GRAND ISLE, Vt. – The Coast Guard is working to determine what caused a 207-foot Burlington, Vt. – based ferry to strike a pier here at 5:20 p.m. today, causing injury to passengers and crew.
Posts on ‘January 30th, 2009’
Coast Guard rescues, returns 242 Haitian migrants to Port-au-Prince, Haiti
MIAMI – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Diligence returned 242 Haitian migrants to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Thursday after the crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Seneca located a grossly overloaded 50-foot sail freighter about 25 miles west of Ile de la Tortue, Haiti, Monday night.
Station Los Angeles Responds to Boat Fire
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The Coast Guard responded to a vessel fire onboard the commercial fishing vessel, Mary Claire this afternoon.
Coast Guard reports high compliance rate in advance of TWIC enforcement
HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard reports this week high compliance rates at ports in Hawaii and American Samoa where port workers will be required to have a Transportation Workers Identification Credential, or TWIC card, by Feb. 12, 2009.
Alaska State Ferry breaks free from mooring, aground
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Alaska State Ferry Lituya, a 180-foot motor vessel home ported in Metlakatla, Alaska, broke loose from its moorings at the ferry pier in Metlakatla and is reported aground one mile north on Scrub Island, Alaska, in Port Chester at 1 a.m. Friday.