MIAMI – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Tampa is scheduled to deliver humanitarian relief supplies to Port au Prince, Haiti, Tuesday after Tropical Storm Hanna and Hurricane Ike severely flooded portions of the island.
The 6,000 pounds of supplies were donated to Food for the Poor Inc., an international aid agency based in Florida. [...]
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Coast Guard cutter to deliver humanitarian relief aid to Haiti
Coast Guard suspends search for reported swimmer in distress off of Ocean City, Md.
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard suspended its search this afternoon for a reported swimmer in distress off of Ocean City, Md.
A woman at an oceanfront hotel reported seeing a white male in distress 50 yards offshore at approximately 8 p.m. Saturday and called 911.
The Coast Guard responded by launching a 47-foot rescue boat from [...]
U.S. Coast Guard transports relief supplies to Gonaives, Haiti
GONAIVES, HAITI. – The U.S. Coast Guard transported relief supplies Friday and Saturday to residents suffering in Gonaives, Haiti due to flooding from Tropical Storm Hanna.
Tropical Storm Hanna caused significant flooding in Gonaives Monday and Tuesday when it passed through the region.
Friday, crews aboard two HH-60 Jayhawk helicopters from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., [...]
Coast Guard urges caution on the water following Tropical Storm Hanna
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – The Coast Guard strongly urges boaters and surfers to exercise extreme caution returning to the water in the days following Tropical Storm Hanna’s landfall.
Even without the strong winds associated with the storm, maritime conditions may remain dangerous. Strong rip tides may still be present along beaches, and the potential exists for minor [...]
Ports of Charleston, Port Royal and Georgetown open to maritime traffic
CHARLESTON, S.C. – Based on preliminary survey reports and in consultation with the bar pilots, the Ports of Charleston, Port Royal and Georgetown are open to commercial and recreational vessel traffic.
Mariners should not rely solely on channel markers and Aids to Navigation as they may have moved during the course of Tropical Storm Hanna. [...]
Coast Guard lifts port conditions in Savannah and Brunswick following Tropical Storm Hanna
SAVANNAH, Ga., – The Captain of the Port for Savannah and Brunswick established port readiness condition four at 7 a.m. Saturday for coastal Georgia due to the movement of Tropical Storm Hanna.
The Captain of the Port of Savannah and Brunswick removed all hurricane readiness conditions that were imposed in advance of Tropical Storm Hanna. With [...]
Overdue kite-surfer returns safe near Harkers Island, N.C.
Portsmouth, Va. – An overdue kite-surfer that the Coast Guard was searching for this evening near Cape Lookout, N.C., returned to Harkers Island, N.C., under his own power.
Frank Mueller, a 31-year-old male, became separated from a companion today while kite-surfing between Harkers Island and Cape Lookout. The friend reported Mueller overdue when he did not [...]