JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard terminated the voyages of two 37-foot commercial fishing vessels within the last two days in Icy Straight near Hoonah, Alaska.
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Coast Guard nabs 2,470 pounds of cocaine on Venezuelan fishing boat
MIAMI – Coast Guard law enforcement boarding teams aboard the cutter Bear working under the tactical control of the Seventh Coast Guard District and the Joint Interagency Task Force South located 2,470 pounds of cocaine onboard a Venezuelan-flagged fishing vessel Wednesday.
Coast Guard suspends safety zone around humpback whale
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard suspended its safety zone around the humpback whale in Ambrose Channel south of the Verrazano Bridge at 4:30 p.m. today.
Coast Guard suspends search for missing mariner
SAN DIEGO – The Coast Guard suspended its active search at 1:13p.m. Thursday for the missing man who fell overboard during a ship-to-ship personnel transfer 70 miles off the coast of San Diego, April 8, 2009.
Cutter Bristol Bay receives Unit Commendation Award
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard Cutter Bristol Bay (WTGB-102), based in Detroit, received the Meritorious Unit Commendation during a Thursday morning ceremony held on the buoy deck of the cutter while she was moored here.
Coast Guard buoy tender Kukui to hold change-of-command ceremony
HONOLULU — A change-of-command ceremony is scheduled for the Honolulu-based U.S. Coast Guard cutter Kukui at 10 a.m., Friday, April 10, 2009, at the Coast Guard Integrated Support Command on Sand Island.
Whale sighted in vicinity of Verrazano Bridge
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard is maintaining a safety zone around a whale spotted approximately one mile south of the Verrazano Bridge, N.Y. on April 9, 2009.