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Posts on ‘July 17th, 2009’

Coast Guard searching for man who saved 3-year-old in Cowlitz River near Kelso, Ore.

ASTORIA, Ore. — The Coast Guard is searching for a Good Samaritan who disappeared in the Cowlitz River near Kelso, Ore., after saving a three-year-old girl Friday.

Coast Guard searching for 4 missing boaters

MIAMI – A Coast Guard HU-25 Falcon jet aircrew from Air Station Miami is searching for four missing boaters aboard the 30-foot sailing vessel Pisces, Friday after failing to arrive in Key Largo, Fla., as expected.

Former Mayport Coast Guard cutter used for artificial reef off Jacksonville

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A former Coast Guard cutter was scuttled approximately 28 miles off the coast of Jacksonville Friday morning to create an artificial reef.

Coast Guard Cutters arrive in Juneau for 2009 Buoy Tender Roundup

JUNEAU, Alaska – The Seventeenth Coast Guard District is once again hosting its week-long annual District Buoy Tender Roundup in Juneau beginning Monday which includes cutters homeported throughout Alaska, Oregon and Canada.

Video – The Sinking of the Coast Guard Cutter Spike

JACKSONVILLE, Fla.-The decommissioned Coast Guard Cutter Spike, a former construction tender, is shown sinking approximately 30 miles east of Jacksonville Friday, July 17, 2009, to become part of an artificial reef called Harms Ledge.
Several agencies participated in the sinking. Many boaters in the area are gathered to watch the Spike sink.
U.S. Coast Guard video by [...]

Coast Guardsmen recognized during 2009 LULAC National Convention

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Two Coast Guard members were recognized for their distinguished service in an award presentation made Thursday during the 80th Annual League of Latin American Citizens (LULAC) National Convention here at the Puerto Rico Convention Center.

Coast Guard assists in rescue of Maine rock climber

BOSTON – A Coast Guard Station Southwest Harbor 25-foot response boat rescued an injured rock climber at Acadia National Park, Maine, Thursday at 11:34 a.m.