ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The unified command consisting of the Coast Guard, Crowley and Alaska Department of Conservation have successfully coordinated the removal of Crowley barge 160-1 grounded on a sand bar in the Kanektok River near the Quinhagak Village south of Bethel on the eastern shore of the Bering Sea at 1 a.m. Tuesday.
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Coast Guard hoists injured man near North Bend
SEATTLE – The crew of an HH-65C Dolphin helicopter from Group/Air Station North Bend, Ore., medically evacuated an injured man from a 19-foot pleasure craft near the entrance of Coos Bay, Ore., Tuesday.
Coast Guard confirms missing boater found safe
KEY WEST, Fla. – Following a decision to suspend the search for Dorel Zafiu Tuesday, search-and-rescue coordinators at Coast Guard Sector Key West received confirmation from Zafiu stating he was never in distress and just returned from a week near Cay Sal Bank, Bahamas.
Coast Guard suspends search for missing boater near Key West
KEY WEST, Fla. – Coast Guard crews have suspended search efforts for Dorel Zafiu Tuesday pending further information and developements.
Corpus Christi Coast Guard holds remembrance ceremony for lost crew
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Personnel from Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi held a wreath-laying ceremony in Corpus Christi Monday, in remembrance of the crew of an HU-16E Albatross, tail number 2123, which crashed in 1973.
The wreath-laying ceremony was held at Sherill Park to honor the crew of 2123. On Sept. [...]
Video – Coast Guard Vertical Insertion
Crewmembers from Maritime Safety and Security Team 91114 in Miami, along with a CBP Air and Marine Branch UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew, perform a vertical insertion demonstration near Miami Beach, Fla., Thursday, Sept. 17, 2009.
U.S. Coast Guard video by Petty Officer 3rd Class Nick Ameen and Petty Officer 3rd Class Barry Bena
Coast Guard monitoring sunken tug near Hillsboro Inlet
MIAMI — A Coast Guard prevention team is monitoring refloating operations of a partially submerged tug at the mouth of Hillsboro Inlet, Fla., Tuesday.