LOUISVILLE, Ky.— The Coast Guard is responding to a report from American Commercial Lines that a damaged towing vessel at the Jeffboat shipbuilding facility in Jeffersonville, Ind., was leaking diesel fuel, Friday.
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Coast Guard reminds boaters to stay safe on the Columbia River
SEATTLE – Coast Guard Sector Portland, Ore., reminds boaters to stay safe with the improving weather and subsequent increase in boating traffic while transiting the Columbia River.
Coast Guard rescues 6 National Guardsmen from capsized boat – Video included
ASTORIA, Ore. – The Coast Guard rescued six Oregon National Guardsmen from a capsized 32-foot vessel approximately two miles from the mouth of the Columbia River near Ilwaco, Wash.
Coast Guard repatriates 35 Haitian migrants
Editors note: This story clarifies news reports concerning the Coast Guard’s role during an at-sea interdiction involving alleged migrant smugglers in command of an overloaded vessel with more than 100 Haitian migrants aboard.
MIAMI – The Coast Guard Cutter Reliance repatriated 35 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti, Wednesday, after a dangerously overloaded vessel with more [...]
Trans-Atlantic rower Charlie Girard saved by Coast Guard for second time
BOSTON- Coast Guard air crews rescued a fatigued, trans-Atlantic rower, Friday, about 150 miles east of Cape Cod, Mass.
Charlie Girard, 28, from France, called the Coast Guard around 8:25 a.m., using a satellite phone and activated his Emergency Position Indicating Radio Beacon, to help the Coast Guard to find his position.
Delta Blitz: a multi-agency event to promote safe boating
SAN FRANCISCO – The Coast Guard, Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office and other partner agencies are joining together for Delta Blitz I, Saturday afternoon through Sunday evening, to kick off the official start of the recreational boating season.
Station Sackets Harbor rescues two from capsized vessel
CLEVELAND – U.S. Coast Guard Station Sackets Harbor rescued two people from a capsized vessel in Black River Bay, N.Y., Friday, at approximately 1:15 p.m.