Advancements in oil spill containment prove successful 1 year later
WASHINGTON, D.C. – An innovative sub surface oil containment and recovery system, installed in April 2019 over a damaged oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, is successfully preventing more than 1,000 gallons of oil per day from entering the environment. Scientific research and lessons learned following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill have allowed the development of unique oil spill response systems...
Coast Guard rescues 3 from sinking vessel near Card Sound Bridge
A 14-foot skiff tied to a Coast Guard Station Islamorada boat near Card Sound Bridge, Florida, Apr. 27, 2020. Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders div(Coast Guard Photo)
KEY WEST, Fla. — The Coast Guard rescued three people Sunday from a vessel taking on water near Card Sound Bridge.
Coast Guard Sector Key West watchstanders diverted a Coast Guard Station Islamorada 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law...
Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane returns home after patrol in Caribbean
Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan Dickinson
PORTSMOUTH, Va. — The Coast Guard Cutter Harriet Lane returned to its homeport of Portsmouth, Virginia on Sunday following a 71-day patrol of the Central Caribbean.
The cutter’s multi-mission patrol resulted in the interdiction of 1,306 pounds of marijuana, with a street value of over $2.3 million. Harriet Lane...
Coast Guard searching for missing person near Grand Isle, Louisiana
Coast Guard HC-144 Ocean Sentry file photo by Aux. Michael Dubin
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard is searching for a person in the water near Grand Isle, Louisiana, Sunday.
Missing is Marvin Fuentes a 32-year-old from Metarie, Louisiana. Fuentes was wearing a white and blue stripped shirt and brown shorts.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 11:20 a.m. from family members...
Coast Guard seeks help identifying owner of adrift kayak off Big Island
The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help identifying the owner of a green, two-person kayak found adrift off the Kohala Waterfront, Hawaii Island, April 26, 2020. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Sector Honolulu)
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard is seeking the public’s help identifying the owner of a green, two-person kayak found adrift off the Kohala Waterfront, Hawaii Island,...
Coast Guard rescues six people in the water near Mobile, Alabama
Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard rescued six people from the water after a vessel capsized near Mobile, Alabama, Saturday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Mobile received a report from Seatow at 11:15 p.m. of a 22-foot SeaPro taking on water with six people aboard.
Coast Guard Station Dauphin Island launched a 45-foot Response Boat-Medium boatcrew...
Coast Guard assists vessel taking on water near Galveston, Texas
A Coast Guard Air Station Houston MH-65D Dolphin file photo by Petty Officer 1st Class Andrew Kendrick
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard assisted three mariners after their vessel began taking on water near Galveston, Texas, Saturday.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders were notified of a disabled 29-foot pleasure craft that had become grounded on a bar near Mud Island and began sinking once...
Coast Guard assists 5 mariners on disabled vessels near Port O’Connor
Coast Guard 24 foot Special Purpose Craft – Shallow Water File Photo
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — The Coast Guard assisted five mariners after their vessels became disabled between the Matagorda Jetties near Port O’Connor, Texas, Saturday evening.
Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi watchstanders were notified of a 21-foot pleasure craft with three mariners aboard and a 25-foot pleasure...
Coast Guard assists vessel taking on water off Galveston, Texas
Coast Guard 45-foot Response Boat-Medium file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Corinne Zilnicki
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard assisted four mariners after their vessel began taking on water near Galveston, Texas, Saturday.
Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders were notified of a disabled 21-foot pleasure craft that had begun taking on water after their bilge pumps stopped working. Watchstanders...
