Response continues to fire at Port Newark
Firefighting teams set up hoses for dewatering and firefighting efforts on the motor vessel Grande Costa d’Avorio at Port Newark, in Newark, New Jersey, July 8, 2023. The Unified Command, response personnel and assisting agencies continue to ensure the safety of the public and first responders, conduct fire suppression, protect the environment, and minimize any economic and operational activities...
Unified Command established for vessel fire in Newark
The Coast Guard, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Newark Fire Department, and multiple state and area agencies respond to a fire in Port Newark on the vehicle carrier ship, Grande Costa D’Avorio. Fire fighting crews are working to extinguish the fire both from the pier and from FDNY fireboats. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Dan Henry)
PORT NEWARK, New Jersey – The Coast Guard, Port Authority...
Coast Guard responding to vessel fire in Newark
NEWARK — The Newark Fire Department, the Coast Guard, and multiple state and area agencies are continuing their response to a fire in Port Newark on the vehicle carrier ship, Grande Costa D’Avorio.
Coast Guard watch standers at Sector New York received an initial call of a fire on the multi-level vessel at 9:38 PM.
A Coast Guard response boat out of Station New York, along with prevention and response...
Coast Guard to conduct security exercise in Sandy Hook
NEW YORK — Members of the Coast Guard, along with several federal, regional, state and local law enforcement and emergency management agencies are scheduled to come together in Sandy Hook, New Jersey, Tuesday, to participate in a full-scale exercise designed to enhance coordination in conducting responses to emergent threats in the Port of New York and New Jersey, New York Harbor and surrounding...
Coast Guard urges hurricane preparedness in Tri-State region
Earliest Reasonable Arrival Time of Tropical-Storm-Force Winds. (National Hurricane Center graphic)
NEW YORK —The Coast Guard is urging the commercial and recreational maritime community in the Tri-State area to practice hurricane preparedness as Hurricane Isaias has potential to affect the region.
The National Weather Service has forecasted Hurricane Isaias to potentially accelerate into the Tri-State...
Coast Guard Issues Captain of the Port Orders to Bouchard Transportation Vessels
NEW YORK — The Coast Guard Captain of the Port of New York and New Jersey has issued an order to Bouchard Transportation Company requiring that three tug and fuel barge units currently anchored in New York Harbor immediately be moved out of anchorage and moored at a safe berth. They will be required to remain at safe berth until undergoing additional safety inspections to determine they are fit to...
Unified Command continues oil spill response on Arthur Kill waterway
Capt. Jason Tama, commander Coast Guard Sector New York and the Captain of the Port of New York and New Jersey, assesses the clean up operations of an oil spill in the Arthur Kill waterway in Staten Island, March 29, 2019. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Cmdr. Nicholette Vaughan)
NEW YORK – Unified Command members continue their response to an oil spill that occurred on the Arthur Kill waterway Thursday...
Coast Guard hones in on safe boating along the Hudson River
NEW YORK –The Coast Guard will be promoting safe boating on the Hudson River this summer as a result of the Ports and Waterways Safety Assessment (PAWSA) conducted last November.
Over 200 stakeholders who live, work and recreate on the Hudson River participated in this process conducted by the Coast Guard and provided valuable information to help increase safety for all waterway users.
As part...
New York, New Jersey based Coast Guard tug vessels celebrate 50th Anniversary
NEW YORK – Coast Guard harbor tugs Hawser, Line and Wire celebrated their 50th Anniversary of providing safety, security and maritime mobility to New York, New Jersey and Hudson River waterways near Poughkeepsie, N.Y., Thursday.
To celebrate their years of service, the 65-foot harbor tugs (WYTL) steamed together north on the Hudson River, beginning at the Poughkeepsie Walkway over the Hudson to...
