PORTLAND, Maine – The Coast Guard responded Tuesday after two fishing boats collided and one sank, about six miles east of Halfway Rock, Maine.
Posts on ‘June 2nd, 2009’
The 80 Year Old Crazy Cookie Lady
As the oven timer begins to beep, she hurriedly pushes back the glasses from the tip of her nose with a flour-covered hand just before sliding on oven mittens to remove a fresh pan of her famous pecan dream bars from the hot oven. Cracking open the oven door, the smell of baked goods fills [...]
Coast Guard responds to vessel collision
SANTA ROSA ISLAND, Calif. – Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach received a radio call at approximately 3 A.M. from the fishing vessel Mirage reporting that it had collided with a work boat in Beechers Bay at Santa Rosa Island Tuesday.
Coast Guard encourages mariners and coastal residents to prepare for 2009 hurricane season
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard is urging mariners and residents living along the coast to plan ahead and prepare for the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season which started yesterday.
Eighth Coast Guard District to hold change of command ceremony
New Orleans – The Eighth Coast Guard District will hold a formal change of command ceremony on Friday at 10 a.m. At that time, Rear Adm. Mary E. Landry is scheduled to relieve Rear Adm. Joel R.Whitehead as Commander, Eighth Coast Guard District.
Coast Guard continues search for missing fisherman
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is continuing the search for a missing fisherman in Breton Sound approximately 45 miles southeast of New Orleans.