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Posts on ‘July 21st, 2009’

Video – First Contact: Vessel Boarding Security Team

PHILADELPHIA – Members of the Vessel Boarding Security Team at Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay in Philadelphia are responsible for ensuring safety and security for the Port of Philadelphia by boarding vessels of foreign countries entering the United States.
US Coast Guard Video story by Petty Officer 3rd Class Crystalynn A. Kneen

Missing Fort Pierce boaters found off Jacksonville

MIAMI – The two boaters missing from the Fort Pierce, Fla., area since Sunday were located and recovered by a good Samaritan drifting approximately 65 miles east of Jacksonville, Fla., Tuesday around 1:30 p.m.

Shrimp Boat and Catamaran Collide near Hatteras, N.C.

HATTERAS, N.C. – The shrimping boat Tina Rae and the catamaran Locura collided about 3 a.m. Tuesday morning approximately 12 nautical miles east of Cape Hatteras causing the Tina Rae to sink.

Coast Guard boat crew medevacs diver off North Carolina

WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N.C. – A Coast Guard boat crew assisted a distressed diver Tuesday afternoon approximately 17 miles southeast of Masonboro Inlet.

Coast Guard works late to medevac women off cruise ship

ALAMEDA, Calif. – The Coast Guard medevaced a 27-year-old woman from the cruise ship Silver Shadow late last night.

Rockland, Maine welcomes Coast Guard tall ship

ROCKLAND, Maine – The Coast Guard pier will be open for public viewing as the Coast Guard Barque Eagle, the Coast Guard’s tall ship comes to port at 11 p.m., Friday, July 24.

Coast Guard apprehends intoxicated man in Portland harbor

BOSTON – A Station South Portland, Maine, 25-foot response boat crew apprehended a man who appeared to be intoxicated after he fell into Portland harbor from a Sea Tow boat docked at a floating pier at about 10:50 p.m. Monday.