SEATTLE — Six Coast Guard members are now safe after a smallboat from the Seattle based Coast Guard Cutter Polar Sea fell into the water at Point Wilson near Port Townsend, Wash., today.
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Coast Guard spent $1.6 million on search for 4 missing boaters
Emily Nipps writes in Tuesday’s St. Petersburg Times
ST. PETERSBURG — When four men were reported missing in the Gulf of Mexico Feb. 28, the U.S. Coast Guard launched a three-day search that covered more than 20,000 square miles.
The search required 230 combined hours of Coast Guard aircraft, cutters and a motor life boat.
The cost: $1.6 [...]
Coast Guard crews prepare to break up ice in Maine rivers
PORTLAND, Maine- Coast Guard crews in Maine are preparing for ice-breaking missions on the Kennebec and Penobscot Rivers in the coming weeks.
Search Suspended for Teen Swept Off Beach
SAN FRANCISCO – The U.S. Coast Guard suspended the search for a teen swept off a beach near Davenport, Calif., after he was reported missing early this morning.
Oil removal from grounded Mar-Gun continues
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Responders continue efforts to remove fuel from the grounded 112-foot fishing vessel Mar-Gun on St. George Island Monday. Approximately 2,313 gallons of diesel were lightered from the vessel’s port tanks Sunday and another 1,500 had been removed by 3 p.m. today. Work will contiue until dusk.
Coast Guard Cutter Participates in Exercise Aman 2009, Visits Pakistan
MANAMA, Bahrain – The Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell departed Karachi, Pakistan, today after a four-day port visit to participate in the international naval exercise Aman 2009, marking the first time a U.S. Ship has pulled into Pakistan since May 2008.
Public meeting scheduled for proposed wind turbine installation at Coast Guard Training Center
CAPE MAY, N.J. – Representatives from Coast Guard Training Center Cape May will hold an open house Wednesday, March 11, 2009, at 7 p.m. in the Cape May Municipal Building to record public comments on the proposed wind turbines.