NEW YORK-A barge carrying more than 5 million gallons of home heating oil reportedly struck an unknown object and began taking on water near City Island, N.Y., at approximately 2:30 p.m., today.
Posts on ‘January 22nd, 2009’
Coast Guard Expands Service and Support Contract with Rockwell Collins
Cedar Rapids, Iowa – Rockwell Collins has signed a 10-year extension to provide Performance Based Logistics (PBL) service and support for U.S. Coast Guard aircraft, including three new platforms. The contract is valued at $35 million.
Near Miss Between Cruise Ship and Small Vessel Causes Concern
SAN PEDRO, Calif -The Coast Guard is investigating a report of a 31-foot commercial fishing vessel crossing within 10 meters in front of a cruise ship transiting inbound in the Los Angeles Main Channel yesterday morning. This “near miss” is one of several recent incidents where small vessels impeded the “right-of-way” of large commercial traffic [...]
Coast Guard repatriates 61 Haitian migrants
MIAMI – Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca returned 61 Haitian migrants, including two children and an infant, to Cap Haitien, Haiti, Thursday, after rescuing them from their overloaded vessel in the waters northwest of Pointe Ouest, Ile de la Tortue, Haiti.
Transportation Worker Identification Credential enrollment deadline for U.S. Virgin Islands near
SAINT CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands – The Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) urge maritime workers and truckers who have not yet applied for a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to enroll as soon as possible before the card is required to gain unescorted access to secure port facilities in the U.S. Virgin [...]
Coast Guard Cutter Alert returns home to Astoria today
SEATTLE – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Alert will return to their homeport in Astoria, Ore., Thursday at 9:30 a.m.
While on a routine patrol in the Eastern Pacific, the crew of the Alert successfully interdicted a Self-Propelled Semi-Submersible vessel (SPSS) laden with approximately 5,000 kg. of cocaine.