Coast Guard investigating sewage spill from the Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau

Coast Guard investigating sewage spill from the Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau
HONOLULU – The Coast Guard is investigating a sewage discharge from the Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau at Coast Guard Base Sand Island, Tuesday. At approximately 9:30 a.m. Monday a crewmember aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Morgenthau reported the smell of sewage to the Engineer of the Watch. The Engineer of the Watch went to the side of the ship and observed brown water flowing overboard through the...

Public invited to tour Coast Guard Cutter Waesche during Honolulu visit

HONOLULU – One of the Coast Guard’s newest cutters will be making a stop in Honolulu and is scheduled to be open for public tours Saturday. The ship will be open to the public Saturday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Coast Guard Base Sand Island, 400 Sand Island Access Rd. The Coast Guard Cutter Waesche is scheduled to arrive in Honolulu Harbor Friday. The Waesche, named for Adm. Russell R. Waesche, is...

Coast Guard Cutter Walnut returns to Oahu after oil spill patrol

HONOLULU — The commanding officer of the Coast Guard Cutter Walnut is scheduled to conduct a news brief Friday at 3:30 p.m. on Coast Guard Base Sand Island to discuss his ship’s recent 173-day patrol to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill response in the Gulf of Mexico. During the deployment in the Gulf of Mexico, the crew of the Walnut conducted oil spill skimming operations along the coasts of...