Coast Guard enforces restricted bar in Coos Bay, OR

Coast Guard enforces restricted bar in Coos Bay, OR
A 47-foot Motor Lifeboat from Coast Guard Station Coos Bay (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Steve Strohmaier) ASTORIA, Ore. – The Coast Guard issued a Notice of Violation Tuesday to the operator of a recreational vessel that was detected crossing a restricted bar in Coos Bay. Coast Guard members at Coast Guard Station Coos Bay detected the vessel crossing the Coos Bay Bar Tuesday at 12:07...

Unified Command stands down for vessel fire in Tacoma

Unified Command stands down for vessel fire in Tacoma
US Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Diolanda Caballero. SEATTLE — The Unified Command composed of Tacoma Fire Department, U.S. Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound, Washington Department of Ecology and Puyallup Tribe of Indians, with support from several other agencies, which was stood up to respond to the April 8 fire aboard the fishing vessel Kodiak Enterprise moored in the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma,...

Coast Guard to conduct mass rescue exercise in New Orleans

Coast Guard to conduct mass rescue exercise in New Orleans
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard, along with partner agencies, and private organizations are scheduled to hold a mass rescue exercise Wednesday on the Mississippi River in New Orleans. The Mississippi River is scheduled to be closed to all vessel traffic from 8:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. near Algiers Point between mile markers 93.5-94.5. Further information regarding the temporary river closure can be found...

Coast Guard conducts waterways analysis study of Tillamook Bay

Coast Guard conducts waterways analysis study of Tillamook Bay
SEATTLE — Coast Guard officials are seeking public comment while conducting a waterways analysis and management system (WAMS) review of Tillamook Bay, Ore. The Coast Guard uses WAMS to validate the adequacy of the existing aids to navigation (ATON) system, as well as to get a better understanding of the uses of each waterway and general safety issues. WAMS focuses on the waterway’s present ATON...

Kodiak Enterprise fire response continues

Kodiak Enterprise fire response continues
TACOMA, Wash. — Crews continue their response to the fire aboard the fishing vessel Kodiak Enterprise moored in the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma, Wednesday. Firefighting crews from Tacoma Fire Department and Resolve Marine continue to access interior spaces to put out hot spots and look for standing water. In the coming days, responders will ensure the ship is safe for investigators to get on board...

Coast Guard continues response to vessel fire in Tacoma

Coast Guard continues response to vessel fire in Tacoma
US Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Diolanda Caballero. TACOMA, Wash. — The U.S. Coast Guard, Washington Department of Ecology, Tacoma Fire Department, Puyallup Tribe of Indians, and other agencies continue to respond to the fire aboard the Kodiak Enterprise fishing vessel moored in the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma. The fire has decreased in size and firefighters have accessed interior spaces to...

Coast Guard, partners continue response to vessel fire in Tacoma

Coast Guard, partners continue response to vessel fire in Tacoma
US Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Diolanda Caballero. TACOMA, Wash. – A unified command, consisting of the Tacoma Fire Department, the U.S. Coast Guard, the Washington Department of Ecology and other agencies, continued its response Monday to a fire aboard the fishing vessel Kodiak Enterprise moored at Trident Seafoods in the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma. Firefighting efforts have resulted in a...

Coast Guard responds to vessel fire in Tacoma

Coast Guard responds to vessel fire in Tacoma
Coast Guard Cutter Osprey file photo by Petty Officer Robert K. LanierSEATTLE — The Tacoma Fire Department, the Coast Guard, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Washington Department of Ecology and other agencies are continuing their response to the fishing vessel, Kodiak Enterprise, that caught fire early Saturday morning while moored at Trident Seafoods in the Hylebos Waterway in Tacoma. The...

Coast Guard advises caution while transiting Pascagoula River

Coast Guard advises caution while transiting Pascagoula River
Sector Mobile, AL PASCAGOULA, Miss. — The Coast Guard is advising mariners to exercise caution while transiting the Pascagoula River in Pascagoula, Mississippi due to Army Corps of Engineers dredging operations. The vessel E. Stroud is currently conducting dredging operations just north of the U.S. Highway 90 Bridge on the Pascagoula River. The dredging pipe is marked and illuminated at night, and...