MADEIRA BEACH, Fla. – The Coast Guard has hired contractors to remove fuel, oil and other potential pollution hazards from a commercial fishing vessel that ran aground Wednesday at about 6:45 p.m. in John’s Pass in Madeira Beach.
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Missing boater’s remains found, Coast Guard ends search
GEORGETOWN, S.C. – The Coast Guard ended its search for a missing person in the Waccamaw River, S.C., Thursday at approximately 5:30 p.m. after divers from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources recovered the missing boater’s remains.
Four adults, one child and one infant were in a 15-foot boat when it capsized near the shore [...]
Cutter Tahoma Commanding Officer’s remains being returned to family in Virginia
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard commanding officer who died aboard his ship in Maine this weekend is being returned to his family in Virginia Thursday.
Aleutian Islands Risk Assessment managment team announces advisory panel facilitator
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Aleutian Islands Risk Assessment management team selected Nuka Research and Planning Group, LLC Feb. 9, 2009, to fill the vacant facilitator opportunity as identified in the Transportation Research Board’s “Special Report 293, Risk of Vessel Accidents and Spills in the Aleutian Islands: Designing a Comprehensive Risk Assessment.”
L-3 Communication Awarded C(4)ISR System Contract for Sentinel Class Cutters
NEW YORK – L-3 Communications announced today that its Communication Systems-East (CS-East) division has been awarded a contract by Bollinger Shipyards to provide the C(4)ISR system for the U.S. Coast Guard’s Fast Response Cutter (FRC) program.
Coast Guard crew medevacs man near Cape May, N.J.
CAPE MAY, N.J. – The Coast Guard medevaced a 51-year-old man Thursday from a 68-foot boat eight miles off the coast of Cape May, N.J.
Search continues for missing boater on Waccamaw River
GEORGETOWN, S.C. – The Coast Guard, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office and the Midway Fire Department are continuing their search for one person on the Waccamaw River, S.C., Thursday.