Coast Guard medevacs 48-year-old man near Cold Bay, Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter crew from Air Station Kodiak, forward deployed to Cold Bay, medevaced a 48-year-old man from the 272-foot fishing vessel American Dynasty approximately 95 miles northwest of Cold Bay, Monday.
The helicopter crew flew the man to the Cold Bay Clinic for subsequent transport to Anchorage by commercial medevac services.
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Coast Guard holds multiagency operation at Philadelphia marine terminal
Philadelphia – The Coast Guard held a multiagency strike force operation Monday at the Greenwich Marine terminal in Philadelphia to reinforce the critical importance for the safe and to secure the transportation of cargo.
Participating agencies included the Coast Guard, the Pennsylvania State Police, the Department of Transportation, U.S. Customs and Border Protection and the U.S. Federal Air...
Coast Guard continues response to barge collision on lower Mississippi River
NEW ORLEANS — The Unified Command continues response operations in connection with the E2MS 303 incident on the Mississippi River near Vacherie, Monday.
It is calculated that approximately 31,500 gallons of light crude oil was discharged from the collision of the E2MS 303 tank barge and the motor vessel Lindsay Ann Erickson, a towing vessel, into the waterway Saturday.
The lower Mississippi River...
Coast Guard rescues injured snowmobiler on Saginaw River
CLEVELAND — The Coast Guard rescued an injured snowmobiler early Sunday morning, on the Saginaw River in the vicinity of the Smith Park in Essexville, Mich.
At about 1 a.m., a search-and-rescue controller at Coast Guard Sector Detroit received a phone call from a woman reporting that her friend was lost and injured on the Saginaw River. The woman stated that she, the injured man and another person...
Coast Guard responds to barge collision on lower Mississippi River
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is responding to a report of a collision between two vessels near mile marker 154 on the lower Mississippi River, Saturday.
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report from the National Response Center at approximately 3:30 p.m. that a vessel
collided with a tank barge as it transited along the river near Bacherie. The collision damaged the barge...
Coast Guard air crew medically evacuates 77-year-old woman from Beaver Island in Lake Michigan
CLEVELAND — A Coast Guard rescue helicopter crew medically evacuated a 77-year-old woman suffering from chest pain from Beaver Island, Mich., located in Lake Michigan, Friday afternoon.
At 1:45 p.m., a search-and-rescue controller at Coast Guard Sector Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., was contacted by personnel from the Beaver Island Rural Health Center who requested help transporting the woman to a hospital...
Coast Guard reminds fishermen of federal red snapper fishery laws
NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Coast Guard enforces federal red snapper fishery laws within U.S. federal waters.
Federal red snapper fishing season is closed within federal waters until June 1, 2014 in accordance with Code of Federal Regulations 50 CFR 622.34(b).
The U.S. Coast Guard reminds fishermen that possession of reef fish during a closed season is in violation of 50 CFR 622.13(n). For-hire vessels...
Strengthening partnerships for mission success
Story and photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Anthony L. Soto.
In the world of emergency response, one can accurately infer that strong working relationships among all involved parties are crucial to mission success. The Coast Guard, being one of the nation’s top emergency response organizations, works with local agencies throughout the country every day in search and rescue operations, law enforcement...
Coast Guardsman charged with sexual assault, maltreatment, faces court-martial
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — A Coast Guardsman charged with sexual assault, maltreatment and four other violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice will face a court-martial, scheduled to convene 9 a.m. Monday at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington.
Petty Officer 1st Class Brian Green, is charged with the following Uniform Code of Military Justice violations:
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