NEW YORK- A diesel spill was reported and contained after an out-of-service tugboat sank at the 38th Street pier in Brooklyn, N.Y., around 2 p.m. today.
Posts on ‘January 14th, 2009’
Coast Guard crew sweeps New Hampshire beach
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – A volunteer crew from the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Reliance, based here, scoured the slippery slopes of Ragged Neck State Park in Rye, N.H., January 9, looking for trash and other debris in an effort to help a local conservation group fight pollution.
Deadline Looms for Maritime Transportation Workers
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Time is running short for maritime transportation workers who have not yet enrolled for a Transportation Worker Identification Credential also known as “TWIC.” On April 14, 2009 maritime transportation workers, including terminal employees, longshoremen, truck drivers, agents and contractors without a TWIC card will be denied unescorted access to U.S. regulated [...]
Update: Coast Guard responds to capsized vessel near Lynnhaven Inlet, Va.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – At approximately 9 a.m. Wednesday, watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads received a mayday call involving a capsized fishing vessel near Lynnhaven Inlet, Va.
Coast Guard repatriates 37 Haitian migrants
MIAMI – Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca returned 37 Haitian migrants to Port au Prince, Haiti, Wednesday.
Search suspended for woman missing from Washington State Ferry
SEATTLE — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a Bellevue, Wash., woman as of 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, who was last seen aboard a Washington State Ferry.
Video – Taking the Search out of Search and Rescue
Navy Petty Officer Andrew Holloway reports for the Pentagon Channel on the new digital Electronic Position Indicating Radio Beacons that will be required on many vessels beginning February 1st.
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