JUNEAU, Alaska – Crew members aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Elderberry, a 65-foot inland buoy tender homeported in Petersburg, Alaska, placed 18 buoys in the Gastineau channel which runs through the Mendenhall Bar Wednesday.
Posts on ‘April 1st, 2009’
Drift River Terminal Water Usage Options
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Unified Command, Drift River Terminal Coordination, presents the following information to address the questions about water usage at the terminal in the oil storage tanks.
Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles – Long Beach Joins the Blogosphere
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – Today, Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles – Long Beach posted their first blog entry on their new official Coast Guard blog.
Coast Guard assists vessel stuck in the ice
DULUTH, Minn – Gale force winds coupled with heavy snowfall led to a collection of ice outside of the Duluth-Superior Harbor Entrances overnight. The Coast Guard Cutter Alder, already on scene, will be joined by the Coast Guard Cutter Biscayne Bay and Coast Guard Cutter Mackinaw to clear the ice and establish tracks so shipping [...]
Rescue crews trek north to assist Grand Forks residents
FARGO, N.D. – – Crews from the Coast Guard, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and Customs and Border Protection are moving some rescue assets from Fargo to Grand Forks today, April 01, 2009, as part of the Red River flood response operation.
Coast Guard repatriates 45 Haitian migrants
MIAMI – The Coast Guard Cutter Tampa repatriated 45 Haitian migrants to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Wednesday after they were interdicted at sea Monday.
Response to Drift River situation continues
ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Unified Command, Drift River Terminal Coordination, continues to develop plans to safely draw down oil stored at the Drift River Oil Terminal as ground crews continue to clean up mud and debris.