Coast Guard suspends search for missing boaters

Coast Guard suspends search for missing boaters
Coast Guard Cutter William Chadwick (WPC-1150) transits through the Boston Harbor. (U.S. Coast Guard file photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan L. Noel) Boston — The Coast Guard suspended its active search Friday, for four persons aboard an overdue 17 foot vessel off the coast of Cape Ann, Massachusetts, pending any further developments. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Northern New England received...

Coast Guard Cutter William Chadwick commissioned in Boston

Coast Guard Cutter William Chadwick commissioned in Boston
The crew of the Coast Guard Cutter William Chadwick (WPC-1150) stand at parade rest during the commissioning ceremony for the newly reported fast response cutter (FRC) in Boston, Massachusetts, on Nov. 10, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan L. Noel) BOSTON — The Coast Guard Cutter William Chadwick (WPC-1150) was commissioned Thursday at Coast Guard Base Boston.  The...

First New England-based Fast Response Cutter to commission in Boston

First New England-based Fast Response Cutter to commission in Boston
The Coast Guard Cutter William Chadwick transits through the Boston Harbor on its way to its new homeport at Coast Guard Base Boston in Boston, Massachusetts on Sep. 29, 2022.  (U.S. Coast Guard Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Ryan L. Noel) BOSTON — Coast Guard Cutter William Chadwick (WPC-1150) is scheduled to be commissioned at Coast Guard Base Boston on Thursday. The Coast Guard’s newest...

Coast Guard announces names for its Sentinel Class of Fast Response Cutters

Coast Guard announces names for its Sentinel Class of Fast Response Cutters
Cutter Bernard C. Webber (WPC-1101) was the first of the United States Coast Guard’s Fast Response Cutters. File photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Patrick Kelley. WASHINGTON — The U.S. Coast Guard has announced the names for its Sentinel Class of Fast Response Cutters, each vessel being named for a deceased leader, trailblazer or hero of the Coast Guard and its predecessor services of the U.S....