HONOLULU — The crew of the 110-foot U.S. Coast Guard cutter Galveston Island came to the aid of five people aboard a disabled fishing boat off Kaneohe Thursday.
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Coast Guard Station Seattle received Sumner I. Kimball Award
SEATTLE – Rear Admiral Gary Blore, Commander, 13th Coast Guard District, presented the Sumner I. Kimball Award to Coast Guard Station Seattle personnel for their exceptional readiness posture on Thursday.
Coast Guard rescues two Coast Guardsmen from Lincoln Island
KODIAK, Alaska – A Coast Guard Air Station Sitka helicopter crew rescued two stranded Coast Guardsmen Wednesday after their 18-foot aluminum skiff was overtaken by waves while trying to get underway from Lincoln Island.
Kodiak communication site proposals available for public comment
JUNEAU, Alaska – The Coast Guard, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Park Service are seeking input on proposals to permit, construct, operate and maintain search and rescue communications facilities in Middle Cape area of the Kodiak National Wildlife Refuge and within Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve.
Coast Guard urges mariners to monitor weather conditions, stay in port
BALTIMORE – The Coast Guard is urging mariners to heed warnings as the passing Nor’easter produces gale and storm force winds that are expected to affect the Mid-Atlantic region between North Carolina and New Jersey through Friday.
Coast Guard closes Port of Hampton Roads due to severe weather
PORTSMOUTH, Va.- The Coast Guard Captain of the Port set a port condition of ZULU for the Port of Hampton Roads due to severe weather.
Coast Guard crews receive award for Acadia National Park rescues
SOUTHWEST HARBOR, Maine- The commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, Adm. Thad Allen, and Sen. Susan Collins will be in Southwest Harbor, Maine, Friday, Nov. 13, to recognize the Coast Guard crews that rescued two people who were swept off the rocks into 20 foot waves at Acadia National Park in August.