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Posts on ‘February 24th, 2009’

Coast Guard terminates commercial fishing vessel voyage

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Coast Guard terminated the voyage of the 40-foot commercial fishing vessel Resolution for a safety violation during a boarding in Marmot Bay near Kodiak City Tuesday.

Coast Guard Pay Center Has A New Web Address

The Coast Guard Personnel Service Center was renamed on 13 February 2009 to the Pay & Personnel Center. As part of the change, they have changed their internet and CGWEB address to reflect the name change.
Their internet home page can now be found at http://www.uscg.mil/ppc.
For Coast Guard members, the CGWEB site’s new address is http://cgweb.ppc.uscg.mil.
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U.S. Coast Guard assisted when British couple requested

Portsmouth, Va. – Recent news reports indicate that the U.S. Coast Guard advised the British couple on the sailing vessel Sara, while they drifted for 40 days in the Atlantic Ocean during January and February, that they were too far out to be rescued. That is incorrect.

Coast Guard rescues 2 in Pocomoke River

BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard rescued two people after they reportedly ran aground near William’s Point in the Pocomoke River Tuesday.

Coast Guard responds to sunken towboat in the Ohio River

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Coast Guard is monitoring the salvage operations of the towing vessel Loyd C, after it sank while working on the Ohio River near Owensboro, Ky. on Monday.

Coast Guard Response

The Pentagon Channel Reports on the closure of the Savannah River and the grounded tanker near Galveston.

Coast Guard rescue highlights the importance of vessel safety equipment

SAN FRANCISCO — The rescue of two crewmembers from the sunken fishing vessel Della C on Saturday off of Pt Ano Nuevo, Calif, was largely a result of the required safety equipment maintained on board.