Coast Guard members from the Pacific Northwest to post about the goings on of their individuals units. In the past, contributors have posted about such things as Coast [...]
Coast Guard Urges Mariners to Prepare for Tropical Depression 15
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – With the approach of Tropical Depression 15, possibly becoming a tropical storm, to Puerto Rico, the maritime community and boating public are strongly urged to monitor its progress and take early action to protect themselves and their vessels.