ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Marine Board of Investigation convened today to hear testimony to determine the reason of the sinking of the fishing vessel Katmai that claimed the lives of seven fishermen October 22.
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Coast Guard searching for missing Maine lobsterman
BOSTON – The Coast Guard is searching for a Maine lobsterman today who went missing while aboard a 21-foot skiff. Chris Whitaker, 24, left Matinicus Island, Maine and was last seen at about noon near Zephyr Ledges.
Coast Guard assists 32 people on sinking vessel
MOBILE, Ala. — The Coast Guard along with Good Samaritans assisted 32 people on a sinking charter vessel 12-miles south of Pensacola, Fla. Monday Oct. 27, 2008.
Sikorsky and Coast Guard Announce Contracts for HH-60 Helicopter Support
SHELTON, Conn. – Sikorsky Aerospace Services today announced the signing of more than $687,000 in contracts to provide the U.S. Coast Guard with support work of scheduled maintenance requirements for their HH-60J helicopters. Sikorsky Aerospace Services is the worldwide aftermarket division of Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX).
Coast Guard medevacs woman from Carnivaal cruise ship Ecstasy
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard medevaced a 67-year-old woman from a cruise ship approximately 220-miles south of New Orleans late Sunday, Oct. 26 2008.
Coast Guard airlifts injured hiker
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard airlifted an injured hiker just north of Snoqualmie Pass, Wash., Monday.