Coast Guard issues partial closure of Hudson River
NEW YORK — The Coast Guard has closed the eastern half of the channel in the Hudson River near the old Tappan Zee Bridge, Saturday.
On Friday evening, engineers requested Coast Guard assistance in closing the eastern half of the main Federal navigation channel after an inspection of span on the remaining eastern portion of the old Tappan Zee Bridge had become destabilized and could fall.
The old...
Frigid temperatures keep Coast Guard crews busy breaking ice on Hudson River
Coast Guard Cutter Hawser, a 65-foot Small Harbor Tug, transits north on the ice-covered Hudson River near Albany, New York, Jan. 5, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Steve Strohmaier)
NEW YORK – Despite slightly warmer temperatures recently, Coast Guard ice breaking crews remain busy on the Hudson River keeping a path open for commercial vessels and breaking free those beset...
Coast Guard responds to two vessels beset by ice in Hudson River
Coast Guard Cutter Penobscot Bay helps break free tug Stephanie Dann from the ice on the Hudson River near Kingston, New York, January 2, 2018. (U.S. Coast Guard photo courtesy of Coast Guard Cutter Penobscot Bay)
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard assisted two vessels beset by ice in the Hudson River, Tuesday morning.
Watchstanders at the Coast Guard Sector New York command center were notified Sunday...
Coast Guard ends search for missing boater
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard ended their search for a boater who was reported overdue after he was located at approximately 2 P.M. today and confirmed safely ashore.
Coast Guard Cutter Sturgeon Bay and Coast Guard Cutter Wire, Coast Guard Sector New York, Coast Guard Sector Northern New England, and Coast Guard Sector Buffalo searched for Ken Allen, 41, for approximately nine hours today after a friend...
Coast Guard responds to helicopter crash in East River
NEW YORK – The Coast Guard responded to a helicopter crash in the New York East River today.
Coast Guard Sector New York received notification at approximately 3:35 p.m. of the incident with five people onboard.
A rescue boat crew from Coast Guard Station New York was deployed to the site to assist the search for one person not immediately rescued. The fifth was reportedly recovered dead by non Coast...
Coast Guard Cutter Sturgeon Bay returns from Gulf of Mexico
NEW YORK – Coast Guard Cutter Sturgeon Bay will be returning from the Gulf of Mexico at 1 p.m. on Sunday, August 8, 2010.
