PORTSMOUTH, Va. – Coast Guard watchstanders at the Rescue Coordination Center in Portsmouth assisted officials at the Rescue Coordination Center in Gris Nez, France, with the search for Air France Flight 447 by providing information to help locate the plane’s fuselage Tuesday night.
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Coast Guard Cutter returns to Wilmington, N.C., after Caribbean counter-drug operations
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Diligence is scheduled to return to Wilmington Thursday following a 54-day counter-narcotics patrol in the Caribbean Sea.
Coast Guard Band Presents A Salute to America’s Veterans, Past and Present
NEW LONDON, CONN.—The U.S. Coast Guard Band, the premier band of the United States Coast Guard and the Department of Homeland Security, presents a unique performance at Lisner Auditorium at The George Washington University in Washington, DC, on Friday, June 19 at 7:30 p.m. The Band salutes those who have served our nation with a [...]
Congressman Cummings Introduces Critical Maritime Education Bill
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, introduced H.R. 2651, the Maritime Workforce Development Act, which would create a recruitment, training, and student loan program to attract the next generation of workers to jobs in the maritime industry.
“Many of the men and [...]
Coast Guard reponds to asphalt spill
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – The Coast Guard responded to an asphalt spill at the Sprague Energy terminal on the Fore River, Maine, around 7:30 p.m., Tuesday.
The motor vessel Asphalt Seminole notified Coast Guard Sector Northern New England at 7 p.m., that about 670 gallons of asphalt was released into the river while they were transferring [...]
Coast Guard Responds to Oil Sheen on White Lake
MUSKEGON, Mich.– Coast Guard Station Muskegon and Coast Guard Sector Field Office Grand Haven responded to the report of an oil sheen on White Lake in Whitehall, Mich. at approximately 10 a.m.