Coast Guard increasing on-water presence off Oahu during Spring Break
HONOLULU — The Coast Guard will be expanding its presence with increased patrols over the weekend by Coast Guard Station Honolulu boarding teams.
Each year the influx of college students and tourists arriving to Waikiki Bay during Spring Break generates numerous on-water safety concerns. In previous years, large flotillas have emerged encouraging the consumption of alcohol while on the water and...
Ninth fatality within 2 weeks provides stark reminder about boating and beach safety
PORTSMOUTH, Va. – A recreational boating fatality in Ocean City, Md., on Saturday was the ninth death in two weeks in mid-Atlantic waters.
The frequency of these fatalities in such a short time span represents a grim start to the summer beach and boating season.
Though the locations and circumstances leading to these recent accidents vary, they all underscore two important lessons about enjoying...
Coast Guard apprehends intoxicated boater after hit and run
NEW YORK – Coast Guard Sector New York received a report at approximately 2 a.m. Sunday from the operator of a pleasure craft with five persons aboard stating that they’d been struck by a yellow Seadoo in the vicinity of Ward’s Point. Another vessel, the Cornucopia Princess, also witnessed a yellow Seadoo operating erratically and nearly striking their vessel. Coast Guard Station Sandy Hook...
