House Unanimously Passes Coast Guard Acquisition Reform Bill
Washington, D.C.—Today, Congressman Elijah E. Cummings (D-Md.), Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, joined his colleagues in unanimously passing H.R. 1665, the Coast Guard Acquisition Reform Act of 2009—legislation that Congressman Cummings introduced to build on the Coast Guard’s acquisition reform efforts and ensure accountability in the use of taxpayer...
Unified Command Managing Response to Gulf Oil release
NEW ORLEANS — Response and recovery activities continue in the Gulf of Mexico following the July 25, 2009 initial release of approximately 63,000 gallons of oil from the Eugene Island Pipeline System, 33 miles offshore and 60 miles southwest of Houma, La.
Coast Guard assists a 16-year-old female injured in jet-ski accident
BUFFALO, N.Y. – The U.S. Coast Guard assisted a female injured in a jet-ski accident near Sturgeon Point Marina at approximately 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Coast Guard, assisting agencies continue cleanup of tar balls in vicinity of Corpus Christi
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas – Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi personnel and federal, state and local officials continue to respond to the discovery of tar balls, July 29, 2009, that washed ashore along a 100-mile-stretch of coastline from Port Mansfield to Port Aransas.
Coast Guard suspends search for up to 67 missing Haitian migrants
MIAMI – The Coast Guard suspended its search Wednesday at 5 p.m. for as many as 67 Haitian migrants missing from a grossly overloaded vessel that capsized 2.3 miles southeast of West Caicos, Turks and Caicos Islands, Monday.
Coast Guard suspends search for missing crabber in Albemarle Sound
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – The Coast Guard suspended its search Wednesday for a missing fisherman who reportedly fell overboard while crabbing two miles south of Frog Island in the Albemarle Sound Tuesday afternoon.
Coast Guard ends search for missing swimmer in Patillas, Puerto Rico
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Coast Guard rescue crews ended their search Tuesday afternoon for a missing swimmer, who went missing Monday in waters off of Patillas Beach, Puerto Rico.
Coast Guard Cutter Tybee to hold change of command
WOODS HOLE, Mass. – A change of command ceremony is scheduled for the Coast Guard Cutter Tybee at 10 a.m., on the pier at Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England in Woods Hole, Mass., Thursday.
