by Petty Officer 2nd Class Lauren Jorgensen
WOODS HOLE, Mass. – The commander of the First Coast Guard District awarded the crew of the Woods Hole-based Coast Guard Cutter Sanibel with a meritorious unit commendation today for exceptional service from June 2007 to July 2008.
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Cape Cod Coast Guard crew honored for exceptional service
Former Coast Guard Petty Officer Guilty of Extortion
DETROIT – A former Coast Guard petty officer has pleaded guilty to extorting $35,000 from a Detroit-area illegal immigrant who was trying to avoid deportation.
The European immigrant lived in the same Macomb neighborhood as Benjamin Bostic. Authorities say he promised he could change records in exchange for money.
Cocaine smuggling attempt thwarted at Birch Point, Washington
SEATTLE – Two Canadians arrested overnight by agents with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while attempting to load cocaine onto a jet ski at a Whatcom County beach made their initial appearance in federal court here this afternoon.
Coast Guard closes case after missing boater found
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. – Coast Guard Sector North Carolina has closed the case for Ernest Aguayo, Jr., after he was located on the east side of Cape Lookout, N.C., Thursday.
Contractor presents radar study findings to waterway stakeholders
BOSTON – An independent contractor hired by the Coast Guard to determine the effects that wind turbines in Nantucket Sound may have on the operation of marine radars presented its findings today to the Southeastern Massachusetts Harbor Safety and Security Forum.
Coast Guard searching for overdue boater near Morehead City, N.C.
MOREHEAD CITY, N.C. – Coast Guard Sector North Carolina is searching for a missing 47-year-old man who departed the Morehead City Wildlife Ramp onboard a 22-foot skiff Wednesday afternoon.