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Posts on ‘May 5th, 2009’

NOAA crewmember aided by Coast Guard

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine- The Coast Guard helped a crew member who had fallen ill aboard a fishing research vessel, today, about 17 miles south of Portland, Maine.

Coast Guard rescues boaters stranded on an ice flow

JUNEAU, Alaska — The Coast Guard safely hoisted five people from a 22-foot recreational boat 15 miles northwest of Dillingham at 8:45 a.m. after they became stranded in an ice flow on the Nushugak River.

Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Issues Military Spouse Appreciation Day Message

WASHINGTON – Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, has issued a message to servicemembers and their families around the world, commemorating May 8 as Military Spouse Appreciation Day.
Here is the chairman’s message:

Coast Guard admiral to testify on actions to prevent piracy

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard’s Assistant Commandant for Marine Safety, Security and Stewardship is scheduled to testify during a Senate Surface Transportation & Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety, and Security Subcommittee hearing on piracy on the high seas today at 3 p.m., at 253 Senate Russell Building, here.

Coast Guard reopens waterway after Jordan Bridge span removal

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard Captain of the Port of Hampton Roads reopened the Elizabeth River from the Belt Line Bridge to the Norfolk and Western Portsmouth Chesapeake Railroad Bridge at 10:30 p.m. Monday following the removal of a span of the Jordan Bridge.

Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater near Catalina Island

CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. — Late last night, the Coast Guard suspended the search for a boater who went missing north of Catalina Island early Monday morning.