SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Coast Guard Sector San Juan Captain of the Port, Capt. Eduardo Pino, established port readiness condition WHISKEY Thursday evening, for the ports in the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico due to the pending arrival and updated tropical outlook of Tropical Depression Erika.
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Coast Guard coordinates rescue of cruise ship passenger in Arctic Ocean
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard Rescue Coordination Center in Juneau is coordinating a rescue with Alaska Clean Seas and British Petroleum for the transfer of a 27 year-old German woman suffering from a possible appendicitis aboard the cruise ship Bremen about 30 miles west of Prudhoe Bay Thursday.
Captain of the Port sets Port Condition YANKEE for Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard Sector San Juan Captain of the Port, Capt. Eduardo Pino, set Port Condition YANKEE Thursday at 3 p.m. for all the ports in Puerto Rico due to the expectation that gale force winds generated by Tropical Storm Erika will arrive within 24 hours.
Coast Guard air crew transporting ill fisherman
BOSTON — A Coast Guard air crew is transporting a fisherman to Cape Cod, Mass., after he began experiencing chest pains about 120 miles east of Provincetown, Mass., Thursday.
Coast Guard emphasizes boating safety year-round
SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard urges boaters to make safety a priority this holiday weekend, as summer draws to a close on Labor Day.
Coast Guard releases names from boat fire
BOSTON — The Coast Guard is investigating the cause of the fire aboard the shrimp boat Kelly Rose after it caught fire Sep. 2, 2009, causing the two crewmembers aboard to abandon ship in a life raft.