Coast Guard commissions 2nd Fast Response Cutter at Port Everglades
MIAMI — The Coast Guard commissioned its second Sentinel Class cutter during a traditional ceremony at the Port Everglades Friday. The 154-foot Coast Guard Cutter Richard Etheridge is a Fast Response Cutter and will be able to deploy independently to conduct missions such as ports, waterways, and coastal security, fishery patrols, drug and illegal migrant law enforcement, search and rescue, and national defense operations along the Gulf of Mexico and throughout the Caribbean. “I am very excited … Read entire article »
Filed under: People
Coast Guardsmen honored for saving San Diego boy
SAN DIEGO – A San Diego based Coast Guardsmen is scheduled to be honored Monday for saving the life of a young child who nearly drowned in a pool near La Mesa, Calif. July 3. Petty Officer Matthew Garrison, a Maritime Enforcement Specialist stationed at Maritime Safety and Security Team San Diego was attending an Independence Day gathering when a young child was pulled motionless from the pool. Petty Officer Garrison’s training kicked in and he started … Read entire article »
Filed under: People
Coast Guard to celebrate birthday with Sunset Parade
CAPE MAY, N.J. – The Coast Guard will be hosting a special Sunset Parade in honor of the service’s 222nd birthday at Training Center Cape May Sunday at 7:37 p.m. Sunset Parades are impressive military displays of marching troops, the Coast Guard Recruit Precision Drill Team, the Coast Guard Recruit Band and a low-level helicopter flyover. All of Sunday’s activities are free and open to the public in order to celebrate the rich history and service … Read entire article »
Filed under: People
Jacksonville will be home to 76 more Coast Guardsmen, families when cutter arrives Friday
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville will gain more than 100 new residents when the Coast Guard Cutter Valiant arrives at Naval Station Mayport at 10 a.m. Friday for a permanent homeport change. The 210-foot medium endurance cutter is moving from Miami and brings a crew of 12 officers, 64 enlisted personnel and their families. The Valiant is a multi-mission, medium endurance cutter that operates in the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico for the commander of … Read entire article »
Filed under: People
Coast Guard Cutter Aspen returns home after milestone marijuana seizure
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – San Francisco-based Coast Guard Cutter Aspen returned home Sunday after seizing approximately 8,500 pounds of marijuana from a vessel Wednesday approximately 160 miles west of Los Angeles. The event marks a 50-ton milestone for waterborne marijuana seizures in Southern California and the Pacific Southwest border region this fiscal year. Fifty tons of pot has an estimated value of $90.7 million. Contraband seized in Wednesday’s bust, more than 340 bales, is worth … Read entire article »
Filed under: Drug Interdiction, People
Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay rescues two before hosting 3rd annual open house
SAMOA, Calif. – In addition to hosting hundreds from the community in its third annual open house, the crew of Coast Guard Station Humboldt Bay also rescued two boaters today. Before the preplanned open house got into full swing the ready-response crew jumped into action to assist two boaters in a 19-foot recreational boat that was dead in the water just outside the Humboldt Bay inlet. The crew used a 47-foot Motor Lifeboat to tow the boaters … Read entire article »
Filed under: People, Search and Rescue
Recent Comments