Coast Guard medevacs mariner in Lake Pontchartrain

NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard medevaced a man in Lake Pontchartrain near the HWY 11 bridge Saturday.

Two men, 16-foot skiff saved from surf and fog

EUREKA, Calif. – The Coast Guard assisted two men aboard the pleasure craft Fishin Mortician, a 16-ft skiff, from the surf and dense fog near the south jetty of the Humboldt Bay entrance channel.

Chatham Coast Guard crew saves 11 from burning boat

BOSTON — A Chatham, Mass., Coast Guard crew rescued 11 people from a 44-foot yacht after it caught fire approximately three miles south of Wychmere Harbor, Mass., Fri., July 30, 2010.

Coast Guard Medevacs Diver near Shark River, NJ

SHARK RIVER, N.J. – The Coast Guard medevaced a 30-year-old female after she had not resurfaced from a 122-foot dive 15 nautical miles east of Shark River Saturday.

Coast Guard identifies owner of lost kayak found far from home

KEY LARGO, Fla. – The Coast Guard identified the owner of a lost kayak Wednesday found adrift off Key Largo.

Coast Guard Sector San Francisco to hold Change of Command

SAN FRANCISCO – Captain Cynthia L. Stowe will relieve Captain Paul M. Gugg as Sector San Francisco Commander during a Change of Command ceremony at Sector San Francisco on Yerba Buena Island, Calif, August 11, 2010 at 10:30 a.m.

Coast Guard Medevacs Navy Dive Team Member from Christmas Island

HONOLULU- Coast Guard crewmembers aboard an HC-130 Hercules airplane from Air Station Barbers Point medevaced a Navy dive team member from Kiritimati (Christmas) Island, Thursday evening after he began suffering from chest pains and respiratory distress.

Coast Guard Continues to Work With Louisiana Agencies On Damaged Wellhead

NEW ORLEANS – The U.S. Coast Guard continues to work with the Louisiana Oil Spill Coordinator’s Office LOSCO, Louisiana Department of Natural Resources LDNR, Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality LDEQ, Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries LAWLF and Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office JPSO to secure the wellhead and minimize environmental damage resulting from an allision...

Coast Guard Buoy Tender Roundup 2010 hosts Armed Services Blood Drive in Juneau

JUNEAU, Alaska – The Armed Services Blood Program is conducting a blood drive open to the public in Juneau next week at Centennial Hall from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in conjunction with the 17th Coast Guard District’s Annual Buoy Tender Roundup.