JUNEAU, Alaska – Rear Adm. Cristopher C. Colvin, commander Seventeenth Coast Guard District, awarded Chief Warrant Officer David A. Stettenbenz, Army National Guard pilot, with a Coast Guard Achievement medal Thursday.
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CBIG partners detain 12 Dominicans interdicted at sea
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Caribbean Border Interagency Group law enforcement authorities detained 12 Dominican migrants Tuesday, following an at-sea interdiction Monday.
Criminal Division Chief José Ruiz Santiago and Assistant U.S. Attorney Evelyn Canals from the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Puerto Rico accepted to prosecute the Dominicans for attempting to enter illegally into the United States [...]
Monroe County declares April 2010 as America’s Waterway Watch month
MARATHON, Fla. — Monroe County Mayor, Sylvia Murphy, proclaimed April 2010 as America’s Waterway Watch month. The proclamation was presented to members of the US Coast Guard and Coast Guard Auxiliary at the County Commission meeting in Marathon on March 17. The proclamation included a request from the Mayor for the Coast Guard [...]
Coast Guard to host Marine Industry Day in Juneau Thursday
JUNEAU, Alaska — Personnel at Coast Guard Sector Juneau are hosting a Marine Industry Day Thursday at the Juneau Arts and Cultural Center from 8:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. to discuss with industry partners about vessel inspection requirements, commercial fishing vessel examinations, uninspected passenger vessel examinations and other maritime topics.
Death of a Coast Guard Legend – Lieutenant Herbert M. Collins Crosses the Bar
A Coast Guard Legend passed away yesterday. Lieutenant Herbert M. Collins, USCG (RET), the last survivor of the legendary Pea Island Life Saving Station, passed away due to complications from cancer. Here is the message that Admiral Allen sent out to notify the field.
Cutter Vigilant crew interdicts vessel with marijuana
PORT CANAVERAL, Fla. – Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Vigilant worked with U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents and Turks and Caicos’ law-enforcement officials during a marijuana seizure from the Haitian freighter Miss Kristy in the Caribbean Sea March 2.
Coast Guard cutter seizes illegal catch of striped bass
WILMINGTON, N.C. – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Staten Island, homeported in Fort Macon, N.C., found 2 recreational vessels with illegally caught fish, Wednesday.