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Posts on ‘November 28th, 2008’

Coast Guard Rescues Three after Vessel Capsizes in Dabob Bay

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard rescued three people from a capsized vessel in Dabob Bay near Quilcene, Wash. Friday.

Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Fisherman in Tillamook Bay, Ore.

SEATTLE — The search for two men near the north jetty of Tillamook Bay, Ore., was suspended Friday at 4:31 p.m.

Coast Guard allows Whittier, Alaska facility to resume fuel transfer operations

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Coast Guard authorized Shoreside Petroleum Inc. personnel to resume conducting mobile fuel transfers in Whittier Thursday morning after deficiencies with their operations were corrected.

Coast Guard Flies Santa to Remote Villages

KODIAK, Alaska – Coast Guard personnel in Kodiak have 16 volunteers who will dress up as Santa and elves to help present wrapped gifts, hand-made clothing and fruit to students and children at native villages across Kodiak Island Monday through Friday.

A Look Back at the Centralia Washington Flooding

Sharyn L. Decker of The Centralia Chronicle has written a great article about efforts of Coast Guard rescuers during last Decembers storms in Washington. Here’s an excerpt:
Several of the helicopter crew members who rushed to Lewis County last December to evacuate people from homes and businesses surrounded by water were honored not long ago [...]

Coast Guard Establishes Safety Zone for Kodiak Rocket Launch

KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard is scheduled to establish a safety zone from Dec. 5 to Dec. 8 in the vicinity of Narrow Cape, Alaska, and Ugak Island, Alaska, due to upcoming operations at the Kodiak Launch Complex.

Coast Guard Responding to Capsizes Boat near Tillamook Bay, Ore.

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard is responding to a capsized fishing vessel near the north jetty at Tillamook, Ore.