By Petty Officer 3rd Class Michael De Nyse
KAUNAKAKAI, Hawaii – U.S. Coast Guardsmen from units on Kauai and Maui partnered with local Coast Guard Auxiliarists on Molokai to celebrate giving gifts to the “alii” (the ruling chief) and compete in team games during a Native Hawaiian festival featuring ancient ceremonies, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2010.
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U.S. Coast Guardsmen, Auxiliary join Molokai residents for Native Hawaiian festival
Maritime Safety and Security Team return home from Haiti
ALAMEDA, Calif. — Nine Coast Guardsmen, from Maritime Safety and Security Team San Francisco 91105, returned home this weekend from a 16-day deployment to Haiti.
Coast Guard reopens Miami River to vessel traffic
MIAMI – The acting Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Capt. Cyndi Stowe, reopened the Miami River to all vessel traffic at approximately 3 p.m. Tuesday following a tug boat sinking and blocking the entrance.
Coast Guard responding after Minnie Mouse sinks at entrance to Miami River
MIAMI – The acting Coast Guard Captain of the Port, Capt. Cyndi Stowe, has closed the Miami River to inbound and outbound traffic following a tug boat sinking Tuesday.
Coast Guard air crew responding to tanker crewmemember
BOSTON — A helicopter crew based in Cape Cod, Mass., is en route to airlift a 39-year old crewman from an Isle of Man-flagged tanker about 250 miles southeast of Cape Cod, Mass., Tues., Feb. 2, 2010.
Social media saves lives in Haiti
By Petty Officer 3rd Class Walter Shinn
Imagine being trapped or buried under a collapsed building for 24 hours, and the only lifeline is a cell phone which is about to die. The social media application is opened and a short call for help is sent hoping someone will see it and come to the [...]