CHARLESTON, S.C. – The Coast Guard is continuing to investigate and manage clean-up operations following a possible oil spill Wednesday near the mouth of Charleston Harbor.
Posts on ‘October 21st, 2009’
Coast Guard hosts students to raise awareness of Coast Guard missions and responsibilities
SAN PEDRO, Calif. — Students from Banning High School in Wilmington, Calif. visited Coast Guard Base Support Unit San Pedro Wednesday to participate in their Coast Guard Day.
Unified Command to use dispersant on oil spill
HOUSTON — A unified command comprised of the Coast Guard, Texas General Land Office, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, O’Brien’s Response Management and AET will use dispersants Wednesday in response to an oil spill that occurred late Tuesday night.
Coast Guard responds to diesel spill off Florida Keys
MARATHON, Fla. — The Coast Guard responded to a report of diesel leaking from two portable fuel tanks that washed ashore Tuesday on Little Palm Island, a private residence in Marathon.
U.S and Canadian forces searching for crewmembers of sunken Maine fishing boat
LUBEC, Maine —The Coast Guard is searching for an overdue fishing vessel that was last seen fishing in the areas of Cobscook and Straight Bay, Maine, at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, October 20, 2009. The initial notification of potential trouble was made by a concerned party through 911 at around 10 p.m..
Coast Guard conducts two late night medevacs, one by air, one by sea
LOS ANGELES – The Coast Guard conducted two late night medevacs Monday, one of a man offshore of Point Mugu, Calif, the other of a man off San Nichols Islands, Calif.
The Coast Guard’s role in cybersecurity
WASHINGTON — In an effort to combat more than 25,000 infections or malicious payloads carried in an average of 12 million monthly e-mail messages, the Coast Guard Computer Incident Response Team is always ready to provide for the cybersecurity protection of more than 40,000 Coast Guard systems and networks.