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Posts on ‘November 20th, 2008’

5 Coastguardsman selected to go through Navy SEAL training

The Navy Times reported today that four officers and one enlisted man have been chosen to become the first Coast Guardsmen to participate in the elite Navy SEAL training in Coronado, Calif. The story is here .

Coast Guard flies 4,000 miles to conduct medevac off Alaska

KODIAK, Alaska – Coast Guard rescue crews flew more than 4,000 miles to conduct a medical evacuation of a 51-year-old Ukrainian crewman aboard a bulk carrier 25 miles south of Adak Island, Alaska, Wednesday.

Coast Guard continues to monitor vessel removal

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Coast Guard continues to oversee the removal of the grounded fishing vessel Nanami on Kiawah Island, S.C., Thursday.

Coast Guard Cutter Halibut medically evacuates sailor attempting to transit from Santa Barbara to Hawaii

SANTA BARBARA, Calif – Late yesterday afternoon the Coast Guard dispatched a rescue helicopter from Coast Guard Air-Station Los Angeles and an 87-foot Coast Guard Cutter after receiving a distress call from a solo sailor on a 25 foot sailboat who was transiting from Santa Barbara to Hawaii. In the radio call for help the [...]

Gulf Strike Team Assists with Salvage of Tow Vessel

Three members of the Coast Guard’s Gulf Strike Team assisted with the salvage Wednesday of a motor vessel that took on water in the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway near Mobile, Ala.

Coast Guard rescue crew medically evacuates ill man from Midway

HONOLULU — U.S. Coast Guard air crewmembers transferred a 35-year-old man from Midway Island to Oahu Thursday morning.

Coast Guard urges mariners to exercise caution during hazardous sea conditions

ALAMEDA, Calif. – The National Weather Service has issued a Small Craft Advisory for the Central and Northern California Coasts, including the San Francisco Bay from 6 a.m. through 6 p.m. Friday. In addition, a Hazardous Seas Advisory has been issued for coastal waters north of Pigeon Point from today through Saturday.