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Posts on ‘April 18th, 2009’

Fishing trip ended due to safety violations

PORTLAND, Maine- The Coast Guard terminated a fishing voyage about nine miles east of Ogunquit, Maine, today, when a boarding team found several safety violations on board a Perkins Cove, Maine-based boat.

Coast Guard investigates oil sheen on Wilmington River

SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Coast Guard is investigating a report of an oil sheen near Nelson’s Quality Shrimp on the Wilmington River Saturday afternoon.

Coast Guard searching for missing cruise ship passenger near Bahamas

MIAMI — The Coast Guard is searching for a cruise ship passenger Saturday who reportedly went overboard about 60 miles north of Nassau, Bahamas.

Three safe as fishing boat towed toward port

BOSTON- A Coast Guard boat crew launched to help the crew of a New Bedford, Mass.-based fishing boat after it started taking on water today about five miles northeast of Cuttyhunk Island, Mass.