HAGATNA, Guam — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Assateague rescued three men, Saturday, March 7, from an 18-foot vessel that had been disabled and adrift for more than 20 hours.
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Coast Guard, industry responding to oil spill in Trout River
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard and industry partners are responding to an oil spill on the Trout River, Fla., Friday.
Coast Guard Cutter Pike to assist in release of sea lions near Catalina Island
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Today, the Coast Guard Cutter Pike worked with personnel from the Marine Mammal Care Center to release two rehabilitated sea lions back into the wild off the coast of Catalina Island.
Coast Guard responds to report of plane crash
SAN DIEGO – The Coast Guard received a report from a Good Samaritan vessel this afternoon that they observed a plane crash into the water twenty five miles east of San Clemente Island.
Coast Guard search and rescue case closed after owner claims bicycle left on ferry
SEATTLE — Coast Guard Sector Seattle today has concluded its search for a possible missing person after the owner of a bicycle left behind on the Washington State Ferry (WSF) Wenatchee came forward to claim it.
Letter to the Editor from Captain Timothy Close, Sector St. Petersburg
Cleveland – The following letter to the editor was written by Capt. Timothy M. Close, Commanding Officer of U.S. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg. Capt. Close is the Coast Guard officer who led this week’s search for the missing boaters off the Florida coast:
Coast Guard to commission newest patrol boat in St. Petersburg on Monday
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Coast Guard is scheduled to commission the new Coast Guard Cutter Alligator, an 87-foot coastal patrol boat, during a ceremony scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday at Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg.