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Posts on ‘January 10th, 2009’

Container Cranes transiting from Los Angeles to Guam

SAN PEDRO, Calif – Sunday, January 11 there will be a planned movement of three large container cranes. The cranes are being transported via tug and barge from Berth 206 in the Port of Los Angeles to the Port of Guam.

Video – Miami Freighter Captain Hoist

MIAMI – A Coast Guard helicopter rescue crew medically evacuated the captain of the motor vessel Cap Breton approximately 80 miles southeast of Miami, Friday.
Ship’s personnel contacted Coast Guard Sector Miami watchstanders to request assistance after the captain began experiencing chest pain. Coast Guard Seventh District personnel in Miami immediately launched an Air Station Miami [...]

Coast Guard Responds to Drifting Container Ship UPDATE

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The container ship Maersk Kawasaki transited late Friday night under its own power to Port Hueneme where an investigation of the original power loss is in progress. Two Crowley tugs, the Admiral and the Leader, dispatched to the scene from San Pedro, attended the Maersk Kawasaki during its transit to Port [...]

Coast Guard Responds to Downed Plane

SAN FRANCISCO — The Coast Guard received a report of a downed Cessna airplane in the vicinity of the Dumbarton Bridge at approximately 10:20 Friday evening.

Video – Flood Response Interviews

Interviews with Coast Guard Air Station Astoria pilots who rescued Morton, Washington residents that were stranded due to the Pacific Northwest Floods. Includes rescue footage from the Jan. 7, 2009 rescue.