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Posts on ‘November 11th, 2008’

Coast Guard helo performs medevac

SAN DIEGO – A San Diego based Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk performed a medevac of a woman off the cruise ship STAR PRINCESS this afternoon at approximately 2:45 p.m.
The Coast Guard command center received word that the woman was in distress and needed immediate medical attention. The helicopter was immediately diverted to the area [...]

Coast Guard Rescues 4 near Fortescue, N.J.

FORTESCUE, N.J. – The Coast Guard rescued four people Tuesday aboard a disabled 20-foot boat off the coast here near Egg Island Point.

One Veterans Story – Shane Moore’s monumental moment

by Petty Officer Renee C. Aiello
Hurricane Ike was a natural disaster that will long be etched in the minds of Texans for years to come. Thousands of Galveston-area residents suffered devastating loss. For Petty Officer 3rd Class Shane Moore, a Coast Guard rescue swimmer, the events of Hurricane Ike will be etched for [...]