PORT RICHEY, Fla. – The Coast Guard is continuing its search for five people aboard an aircraft that reportedly crashed in the Gulf of Mexico around 3 p.m., Wednesday, 20-miles west of Port Richey.
The Coast Guard has discovered a two-mile debris field within the search area.
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Coast Guard finds debris field while searching for 5 people in downed aircraft
Coast Guard medically evacuates man from rocks in Presque Isle Park
MARQUETTE, Mich. – U.S. Coast Guard Station Marquette medically evacuated a 23-year-old-male after he fell from a 30-foot cliff at the Presque Isle Park, here, at approximately 2 p.m. Wednesday.
Coast Guard assists Air National Guard in Bering Strait Rescue
KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard assisted the Alaska Air National Guard with the rescue of a Norwegian kayaker in the Bering Strait Wednesday.
Agencies respond to asphalt spill near Cascade Locks, Ore.
ASTORIA, Ore. — Coast Guard Sector Portland, in partnership with Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and the Environmental Protection Agency responded to a tanker truck accident that occurred on I-84 east of Portland, Ore., near Cascade Locks, Ore., early Wednesday morning.
Coast Guard searching for 5 people in downed aircraft
PORT RICHEY, Fla. – The Coast Guard has been searching since about 3 p.m. for five people after an aircraft crashed in the Gulf of Mexico 20 miles west of Port Richey.
Cutter Boutwell returns home after circumnavigating the globe during six-month patrol
ALAMEDA, Calif. – The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Boutwell returned to its home port here on Coast Guard Island Wednesday, following a six-month deployment circumnavigating the globe.
Coast Guard to enforce safety zones along Mississippi River during Baseball All Star Week.
ST. LOUIS — The Coast Guard will be enforcing a safety zone in the downtown St. Louis area between the MacArthur Railroad Bridge (mile marker 179), and the Eads Bridge (mile marker 180) from July 11 through July 14, 2009 from 4 p.m. until 12:00 a.m. daily. Commercial vessels transiting the safety zone are [...]