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Posts on ‘November 3rd, 2008’

24 Hours in the Coast Guard Pacific Northwest

What does an average day for the Coast Guard in the Pacific Northwest look like? The Public Affairs staff from the 13th Coast Guard District brings you the answer.

Coast Guard Air Station and Cutter to Host Disabled and Sick Children

LOS ANGELES – Tomorrow, November 4, Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles will welcome up to 50 disabled and sick children, some terminally ill, from New Zealand for a tour of the Air Station at 8 a.m.

Katmai hearing reconvenes in Seattle

SEATTLE – The Marine Board of Investigation hearing into the Oct. 22 sinking of the fishing vesel Katmai reconvened at the Jackson Federal Building here Monday.

Coast Guard lends helping hand to playground on Kodiak Island

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Members of the Coast Guard Aids-to-Navigation Team in Kodiak and Integrated Support Command Kodiak volunteered their time to improve the playground at Peterson Elementary in mid-October.

Coast Guard rescues 2 from sinking vessel near Winyah Bay, dicscover fuel spill

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Two people are safe after their 46-foot sport fisher, Vision Quest, sank north of the entrance of Winyah Bay, S.C., Monday at 10:15 a.m.
Gary Pache, 39, and Brent Burman, 35, of Cherry Hill, N.J., were aboard the vessel when they radioed for help and abandoned the vessel in a small Zodiac inflatable [...]

Coast Guard suspends search for missing swimmer in waters off Rio Grande, Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard rescue crews suspended their search Monday afternoon for a man who went missing Sunday while swimming in waters off the Westin Rio Mar Beach Resort in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico.

Coast Guard seeking public input in Kennebec River waterway study

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – The Coast Guard is conducting a waterways analysis review of the Kennebec River in Maine, to determine the effectiveness of aids to navigation in the river.