HONOLULU — The crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Rush, a 378-foot high endurance cutter home ported in Honolulu, returned home last week after a ground-breaking six-week law enforcement patrol through the South Pacific.
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Lightering operations of 900-foot tank ship successfully completed
GALVESTON, Texas – Lightering operations that were monitored by Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Galveston personnel were successfully completed on the 900-foot tank ship SKS Satilla this afternoon, 65 miles south of Galveston.
Coast Guard rescues one crewmember, searches for another after boat overturns
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – The Coast Guard rescued one person 12 miles north of South Padre Island, Texas approximately one mile offshore this afternoon and continues to search for the last crewmember after their boat overturned offshore.
Coast Guard releases Cosco Busan marine casualty investigation report
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard released Tuesday the marine casualty investigation report for the Nov. 7, 2007, allision between the motor vessel Cosco Busan and the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge.
Coast Guard searching for missing mariner in Mississippi River
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is searching for an 18-year-old man who was reported missing from a tug boat on the Mississippi River in the vicinity of LaPlace, La., at approximately midnight Monday.
Coast Guard towing disabled fishing boat Southeast of Nantucket
BOSTON- A Coast Guard rescue crew is towing a New York-based fishing boat to safety today after the crew encountered engine problems about 115 miles southeast of Nantucket, Mass.
Station South Padre Island Captures 2 migrants with 240 Pounds of Marijuana
BROWNSVILLE, Texas – While on a law enforcement patrol in the Brownsville shipping channel late Monday, the crew of a Coast Guard 41-foot utility boat from Station South Padre Island discovered two undocumented migrants and 240 pounds of marijuana on a small raft that was being paddled across the waterway.