WASHINGTON – The Coast Guard is actively engaged in implementing the president’s counter-piracy action plan, senior Coast Guard officials said.
Capt. Charles Michel, chief of the Office of Maritime and International Law, and Capt. Michael Giglio, chief of law enforcement, discussed the Coast Guard’s international counter-piracy efforts yesterday with bloggers and online journalists.
Posts on ‘February 18th, 2009’
Coast Guard Contributes to Counter-piracy Mission
Coast Guard rescues man after his boat capsizes
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. – The Coast Guard rescued a man clinging to the hull of his capsized vessel seven miles southeast of Port Canaveral Wednesday afternoon
Minerals Management Service Investigating Discharge on Platform Harmony
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — At approximately 9:19 a.m. PST on Monday, February 16, 2009, ExxonMobil notified California’s Office of Emergency Services of a discharge of oil lubricant from the company’s Platform Harmony, located 6.4 miles offshore Santa Barbara County, California. Reports from the platform to the National Response Center indicate approximately 17 ounces of lubricant [...]
Coast Guard responding to medical emergency in Dinsmore
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif- A Coast Guard Air Station Humboldt Bay HH-65C helicopter is responding to the Dinsmore area to transport a 60 year-old woman who is complaining of respiratory difficulties.
Coast Guard commander remembered, respected by crew
Seacoast Online has posted an excellent article by Deborah McDermott concerning Cmdr. Keith Willis. Here’s an excerpt.
KITTERY, Maine — The catch in their voices came irregularly, almost unexpectedly, as they talked about their commanding officer aboard the Coast Guard cutter Tahoma Wednesday morning. Yet the crew members spoke unwaveringly about a kind, generous, religious [...]
Coast Guard Cutter Spencer helps Bahamians locate more than 1,700 pounds of cocaine
MIAMI – Two law enforcement boarding teams from the Coast Guard Cutter Spencer assisted Royal Bahamas Police Force officials and U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency agents Thursday in locating 1,777 pounds of cocaine hidden within two Haitian-flagged vessels.
Kodiak Coast Guardsman receives title of Master Cutterman
A Coast Guardsman stationed in Kodiak, Alaska received the Coast Guard’s newest honor during an informal ceremony in Kodiak Thursday where he was named the services 12th Master Cutterman awarded for more than 20 years at sea.
Chief Warrant Officer Randy Salenski received the award during the ceremony at Coast Guard Base Kodiak for serving more [...]