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Posts on ‘December 15th, 2008’

Coast Guard crew rescues 3 in Delaware Bay near Lewes, Del.

LEWES, Del. – The Coast Guard rescued three people Monday aboard a disabled 17-foot boat in the entrance of Delaware Bay near Lewes, Del.

11th Coast Guard District Commander Participates in Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

San Francisco — Rear Adm. Paul Zukunft, Commander, 11th Coast Guard District, participated in a Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony at Coast Guard Station San Francisco, today. The ceremony celebrated the construction of a new Boat Maintenance Building at Yerba Buena Island.

Deadline for TWIC enforcement quickly approaches in Los Angeles and Long Beach

San Pedro, Calif. – The Coast Guard urges maritime workers who have not yet enrolled for a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to apply as soon as possible before unescorted access to U.S.-regulated waterfront terminals in the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach is prohibited.

Coast Guard Urges Extreme Caution as Hazardous Sea Conditions Remain Along California Coast

HUMBOLDT BAY, Calif. – The National Weather Service has issued a Gale Warning for the coastal waters north of Point Arena due to sustained winds over 45 miles per hour.

Coast Guard rescues 2 from sinking boat off North Carolina coast

OREGON INLET, N.C.- The Coast Guard rescued two people out of the waters off Oregon Inlet, Saturday afternoon.

Kayaker rescued near Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard rescued a woman Monday after her kayak overturned one and a half miles south of the first island of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.

TWIC Program compliance date for Delaware Bay draws near

PHILADELPHIA – The U.S. Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) remind owners and operators of facilities located within Delaware Bay that Dec. 30, 2008, marks the Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) program compliance date.