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Posts on ‘February 27th, 2009’

TWIC card adds new layer of security to Northern California ports

SAN FRANCISCO – The requirement for owners and operators of maritime facilities in Northern California to ensure unescorted people entering secure areas of their property have a federal Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) goes into effect Saturday. Maritime transportation workers, including terminal employees, longshoreworkers, truck drivers, train crews, agents and contractors will need a [...]

Coast Guard reminds all who work and play in Hawaii’s waters to stay vigilant with AWW

HONOLULU — The U.S. Coast Guard in Hawaii is taking steps to encourage people who live, work or play along the waterfront to stay watchful and participate in the America’s Waterway Watch program.

Air Station Traverse City airlifts man to safety from Beaver Island

BEAVER ISLAND, Mich. – U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City medically evacuated a man experiencing a life-threatening illness from Beaver Island Airport Friday at 8:30 a.m.

Video – A Life Remembered

Coast Guard Commander Keith Willis was laid to rest on Monday February 23, 2009. Commander Willis was the Commanding Officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma until his death last week.

St. Pete Beach, South Pasadena drawbridge schedule to change

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Coast Guard has approved a temporary deviation governing the operations of two drawbridges across the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 2 to May 8.

Coast Guard helicopter makes precautionary landing

BOSTON – A Coast Guard Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Cape Cod, Mass., made a precautionary landing at a Little League baseball field in Middleborough, Mass., this morning.

Coast Guard rescues two stranded hikers off cliff – video

SAN FRANCISCO – The Coast Guard rescued two stranded hikers off a cliff near Tennesse Beach in the Marin Headlands today at approximately 5:30 p.m.