Coast Guard rescues, repatriates 80 Haitian migrants
Cutter Escanaba smallboat crew transfers Haitian migrants - file photoMIAMI – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba repatriated 80 Haitian migrants to Cap Haitien, Haiti, Tuesday.
The Haitian migrants were rescued from their overloaded and unstable 40-foot wooden sailing vessel approximately four miles south of Matthewtown, Bahamas, Sunday, after being located by a Coast Guard Air Station...
Coast Guard warns ice-sport enthusiasts of weakened ice near open shipping lanes
USCG File PhotoSAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Coast Guard is noticing a developing trend on Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, the St. Mary’s River and other waterways as ice-sport enthusiasts are putting themselves in danger by taking advantage of early and rapid freezing despite active shipping occurring on frozen and partially frozen waterways.
“We recognize people are going to venture out onto...
Coast Guard recognizes 29th Master Cutterman
Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer David Slobojan, left, displays his citation with Lt. Cmdr. Bob Little, commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Kukui, as the Coast Guard’s 29th Master Cutterman.HONOLULU – Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer David Slobojan was recognized as the Coast Guard’s 29th Master Cutterman aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Kukui Dec. 3, 2010.
Slobojan, formerly of Kalispell,...
Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless returns to Galveston
USCG Cutter Dauntless File PhotoThe Coast Guard Cutter Dauntless, a 210 foot medium endurance cutter, will return to its homeport of Galveston, Texas on Tuesday after being deployed since November.
Dauntless and her crew will be returning to Galveston after being away from family and loved ones over the Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday. Their return marks the end of a rigorous patrol in support...
Coast Guard medevacs man from cruise ship near Cape Fear River, N.C.
USCG Station Oak Island File PhotoPORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a man after receiving a call for assistance from a cruise ship near the entrance to the Cape Fear River, N.C., Sunday.
At approximately 12:30 p.m. watchstanders at the Coast Guard’s 5th District command center in Portsmouth received a call from a crewmember aboard the Norwegian Gem stating that there was a 77...
Coast Guard rescues 6 people off Florida coast
USCG HH-60 file photoJACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Coast Guard rescued 6 people off a disabled sail boat approximately 30-miles east of Ponce de Leon Inlet, Fla. Sunday.
An HH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter air crew from Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, Fla., rescued 6 people from the sail boat Karma shortly after 2 p.m. Sunday 30-miles east of Ponce de Leon Inlet after it became disabled due to...
Coast Guardsman gets holiday call from Commander in Chief
CAMP AFIFJAN, Kuwait – Members of the U.S. Coast Guard serving in the Arabian Gulf region received a call from the President yesterday and had an opportunity to share holiday greetings as well as talk briefly with the commander in chief about the Coast Guard’s unique missions in Iraq and Afghanistan.
“It was definitely an honor and a cool experience,” said Petty Officer 2nd Class Dustin Monroe,...
Coast Guard medevacs man near Cape Fear River, N.C.
USCG MH-60 helicopter file photoELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – A Coast Guard rescue helicopter crew medically evacuated a man complaining of abdominal pains from aboard a fishing vessel 40 nautical miles southeast of Cape Fear River, N.C., Sunday.
At approximately 9 p.m. watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector North Carolina received a call from crewmembers aboard the 48-foot fishing vessel Mollie D stating...
