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Feb 2nd, 2013 · Comments Off on Body of missing snorkeler found near Santa Cruz Island
SAN PEDRO, Calif. – The body of a missing 50-year-old diver was found on the north side of Santa Cruz Island, Calif., at 4:15 p.m. Friday afternoon. The man was reported missing from the 22-foot dive boat Coram Deo at about 12:20 p.m.
The body was discovered by fellow snorkelers from the Coram Deo and retrieved in a joint effort by Los Angeles county divers and two Coast Guard patrol boats. The...
Sep 30th, 2011 · Comments Off on Coast Guard Group Humboldt Bay, fighting against the fog
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif – Capt. Salvatore Palmeri believes in training the way you fight, and constant training in challenging environments is exactly what the aviators and boat crews of Coast Guard Group Humboldt Bay do on a regular basis.
In 2010, Air Station Humboldt Bay, racked up more than 1,300 training hours, accounting for more than half of their entire flight time, said Palmeri.
Palmeri...
Jul 27th, 2011 · Comments Off on Coast Guard Responds to Mayday near Point Reyes
SAN FRANCISCO – Three people are safe today after their boat started taking on water and almost capsized near Point Reyes, Calif.
At approximately 4:30 p.m. they radioed mayday for help, and Coast Guard Sector San Francisco immediately issued an issued an urgent marine information broadcast urging mariners in the area to keep a look out and assist the distressed boaters if possible.
Station Golden...
May 18th, 2011 · Comments Off on The Unsung Heroes of a Tsunami Response
Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Robert LaFalce
There are only seconds to make a decision when an emergency knocks on your doorstep and threatens you, your community and your livelihood. Most people would like to claim that when an emergency happens they would be thinking of others instead of themselves. But how many people would actually do just that?
In the early morning hours of Friday, March...
Apr 1st, 2011 · Comments Off on Local contractors help Coast Guard reposition Crescent City navigation buoys
Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer Kevin MetcalfALAMEDA, Calif. — U.S. Coast Guard personnel assisted and provided oversight to local contractors from Crescent City, Calif., during a multi-day evolution as they repositioned the number six and seven navigation buoys March 30-31, 2011.
The Coast Guard contracted MM Diving & Salvage and the fishing vessel Twin Sister to reposition navigation...
Aug 23rd, 2010 · Comments Off on Coast Guard rescues sailor off of Fort Bragg, Calif.
MCKINLEYVILLE, Calif. – A Canadian sailor was rescued by the Coast Guard after he abandoned his sailboat 55 miles west of Fort Bragg, Calif., Sunday evening.
