HONOLULU — A Good Samaritan who responded to a fellow mariner’s distress call received some assistance from two U.S. Coast Guard vessels to make it back into port Monday.
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Coast Guard officer represents U.S. at bilateral law enforcement agreement signing in Tonga
NUKU’ALOFA, Tonga — A senior U.S. Coast Guard officer and a senior member of Tonga’s government yesterday signed a bilateral agreement that will strengthen both countries’ ability to enforce laws within Tonga’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
Coast Guard hoists fisherman 57 miles offshore
ASTORIA, Ore. — A Coast Guard rescue helicopter crew hoisted a 30-year-old man from a boat approximately 57 miles west of Lincoln City, Ore., Monday.
Coast Guard searches for swimmer in Ocean City, Md.
OCEAN CITY, Md. – The Coast Guard began searching for an unconfirmed person in the water near 20th Street in Ocean City Monday afternoon.
Coast Guard Cutter Legare helps Sierra Leone nab vessel fishing illegally
USCGC LEGARE, At Sea – Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Legare, along with representatives from Sierra Leone’s Armed Forces Maritime Wing, Fisheries Ministry and the Office of National Security conducted a joint boarding operation on a Taiwanese flagged fishing vessel suspected of fishing illegally off the coast of Freetown, Sierra Leone, Aug. 17.
Coast Guard continues search for three overdue boaters off Matagorda coast
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard is continuing to search for three overdue boaters approximately 70 miles off the Matagorda coast, Monday.
Coast Guard hosts international exercise
PORT ANGELES, Wash. – The Coast Guard is hosting North Pacific Coast Guard Forum member nations at a multi-lateral, multi-mission exercise through Thursday, here and in Seattle.