SAN DIEGO – The U.S. Coast Guard received a report of a possible gray whale struck by a mariner in San Diego Bay on Friday.
At around 1:45 p.m. Sector San Diego received a report of a vessel transiting near Harbor Island inside the bay and struck the whale.
Sector diverted the nearby 33-foot response boat, from [...]
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Coast Guard Responds to Report of Whale Strike
Agencies combine for maritime security exercise
SEATTLE —The Coast Guard, in conjunction with Washington State Patrol, Washington State Ferries, the FBI, other state and local authorities and numerous maritime facilities, conducted a mobilization exercise simulating a Maritime Security Level increase for port facilities around Puget Sound and Washington State Ferries Friday.
Blue goes green: Coast Guard civilian employee recognized for environmental excellence
by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jonathan Lindberg
It appears to be a busy workspace. Stacks of loose papers and open books sit on top of a desk, leaving only a gap for a computer monitor. Bookshelves line the back of the cubicle filled with manuals on topics such as environmental law and spill prevention. On the [...]
Navigation restricted on the Mississippi River following vessel sinking
St. LOUIS – The Coast Guard has lifted the operating restrictions on the Upper Mississippi River from mile marker 194.5 to 197.5 which were established in response to the sinking of the tug boat Hartford Beaver at mile marker 196.5 Wednesday, March 11.
Cape Canaveral based cutter conducts humanitarian aid in Bahamas
NASSAU, Bahamas – The crew of the Cape Canaveral, Fla., based 210-foot Coast Guard Cutter Confidence conducted humanitarian assistance in Nassau as part of the Exercise Tradewinds 2009, Wednesday.
Coast Guard announces establishment of Coast Guard Personnel Service Center
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Friday that it has scheduled a ribbon cutting ceremony for March 16 at 9:30 a.m. at the Rural Electric Cooperative Conference Facility, 43091 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Va., to mark the establishment of the Coast Guard Personnel Service Center.