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Posts on ‘June 15th, 2009’

Coast Guard medevacs man from fishing vessel near Morgan City

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced a 50-year-old man from a fishing vessel, 30 miles south of Morgan City, La., Monday.

Pilot boat rescues man after falling from cruise ship

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Crewmembers from a pilot vessel rescued a man at about 6:50 a.m. Monday, about one mile southeast of Mullet Key, in Fort Desoto, in St. Petersburg.

Coast Guard aids in searching for cliff jumper

LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. — Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles – Long Beach received notification from the Newport Harbor Patrol of a search going on for a missing swimmer at approximately 11:12 p.m. Sunday.

Coast Guard and New Jersey State Police rescue 5 from sinking boat near Fortescue, N.J.

FORTESCUE, N.J.- The Coast Guard and New Jersey State Police rescued five people Monday aboard a 60-foot boat taking on water near the entrance to the Maurice River in Maurice Cove, N.J.

Coast Guard establishes Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard announced Monday the establishment of the Merchant Mariner Medical Advisory Committee, which will be involved with matters relating to the medical evaluation process and evaluation criteria for medical certification of merchant mariners.

GAO completes audit of Coast Guard Administrative Law Judge Program

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Government Accountability Office released a report Friday detailing its findings following a review of the Coast Guard’s Administrative Law Judge Program that was requested by Congress and welcomed by the Coast Guard.

Coast Guard issues abeyance letter for Ambassador Bridge Enhancement Project

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard issued an abeyance letter Monday suspending the Coast Guard bridge permit application process for the Ambassador Bridge Enhancement Project in Detroit, Mich.