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Posts on ‘November 18th, 2009’

Disabled Coast Guard HU-25 Falcon jet removed from Colorado airport runway

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – A Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi HU-25 Falcon jet was removed from the Eagle County Regional Airport runway in Gypsum, Colo., Tuesday, after suffering a collapsed nose landing gear while landing.

Coast Guard medevacs man from tanker

ALAMEDA, Calif. — A helicopter crew from Air Station San Francisco medically evacuated a 48-year-old male crewmember from a tanker vessel this morning, 25 miles off the coast of Pacifica, Calif.

Video – Coast Guard at Guantanamo Bay Cuba

A look at the Coast Guard misstion at US Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba in support of Joint Task Force Guantanamo Bay.
Both Marine Safety and Security Team Seattle (MSST 91101) and Marine Safety and Security Team Los Angeles (MSST 91103) were at JTF Guantanamo when the video was produced as they went through the [...]

Coast Guard suspends search for survivors of boat fire near Marina Del Rey

MARINA DEL REY, Calif. — The Coast Guard suspended search efforts in the Santa Monica Bay for individuals associated with the pleasure craft Casey Lynn at 11:10 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, following an exhaustive search.

Coast Guard scheduled to establish safety zone on Allegheny River

PITTSBURGH — The U. S. Coast Guard is scheduled to establish a safety zone on the Allegheny River, Friday, in preparation for “Light Up Night” in Pittsburgh.

Coast Guard Sector Baltimore receives Congressman James Sener Award

BALTIMORE – Coast Guard Sector Baltimore received the Congressman James Sener Award for excellence in marine investigations Friday.

Maersk Alabama Crew Repels Suspected Pirate Attack

By Navy Petty Officer 2nd Class Nathan Schaeffer, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command
MANAMA, Bahrain, Nov. 18, 2009 – The U.S.-flagged Maersk Alabama’s security team repelled an attack from suspected pirates this morning 560 nautical miles off the northeastern coast of Somalia, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command officials reported.