by Petty Officer 1st Class Christopher Evanson
Imagine air travel with no waits in long lines and without having to remove items of clothing at a security checkpoint. There’s no worry of long term parking fees or sitting next to someone obnoxious. Neither are there mind-numbing checked baggage fees that sink morale faster than a parking [...]
Posts on ‘December 17th, 2008’
Coast Guard unit returns home after six-month Middle East deployment
PORT CLINTON, Ohio — A Welcome Home ceremony for the U.S. Coast Guard Port Security Unit 309 is scheduled to be held at the Port Clinton High School Performing Arts Center, Friday, 10 a.m.
Coast Guard suspends search for missing aircraft
MIAMI – The U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search at approximately 6 p.m. Wednesday for a missing aircraft with 11 people aboard that disappeared after making an emergency call at 4:48 p.m. Monday while traveling from Santiago, Dominican Republic to Mayaguana, Bahamas.
Coast Guard rescues 3 from overturned boat near Myrtle Beach
MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. – The Coast Guard rescued three people and two dogs from an overturned boat a half mile off of North Myrtle Beach this afternoon.
New search and rescue boat debuts at Coast Guard Station New York
NEW YORK — Coast Guard Station New York will be launching their newest law enforcement and search and rescue vessel on Friday.
The 45-foot Response Boat – Medium (RB-M) was delivered to Coast Guard Station New York on Dec. 11, 2008 and is the third initiative in the Response Boats 2010 strategic vision and transition plan.
“If [...]
Coast Guard and Navy Join Forces to Conduct Medical Evacuation
SAN DIEGO — Coast Guard helicopter crews from San Diego and San Francisco worked together with the USS Abraham Lincoln in the medical evacuation of a 42-year-old man from the motor vessel Marie Rikmers, 650 miles off the coast of San Diego on Sunday.
Coast Guard crew rescues 4 off coast of Atlantic City, N.J.
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The Coast Guard rescued four people Wednesday aboard a 74-foot fishing boat disabled and adrift 55 miles southeast of Atlantic City, N.J.