MIAMI — The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Pea Island repatriated four Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Wednesday.
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Petaluma Coast Guardsman wins Human Performance Technology Award
ALAMEDA, Calif. – A Petaluma Coast Guardsman has been selected as the 2009 Swaringen Award winner for Outstanding Mentorship in Human Performance Technology for the United States Coast Guard.
Coast Guard wraps up summer boating season, reminds mariners to prepare for cold weather
BALTIMORE – As the air and water temperatures in Maryland and Washington, D.C., grow colder each day, Coast Guard Sector Baltimore reminds mariners to take extra precautions on the water.
DHS Maritime Task Force stops 14 suspected migrants
SAN DIEGO — Fourteen suspected illegal migrants are in custody after the Department of Homeland Security’s Maritime Task Force intercepted them in Mission Bay, Calif., around 11 Tuesday night.
Coast Guard suspends search for Gloucester lobsterman
BOSTON — The Coast Guard suspended its search at 10:10 a.m., Wednesday for Jaime Ortiz, who fell overboard from the lobster vessel Dominatrix about three miles south of Eastern Point in Gloucester, Mass., Tuesday afternoon.
Coast Guard warns boaters in the Pacific Northwest to prepare for winter storms
SEATTLE — With severe weather approaching, the Coast Guard reminds boaters and beach-goers to be prepared and stay aware. Strong winds and heavy surf are forecast over the next several days.
Maritime speed limit imposed near Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine — The Coast Guard has established a five-knot speed limit on the Piscataqua River near the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Seavey Island, Maine, October 15 to November 15, 2009, while Navy divers conduct underwater operations there.