NEWPORT, R.I.- The Coast Guard responded to a vessel collision near Klingstone House in Newport, R.I., Saturday.
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Coast Guard suspends search for missing child in Sassafras River
BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard suspended its search for a missing 11-year-old girl in the Sassafras River 5:33 p.m., Saturday.
Coast Guard Medal of Honor recipient remembered
SEATTLE – The only Coast Guard recipient of the Medal of Honor, Petty Officer 1st Class Douglas Munro was honored Friday, in observance of the first Douglas Munro Memorial Day during a ceremony held at the Medal of Honor memorial in Olympia, Wash.
Coast Guard medically evacuates man from Beaver Island
BEAVER ISLAND, Mich. – U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Traverse City medically evacuated a 67-year-old male experiencing breathing difficulties from the Beaver Island Airport at approximately 12 p.m. Saturday.
Coast Guard rescues seven people from boat taking on water
ST. JOSEPH, Mich. – U.S. Coast Guard Station St. Joseph rescued seven people from a 30-foot Sea Ray taking on water five miles offshore near the Pierheads Saturday at approximately 2 p.m.
Safety gear helps save two off Texas coast
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station Port Aransas rescued two San Antonio men 5 miles off the coast of Port Aransas this morning.
South Padre Island tar ball cleanup nears ends
Brownsville, Texas – Clean up efforts continued Saturday in the removal of tar balls that washed ashore on beaches near South Padre Island July 23, 2009. It is estimated that more than 2,500 gallons of tar have been recovered, and clean up efforts are expected to end Saturday.