JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter crew safely hoisted all four Icy Mist fishermen from the western shore of Akutan Island in winds up to 120 mph at approximately 11 a.m. Wednesday.
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Coast Guard continues to enforce security zone around entangled whale
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard Cutter Penobscot Bay will remain overnight to enforce a 500-yard safety zone around a humpback whale entangled in a lobster pot and netting eight miles east of Sandy Hook near the approach to Ambrose Channel.
Video – Ice Rescue Training and Demonstration
In this video Coast Guard Station Marblehead and the Sandusky, Ohio Fire Department take part in an Ice Rescue training demonstration on February 23, 2009.
Video – Surfer Rescue
McKinleyville, California – In this video, a Coast Guard HH-65C Dolphin helicopter crew from Air Station Humboldt Bay rescues a surfer who became overpowered by a dangerous rip current at Camel Rock.
Transportation Worker Identification Credential TWIC deadline to begin Saturday
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard reminds port facility workers and related industries, that beginning Saturday a TWIC will be required for access to waterfront facilities that are regulated by the Maritime Transportation Security Act, 2002.
Coast Guard medically evacuates injured logger
SEATTLE – The Coast Guard medically evacuated an injured male logger near Forks, Wash., today.
Coast Guard establishes 500-yard safety zone around entangled humpback whale
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard is enforcing a 500-yard safety zone around a humpback whale entangled in a lobster pot and netting eight miles east of Sandy Hook near the approach to Ambrose Channel.