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Honolulu-based fishing vessel ordered to return to port

HONOLULU — The crew of a Honolulu-based fishing vessel returned to port Saturday, June 20, after its voyage was cut short by law enforcement personnel with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and U.S. Coast Guard because of allegations of illegal fishing in protected waters of the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument.

Coast Guard rescues man who drove his lawnmower into the Grand River

FAIRPORT, Ohio – U.S. Coast Guard Station Fairport rescued an 84-year-old man after he drove his lawnmower accidentally off the edge of Rutherford’s Landing into the Grand River here Monday at approximately 3 p.m.

Coast Guard responds to oil spill in Sabine Neches Waterway

PORT ARTHUR, Texas – Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Port Arthur responded to the report of an oil spill at the Motiva Terminal in Port Neches on Monday.

Coast Guard medevacs injured crewman

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced a 31 year-old male from an oil rig 155 miles southwest of New Orleans early Monday, June 22, 2009.

Windsurfer safe after fighting strong winds and heavy seas

BOSTON – The Coast Guard responded to a report that a man became separated from his windsurfing craft today near Barnstable, Mass.
Coast Guard Station Cape Cod Canal, Air Station Cape Cod, and the Barnstable Fire Department launched rescue assets to the scene, and the fire department pulled the man to safety.
The man, who reportedly suffered [...]

Coast Guard, local authorities, searching for missing person from Wash. State Ferry

SEATTLE- The Coast Guard is searching for a possible missing person after a vehicle and cell phone were found unclaimed on the Washington State Ferry (WSF) Tacoma, Monday.

Coast Guard rescues two Alaskans after 22 hour search in remote Aleutian Islands

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk crew hoisted two men from a skiff drifting approximately 14 miles south of Amchitka Island at about 9:30 p.m. in the Aleutian Islands Sunday following a 22 hour search by Coast Guard aircraft.