Coast Guard holds Blackthorn memorial service in Galveston
A Coast Guard member places a rose on the memorial wreath during the 43rd anniversary memorial service for the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn on Base Galveston, Texas, Jan. 28, 2023. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Alejandro Rivera)
HOUSTON — The Coast Guard honored 23 fallen crewmembers Saturday in Galveston, Texas, during a memorial service for the Coast Guard Cutter Blackthorn...
Coast Guard continues to correct aids to navigation after Hurricane Laura
The crew of Coast Guard Cutter Hatchet arrived on scene to Sabine-Neches Canal O Range Rear Light, Monday, and discovered a tower toppled over into the surrounding water. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard continues to conduct aids to navigation correction and channel assessment operations, following the aftermath of Hurricane Laura near Lake Charles, Louisiana and...
Coast Guard corrects aids to navigation after Hurricane Laura
Coast Guard Cutter Maple arrived on scene in the vicinity of Calcasieu Channel on August 28, 2020, to begin post-storm assessment following Hurricane Laura and found all aids off station. (U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo)
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is continuing their response operations following the aftermath of Hurricane Laura near Lake Charles, Louisiana and Port Arthur, Texas.
Multiple...
Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne crew conducts assessment of Texas ports
Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne prepare to reposition buoys beset by Hurricane Harvey near Galveston, Texas, Aug. 31, 2017. U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Jonathan Klingenberg.
HOUSTON — Crewmembers aboard Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne, a 175-foot coastal buoy tender homeported in Galveston, Texas, continue to inspect and reposition buoys beset...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing diver south of Cameron, Louisiana
CAMERON, Louisiana — The Coast Guard suspended the search Sunday evening, for a diver that went missing Friday afternoon approximately 35 miles south of Cameron.
Missing is Chet Cassell, a male in his mid 40s from Alexandria.
Approximately 1,860 square miles have been searched over two days, including 14 aircraft searches and 11 surface searches.
Air assets involved in the search included a Coast...
Coast Guard continues search for missing diver south of Cameron, Louisiana
Coast Guard Cutter Beluga file photoCAMERON, Louisiana — The Coast Guard continued searching Saturday for a diver that went missing Friday afternoon approximately 35 miles south of Cameron.
Missing is Chet Cassell, a male in his mid 40s from Alexandria. He was last seen wearing a black wetsuit with orange fins.
Approximately 1,600 square miles have been searched over a period of 26 hours.
Coast Guard...
Coast Guard searches for missing diver south of Cameron, Louisiana
Coast Guard Cutter Beluga file photoCAMERON, Louisiana — The Coast Guard is searching for a diver that went missing Friday afternoon approximately 35 miles south of Cameron, Louisiana.
Missing is Chet Castle, a male in his mid 40s. He was last seen wearing a black wetsuit with orange fins.
At 4 p.m., a Coast Guard Aviation Training Center Mobile, Alabama, HC-144 Ocean Sentry airplane crew overheard...
Coast Guard delivers Kings Rex, Zulu for Lundi Gras kickoff
NEW ORLEANS — The Mardi Gras monarchs Kings Rex and Zulu arrived at Spanish Plaza in downtown to kick off Lundi Gras, Monday.
The Coast Guard Cutter Harry Claiborne, a 175-foot coastal construction tender homeported in Galveston, Texas, provided the safe transportation of the monarchs for the 2014 Mardi Gras celebration.
The Mardi Gras monarch King Rex and his krewe disembark the Coast Guard Cutter...
Master Cutterman of the Harry Claiborne
Story by Petty Officer 2nd Class William Benson
NEW ORLEANS – It’s your birthday; you’re hanging out with your family and friends. There are candles, birthday cake and presents. Relaxing right? Chief Warrant Officer Paul Zado’s first birthday underway as a Coast Guardsman was a little different.
He was a petty officer hanging on for his life inside the Coast Guard Cutter Planetree’s...
