WILMINGTON, N.C. – A Coast Guard helicopter rescue crew from Air Station Elizabeth City, N.C., hoisted four people from a sailing vessel, 172 miles east of Wilmington, Friday.
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Coast Guard terminates crabbing vessel voyages in Oregon
SEATTLE — Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Fir have terminated the voyages of three Oregon crabbing vessels and discovered 12 violations since Monday.
Coast Guard, At-Sea Processors Association cooperate on casualty reporting
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Coast Guard conducted a meeting with the At-Sea Processors Association during the North Pacific Fishery Management Council proceedings in Anchorage Thursday to discuss the requirements for marine casualty reporting.
Four fishermen and dog stranded 90 miles off New Jersey
NEW YORK – Four Massachusetts fishermen and a dog are reportedly stranded 90-miles east of Sandy Hook, N.J., at approximately 12 p.m., today.
Coast Guard continues search for remaining two crewmembers following helicopter crash
HOUSTON – The Coast Guard continues to search, Friday for the remaining two crewmembers following yesterday’s helicopter crash 2-miles off the coast of Sabine Pass.
Hercules Liftboat, LLC, the company operating the jackboat, has reported recovering numerous pieces of large debris within the vicinity of the helicopter crash site, today.
11 metric tons of cocaine offload in Mayport
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Coast Guard and Navy personnel offloaded more than 11 metric tons of cocaine from the USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG 58) Friday morning in Mayport, Fla.
The 498 bales of cocaine consisted of cocaine seized by various Coast Guard and Navy units from separate cases in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and Caribbean Sea. [...]
West Coast boaters warned of high winds and seas
LOS ANGELES – The National Weather Service is warning of possible gale force winds (sustained surface winds of 39 to 54 miles per hour) and high seas of 10 to 15 feet beginning Friday night that are expected to last though the weekend. The Coast Guard strongly urges recreational boaters to exercise extreme caution during [...]