MIAMI – The Coast Guard rescued four men Saturday aboard a sinking tug boat 26 miles west of the Shark River, inside Everglades National Park, Fla.
Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla., received a radio distress call from a member aboard the Saint Johns, a 58-foot tugboat, reporting they were taking on water and sinking.
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Coast Guard rescues 4 aboard sinking tug boat
MSU Port Arthur oversees recovery of ruptured well-head leak
PORT ARTHUR, Texas – Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur and other agencies are coordinating efforts to recover a ruptured well-head leak, which occured on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008 in Sabine Lake. On Nov. 18, the well owner, Ballard Exploration, had secured the leak that occurred when a tug and barge struck an inactive [...]
Coast Guard trains Intelligence Specialists to keep watch on the sea
by PA3 Mark Jones
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – From its inception in 1915, one of the primary roles of the Coast Guard has always been protecting the nation. The safety of the U.S. depends on the ability of Coast Guard personnel to perform their duties, including maintaining U.S. borders against potential terrorist threats, illegal drugs, and illegal [...]
Coast Guard hoists injured crewmember from fishing vessel
BOSTON – An Air Station Cape Cod Jayhawk helicopter hoisted an injured crewman at 8 a.m., today from a New Bedford, Mass.-based fishing vessel 97 nautical miles southeast of New Bedford.
Air Station New Orleans partners with local shcool
NEW ORLEANS – Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans embarked on a new educational partnership with St. Ville Accelerated Academy, of Harvey, La., Friday, Nov., 21, 2008.
Video – Innovation Expo Closing Remarks by Admiral Allen
Virginia Beach, VA (Nov. 20, 2008)- Coast Guard Commandant, Adm. Thad W. Allen give closing remarks to attendees at the Coast Guard Innovation Expo held this year in Virginia Beach.
Video – Coast Guard Rescues 4 in Gulf of Mexico
An HH-65C rescue helicopter crew from Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans airlifts stranded boaters 20 miles south of Gulfport, Miss., in the Gulf of Mexico Friday, Nov. 21, 2008.