SAN DIEGO, Calif. — The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Chase returned to homeport here, Thursday, after a successful three month deployment conducting law enforcement operations off the coast of Central and South America.
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U.S. Coast Guard assists Canadian Coast Guard in rescue
JUNEAU, Alaska – A Coast Guard rescue swimmer from Air Station Sitka, Alaska, checks on the condition of two men aboard an 18-foot recreational vessel in Portland Inlet, Canada, Friday. Air Station Sitka responded to a request for assitance from the Canadian Coast Guard. The two men were midly hypothermic. The Coast Guard rescue swimmer [...]
Vessel Safety Checks Not Affected By Recession – They Are Still Free
LOS ANGELES – As the weather gets warmer and with the increase in daylight hours more and more recreational boaters are getting out on the water. “Before hitting the water, the Coast Guard urges boaters to make sure they have the required safety equipment and that it is in working order by taking advantage of [...]
Coast Guard rescues man in waters off Boca Cangrejos, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A Coast Guard rescue crew from Station San Juan, pulled a man to safety after a 30-foot Beltran fishing boat carrying six passengers capsized and sank Friday morning in waters off Caballo Reef in the vicinity of Boca Cangrejos, Carolina, Puerto Rico.
East Newark oil spill update
NEW YORK-The Coast Guard discovered an estimated 50 gallons of biodiesel that leaked from a spill reported yesterday near East Newark, N.J., along the Passaic River near North Arlington, N.J., at approximately 10 a.m., today.
Coast Guard postpones multi-agency maritime search and rescue exercise
MOBILE, Ala. – The Coast Guard along with search and rescue units from Mobile County, Baldwin County and the state of Alabama have postponed the multi-agency maritime search and rescue exercise scheduled for Saturday, March 28, 2009 in Mobile Bay, due to forecasted thunderstorms.
Coast Guard suspends search for Lubec man
PORTLAND, Maine – The Coast Guard suspended its search today at 11:05 a.m., for Logan Preston, one of two people aboard the fishing vessel All American, which went down Wednesday in Cobscook Bay near Eastport, Maine.