The Press of Atlantic city reports:
At 5 p.m. on New Year’s Day the Barnegat Lighthouse will shine again for the first time in 82 years on the 150th anniversary of its construction.
Full story at Press of Atlantic city
Posts on ‘December 30th, 2008’
Loose Boat in Bellingham Bay Towed to Shore
The Bellingham Herald reports that:
Bellingham, WA – A boat that broke loose in Bellingham Bay Monday, Dec. 29, was towed into Squalicum Harbor by a private contrac-tor Monday evening.
The boat’s fuel tanks were empty, and no fuel leaked into the bay during the incident, said state Department of Ecology spokeswoman Katie Skipper.
The 50-foot boat had [...]
Bum Chin Rescue Video
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Coast Guard rescue crews flew more than 1800 miles to rescue three injured Indian crewmen from a chemical oil tanker 200 miles South of Adak Island, Alaska.
An MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and HC-130 Hercules airplane flew from Kodiak to Adak Sunday while the vessel headed north to close the distance the aircraft would [...]
Coast Guard investigates ship, bridge allision
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. — Coast Guard Sector Field Office Grand Haven, Mich., responded to a bridge allision on the St. Joseph River, which occurred shortly before 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Missing Mississippi Boaters Located
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard located Timothy Ragas and Joseph Parta near Pass Christian, Miss., Monday, Dec. 29, 2008.
The Coast Guard began the search yesterday, after being contacted by Ragas’ wife at approximately 1 p.m., stating that Ragas and Parta were due to return to Bay St. Louis at 5p.m. Sunday, after they [...]
Coast Guard safely delivers three to Anchorage following medevac 200 miles offshore
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Three injured Indian crewmen arrived safely in Anchorage at about 7 p.m. today after Coast Guard rescue crews flew more than 1800 combined miles to conduct their medical evacuation from a chemical oil tanker 200 miles South of Adak Island, Alaska.