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Posts on ‘October 20th, 2008’

Coast Guard conducts medevac in Gulf of Mexico

PANAMA CITY, Fla. – A Coast Guard helicopter crew medevaced a man from the motor vessel, WBS, approximately 50-miles south of Panama City late Monday, Oct. 20, 2008.

Coast Guard continues search for missing Big Island kayaker

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard today continues the search for Miguel Serussino, a kayaker last seen Saturday near Kapa’a Beach Park on the Big Island. Search patterns have been planned for assets through tonight into Tuesday morning.

Transportation Worker Identification Credential enrollment deadline draws near

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – 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 the Florida ports of Jacksonville, Fernandina, Fla., and Port Canaveral, Fla., is prohibited.

Coast Guard Towing Disabled Fishing Vessel in Gulf of Alaska

JUNEAU, Alaska – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter SPAR is towing the disabled fishing vessel Equinox to Kodiak today.

Deadline approaching for enforcement of new security measures at Great Lakes port facilities

CLEVELAND – The Coast Guard is set to enforce new security measures at port facilities located on the Great Lakes Oct. 31, 2008, as mandated by the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA) and the Security and Accountability for Every Port Act.

Boaters safety emphasized at Coast Guard conference

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – The Coast Guard will host a boating convention and safety conference, Tuesday, at the Traverse City Holiday Inn on Front Street and will be deploying a mass casualty raft in West Bay at 11:15 a.m. as part of a demonstration.

Coast Guard conducts pollution response training in Marinette, Wisconsin

MARINETTE, Wis. – Members from the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Detachment (MSD) Sturgeon Bay will be conducting pollution response training beginning October 22, 24 and 28, 2008.