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Posts on ‘July 30th, 2009’

Coast Guard signs letter of recommendation for LNG facility

BOSTON – The Coast Guard signed a letter of recommendation Thursday regarding the Weaver’s Cove Energy, LLC proposal to construct an offshore LNG berth in Mt. Hope Bay, Mass.

Coast Guard rescues man from overturned boat

SEATTLE —The Coast Guard rescued a man after his 14-foot sailboat overturned approximately a half mile north from Tala Point, Wash., Thursday, July 30, 2009.

Coast Guard rescues Kodiak hiker from Spruce Island

KODIAK, Alaska – The Coast Guard rescued a hiker from Spruce Island located about 12 miles north of Kodiak Thursday morning after he became lost in the woods.

Coast Guard moving radio operations to better serve the Alaskan boating community

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – To better serve the boating community, Coast Guard Sector Anchorage is scheduled to move its radio monitoring operations from Kodiak to the Sector Command Center in Anchorage Friday.

Video – Coast Guard Marine Safety Lab

NEW YORK–The Coast Guards Marine Safety Lab in Groton, Conn., conducts forensic oil analysis, provides expert testimony in support of oil pollution law enforcement efforts and is the only lab of its kind in the country.

Coast Guard Station Jonesport to hold veterans lunch

JONESPORT, Maine – Coast Guard Station Jonesport will be hosting a veteran’s lunch to commemorate the 219th anniversary of the Coast Guard at 10:30 a.m., in Jonesport, Maine, Friday.

Video – Honoring a Fallen Hero

MIAMI — On Saturday, April 24, 2004, DC3 Nathan Bruckenthal of the U.S. Coast Guard was killed by a suicide bomber while conducting a security patrol in the northern Persian Gulf. BM1 Joe Ruggiero, who was with Bruckenthal during the attack, describes what happened that day.