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 [...]
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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.
Coast Guard Completes First Day of Hearings in Port Arthur
PORT ARTHUR, Texas – The Coast Guard concluded the first day of formal hearings, Tuesday, concerning the Jan. 23, 2010, incident that involving the tank vessel Eagle Otome, the Gull Arrow and the tug Dixie Vengeance.
Coast Guard Port Security Units return home from deployment to Haiti
CLEARWATER, Fla. – Crewmembers from multiple Coast Guard port security units returned home Thursday after a 37-day deploymet in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Alaska-based Coast Guard cutter supports 2010 Winter Olympics
KODIAK, Alaska – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Long Island is scheduled to patrol near the San Juan Islands in support of the 2010 Winter Olympics in an effort to maintain maritime public safety and security.
Coast Guard terminates LORAN-C signal
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard terminated broadcast of the North American Long Range Navigation-C signal at 3 p.m. Monday with the U.S. Coast Guard Navigation Center in Alexandria, Va., coordinating the shutdown.
Coast Guard to assist Royal Canadian Mounted Police during Winter Olympics
Top notch athletes throughout the world are in the final stages of training for the 21st Winter Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia. As the world prepares for this fury of sporting spectacle, professionals of another sort are training around-the-clock to provide maritime safety and security throughout the region during the games.