Coast Guard responds to pollution in Baltimore Harbor after warehouse fire

Coast Guard responds to pollution in Baltimore Harbor after warehouse fire
Pollution responders from U.S. Coast Guard Sector Maryland-National Capital Region take samples from an oil spill that occurred in the Jones Falls section of he Baltimore Harbor, June 7, 2019.  (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ronald Hodges) BALTIMORE — The Coast Guard is conducting containment and clean up efforts in the Baltimore Harbor after a warehouse fire may have caused...

Coast Guard cutter answers buoys’ call for cleaning

BALTIMORE – Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter James Rankin, a 175-foot coastal buoy tender homeported in Baltimore, conducted routine buoy maintenance in Baltimore Harbor Wednesday. Federal aids to navigation are required to be inspected annually to ensure they are functioning properly, in their correct position and marking safe water for ships to navigate. The Rankin is responsible for...