Coast Guard monitors barge aground after collision near Plaquemine, LA
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard is monitoring a barge with heavy fuel oil aground after a collision at mile marker 43.5 on the Port Allen route of the Gulf intracoastal waterway on Saturday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received notification that two tow vessels collided, the Creole Crusader and the Jack Odom, at approximately 12:30 a.m.. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge...
Coast Guard responds to oil discharge near Bayou Sorrel
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard continues to monitor the clean up efforts Thursday after oil was discharged from the WCC Energy facility in the vicinity of Frog Lake near Bayou Sorrel, Louisiana.
Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge personnel initially received a notification that WCC Energy had a discharge of oil while piping into a containment system directly from well heads on July 31, 2022.
The...
Coast Guard holds 52nd annual White Alder ceremony
Members participate in the 52nd annual wreath laying ceremony near Memorial Light near White Castle, Louisiana, on the Lower Mississippi River December 7, 2020. (Coast Guard photos by Petty Officer 3rd Class Carlos Galarza)
NEW ORLEANS – Members of Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge held a memorial and wreath laying ceremony Monday for the 52nd anniversary of the sinking of the Coast Guard...
Coast Guard suspends search for missing person near Belle River, Louisiana
USCG MH-65 File Photo
NEW ORLEANS — The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a person in the water in the Port Allen Route near Belle River, Louisiana.
Coast Guard crews searched over 8 square-nautical miles of the river continuously for approximately 20 hours but were unable to find the missing person.
Involved in the search were:
Coast Guard Station New Orleans 29-foot Response Boat-Small...
Coast Guard, local agencies search for person in the water near Belle River, Louisiana
Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans MH-65 Dolphin helicopter File Photo
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard and local agencies are searching for a person in the water in the Port Allen Route near Belle River, Louisiana, Tuesday.
Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector New Orleans received a report at 9:50 p.m., Monday, that a 14-foot skiff carrying four crewmembers from the ITV Melvin L. King struck a towing...
Coast Guard responds to flooding near Beaumont, Texas
Coast Guard shallow-water response teams from Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge conduct rescue operations near Beaumont, Texas, Sept. 19, 2019. U.S. Coast Guard photo.
HOUSTON — Coast Guard crews continue to respond to flooding near Beaumont, Texas, and surrounding areas, due to rainfall from Tropical Depression Imelda.
Shallow-water response teams from Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge have...
Coast Guard responds to flooding near Beaumont, Texas
U.S. Coast Guard members rescue locals from flood water in this Coast Guard file photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Brandon Giles.
HOUSTON — Coast Guard crews are responding to reports of flooding near Beaumont, Texas, Thursday.
Shallow water response teams from Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge as well as helicopters from Coast Guard Air Station Houston are standing by to respond to requests...
Coast Guard reopens waterway after vessel sinks near Baton Rouge
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard reopened the waterway closure on the Mississippi River from mile marker 224.5 to mile marker 226 after a vessel sank near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Thursday.
A Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Baton Rouge incident management team confirmed an oil sheen in the water. There is a reported potential of 18,500 gallons of fuel aboard the Michelle Anne. An unknown amount of oil...
Coast Guard issues waterway restriction after vessel sinks near Baton Rouge
NEW ORLEANS – The Coast Guard issued a waterway restriction after a vessel sank on the lower Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Thursday.
Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report at 11:00 a.m. of the towing vessel Michelle Anne sinking at Baton Rouge General Anchorage near mile marker 226 on the Mississippi River.
The four crewmembers aboard the Michelle Ann escaped...
