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Stormy Weather Keeps Portland Coast Guard Busy

PORTLAND, Maine- The Coast Guard assisted multiple vessels in high winds, valued at more than one million dollars, in the local Portland area Thursday night.

Coast Guard recovers person off Old Orchard Beach

PORTLAND, Maine – The Coast Guard working with other local authorities recovered a person in the water off Old Orchard Beach Sunday at 10 a.m.

Coast Guard searching for source of flares in Casco Bay

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – The Coast Guard searched the Casco Bay, Maine, area for the source of a red flare reported by three different people at about 5:25 p.m., Sunday.

Coast Guard apprehends suspected lobster poacher in possession of stolen vessel

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – While responding to a report of an intoxicated boater in Casco Bay in southern Maine, the night of Aug. 19, 2009, a boat crew from Coast Guard Station South Portland discovered a vessel operating at high speeds with no navigation lights.

Coast Guard apprehends intoxicated man in Portland harbor

BOSTON – A Station South Portland, Maine, 25-foot response boat crew apprehended a man who appeared to be intoxicated after he fell into Portland harbor from a Sea Tow boat docked at a floating pier at about 10:50 p.m. Monday.

Coast Guard brings fishing boat, crew to safety

SOUTH PORTLAND, Maine – The Coast Guard towed a Rye Harbor, N.H., fishing vessel to safety Thursday, after it was disabled 43 miles southeast of Portland, Maine, at 11 a.m.
After the battery onboard the Ann Marie died, the crew called the Coast Guard on channel 16 VHF/FM for help.

Coast Guard responds after two boats collide and one sinks

PORTLAND, Maine – The Coast Guard responded Tuesday after two fishing boats collided and one sank, about six miles east of Halfway Rock, Maine.