Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returns home after 59 days

Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returns home after 59 days
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returns home Monday, Dec. 31, 2018 to their homeport in St. Petersburg, Florida following a 59-day patrol in the Caribbean.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Michael De Nyse) ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter Resolute returned home Monday to St. Petersburg following a 59-day patrol. Resolute crew members patrolled...

Coast Guard searching for 2 people 46 miles east of Jupiter Inlet

Coast Guard searching for 2 people 46 miles east of Jupiter Inlet
Coast Guard Cutter Moray file photo MIAMI — The Coast Guard is searching for two missing people Monday 46 miles east of Jupiter Inlet. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Miami received a notification from a good Samaritan vessel stating they were on scene with nine people in the water from a capsized 18-foot vessel. The vessel reportedly capsized during a transit from Freeport, Bahamas to Miami...

Coast Guard, good Samaritans responding to vessel fire in Pacific Ocean

Coast Guard, good Samaritans responding to vessel fire in Pacific Ocean
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard and good Samaritans aboard several commercial vessels are responding to a reported vessel fire on the 650-foot Sincerity Ace 1,800 nautical miles (2071 statute miles) northwest of Oahu on the high seas, Monday. “The distance involved here requires any and all available support, we thank the crews of the commercial vessels for volunteering to assist and have Coast Guard...

Coast Guard urges caution ahead of heavy weather conditions along California coast

Coast Guard urges caution ahead of heavy weather conditions along California coast
Coast Guard Station Golden Gate 47-foot Motor Lifeboat crews conduct surf training near Ocean Beach in San Francisco, Dec. 13, 2018. (Coast Guard photo by Seaman Ryan Estrada) SAN PEDRO, Calif. — The Coast Guard encourages mariners to prepare for heavy sea conditions and high winds, which are expected to impact the California region over the next few days. The San Francisco Bay Area is expected to...

Coast Guard assists sailing vessel 50 miles off Cape Lookout, NC

Coast Guard assists sailing vessel 50 miles off Cape Lookout, NC
A boatcrew from Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder assists a disabled sailing vessel more than 50 miles off Cape Lookout, North Carolina, Dec. 29, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Richard Snyder) ATLANTIC BEACH, N.C. — The Coast Guard saved three mariners aboard a disabled sailing vessel more than 50 miles east southeast of Cape Lookout, Saturday evening. At 9:45 a.m.,...

Coast Guard reopens Port of Tampa Bay to ship traffic after heavy fog closed bay

Coast Guard reopens Port of Tampa Bay to ship traffic after heavy fog closed bay
TAMPA, Fla. – The Coast Guard reopened all Port of Tampa zones Sunday allowing ship traffic to move in and out of the port. The port reopened approximately 11 a.m. Sunday when visibility increased to 2 nautical miles. The Coast Guard closed the Port of Tampa Bay due to dense fog that reduced visibility to under 1 mile for much of the day Saturday. Several cruise ships and other vessels were prevented...

Coast Guard assists disabled vessel near Venice, Louisiana

Coast Guard assists disabled vessel near Venice, Louisiana
Petty Officer 2nd Class Jon Adams from Coast Guard Station Venice, Louisiana, tows a vessel that was disabled approximately 25 miles south of Venice December 29, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard Photo courtesy of Coast Guard Station Venice) NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard towed a vessel that was disabled approximately 25 miles south of Venice, Louisiana, Saturday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans...

Response to tug and barge accident on Ohio River continues

Response to tug and barge accident on Ohio River continues
The Coast Guard continues their response to a tug and barge accident on the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley) LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Coast Guard, the Army Corps of Engineers and Tennessee Valley Towing Company, the responsible party, are continuing their response to a tug and barge accident on the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky,...

Coast Guard continues response to tug and barge accident on the Ohio River

Coast Guard continues response to tug and barge accident on the Ohio River
The Coast Guard continues their response to a tug and barge accident on the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky, December 28, 2018.  (Photo courtesy of Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley) LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Coast Guard, the Army Corps of Engineers and Tennessee Valley Towing Company, the responsible party, are continuing their response to a tug and barge accident on the Ohio River in Louisville, Kentucky,...