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Posts on ‘June 1st, 2009’

Off-duty Coast Guardsmen assist in hoisting elderly man from cliffs

PALOS VERDES, Calif. — An HH-65C Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Los Angeles was diverted to assist in hoisting an elderly male from the base of a cliff near Golden Cove Monday, at 2:00 p.m.

South East Texas Waterways Advisory Council named “National Harbor Safety Committee of the Year”

PORT ARTHUR, Texas – The South East Texas Waterways Advisory Council (SETWAC) was recognized as the National Harbor Safety Committee of the Year at the 12th Annual National Harbor Safety Conference in Tampa, Florida last Friday.

Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell Arrives in Tubruq, Libya

TUBRUQ, Libya — U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell (WHEC 719) arrived in Tubruq, Libya on May 31, 2009 as part of a theater security cooperation mission to strengthen the maritime partnership between the United States and Libya.

Coast Guard searches for missing fisherman southeast of New Orleans

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is searching for a missing crewmember off a fishing vessel in Brenton Sound, approximately 45 miles southeast of New Orleans.

Coast Guard renews heavy weather warning system

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – Coast Guard Sector Northern New England unveiled a modern version of the long-standing storm flag warning system for mariners, Monday.

Coast Guard unit returns from Guantanamo Bay

PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard Port Security Unit 305 returned home to Fort Eustis, Va., Sunday afternoon from a 6-month deployment to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.