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Posts on ‘September 23rd, 2009’

Coast Guard medevacs man near Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel

CAPE CHARLES, Va. – The Coast Guard medevaced a fisherman after he was injured Wednesday three-and-a-half miles northeast of Myrtle Island on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

Coast Guard to hold educational exposition for Hawaiian students

HONOLULU — Several Oahu-based U.S. Coast Guard units are scheduled to take part in an educational exposition for local high school students at Coast Guard Integrated Support Command ISC Honolulu Friday at 9 a.m.

Coast Guard’s largest icebreaker visits Juneau

JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard Cutter Healy, the nation’s largest icebreaker, will arrive and moor at the Coast Guard pier in Juneau Thursday concluding the crews Arctic West Summer 2009 mission.

Coast Guard searching for U.S. citizen missing from Alaska cruise ship

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The Coast Guard is searching for a 67-year-old cruise ship passenger who was reported missing to the Coast Guard around 11 a.m. from the Princess Cruise Line cruise ship Sapphire Princess while in transit from Ketchikan to Vancouver, British Columbia.

Coast Guard launches initiative to enhance diversity outreach

WASHINGTON — A new Coast Guard initiative launched in September charges every service member with the responsibility for attracting and retaining a diverse workforce for the Coast Guard that better reflects the diverse fabric of American society.

Coast Guard assists vessel taking on water near Brookings Oregon

SEATTLE – The Coast Guard responded to an approximately 50-foot recreational vessel taking on water offshore of Brookings, Ore., 2:50 p.m. Tuesday.

Good Samaritan rescues two after Coast Guard emergency broadcast

BOSTON — The pleasure craft Mary Jane rescued two people from the water Wednesday after the Coast Guard issued an emergency broadcast for a 25-foot pleasure craft that capsized near Isle of Shoals in Portsmouth, N.H.