From the Bridge Wing 8-31-2013
This Day in Coast Guard History:
1819 – The Revenue cutters Alabama and Louisiana captured the privateer Bravo in the Gulf of Mexico. Bravo’s master, Jean Le Farges — a lieutenant of Jean Lafitte — was later reportedly hanged from Louisiana’s yardarm. The cutters then sailed for Patterson’s Town on Breton Island to destroy the notorious pirates’...
Coast Guard medically evacuates 60-year-old diver near Molokai
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 60-year-old man experiencing symptoms of decompression sickness after a dive near the southwest side of Molokai, Thursday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Honolulu received a relayed call from the Molokai Fire Department regarding a diver who was experiencing symptoms of decompression sickness after a dive and needed immediate medical assistance.
The...
Coast Guard personnel conduct oil spill response training near Homer, Alaska
HOMER, Alaska —Coast Guard personnel aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Hickory conducted Spilled Oil Recovery System training in Kachemak Bay near Homer, Wednesday.
The annual SORS training, which included extensive classroom-based Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response education and the hands-on deployment of the vessel’s SORS equipment, is required by the Coast Guard in order to ensure...
Houston area Coast Guard joins Operation Safe and Sound 2 for Labor Day
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard is joining with Houston and Galveston based sheriff, police, fire and volunteer personnel to keep people safe on the water this Labor Day weekend under Operation Safe and Sound 2.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston active duty and auxiliary personnel will be conducting operations on portions of the Gulf Coast from West Louisiana to Freeport, Texas, aimed at reducing accidents...
Coast Guard releases report on the investigation into the sinking of the fishing vessel Lady Mary
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Coast Guard has released the report on the investigation into the March 24, 2009, sinking of the fishing vessel Lady Mary approximately 65 miles southeast of Cape May, N.J.
The investigation revealed that the Lady Mary’s sinking and the loss of the crew was not due to one single factor, but rather a combination of numerous unsafe preconditions and a few unsafe decisions.
As...
Coast Guard reminds mariners to be safe over the holiday weekend
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — The Coast Guard is reminding all mariners to be safe on the water during Labor Day weekend.
During the holiday, extra traffic on the water is expected and Coast Guard stations throughout the country will be on patrol.
“Holiday weekends are a great time for mariners to enjoy themselves on the water, but safety and preparation are key,” said Capt. Gregory Case,...
From the Bridge Wing 8-30-2013
This Day in Coast Guard History:
1852 – Congress passed the Steamboat Act which established the Steamboat Inspection Service under the control of the Treasury Department (10 Stat. L., 1852). The Act provided for the appointment, by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, of nine supervising inspectors. These men, experts in the construction and operation of commercial...
Coast Guard Station Bayfield rescues 2 kayakers from Lake Superior
SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich.— The Coast Guard rescued two kayakers from Chequamegon Bay in western Lake Superior near Bayfield, Wis., Thursday afternoon.
At approximately 3:15 p.m., CST, a search-and-rescue coordinator at Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., received a report, from the Bayfield 911 dispatch, of two missing kayakers in Chequamegon Bay. The kayakers were part of a group of three...
Coast Guard repatriates 23 Cubans Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba
MIAMI — Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Kodiak Island repatriated 23 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, Thursday.
This repatriation was a result of three migrant interdiction cases.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Key West, Fla., received a report from the Coast Guard Cutter Margaret Norvell of a raft south of Marquesas Key, Fla., Saturday. The cutter Margaret Norvell boatcrew...
