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Posts on ‘December 23rd, 2008’

Coast Guard re-opens base after bomb scare

SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard has re-opened it’s Sector San Diego base this afternoon after a bomb scare had caused it to secure.

ExxonMobil Fined $6.1 Million for Boston Harbor Oil Spill

BOSTON, MASS. – A criminal information was filed today in federal court charging a wholly owned subsidiary of ExxonMobil Corporation with violating the criminal provisions of the Clean Water Act in connection with a spill of approximately 15,000 gallons of diesel oil into the Mystic River from ExxonMobil’s oil terminal in Everett, Mass.
United States Attorney [...]

Suspicious Package Shuts Down Coast Guard Base

SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard secured it’s Sector San Diego base this afternoon after a suspicious package was reported in the vicinity of the main gate by security personnel.
At approximately 12:30 p.m. the main gate to the base was secured and San Diego Harbor Police established a perimeter around the suspicious package. The [...]

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

ALAMEDA, Calif. – The National Weather Service has issued a gale warning to take effect from 6 p.m. today through Wednesday afternoon for the coastal waters north of Point Arena to south of Point Piedras Blancas.

Coast Guard announces implementation of Long Range Identification and Tracking System

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced today that operation of the International Maritime Organization mandated Long Range Identification and Tracking System begins Dec. 31.