SAN DIEGO — The Coast Guard advises boaters to practice caution when taking to the water this evening, due to a small craft advisory issued by the National Weather Service at 3 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
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Coast Guard Station Jones Beach assists in multiple-agency rescue near Wantagh, N.Y.
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard is assisting in a multiple-agency rescue of injured boaters after their 40-foot boat ran aground near Wantagh, N.Y., at approximately 7:30 p.m. today.
Coast Guard coordinates partner agencies in Catalina Island rescue
CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. – The Coast Guard coordinated assistance for five people in the water Sunday following a recreational vessel grounding approximately five miles west of Catalina Harbor.
Coast Guard closes lower Mississippi River
GREENVILLE, Miss. — The Coast Guard closed the Mississippi River for over 3 hours this morning, from mile markers 531 to 541 after a towing vessel allision at approximately 5:20 a.m., this morning.
Coast Guard medevacs heart attack victim from cruise ship
SAN DIEGO — A helicopter crew from Coast Guard Sector San Diego transported a 71-year-old man who reported signs of a heart attack aboard the cruise ship, Carnival Splendor, 130 miles southwest of San Diego Saturday evening.