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Posts on ‘September 8th, 2009’

Coast Guard rescues 2 boaters from disabled boat near Isle of Palms, S.C.

CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Coast Guard rescued two men from a disabled boat after it drifted into a marsh one-mile west of Isle of Palms, S.C., Tuesday.

Coast Guard and Charleston Oregon Fire Department respond to boat explosion

SEATTLE — The Coast Guard and Charleston, Ore., Fire Department responded to a boat explosion and fire near the Charleston marina, Tuesday.

Coast Guard medevacs cruise ship crewmember

SAN DIEGO — A Coast Guard rescue boat crew from Sector San Diego medically evacuated a 26-year-old man from a cruise ship four miles off the San Diego coast Tuesday.

Norfolk State and Coast Guard partner in education

NORFOLK, Va. – The Coast Guard and Norfolk State University signed a memorandum of agreement at the NSU L. Douglas Wilder Performing Arts Center Tuesday.

TRICARE Standard Pays to be Preventive

FALLS CHURCH, Va. – Obtaining clinical preventive services helps prevent illness before major health problems occur. Section 711 of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2009 encourages eligible TRICARE Standard beneficiaries to use preventive health services by waiving all cost shares for certain types of these services starting Sept. 1. These services include screenings for [...]

Coast Guard rescues overdue watercraft rider in open sea off Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The crew of a Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphin helicopter located and rescued an overdue watercraft rider Tuesday morning, approximately 12 nautical miles northwest of Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.

Coast Guard, Coast Guard Auxiliary conduct commercial fishing vessel exam program

PHILADELPHIA – The Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary continue to conduct the Commercial Fishing Vessel Safety Exam program for commercial fishermen along the New Jersey shore and surrounding areas.