By Petty Officer 3rd Class Angela Henderson
Honolulu – The 7.0 magnitude earthquake that shook Haiti Jan. 12, 2010, caused thousands of buildings to collapse in Port-au-Prince, trapping untold numbers, killing many and leaving more than one million people homeless. The quake was the worst in the region in more than 200 years.
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Coast Guard Cutter Legare returns home to Portsmouth
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Legare are scheduled to return to their homeport of Portsmouth Saturday afternoon, following a 51-day deployment in support of Haitian relief operations.
Cutter Tahoma Returning to Maine from Haiti
KITTERY, MAINE – The Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma, based at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard is scheduled to return home today after a 56-day patrol in the Caribbean, which included providing support to Haiti after the Jan. 12 earthquake.
Cutter Oak returns to Charleston following deployment to Port-au-Prince, Haiti
CHARLESTON, SC – The crew of the 225-foot Coast Guard Cutter Oak, homeported in Charleston, will return Thursday at 8:45 a.m. following a 35-day deployment to Port-au-Prince, Haiti, where it provided humanitarian relief and repairs to damaged aids-to-navigation following a 7.0 magnitude earthquake in January.
First Coast Guard Cutter in Haiti Returning Home on Thursday
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard Cutter Forward is scheduled to return to their homeport of Portsmouth at 2 p.m. Thursday at Base Support Unit Portsmouth following a 52-day mission, which included assisting with Haitian disaster relief operations.
Coast Guard Rescues and Repatriates 88 Haitians
MIAMI – Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma repatriated 88 Haitian nationals to Cap Haitien, Haiti, Tuesday.
Coast Guard repatriates 88 Haitian nationals
MIAMI – Crewmembers from the Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma repatriated 88 Haitian nationals to Cap Haitien, Haiti, Tuesday.