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Posts on ‘June 8th, 2009’

Coast Guard responds to grounded vessel with deceased captain

JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard responded to a grounded fishing vessel with deceased captain on board about 67 miles southeast of Sitka today.

Coast Guard finds missing California boaters in good condition

SAN PEDRO, Calif. — An HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Coast Guard Air Station Sacramento located two missing boaters and their sailing vessel in good condition Monday afternoon approximately four miles off the coast of Pismo Beach, Calif.

Coast Guard continues search for missing boaters

SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard is continuing its search Monday for two missing boaters in the waters between Catalina Island and Santa Cruz Harbor in Monterey, Calif. Search and rescue efforts are being coordinated by Coast Guard District 11 located in Alameda, Calif.

U.S. and Canadian response agencies to test oil spill response capabilities

TOLEDO, Ohio – The U.S. Coast Guard, Federal, state and local response agencies; local industry and Canadian response agencies are scheduled to conduct an oil spill response exercise, Wednesday, in Port Clinton, Ohio, and the Lake Erie Islands.

Possible missing swimmer near Treasure Island located

TAMPA, Fla. – The Coast Guard, along with the Treasure Island Police Department, confirmed that a possible missing female swimmer near Treasure Island, Fla., was found safe at about 2:30 a.m. Monday.

New Coast Guard Program Assists with Search Patterns for Flight 447 Recovery Operations

Portsmouth, Va. – Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center personnel here continue to assist the French and Brazilian militaries with ongoing recovery operations for the wreckage of Air France Flight 447 using a new Coast Guard data modeling program.

Liberian tanker no longer aground in Delaware River

SALEM, N.J. – A Liberian flagged tanker is no longer aground Monday in the Delaware River near Salem N.J., outside the main shipping channel near Baker Range.